The Atlanta Falcons were supposed to be a Super Bowl contender once again in 2013. Expectations were at an all-time high following a disappointing exit from the postseason a season ago. With expectations so high, what’s happened to the Atlanta Falcons? The Falcons’ problems appear to be completely systemic issues. The defense is poor, which […]

Nine weeks of stupid already in the books? It's hard to believe how many stupid things happen in a flash. As we jump into the second half of the 2013 NFL regular season, let's break down all of the stupidity from Week 9. The stupidest play call You're Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. C.J. […]

Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets was a tale of two different styles. The Saints run a well-oiled, high-octane offense that will put up huge bunches of points. The Jets, by contrast, like to run the football, winning games instead by keeping the score low. Sunday’s game undoubtedly played […]

After taking heat through much of the first half of the season, the Steelers’ offense provided plenty of points to win a game against the New England Patriots. This time, however, it was the defense that broke down in a big way, giving up 55 points. Now, Sunday’s loss to the Patriots can’t be put […]

The Kansas City Chiefs ran into serious problems in Buffalo, but at the end of the day, the Chiefs are still the only unbeaten team in the NFL. Still, there’s cause for concern in Kansas City after witnessing the Bills dominate the Bills in every fashion, only giving the Chiefs the win due to a […]

The NFL is the king of American sports, and much of that popularity can be attributed to the parity that exists in the NFL, while remaining largely absent from other major sports leagues. In the NFL, during any given year, we can watch a “worst to first” story play out. The Minnesota Vikings could knock […]

Justin Blackmon won’t see the field again until the 2014 season, and there’s no guarantee he’ll be with the Jacksonville Jaguars when he does step back into action. The Jaguars announced Friday that Blackmon will miss the rest of the 2013 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. This isn’t […]

After four straight losses, the Miami Dolphins are back in the race for the playoffs, at least for the moment. With a walk-off safety, the Dolphins ended a losing streak that dated back to September, and in doing so, they extended their playoff hopes. Still, it wasn’t the kind of win that breeds confidence. After […]

It’s rare for a division in the NFL to push three teams into the playoffs. Usually, the top two teams in any given division beat up on the bottom two enough to put those unfortunate teams out of the running in the playoffs, but occasionally, it does happen. Right now, the strongest division in football […]

With the NFL seemingly hell-bent on expanding into London at some point down the road, I thought it would be interesting to get the perspective of the NFL experience in London from some friends who recently made the trip to watch the Niners take on the Jaguars. Would they recommend the trip to other fans […]

This week features exactly zero games between teams with winning records. None. Zilch. Nada. So our work is cut out for us as both rankers and viewers… 1. Chiefs at Bills (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): This is gonna be fun. Kansas City is the league's last unbeaten team, but it has slipped up a […]