Day: November 14, 2016

Blake Bortles says ‘I’ve never seen that’ about disastrous kicked ball turnover

November 14, 2016

In Jacksonville these days, if it can go wrong, it will go wrong. The play in question happened early in the second quarter against Houston. Earlier in the game, struggling third-year Jaguars QB Blake Bortles had thrown a poor pass to tight end Julius Thomas along the sideline that the Texans turned into a pick-six. So […]

Does Philip Rivers deserve to be in the NFL Hall of Fame? The case for the Chargers QB

November 14, 2016

In the midst of a brutal loss to the Dolphins (one brought on by his own miscues at the end), Philip Rivers threw career touchdown passes Nos. 299, 300 and 301. In doing so, the 34-year-old Rivers pulled past John Elway for eighth place all-time in that category. While it is safe to assume that […]

3 reasons the Bengals will beat the Giants on Monday night

November 14, 2016

<!– The Bengals are approaching desperation mode The Cincinnati Bengals and New York Giants are headed in opposite directions. The Bengals have limped to a 3-4-1 record, winning just one of their last four games. The Giants, on the other hand, have won three straight after losing three in a row, finding their stride on […]

The Cowboys are good, but the Seahawks are (finally) the NFC’s best team

November 14, 2016

On a day in which the Dallas Cowboys survived a thriller in Pittsburgh to move to 8-1 on the season and finally solidified its quarterback depth chart, it was another NFC team that was putting the rest of the conference on notice. The Seattle Seahawks, a team that’s struggled for a chunk of 2016 while […]

Colts use remote-controlled tackling dummy to distract punt returners in practice

November 14, 2016

After enjoying a Week 10 bye, the Indianapolis Colts got back to practice Monday with head coach Chuck Pagano using a remote-controlled tackling dummy to distract punt returners as they received footballs. Get a load of the technology courtesy Stephen Holder of the Indianapolis Star: true #Colts using a remote controlled tackling dummy to distract punt […]

This week’s 6 fantasy football running back committees to watch

November 14, 2016

Welcome back to our weekly look at fantasy running back committee situations. The foundation for this recurring piece is workload — mainly snaps and touches. Touchdowns and yards are great, but without the volume you can’t count on them on a regular basis. Week 11 has four byes, with the Falcons, Broncos, Jets and Chargers […]

NFL announces Week 12 schedule change involving Patriots-Jets, Chiefs-Broncos

November 14, 2016

The NFL established back in 2014 that games could be flexed into primetime beginning in Week 5. That allows the league to get the best matchups in front of the biggest audience, helping drive up ratings and interest. The league hadn’t used the flex option yet this season through 10 weeks, but that will change Nov. 27. […]

Bucs safety on beating former team: ‘I want to say, [expletive] you, Chicago’

November 14, 2016

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a field day against Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears on Sunday, beating them 36-10 at home. The Bucs defense picked off Cutler twice and allowed just one touchdown on a Hail Mary at the end of the first half, dominating in every facet of the game. For as big […]

Mike McCarthy on Packers’ woes: ‘I’m a highly successful NFL coach’

November 14, 2016

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy on Monday felt the need to point out what his recent record does not. Coming off a third straight loss that dropped his team to 4-5, McCarthy took the podium and told reporters this when asked how he’d change the team’s course: "Let’s state the facts: I’m a highly […]

Stefon Diggs quietly had one of the best two-game stretches ever by a WR

November 14, 2016

The Minnesota Vikings have lost four straight and fallen out of first place in the NFC North. Their quick downturn has been shocking, but one thing has become evident the past two weeks: Stefon Diggs is their best player. In the past two games, Diggs has caught a total of 26 passes for 244 yards, […]

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