With three weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Russell Wilson, Seahawks: Suddenly, Wilson is the league’s highest-rated passer while ranking in the top four in all major categories. The man is absolutely on fire despite a bad offensive line, a so-so receiving corps, no Marshawn […]

With three weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s a breakdown of the playoff picture… AFC right now 1. Patriots (11-2) 2. Bengals (10-3) 3. Broncos (10-3) 4. Colts (6-7) 5. Chiefs (8-5) 6. Jets (8-5) ————————– 7. Steelers (8-5) 8. Raiders (6-7) 9. Bills (6-7) 10. Texans (6-7) 11. Jaguars (5-8) With […]

The Kansas City Chiefs started the 2015 NFL season 1-4 before losing four-time Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles to a torn ACL. And then they lost again. At 1-5, their season was widely considered to be over. But somehow, someway, the Chiefs haven’t lost since. Friday will mark the two-month anniversary of their last […]

This Weekend in NFL Stupid highlights the dumbest decisions in football throughout the season. The winner: Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis They weren’t likely going to win anyway, but Lewis basically cemented Cincinnati’s fate with 10 minutes left in a 16-point game when he decided to have Mike Nugent kick a field goal on a […]

Week 14 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 four weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Carson Palmer, Cardinals: At one point, Tom Brady appeared to be running away with this. But an impeccable effort from Palmer against the Rams combined with lackluster performances in losing efforts from Brady and Adrian Peterson means […]

With four weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s a breakdown of the playoff picture… AFC right now 1. Bengals (10-2) 2. Broncos (10-2) 3. Patriots (10-2) 4. Colts (6-6) 5. Chiefs (7-5) 6. Jets (7-5) ————————– 7. Steelers (7-5) 8. Bills (6-6) 9. Texans (6-6) New England still controls its own destiny […]

For years, those who champion the tenets of win probability-related statistics have pleaded for teams to take more chances on fourth downs and in terms of two-point conversion attempts. Generally, overly-conservative coaches have instead adhered to an arguably archaic set of rules regarding when to take such gambles, particularly regarding two-pointers. But with extra points […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have plenty of talent on both sides of the ball. And yet, Sunday’s 35-28 Philadelphia victory over the New England Patriots might have been the most improbable win of the 2015 NFL season. Why? Well, for starters, the 10-1 Patriots were coming off a loss. Dating back to 2012, New England had […]

For the second time this year, the only NFL team with two championships in the last nine years qualifies as our idiot of the week. The winner: New York Giants Big Blue choked yet again, losing despite possessing a late lead for the fifth time this season. And again, a lot of it was on head […]

Adrian Peterson has always been an exception to rules, which is why it should surprise nobody that he’s putting together an MVP-caliber season at an age at which most players at his position have declined sharply. Running backs just aren’t supposed to have much left at 30, and yet Peterson leads the NFL in rushing […]

Week 13 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 five weeks remaining in the 2015 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the MVP race… 1. Adrian Peterson, Vikings: Now that Tom Brady’s Patriots are no longer perfect and Brady has fallen into a very tiny “slump,” it’s time to acknowledge the fact a 30-year-old Peterson leads the NFL in rushing by a […]

It takes a lot of guts to play through injury. But it requires just as many to work up the mettle to pull yourself from a close and important game late in the fourth quarter. That’s why Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger deserves heaps of praise of his decision to self-report symptoms of a concussion […]

The Carolina Panthers are the NFL’s lone unbeaten team. Can they win their final five games in order to become only the second team in NFL history to finish a regular season 16-0? Here’s a look at what lies ahead for Cam Newton and Co. Week 13 at New Orleans: The Panthers will be rolling […]