With seven weeks remaining in the 2016 NFL regular season, here’s a breakdown of the playoff picture… AFC right now 1. Patriots (7-2) 2. Chiefs (7-2) 3. Texans (6-3) 4. Ravens (5-4) 5. Raiders (7-2) 6. Broncos (7-3) ————————– 7. Dolphins (5-4) 8. Titans (5-5) 9. Steelers (4-5) 10. Colts (4-5) 11. Bills (4-5) It […]

Throughout the 2016 NFL regular season, we’re ranking the league’s top 10 quarterbacks. Here’s how we view things after Week 10… 1. Tom Brady, Patriots: Slipped up a bit with his first interception of the season and a loss in Week 10, but Brady still leads the league in every key passing category. 2. Matt […]

With seven weeks remaining in the 2016 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys: The 21-year-old running back is the NFL’s second-youngest regular starter, and yet he might already be its best player. Elliott has twice as many 140-plus-scrimmage-yard games than any other player in football. He’s on […]

Each Friday this NFL season, we’re taking a quick look at the league’s most interesting team in action that weekend. This week, we’re going with the Dallas Cowboys. Why the Cowboys? Because rookie backfield duo Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott is doing something very special. In fact, it’s almost unprecedented. Prescott is the first quarterback […]

Week 10 is here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you’re completely neutral or need help breaking ties with regard to what to […]

Throughout the 2016 NFL regular season, we’re ranking the league’s top 10 quarterbacks. Here’s how we view things after Week 9… 1. Tom Brady, Patriots: The league’s oldest position player leads all quarterbacks in every single key category. 2. Matt Ryan, Falcons: If not for Brady’s incredible stretch, Ryan would be running away with the […]

With eight weeks remaining in the 2016 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Tom Brady, Patriots: Off a bye week, Brady still leads the NFL with a completion percentage of 73.1, a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 12-to-0, a yards-per-attempt average of 9.8 and a passer rating of 133.9. In his four starts, […]

Each Friday this NFL season, we’re taking a quick look at the league’s most interesting team in action that weekend. This week, we’re going with the Oakland Raiders. Why the Raiders? Because they’re finally good again. They haven’t been to the playoffs since 2002, but with young franchise quarterback Derek Carr and stud receiver Amari […]

Week 9 is here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you’re completely neutral or need help breaking ties with regard to what to […]

Throughout the 2016 NFL regular season, we’re ranking the league’s top 10 quarterbacks. Here’s how we view things after Week 8… 1. Tom Brady, Patriots: Sure, he’s played just four games, but the dude leads the league — by huge margins — in every key rate-based metric. With the Patriots also 4-0 when he starts, […]

With nine weeks remaining in the 2016 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Tom Brady, Patriots: He’s started only four games, but Brady leads the NFL with a completion percentage of 73.1, a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 12-to-0, a yards-per-attempt average of 9.8 and a passer rating of 133.9. In his four […]

Each Friday this NFL season, we’re taking a quick look at the league’s most interesting team in action that weekend. This week, we’re going with the Buffalo Bills. Why the Bills? Because we’re about to find out if that four-game winning streak was an aberration. The Bills, at different points this season, have looked like […]