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Chris Mueller

Chris Mueller is the co-host of The PM Team with Poni & Mueller on Pittsburgh's 93.7 The Fan, Monday-Friday from 2-6 p.m. ET. Owner of a dog with a Napoleon complex, consumer of beer, cooker of chili, closet Cleveland Browns fan. On Twitter at @ChrisMuellerPGH – please laugh.

NFL Week 7: Picks and preview

As is always the case, injuries are starting to become the big story in the NFL...

NFL Week 6: Picks and preview

Are the Chiefs in legitimate trouble?

NFL Week 5: Picks and preview

Life at the top will stay stressful for Arizona, though; its next two opponents are the 49ers and Browns...

NFL Week 4: Picks and preview

There are 15 games on the Week 4 schedule, and then there’s one that might as well stand alone on its own. Tampa Bay travels to New England for a Sunday night matchup that might be the biggest regular-season matchup in recent league history, if not ever.

NFL Week 2: Picks and preview

The AFC and NFC West are a combined 8-0 after one week. Week 2 brings another slate of fascinating matchups, so let’s get to the games.

NFL Week 1: Picks and preview

The NFL is back, so let’s get to the games. Point spreads are from DraftKings.com and are current as of 11 a.m. ET Thursday.

How much longer will these coaching and front office legends stay on the job?

Several big names have managed the prove that they have a rare degree of staying power. Which ones might be nearing the end of the line, either overall, or at their current stop? Let's take a look at how much time is left for some coaching and front office legends.

NFL players who could regress in 2021

Father Time is undefeated in the NFL, though Tom Brady is currently attempting to change that. Other players aren't so lucky, and it's impossible to predict exactly when a given player might go from star to scrub.

NFL players poised to make a leap in 2021

One of the most fun parts about any NFL season is watching new stars establish themselves. Occasionally, players come completely out of nowhere - think Kurt Warner in 1999 - but more often, the emerging superstars are guys who were showing signs of greatness the previous season, then put it all together the following year.

The biggest offseason question for every NFL team

Quarterback drama has dominated the discourse in the league for several weeks now, but there are other big stories for the rest of the league. Let's take a look at the biggest offseason question for every NFL team.

The best and worst commercials from Super Bowl LV

This year’s Super Bowl was unlike any other, as it took place in front of human beings and cardboard cutouts alike. Tom Brady made more barely believable history, winning his seventh Super Bowl overall, his first with Tampa Bay, and his fifth Super Bowl MVP Award.

Sports trends we hope go away in 2021

Plenty of annoyances became ubiquitous in the sports world this year, so let's take a look at the ones we would most like to see disappear forever in 2021.

The biggest upsets of 2020

Before COVID upended the sports world, there were also some great upsets of a more "traditional" vintage. Crowds or no crowds, pre-COVID or post-COVID, let's take a look at the biggest upsets of 2020, across all sports. 

The most bizarre sports moments of 2020

The entire year was surreal, particularly from a sports perspective, where things like "COVID reserve lists" became common parlance, and games were canceled, moved, or played in semi-farcical conditions because of the virus. Occasionally, weird things happened on the field as well, so let's take a look at the most bizarre sports moments of the most bizarre year any of us have ever lived through.

The most dominating individual sports performances of 2020

Despite the realities of COVID-19, athletes across all sports were still able to wow and entertain with some incredible performances, and there were even some in the early portion of the year that real live sellout crowds got to appreciate.