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Harry’s Got It Wrong: The Broncos Aren’t Collapsing, They’re Course-Correcting
ByJim Balz September 15, 2026October 2, 2026

Look, I love my twin brother Harry. We shared a womb, we share a last name, and we share an unhealthy obsession with sports that has defined our entire lives. But sometimes Harry gets so caught up in the narrative drama that he misses what’s actually happening on the field.

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Seahawks Survive Darnold Scare as Drake Maye Meltdown Hands Seattle a Super Bowl Rematch Win
ByJim Balz September 10, 2026September 29, 2026

WELL, WELL, WELL — LOOKS LIKE THE PATRIOTS FORGOT TO PACK THEIR FOURTH-QUARTER CLUTCH GENE FOR THE SEASON OPENER! – Seahawks Survive Darnold Scare as Drake Maye Meltdown. Seattle’s home opener, well they pulled it off thanks to Drake Maye, because of his last couple minute interception thrown in Seattle’s end zone with a last-second…

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LET THE NFL SEASON BEGIN — Harry Balz Has Something to Say
ByHarry Balz September 9, 2026September 29, 2026

America, buckle up — because the greatest show on Earth is back, and nobody is more ready than Harry freakin’ Balz. – Let The Season Begin After months of political noise, global chaos, and enough stress to make a grown man punt his own television, the NFL has finally returned to save us from ourselves….

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Jim Balz Responds to Harry’s Preseason Take: He’s Right About the Broncos, Wrong About Everything Else
ByJim Balz August 23, 2026September 29, 2026

So Harry “The Hairy” Balz drops his preseason hot takes over at The Hairy Times, and naturally, as the superior sports mind in the Balz family, I need to set the record straight. My brother’s got some things right — shocking, I know — but he’s also missing the forest for the trees on several…

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Harry’s Got It Wrong: The Broncos Aren’t Collapsing, They’re Course-Correcting

Seahawks Survive Darnold Scare as Drake Maye Meltdown Hands Seattle a Super Bowl Rematch Win

LET THE NFL SEASON BEGIN — Harry Balz Has Something to Say

Jim Balz Responds to Harry’s Preseason Take: He’s Right About the Broncos, Wrong About Everything Else

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