0 comments by Mike Batista on 2/12/2016
Matt Forte announced on Instagram Friday that he’s been told the Bears won’t re-sign him. The 30-year-old running back will be a hot item in the free agent market. He set a record for receptions by a running back with 102 in 2014. His 1,846 all-purpose yards were sixth in the league. Forte missed three games with a […]
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Matt Forte says that his days with the Bears are over, announcing on Instagram that the team told him he won’t be re-signed. Despite my wishes, my days as a member of the Chicago Bears have sadly come to an end. I was informed earlier this week from the GM that they will not be […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/21/2016
Jon Gruden is only 52. He’s a little young to be a fist-shaking, get-off-my-lawn curmudgeon. But the Super Bowl-winning coach and “Monday Night Football” analyst sounded awfully old-school when he told “Men’s Fitness” magazine that he thinks the NFL should get rid of instant replay. Gruden has a point when he says all these replays have […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse
The next two games of the 2015 NFL season will determine who plays for Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara. The Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game on Saturday, while the Arizona Cardinals travel to face the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Here is a look […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/20/2016
The NFL has a lot of problems that need fixing, but that doesn’t stop the league from also trying to fix what isn’t broken. According to the BBC, the NFL is “on track” to have a full-time franchise in London within six years. NFL spokesman Mark Waller said that when the league started playing annual […]
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Whenever Dean Blandino’s name comes up, it sounds like someone is being called into the principal’s office. But according to NFL.com the league’s vice president of officiating applauded the way Clete Blakeman handled the overtime coin toss in Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game between the Packers and Cardinals. Blakeman had to think quick when Aaron Rodgers demanded that […]
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Only four NFL teams still can entertain hopes of winning Super Bowl 50. The Patriots visit the Broncos in Sunday’s AFC championship game and the Cardinals visit the Panthers in the NFC championship game. It’s the first time since 2004 that the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each conference are playing on conference […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/18/2016
Armchair coaches were busy during the 2015 NFL divisional playoffs. Some of the coaching decisions made this weekend will provide fodder for conversation well into the spring. The most boneheaded play call of the weekend was made by a winning team, so that coach got away with it. There were several debatable decisions, however, that […]
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How fun was the NFL’s Divisional Round? The New England Patriots held off a late rally from the Kansas City Chiefs, the Arizona Cardinals survived one of the wackiest finishes in postseason history, the Carolina Panthers jumped out to a 31-0 lead before outlasting the Seattle Seahawks in the second half, and the Denver Broncos used […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/17/2016
The 2015 NFL playoffs followed up Wild Card weekend with a vintage Tom Brady performance, one of the wildest postseason finishes in league history, a massive (yet failed) comeback attempt and a late touchdown drive orchestrated by Peyton Manning. Here is the rest of the best and worst from the NFL’s Divisional Round: Best QB Tom Brady, […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/15/2016
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs presents an interesting dynamic. The four teams that won on wild-card weekend all come in with momentum and people jump on their bandwagon. All four of those teams are on the road against either a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, but their chances of pulling an upset […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/14/2016
EA Sports, the creators of the Madden NFL video game football franchise, had a little social media fun at the expense of kicker Blair Walsh and the heartbroken Minnesota Vikings on Thursday. As you likely know, Walsh hooked his game-winning field goal from 27 yards out wide left during last Sunday’s 10-9 loss to the Seattle […]
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In the NFL’s postseason, just one player can be the difference between advancing to the next round and going home early. Here is one x-factor for all eight teams participating in this weekend’s Divisional Round: Kansas City Chiefs: TE Travis Kelce It’s no secret that the Chiefs will have to run the football and pressure […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/13/2016
The fortunes of most of the teams in this weekend’s NFL divisional playoffs hinge on the health of certain players. The availability and effectiveness of these eight players could make or break their teams’ Super Bowl hopes. Julian Edelman It’s not a coincidence that the Patriots’ 2015 season lost a little, um, air pressure when […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/12/2016
All four of the NFL’s Divisional Round matchups will include the always intriguing but potentially insignificant “rematch” storyline. Of the four games, three have already played out during the 2015 season. The one that hasn’t—between New England and Kansas City—was only one of the most important games of last season. The Arizona Cardinals beat up […]
