Instant reaction to the early games on this Sunday’s schedule. BUF-NYJ CJ Spiller is having success early, as is the Buffalo offense against the Jets. @SigmundBloom: Shockingly, Fitzpatrick keeps targeting Stevie Styles against Revis, and keeps completing passes… @ProFootbalFocus: Remember Stevie Johnson beat Revis for more yards than any WR in past 3 seasons in […]

For anyone wrestling with the sloth creeping in as a result of Thursday’s gluttony, there is still some time to set a winning line-up. Thursday may have stolen the spotlight but there are quality plays still out there. With prime division match-ups this Sunday and Monday there is a lot at stake.  And with fantasy […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=C1KtScrqtbc?wmode=Opaque Baltimore 16, San Francisco 6 – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother by the Hollies For the first time in NFL history two brothers met face to face as NFL head coaches. The game was given the title the “The Harbowl” as brothers John and Jim battled it out on Thursday night for some […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7755vuRLJ-Q?wmode=Opaque Hopefully you all are with your families today, or with some kind of family, some brothers and sisters adopted for the day. Here at This Given Sunday, we want to give thanks to the community of readers and writers that have come together to talk football and assorted nonsense. (Case in point: the video […]

If you are feeling short of what to be thankful for this Thanksgiving look no further than your local TV listings. If a Sunday full of football is enough to work fantasy owners into a frenzy and a Thursday night of football can get their blood boiling then this Thanksgiving’s line-up of the San Francisco […]

Everything has been lining up right for the Houston Texans to finally break through in the AFC South this season, from their defensive improvement to the transformation of the run game from novelty to reality. Riding the heels of a four-game winning streak, the Texans had opened up a two-game lead in the division, the […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hg0kPsASvSg?wmode=Opaque Quinton Coples might be the most physically gifted player in the draft this year, but he would also qualify as one of the most frustrating. Blessed with an enormous 6-foot-6 frame and the ability to move around the defensive line while carrying more than 270 pounds, Coples can play either inside or outside on […]

If the Chicago Bears end up making the playoffs with Kyle Orton at quarterback, they’ll owe John Elway a huge thank you. Because Elway and the Broncos just made Orton available on waivers to any team who wants him. The obvious question, other than ARE YOU READY FOR MORE TEBOW!?, is why now? Why take […]

Suck For Luck Power Ranking: Not much movement in the Andrew Luck power rankings this week as the Colts still remain the heavy favorite to land the Stanford QB. 1) Indianapolis Colts (0-10) What this team does well: Everything! Colts seem to have more issues then a third world country Have two of the worst […]

It’s one thing for a bunch of unwashed idiots (re: bloggers like me) to hold up our little megaphones and scream that Norv Turner is a lousy coach. It’s another thing all together for the greatest NFL player to ever play the game to do it. That’s exactly what Jerry Rice did, while making an appearance […]

It is 11 weeks into the NFL season and there is little doubt that the Most Valuable Player in the league is Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But perhaps just as valuable to his team is, or rather was, Jay Cutler of the 7-3 Chicago Bears. Cutler was having a remarkable campaign, but now his season […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFJocQBLyE?wmode=Opaque “Show me the money!” It’s corny and it’s over done but it’s always so true! NFL players always want to be shown the money. There comes a time in a players career when then contracts are soon expired and they start thinking about cashing in on a new contract. Historically players in contract years […]

(photo via @willbrinson) Live-blogging the early action, which featured two absolutely amazing games. Unfortunately, my connection was lousy on the Detroit-Carolina matchup, but we’ll devote more time to that during the week. Notes and comments on every game of the early action: CIN-BAL: My pick of the Bengals looking good early. Bengals defense holding Baltimore, […]

Every week the injury lists grow longer and longer, the names on them more significant and dismaying. This is the annual war of attrition that strips the gloss and color and pageantry from the NFL, and lays bare its brutal foundations: This is a game of violence. Of cracked ribs and torn ligaments and battered […]

It’s never too early to start some mock drafts up! As the season is past its midway point and some NFL fans find their teams already out of the playoff picture, we can’t help but look toward next year. Obviously there is no predicting how the rest of the season will unwind, but we will […]