The 0-8 Jacksonville Jaguars are back from their bye week, and they stand a half-decent chance of competing against a so-so division rival in Tennessee Sunday. Just in case they accidentally win, let's review just how bad the Jags have been thus far. Four figures: 1. The Jags have been outscored by 178 points. That, […]

Cam Newton has arrived, and he's done so in the most ironic way possible. Lauded for the unprecedented athleticism he exhibited at 6'5'' and 250 pounds during one magical, national title-winning season at Auburn in 2010, there was no telling what Newton was capable of as a scrambling, improvising, plow-you-over quarterback at the NFL level. […]

On Sunday, in his ninth career NFL start and two weeks removed from one of the worst performances of the 2013 NFL regular season, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles put together a performance that, on paper, was arguably the best in NFL history.  Seriously.  Including Foles, 34 quarterbacks have posted perfect passer ratings on 42 […]

It's November now, which means it's no longer insanely early to break down the NFL playoff picture. OK, it's still a little early.  But to gain a better feel for how things are lining up with the 2013 regular season more than 50 percent complete, here's a look at the current playoff picture: AFC 1. […]

Nine weeks of stupid already in the books? It's hard to believe how many stupid things happen in a flash. As we jump into the second half of the 2013 NFL regular season, let's break down all of the stupidity from Week 9. The stupidest play call You're Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. C.J. […]

This week features exactly zero games between teams with winning records. None. Zilch. Nada. So our work is cut out for us as both rankers and viewers… 1. Chiefs at Bills (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): This is gonna be fun. Kansas City is the league's last unbeaten team, but it has slipped up a […]

Before the second half of the 2013 NFL season gets underway this weekend, we have some fake awards to hand out… Most ridiculous, never-thought-we'd-see-that performance – Peyton Manning's seven touchdown passes in Week 1 against the Baltimore Ra…I mean, the 14-catch, 329-yard effort from Calvin Johnson in Week 8 in the dramatic, bound-to-happen victory over […]

Half of the NFL's 32 teams have reached the midway pole of the 2013 regular season, and the other half will hit that mark this weekend. With that being the case, here are 10 stats we find interesting thus far… 1. The single-season completion percentage record is still on track to be broken, but no […]

Five weeks into the 2013 NFL season, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was so hot and so dominant that we were ready to crown him as the 2013 MVP and maybe even elect him to congress at the same time. Manning looked unstoppable.  But Manning's play has started to come back to earth the last […]

Passing records are being broken left and right in what has been the most pass-happy era in NFL history, so you can probably expect some receiving records to fall as well. That nearly happened Sunday in Detroit, with Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson falling just seven yards short of the all-time single-game receiving yards record.  […]

Whether you're looking for a fantasy sleeper or just a name to drop to sound smart at a party, here's a handful of little-known NFL players poised to break out during the second half of the year… 1. Will Hill, New York Giants: As a starting safety next to Antrel Rolle, the embattled 23-year-old has […]

There were only 11 games in the NFL Sunday, and most of them were what I like to call "blah." It wasn't the strongest weekend of football, but there was still enough stupidity to satisfy those who enjoy criticizing such things. The stupidest penalty By keeping the ball on the ground on a third-and-14 with […]

Week 8 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 […]