0 comments by Matt Yoder on 9/12/2011
No NFL team has had to face more criticism from the national media over the last year than the Chicago Bears. The Google search trend of “Brian Urlacher overrated” is probably ranked ahead of Kate Upton and Hope Solo. Lovie Smith is on and off the hot seat and has seemingly never recovered the respect […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson
Nick Folk split the uprights with 22 seconds remaining on the clock to give the New York Jets a thrilling 27-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on the night we all remembered the tragic events that took place in downtown Manhattan ten years ago. Rex Ryan’s normally stout defense was a little leaky as Tony […]
0 comments by Daniel Wilson
Blame it on boredom stemmed from the off-season lockout. Blame it on the intensity and hatred amongst the players and fans of this heated rivalry. Heck, blame it on social media and the advancements in technology. Whatever the reason, the Steelers and Ravens rhetoric intensified this offseason via poignant interviews and choice tweets. Steelers linebacker […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons
Carolina vs. Arizona Cam Newton is the real deal. The rookie quarterback stepped onto the field in his first ever NFL regular season game and threw for 422 yards, a rookie single-game record. But unfortunately it was not enough to will the underdog Panthers to victory. The Cardinals came back with two touchdowns in the […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 9/11/2011
We kicked off the NFL’s opening Sunday with a series of bangs and fizzles. That’s the way it goes, and I think we learned a lot about a lot of teams. Straight to the reaction. Pittsburgh 7, Baltimore 35 The Steelers posted 7 points on the board, and they also put up 7 turnovers. That […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons
For those of you that love to know who other people are taking to win, this is for you. The coin flip is an idea I got from Paul Kuharsky of ESPN.com. If it was heads, the away team was picked, and if it was tails, the home team was picked. We’ll keep track of […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 9/10/2011
As we often hear, the NFL is all about parity. Everyone has their playoff picks and who they think will be left out in the cold, but that rarely, if ever, actually comes to fruition. There are a number of teams that could continue the NFL’s ironic trend this season. Here are a few of […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson
Cincinnati +6.5 at Cleveland Many have the Bengals to finish dead last in the league this year, but this assertion may be a rush to judgement. Granted rookie QB Andy Dalton struggled in preseason action, but the amount of talented players on their roster is clearly being overlooked. Dalton will be tossing to stud rookie […]
0 comments by Will Horton
I’m an unfortunate soul when it comes to football fandom. I was raised in Tampa Bay Buccaneers country during the original creamsicle era, and had to unlearn multiple curse words as a toddler before being allowed into polite company. (I still vividly remember those heady days when everyone believed that Vinny Testaverde was going […]
0 comments by Daniel Wilson
Let’s face it. We live in a digital world that promotes visual stimulation from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to bed. We have TV’s in our homes, in our cars, in our bedrooms, on our phones, and everywhere else in between. “The Director’s Cut” is This Given Sunday’s weekly post […]
0 comments by Daniel Wilson on 9/9/2011
It seems as if Houston has been the sleeper pick in the AFC South for decades now. Every August the chatter starts about the Texans explosive offense and how their draft and free agent signings significantly improved their defensive holes. So what’s different this year? The world shifted yesterday as reports surfaced that Peyton Manning […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson
Martin Mayhew (left), Jim Schwartz (center), and team president, Tom Lewand, (right) have a lot to smile about this season. It’s been years since the Detroit Lions have accomplished anything relevant and as a result they’ve persisted as the NFL’s longest running joke. Sure they had Barry Sanders for awhile but that journey was short […]
0 comments by Daniel Wilson
Terrelle Pryor and Jim Tressel broke the rules and almost got away with it. But it was not THE Ohio State, or the Big Ten, or the NCAA that enforced sanctions against Pryor and Tressel. It was the NFL. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, citing eligibility requirements, delayed Pryor’s entry to the NFL Supplemental Draft until […]
0 comments by Will Horton
The end of a typical football game looks a lot like a wrap party at the end of four-act play. The actors who were mortal enemies acting out generations-old grudges with murderous passion for the last three hours take off the helmets, hug, slap hands, and make plans to meet up later. For these professionals, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 9/8/2011
After every window of games throughout the season, This Given Sunday will have the quickest analysis throughout the internets with The Reactor. That means you’ll see our instant reactions after the 1 PM and 4 PM ET Sunday afternoon, Sunday Night, and Monday Night games right here at TGS from our great staff of NFL […]
