It's so easy to forget about running backs nowadays. This league is a quarterback-centric one. Passing numbers are up and running numbers are down. The emphasis has never swayed this far away from the run, and as a result, backs are forgotten. Only 13 of them hit the 1,000-yard mark during the 2013 NFL regular […]

"Upon further review" is a new recurring segment in which This Given Sunday analyzes quirks and fascinating tidbits from the NFL's history books.  This weekend in Denver and Seattle, two teams will be eliminated from the NFL playoffs. On Monday, those teams will clean out their lockers and go their separate ways before preparation starts […]

The Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers meet Sunday with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Here's what you need to know about the NFC championship game: 1. The Seahawks have beaten the 49ers by a combined score of 71-16 in their last two meetings in Seattle and are 16-1 at home […]

The Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots meet Sunday with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Here's what you need to know about the AFC championship game: 1. If the Patriots win, they'll play in the Super Bowl for the eighth time, tying Pittsburgh and Dallas for the most Super Bowl appearances […]

They seem to get stupider every week, guys, which is weird because you'd think the smartest players, coaches and officials would be those still working in mid-January. Let's reflect on another NFL weekend in stupidity.  The stupidest attempt at logic  Hate to tear Dan Dierdorf apart in his last game as an NFL analyst, but […]

  The four best quarterbacks in the AFC are still alive in the playoffs, and in the NFC, well, not so much. (No offense, Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton.)   With a rather interesting collection of signal-callers remaining, it's time for them to be ranked. After all, isn't everything ranked and subsequently debated on Twitter […]

Bovada in Las Vegas has the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks as co-Super Bowl favorites with identical 11/4 odds. But when you consider that the Seahawks are about to finally see their most versatile and skilled offensive player take the field for only the second time this season, it's hard not to view Pete Carroll's […]

All season long, we brought you viewability rankings for every game every week. That's over with now, because every game is a must-watch. However, let's rank the 16 possible Super Bowl games from most to least enticing.  1. Patriots vs. Saints: Could the Patriots lose the Super Bowl for the third time in seven years? […]

Bad calls are made literally every week in the NFL. We review them every Monday on the popular "This Weekend in NFL Stupid" series. But one bad call directly resulted in the San Diego Chargers going to the 2013 NFL playoffs instead of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and so a Steelers fan in Pennsylvania is taking […]

Every Cincinnati Bengals fan who is currently complaining that Andy Dalton is worse than the love child of Rob Ford and Justin Bieber, a little perspective: Dalton is 26 years old and three years into his NFL career. At the very same point in his career, Peyton Manning had yet to win a playoff game. […]

Here's a first look at the two AFC divisional playoff games from a statistical standpoint… Colts at Patriots: Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, CBS Red-hot receiver: T.Y. Hilton has a ridiculous 37 catches and 509 yards in his last four games, which leads the league by a wide margin. The New England pass defense was solid […]

As I sat down to watch wild-card weekend Saturday afternoon, I wondered if I'd be able to uncover enough stupidity from only four games to create an entire TWIS column on Monday. Turns out I was really underestimating just how stupid some of these players, coaches and officials are.  The stupidest use of a timeout, […]

Here's a first look at the two NFC divisional playoff games from a statistical standpoint… Saints at Seahawks: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX Turnovers: That Seattle defense forced a league-high 39 of them during the regular season, including 21 in only eight home games. The Saints have turned it over seven times in their […]

  It seems as though the same names are cycled through the head-coaching radar every year. We all know Jay Gruden, Mike Zimmer and Darrell Bevell, but here's a handful of coordinators around the league who deserve a better shot.   1. Pete Carmichael Jr., New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator   Um, hello? I haven't […]