Here are some of the more intriguing matchups from Sunday’s slate of afternoon games. 1. Bengals TE Jermaine Gresham vs. Colts ILB D’Qwell Jackson Without A.J. Green and with Marvin Jones now on the IR, the Bengals are playing without Andy Dalton’s two best targets from last year. That means more work for Gresham, who […]

As the season progresses, more and more rookies are beginning to feel comfortable on their rosters, and coaching staffs are giving them a chance to shine. While the three key rookie quarterbacks continue to show their youth, all of which lost this past weekend, it’s the depth of rookie classes that have given some struggling […]

Our weekly series on poor drafting gives us the Buffalo Bills this week. To everyone’s current surprise they only stand one game behind the Patriots for first place in the NFC East with a 3-3 record, but based on recent history most people expect that to come crashing down soon enough. If recent history is any indicator, […]

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 […]

Six weeks into the 2014 NFL regular season, here’s how we view the 10 most valuable players in football at this very moment… 1. Philip Rivers, Chargers — I know, his last four opponents have been the Bills, Jaguars, Jets and Raiders. But Rivers is simply dominating with a 117.6 passer rating, 15 touchdowns and only […]

During Week 6 we learned that Joe Flacco enjoys efficiency. We were also told that football can be easy when your opponent is the New York Jets. Let’s dive in. 13: The amount of pass attempts it took for Joe Flacco to throw five touchdowns in a Buccaneers steamrolling. He had thrown seven over 191 […]

Last week was seriously one of the stupidest weeks in NFL history. This week, the law of averages did its thing and it felt as though officials, players and coaches were at least a little less stupid. Still, we’ve got a few bones to pick. The stupidest missed call All of the times we’ve ranted […]

Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. If you’re reading this you likely spend many hours watching football every week. Think about those hours for a second, and how many awful injuries you’ve seen as a result. As sickening […]

Despite running back value depreciating and picking just one spot below, the Cleveland Browns opted to trade three draft picks in 2012 to secure Trent Richardson. Just a year later, after a near 1000-yard rushing season, the Browns’ new management flipped him to the Colts for a first-round pick. After a promising start to his […]