Peter King, ‘The Game’ and a life at the eye of the pro football storm
All of us, in some form or fashion, grew up on Peter King.
His coverage has been synonymous with pro football itself.
Now, he’s got a new book hitting the shelves: “The Game” is available for purchase everywhere (https://www.amazon.com/Game-Peter-King/dp/132412363X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-BRDV8TqcXWhFYoicX7zWg.QllD0hO_F5mLCDjhYmN9dIy57nZh0ZuRhUhRYab67RM&qid=1791887638&sr=1-1) you get hardcover, Kindle or audiobooks. Peter became the standard for taking fans places they could not go. “The Game” is far more than a collection of old stories, too. It’s packed with fresh reporting and stories you’ve never heard before.
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He’s insightful, entertaining, a timeless true titan in the industry.
We get into plenty…
* Bill Walsh’s season on the brink.
* A car ride with Boomer Esiason he’ll never forget.
* Ron Wolf’s epic turnaround in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
* Why the Green Bay Packers are different, QB to QB to QB.
* How genuine curiosity became central to his journalism.
* What has changed for the better and what has changed for the worst since Peter first started covering the NFL in the mid-80s?
* Over the offseason, we examined the league’s fragile long-term future with Chuck Klosterman — that episode is here (https://www.golongtd.com/p/football-with-chuck-klosterman) — and a growing bubble that could burst. What does Peter think the NFL will look like 40 years from now? Is he equally concerned?
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And, again, purchase THE GAME today. (https://www.amazon.com/Game-Peter-King/dp/132412363X/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=191690573035&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z8sm1WeXXeGqnLK9G9h5vnEN1X1eFHsyN22mFPIwKJn55ySf1yCghtvGfLJyDEjA5YvFMnfmXtXV_xgd9tjZAarK3Iz_YLouJfj9pYyWLOmdGCqTlvlTwlFp0j-1JEBoWl2XW7WAPWz4jDvoSILoxRyt7mSeH4p_NjYd3-YvkqdNxQl2Uu_h070FmhlobM4Zbip6QYAFi9oBVaLdsqEY6K0rwQq-kYYIVlzydBUedPY.sINiqxBkFtfy4P6aZYkOYXv_VhTIn4oR3oCeOTK6dNc&dib_tag=se&hvadid=790542531732&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9005736&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=12353946536951274062--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12353946536951274062&hvtargid=kwd-2525577805887&hydadcr=22538_13531263_8220&keywords=the+game+peter+king&mcid=22764e53f3883366887cb6a11598e962&qid=1791913216&sr=8-1)
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ICYMI:
‘Monster:’ The Impossible Deone Walker (https://www.golongtd.com/p/monster-the-impossible-deone-walker)
RIP, Mike Ditka (http://RIP, Mike Ditka)
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13 Oct 2026
Sicko mode, engaged: On Josh Allen’s fight, Tyler Bass, James Cook & a stammering Bills D in 37-34 OT thriller
Pour a fifth cup of coffee, all.
This hair-raiser was worth the midnight adrenaline rush.
Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford are the two most recent MVP winners. So I suppose there was never any doubt they’d eventually swap TD for TD for TD in a Monday Night Football classic. Buffalo prevailed in overtime, 37-34, thanks to Greg Rousseau’s blocked kick and Allen’s legs.
The Bills are 4-1. As Allen told Go Long (https://www.golongtd.com/p/josh-allen-reborn): “I’m going to play football how I know how to play it until I can’t.” He brought those words to life in this one.
The Bills, of course, also have some major issues. Stafford (383 yards, 3 TD) and Puka Nacua (17 catches) carved up this secondary. James Cook fumbled again. Troubling themes.
Here’s your weekly dose of Bills talk with the team’s former director of personnel, Jim Monos. We analyze it all.
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Miss the feature on Deone Walker? Here’s the story of the “unicorn,” icymi. (https://www.golongtd.com/p/monster-the-impossible-deone-walker)
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8 Oct 2026
Real Football: Jalen Hurts flops, Josh Allen YOLOs, Packers’ reckoning & requiem for Terry Fontenot’s Falcons build
NFL Jalen Hurts is College Tim Tebow in the best and worst ways. (Allow Jim Monos to explain.)
Josh Allen’s late-game interception was a colossal fail, a rookie mistake… but no. Joe Brady should not send him to the chalkboard to write “I Will Not Throw Into Double Coverage” 100 times. As the Bills QB told Go Long (https://www.golongtd.com/p/josh-allen-reborn), he isn’t going to change his play style. We examine the QB-HC dynamic.
Buffalo’s Defense. There are issues in the secondary. Maxwell Hairston wanted no smoke with the game on the line. Next up: the Los Angeles Rams.
Hey, what about those Atlanta Falcons? A year ago, I sat down in Terry Fontenot’s office. He was beaming (https://www.golongtd.com/p/rebels-how-terry-fontenot-the-nfls). He was soon fired. The GM’s vision is finally being brought to life… albeit after Arthur Blank fired him.
All GMs for all teams know they’ve got to find a quarterback. But what’s the best path? Selecting one first overall doesn’t guarantee anything. Nor does staying patient apparently.
And, hey! It’s Packers-Bears Week. After sifting through the nitty-gritty matchups with Bob McGinn (https://www.golongtd.com/p/ty-and-bob-pod-s5-e4-its-packers), let’s think big picture with Monos. This the most important regular-season game of Matt LaFleur’s eight-year tenure. Ben Johnson has morphed his Chicago offense into a soul-snatching machine up front. It’ll be must-see TV again.
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Two-part series on LaFleur is right here, icymi:
* Matt LaFleur Show, Part I: The Boss (https://www.golongtd.com/p/matt-lafleur-show-part-i-the-boss)
* Matt LaFleur Show, Part II: Identity Crisis (https://www.golongtd.com/p/matt-lafleur-show-part-ii-identity)
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