Every year around the halfway point of the season we start to think about playoff scenarios. Inevitably the possibilities that emerge require a wild imagination and advanced arithmetic. Though Week 10 has now officially begun it feels like there are only about four teams we can look at and definitely say they won’t be playing […]

You’re about to notice a lot of Jeremy Maclin during our weekly numerical rundown. But we start with a quarterback who could break the single-season passing record. 3,085: Andrew Luck’s passing yards through nine games this season. Peyton Manning is the only quarterback with more during that span in

Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. It seems we’ve developed a bit of a theme with our weekly hurt rundown. A few weeks back it was a bad time to be a running back for the Buffalo Bills […]

When I start seeing Halloween decorations alongside sparkling Christmas ornaments in places where such things are sold, I have two questions: – Why? – When is an NFL head coach going to be fired? As the weather gets colder outside for most of us who don’t have the privilege of sunshine glory year-round, the temperature […]

You’ll notice quite a few Ben Roethlisberger numbers this week, because that’s what happens when you pass for 522 yards and tie the fourth highest single-game total in league history. But first let’s start with a game that began in the wee hours Sunday morning, when the NFL booted its hottest mess across an ocean. […]

Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. Being a St. Louis Rams fan was always going to be difficult this season. Sam Bradford went down in August, and he’s average at best to begin with. He was replaced first […]

When Peyton Manning established a new all-time passing touchdowns record in Week 7 by heaving one into the endzone for the 509th time, the achievement represented not only success, but sustained success. Sure, that’s true of every all-time record, but with Manning it felt different. Not too long ago there were legitimate concerns about the […]

You’re about to notice a lot of Denver Broncos numbers that just aren’t fair. They still have a pretty petrifying offense, and stopping Demaryius Thomas might not happen ever again. 21.4: Demaryius Thomas’ average yards per reception during another week of catching everything, this time in a win over the San Francisco 49ers. 521: The […]

Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. The Buffalo Bills haven’t advanced to the playoffs in 15 years, and they haven’t finished with a winning record in a decade. Their fanbase desperately needs something to keep them warm during […]