In 14 days, the Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. Here’s what you need to know. Legacy redemption vs. legacy ignition For the Broncos, 39-year-old Peyton Manning will become the oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl and the sixth quarterback ever to start four Super Bowls. But he’s […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a losing record in just six NFL stadiums. In Carolina, Kansas City, New Orleans and Seattle, he’s either 1-2 or 0-1. Hardly a sample size worth drawing conclusions from. In Miami, he’s 6-8. A little surprising, but the Dolphins are a solid division rival. The sixth city on […]

For the first time since they took eventual Hall of Famer Earl Campbell in 1978, the Tennessee Titans hold the first pick in the NFL draft. But in an era dominated by the pass, teams desperate for quarterbacks are best-suited to hold the top selection. In fact, 11 of the last 15 first overall picks have […]

In Sunday’s NFC divisional playoff game, the Carolina Panthers survived with a 31-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks despite the fact Carolina led 31-0 early in the third quarter. Sure, the Seahawks are a great team and leads sometimes slip, but this isn’t new for the Panthers. In Week 8, they led the Indianapolis Colts 23-6 in […]

Some key stats regarding Super Bowl implications entering the ‘final four weekend’ in the NFL… If the Patriots win Sunday, they’ll have participated in 18 percent of all of the Super Bowls ever played. That’s nine out of 50, one more than Pittsburgh and Dallas. If the Broncos win, they’ll join New England with eight […]

In the playoffs, every decision becomes enhanced. That includes the stupid ones, which is why it’s easy to keep providing readers with This weekend in NFL stupid despite the lower quantity of games. This week’s winner is obvious. Congratulations, Andy Reid! Did the Kansas City Chiefs think there was a fifth quarter? This wasn’t the […]

We’re down to the final four in the NFL. Here’s a first look at the 2016 AFC championship game, which features the top-seeded Denver Broncos (12-4) and the No. 2-seeded New England Patriots (12-4), who will meet at Mile High Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Brady vs. Manning, take 17: This will mark the 17th […]

We’re down to the final four in the NFL. Here’s a first look at the 2016 NFC championship game, which features the top-seeded Carolina Panthers (15-1) and the No. 2-seeded Arizona Cardinals (13-3), who will meet in Charlotte Sunday at 6:40 p.m. ET. On paper, these are the two best teams in football: Nobody else […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks are both two wins away from forcing a rematch of Super Bowl XL. But that matchup might never have happened if not for a wild play that changed the course of NFL history. That play took place exactly 10 years ago today. So much went into it, so let’s […]

Nine of the 16 potential Super Bowl matchups would be rematches of past Super Bowls. And if the Green Bay Packers win their next two games, we’ll automatically have a championship rematch. Here’s how we rank all of the potential grand finales. 1. Patriots vs. Seahawks (XLIX rematch): How awesome would it be to have […]

Only two teams in NFL history have gone to three consecutive Super Bowls. The Seattle Seahawks may have the right ingredients to become the third. Not only do I like Seattle to upset the 15-1 Carolina Panthers on the road in the divisional playoffs, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them keep rolling right […]