0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/14/2016
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 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 […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/10/2016
The NFL’s 12-team playoff field in 2015 is now down to just eight. The weekend’s Wild Card Round eliminated four teams (Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins) and advanced four others (Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers) to the Divisional Round. Here’s a look at the best […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/8/2016
Eight teams will participate in the Wild Card Round of the 2015 NFL playoffs. Only four will advance. Here is how each of the eight teams can score a first-round win and advance to the Divisional Round: Kansas City Chiefs: Win turnover margin The Chiefs won 10 straight games to finish the 2015 season, largely […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/6/2016
There’s no greater stage in the NFL than the postseason, where the lights shine bright and every play can be the difference between advancing and going home. Here are eight rookies with an opportunity to solidify themselves as emerging stars in the playoffs: WR Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks Lockett finished third in the NFL in […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/5/2016
According to a pair of reports, Johnny Manziel and Robert Griffin III—two Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks from schools in Texas—desire to return home and play for the Dallas Cowboys. Over a series of Tweets this past Sunday, Peter King of MMQB
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The winners of playoff games in the NFL are often times determined by the team with the best quarterback, or the team with the quarterback playing the best down the stretch. No position impacts the game more, especially when talent level is mostly even among the league’s 12 playoff participants. Here is a look at the […]
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The 2015 NFL playoffs begin this week, with a pair of Wild Card Round matchups in both the NFC and AFC kicking off the action. Here are 10 players that could make-or-break this year’s postseason: QB AJ McCarron, Cincinnati Bengals Barring a miraculous recovery from Andy Dalton (broken thumb), McCarron will start Cincinnati’s first round […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 1/4/2016
With the NFC playoff field set, here is a look at the biggest hurdle for all six teams on the road to the Super Bowl: 1. Carolina Panthers: Secondary Depth The Panthers are beat up in the secondary, with Charles Tillman dealing with a partially torn ACL and Bene Benwikere out for the season with […]
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With the NFL’s postseason field set, here’s a look at how all 12 teams fared against playoff competition this season: AFC 1. Denver Broncos (5-2) The Broncos beat three of the five other AFC playoff teams, while also notching wins against the Packers and Vikings from the NFC field. Among postseason participants, only the Chiefs […]
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For 20 NFL teams, the 2015 season is over. But for the lucky 12 postseason participants, the beat marches on for at least one more game. Eight of the 12 clubs will start preparing to play during the NFL’s Wild Card round next weekend. Here is a brief rundown that ranks the best matchups in the […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 12/28/2015
Only 16 weeks were required to decide all six playoff teams in the NFC. The Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks have all clinched postseason berths ahead of Week 17. While the early completion of the playoff field has removed most of the drama from the final week, […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 12/27/2015
Week 16 of the 2015 NFL season saw the New York Jets dispatch a rival foe, the Atlanta Falcons give a perfect team the taste of defeat and the NFC East crown a champion. The week also gave us another chapter in the Green Bay Packers’ tailspin, a blown opportunity in Baltimore and meltdowns in both […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 12/24/2015
All 12 playoff spots are capable of being locked up during Week 16 of the 2015 NFL season. Six postseason berths have already been finalized, while the six others have reasonable clinching scenarios during the year’s penultimate week. If all 12 teams are decided by the end of Monday, Week 17’s drama will be centered […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 12/20/2015
Week 15 of the 2015 NFL season saw an MVP-clinching performance, two incredible stat lines from potential postseason quarterbacks and a decisive win within one of the better positional matchups of the season. The week also featured another dud in the AFC South and two uninspiring home losses from teams that played in a Super Bowl just […]
