Real stats. Questionable decisions.
Sports, DFS, and life for guys with a mortgage, kids, and an unhealthy emotional investment in whether a grown man can kick a ball between two yellow poles.
You’ve got bills, school drop-offs, and a minivan making a noise you can’t afford to investigate. Somehow, your favorite team still gets to decide whether you’re pleasant to be around on Monday. One double doink and suddenly your wife is explaining to the kids that Daddy just needs a minute.
The Sunday Grind digs into the numbers behind sports, DFS, and everyday life—then explains what they mean before the coffee gets cold and somebody needs a waffle. Real stats. Questionable decisions. Something useful to bring to the dudes chat at 6:00 a.m.
Your buddy has a lock. Your wife has a list. You’ve got a salary cap.
Daily Models helps sort out who’s worth paying for, which cheap players might surprise us, and how to fit them together without blowing the budget. Rothstein follows Vegas. Han Solo has his own theory. The third model usually comes from a movie you’ve quoted after two beers.
We build the lineups, watch the chaos, and come back to figure out who had a point—and who was just confidently wrong.
Find your edge →It’s 6:00 a.m. The wife and kids are asleep, and the dudes are debating how our dads raised a family on one income while we need financing for the NFL Package. Coffee, life, and the dudes chat.
Join the conversation →Some of us thought trading up for Trubisky was going to fix the offense. We’ve learned to ask for evidence. Stats, stories, and talking everything sports—except the Packers. F*** the Packers. We f***ing hate those guys.
Talk sports →The nine newest issues from across The Sunday Grind.
Oh Captain! My Captain! · Sunday Night
Pregame reviewedNovember 1 · 7:20 p.m. Central · Export checked 7:01 p.m. CST
Election week in the capital. Rothstein follows the market, Han has Washington 27-24, and Rambo brings the Philadelphia counter-story. Six complete casts.
Read the issue →NFL Classic · Afternoon Only
Morning reviewNovember 1 · First scheduled kickoff 3:05 p.m. CST · Final review 2:05 p.m. CST
Stevenson gets the good chair. Rothstein, Han Solo and Coach Taylor bring six complete casts; Miami storms and uncertain receiving roles stay in view.
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NASCAR Cup
Race-day editionNovember 1 · Listed race 1 p.m. CST · NBC
Five hundred laps, one grandfather clock and three complete race stories. Make the whole carpool work.
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NFL Classic · Early Only
Final pregame reviewNovember 1 · Noon Central kickoffs
Love is available. Han holds his totals. Final actives, market and weather reviewed.
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NFL Classic · Main Slate
Live · 11:07 CST final reviewNovember 1, 2026 · Noon CST opening window
Dallas on the board. Cincinnati on Han’s screen. Coach Taylor’s late Rams finish. Three stories, six casts.
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NASCAR O’Reilly
Post-qualifying · Provisional modelsOctober 31 · Listed race 3 p.m. Central · The CW
Halloween candy, hard braking and twenty provisional models. Make all six earn their treats.
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NASCAR Craftsman Trucks
Post-qualifying · Twenty modelsOctober 30 · App lists 5:16 p.m. Central · FS1
Porch duty meets Martinsville. Twenty models rotate the lead truck and make all six earn their treats.
Read Haul Pass →Oh Captain! My Captain! · Thursday Night
Pregame editionOctober 29 · 7:15 p.m. Central · Final pregame review complete
Jacobs clocks in. Hubbard answers. Rothstein, Han Solo and Rambo bring three Carolina-Green Bay stories and six complete model rosters.
Read the issue →Oh Captain! My Captain!
Pregame reviewedOctober 26 · 7:15 p.m. Central · Research reviewed 6:15 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia. Two historic rivals running out of moves. Rothstein, Han Solo and Keyser Soze bring three stories and six complete model rosters.
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