There’s little doubting the ease in which the Cincinnati Bengals have opened up a significant lead in the AFC North. The Bengals’ divisional competition is headlined by the Baltimore Ravens, who are a shell of their championship selves. The Steelers and the Browns are still struggling to remain relevant at this point in the season. […]

Before the second half of the 2013 NFL season gets underway this weekend, we have some fake awards to hand out… Most ridiculous, never-thought-we'd-see-that performance – Peyton Manning's seven touchdown passes in Week 1 against the Baltimore Ra…I mean, the 14-catch, 329-yard effort from Calvin Johnson in Week 8 in the dramatic, bound-to-happen victory over […]

Half of the NFL's 32 teams have reached the midway pole of the 2013 regular season, and the other half will hit that mark this weekend. With that being the case, here are 10 stats we find interesting thus far… 1. The single-season completion percentage record is still on track to be broken, but no […]

The St. Louis Rams have struggled as a franchise since the departure of Kurt Warner, but help was supposed to be on the way when the team drafted quarterback Sam Bradford. To date, that draft selection simply hasn’t panned out in the Rams’ favor, and Bradford has become the poster boy for CBA ensured structuring […]

Every year, the debate concerning the current playoff format continues. Some will say that seeding needs to be based on wins and losses, without taking into account divisional standings. Others claim that the current format is a great system that ensures only the best teams will make the playoffs. This year, there’s a new wrinkle […]

Five weeks into the 2013 NFL season, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was so hot and so dominant that we were ready to crown him as the 2013 MVP and maybe even elect him to congress at the same time. Manning looked unstoppable.  But Manning's play has started to come back to earth the last […]

Passing records are being broken left and right in what has been the most pass-happy era in NFL history, so you can probably expect some receiving records to fall as well. That nearly happened Sunday in Detroit, with Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson falling just seven yards short of the all-time single-game receiving yards record.  […]

Although the NFL season is composed of 17 weeks of football and 16 games per team, the season inevitably comes down to a handful of oh-so-important games. With only twelve playoff positions up for grabs, these are the most important games in the second half of the season. Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs (11/17 […]

Whether you're looking for a fantasy sleeper or just a name to drop to sound smart at a party, here's a handful of little-known NFL players poised to break out during the second half of the year… 1. Will Hill, New York Giants: As a starting safety next to Antrel Rolle, the embattled 23-year-old has […]

Although they have three wins, the St. Louis Rams are one of the worst teams in football, and despite what some may consider a moral victory over the far superior Seattle Seahawks, the Rams are still struggling to remain competitive. The single biggest problem ailing the Rams continues to be a lackluster offensive attack. Their […]