The MadHouse

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from me to you. With only 2 games left in the season, the final stretch to the playoffs is coming to an end. Thursday night saw the Denver Broncos taking on the LA Chargers, Sunday night featured the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Monday night saw the Green Bay Packers against the New Orleans Saints. In the holiday special, 2 more games were added on Saturday. The first one was the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Houston Texans and then the Pittsburgh Steelers battled their divisional rival, the Baltimore Ravens. Other Sunday afternoon games were 49ers / Dolphins, Eagles / Commanders, Colts / Titans & Rams / Jets.

The next episodes in the latest Star Wars spinoff series are now available on Disney+.

This 3 part documentary is a part of Netflix’s sports series. It follows the life and career of one the NFL’s all time greats, Aaron Rodgers. From his humble beginnings in Chico, CA, his college career at Cal, his run as the Quarterback of the Green Bay Packers to his current run with New York Jets. This documentary also goes behind the scenes with Rodgers into his personal life and how his life changed after winning the Super Bowl in 2010.

This action thriller was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Taron Edgerton & Jason Bateman. In this film, a TSA agent at LAX is blackmailed by a mysterious man who claims to have a bomb onboard a plane heading for Washington DC. In order to save his girlfriend, the agent has no choice but to fully comply. This film was a Netflix original film that was made available on the streaming service on December 13, 2024.

As the season is coming to an end, many teams will have a chance to make the playoffs or head home. Thursday night saw the LA Rams taking on the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday night saw the Green Bay Packers against the Seattle Seahawks and Monday night featured a double header as Minnesota Vikings hosted the Chicago Bears and then the Las Vegas Raiders took on the Atlanta Falcons. Other Sunday afternoon games included Texans / Dolphins, Cowboys / Panthers, Bills / Lions & Steelers / Eagles.

WWE returns to New York City with one of their premier television events, Saturday Night’s Main Event. On the card, Sami Zayn took on the returning Drew McIntyre, Liv Morgan defends the Women’s World Championship against the number one contender, Iyo Ski, “The Ring General” Gunther put his World Heavyweight Championship on the line in a triple threat match against the former champion, Damien Priest and one half of the World Tag Team Champions, Finn Balor. The final round in SmackDown’s tournament to crown the first ever, Women’s United States Champion takes place tonight as Michin takes on Chelsea Green. Then, in the main event, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes put the WWE Championship on the line against “The Prize Fighter” Kevin Owens.

This documentary follows the beloved actor’s career from his introduction to arguably the greatest superhero of all time with the 1978 film, “Superman” directed by Dick Donner , all the way to his tragic horseback accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. His fight for more awareness to spinal cord injuries and those living with disability had become increasingly popular in the 2000s, even after his unfortunate death in 2004. A man talented in front and behind the camera and well respected by his peers, this documentary proved that Reeve was a hero both on the big screen and in real life.

With only 4 games left in the season, the final stretch for a playoff spot really sets in and few teams have already been eliminated from playoff contention while 1 has clinched a division title. Thursday night saw a heavyweight bout in the NFC North as the Detroit Lions hosted the Green Bay Packers, Sunday night was another divisional showdown as the defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs took on the LA Chargers and Monday saw the Cincinnati Bengals taking the Dallas Cowboys. Other Sunday afternoon teams included Bucs / Raiders, Jets / Dolphins, Rams / Bills & Vikings / Falcons.

The latest spinoff series in the Star Wars franchise dropped the first 2 episodes on Disney+.

This 4-part docuseries tells the origin of a small video game studio that took their concept of a complex sporting game to one of the most masterful minds in the world of professional football and created arguably the greatest and most successful sports franchises in the history of video games.