For NFL Fans, This Is the Worst Time of Year: Stephen L. Carter
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Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- For the professional football fan,the playoffs are the most unhappy time of the year. One reason,obviously, is that most teams don’t even make the playoffs, andall but one of those that do end their seasons with defeats.
But the true cause of postseason depression -- especiallyfor those of us whom the National Football League hassuccessfully addicted to its product -- is that the playoffsmean the whole shebang is rushing toward its end. Soon a longdark will settle over the world of competitive football.