With one week remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s a breakdown of the playoff picture… AFC right now 1. Patriots (12-3) 2. Broncos (11-4) 3. Bengals (11-4) 4. Texans (8-7) 5. Chiefs (10-5) 6. Jets (10-5) ————————– 7. Steelers (9-6) If the Patriots, Broncos, Chiefs and Jets all win as expected, we’ll have […]

The NFL playoff picture is starting to come together, as is the draft order for 2016. Here’s a breakdown with two weeks remaining… 1. Titans (3-12): A Week 17 loss will automatically give Tennessee the top pick for the first time since they took Earl Campbell in 1978. They’d be out of the quarterback sweepstakes, though, […]

With one week remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Cam Newton, Panthers: It feels a little weird giving the MVP to a guy who ranks 31st in the NFL in terms of completion percentage, especially now that the Panthers have lost. But Newton’s play transcends the […]

This Weekend in NFL Stupid highlights the dumbest decisions in football throughout the season. Winner: Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor  For this decision with eight seconds remaining in the first half Sunday against Dallas… First runner-up: Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins For this decision with six seconds remaining in the first half Saturday against Philadelphia… […]

The new NFL extra point procedure has impacted Jason Myers of the Jacksonville Jaguars more than anyone else in football. The rookie kicker has missed an incredible seven extra points this season, which means he’s been significantly less successful on those 33-yard PATs (81.6%) than he has on regular field goals (85.7%). Just how bad […]

Entering the final two weeks of the season, Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons and Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves within 27 receptions of Marvin Harrison’s single-season record of 143. At 118, Jones already has the 11th-highest single-season rate in NFL history, while Brown ranks tied for 15th at 116. In 1995, […]

The NFL playoff picture is starting to come together, as is the draft order for 2016. Here’s a breakdown with two weeks remaining… 1. Titans (3-11): Tennessee finishes with a pair of winnable games against Houston and Indianapolis, but they’ll still likely lose both sans Marcus Mariota. With a franchise quarterback already on the roster, this […]

Week 16 in the NFL 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 […]

With two weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Cam Newton, Panthers: One week ago, we didn’t even have Newton in this spot. Now, we’re crowning him and giving nobody a chance to catch him. That’s the nature of a 16-game season. But a third five-touchdown […]

With two weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s a breakdown of the playoff picture… AFC right now 1. Patriots (12-2) 2. Bengals (11-3) 3. Broncos (10-4) 4. Texans (7-7) 5. Chiefs (9-5) 6. Steelers (9-5) ————————– 7. Jets (9-5) 10. Colts (6-8) The Colts are included because they’re still very alive in […]

This Weekend in NFL Stupid highlights the dumbest decisions in football throughout the season. The winner: New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.  This has very little to do with the jabs Beckham threw at Cortland Finnegan’s head, which weren’t sucker-punches. Honestly, maybe this has something to do with my hockey-obsessed Canadian roots, but […]

Alabama product AJ McCarron will start at quarterback Sunday for the Cincinnati Bengals. That’s a game the Bengals are still supposed to win, thanks mainly to the fact the San Francisco 49ers will be on the other sideline. Still, history certainly is not on McCarron’s side. Somehow, it’s been 28 years since a former Alabama […]

This week, it was confirmed that the Carolina Panthers will have to make do indefinitely without two of their top three cornerbacks. Top cover guy Josh Norman is a likely first-team All-Pro and an absolute star, but Norman can’t cover two or three receivers at once and you have to wonder if opposing offenses might […]

Brock Osweiler might one day be a very good quarterback. But for most intents and purposes, Osweiler is a rookie. And a rookie quarterback has never won a Super Bowl. Against the likes of legends like Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, Osweiler is extremely extremely extremely unlikely to lead the Denver Broncos to a championship, […]

Week 15 in the NFL 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 […]