It certainly doesn't seem as though teams, players, coaches or officials become any less stupid as the home stretch rolls on. The difference is that their stupid moments feel even stupider because there's often more on the line. And yes, we know stupider isn't a word. Let's talk stupid, Week 15.  The stupidest offensive strategy […]

After trailing the Dallas Cowboys by 23 points at halftime, the Green Bay Packers were able to pull off one of the most improbable victories during the 2013 season by scoring five touchdowns in their first five possessions of the second half. The only possession they didn’t score on included three kneel downs by backup […]

Just when the New England Patriots looked to be in position to jump ahead of the Denver Broncos in the race for the top seed in the AFC playoffs, the Miami Dolphins finally start living up to their preseason hype. To be fair to the Dolphins, they’ve been playing well in recent weeks, but make […]

The Washington Redskins are a franchise in need of a complete overhaul. Their current roster is lacking talent, and recent reports indicate that favoritism shown by ownership has pushed the coaching staff to the door. Considering the team’s miserable 2013 campaign, it’s likely that owner Daniel Snyder will hold the door as he ushers yet […]

Only one head coach has been fired this year in the NFL, and it's beginning to look as though we'll reach the 2014 offseason with the remaining 31 still employed. That might have been clinched when the Washington Redskins decided against firing Mike Shanahan this week. Things are still looking bleak for Shanahan, but if […]

This weekend, the Chicago Bears will play in what should be a relatively straightforward game. The Bears will be in Cleveland to play the Browns, and possibly more significantly, the game will mark Jay Cutler’s return to the field. Now that head coach Marc Trestman has announced that Jay Cutler, not fill-in Josh McCown, will […]

Week 15 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 […]

Every season a few teams make a run in the final weeks of the year to sneak their way into the postseason. Sometimes, those teams need help, and there’s usually at least a couple of teams more than willing to choke and fall out of contention. So, in 2013, which teams are most likely to […]

Sep 15, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field prior to the game between the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports NFL owners met for a half day in Dallas today. Sportsbusinessdaily.com posted the three-item agenda as: bullying; the league's […]

Our obsession with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos has, admittedly, been an on-again, off-again affair. At the beginning of the season, it looked like the Broncos were unbeatable. Then, the squad lost to the Colts, who have been beating some of the best teams in the league while faltering to some of the worst. […]

The only reason I'd like to see somebody run the table in the NFL in the very near future? So we can stop hearing about the 1972 Miami Dolphins.  Mercury Morris, who has been one of the most vocal members of that 17-0 team, doesn't think it's going to happen. Ever again. Per ESPN.com:  "Let […]

Every year at around this time, those involved in the world of linguistics and literature draw some conclusions regarding the most popular words or expressions used in society by announcing a "word of the year." Between 2009 and 2012, for example, the American Dialect Society went with tweet, app, occupy and hashtag (amazing how closely […]

The New England Patriots may be playoff bound, but they’ll be heading into the NFL’s tournament without their star tight end Rob Gronkowski. The team officially ended Gronkowski’s season when they placed him in IR on Monday after an MRI revealed the tight end tore his MCL and ACL against the Cleveland Browns. There’s no […]

Just six weeks ago, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Denver Broncos in prime time, running their record to 5-2 on the year and making a case that they deserved to be treated seriously as contenders in the AFC. Just four weeks ago the Kansas City Chiefs were 9-0, and some observers called them the best […]