Year after year, the NFL is adopting new rules aimed primarily at decreasing the number of injuries players are suffering. Defensive players complain that they can no longer go high or low, and anything involving a helmet has pretty much been banned. The kickoff spot has been moved forward to create fewer returns and new […]

Everyone's been talking about how bad the "NFC Least" is. And since I cover that division full-time for Bleacher Report, this is my chance to break from the depression and take a look at some of the stronger divisions in the NFL. Let's rank the divisions from top to bottom, seven weeks in: 1. AFC […]

Nine years ago, Jeff Garcia was the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. And at that point, Garcia was considered to be old. He was 34 and beyond his prime, and he posted a shabby passer rating of 76.7 while losing eight of his 11 starts under center.  Nearly a decade later, the Browns quarterback […]

Where to begin with the stupidity from Week 7? While nothing stood out in extreme fashion, there might have been more stupid this week in the NFL than any of the first six weeks of 2013. It's only a shame that we publish this stupid post before Monday Night Football, because this Minnesota Vikings-New York […]

Last night, on NBC, Peyton Manning made his emotional return to Indianapolis in the most heavily hyped game of the NFL season. Tonight, on ESPN, the 0-6 Giants host the 1-4 Vikings in a game only relevant in the world of fantasy football.  According to the Elias Sports Bureau, tonight's matchup is, on paper,

Week 7 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 […]

Very rarely do you see professional sports teams fall as dramatically and suddenly as the Houston Texans have. I mean, it happens pretty quickly sometimes, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a team go from good to terrible this quickly without a major departure or injury playing a role. This Texans team has pretty […]

Only two unbeaten teams are still standing in the NFL, and both are in the AFC West. That means that even if the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs continue to tear the opposition apart, something will eventually have to give. "Eventually" is actually capped at Week 11, because that's when the Broncos and Chiefs […]

It was clearly light-hearted, but that didn't make it any less weird to see two embattled young New York Giants take shots at each other on Twitter Tuesday night. After all, the Giants are 0-6 and David Wilson and Rueben Randle — picked first and second in last year's draft — have both made a […]

It's never too early to start thinking about NFL playoff positioning. Or is it? Actually, yeah, it probably is a little early. But to gain a better feel for how things are lining up with the 2013 regular season about 35 percent complete, here's a look at the current playoff picture: AFC 1. Kansas City […]

Quite a lot of stupid to hit on this week, so let's get right into it… The stupidest inconsistent officiating trend Time for a stupid flashback to another stupid week. Specifically, Week 3, when we were highly critical of a ruling that cost Robert Griffin III a fumble and may have ultimately cost the Washington […]

Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos continue to completely tear it up. Here's a look at some of the paces they're on and some of the records they're on target to break.  The Broncos Points: Denver is on pace to score 736 points. No team in NFL history has scored 600, let alone 700. With […]

Tom Brady is on pace to have by far the worst statistical season of his 13-year career as the New England Patriots starting quarterback. So at the age of 36, is Brady finally beginning to decline? The numbers indicate it's possible, because his completion percentage, touchdown percentage, yards per attempt and passer rating all dropped […]

It's as though they're becoming smarter as the season wears on. This was easily the least stupid week thus far in 2013. Thank goodness for the NFC East.  The stupidest pick six, considering the circumstances I hate to pile on Matt Schaub, but when you've become a pick six goat this season, I don't know […]