The NFL introduced the wild card playoff system in 1970. Of course, the sleek and sexy wild card moniker wasn’t officially adopted until several years later, because everything needs a hip name. But the concept of including a wild card team—or later teams, the format we now know well— has been around in some form […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC North Sunday night, but it came at what could be a severe cost. Running back Le’Veon Bell took a vicious hit to his knee from Cincinnati Bengals safety Reggie Nelson. The knee bent in a way that goes against its intended design, and Bell limped off. Immediately it was […]

Hey look, another week with Odell Beckham Jr. doing things that just aren’t fair at all. More on his latest insanity in a minute. We begin with the odor coming from Joe Flacco. 1.5: Joe Flacco’s yards per attempt at halftime of a disastrous game against the Houston Texans, a loss that saw the Ravens […]

The 15th week of the 2014 NFL season will forever be remembered for Johnny Manziel’s debut. And it couldn’t have gone worse in every way imaginable. 244-53: The rushing yardage scoreboard between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns. Jeremy Hill chugged for 148 yards and two touchdowns. 5.9: Hill’s average yards per carry. 106-9: The […]

It’s unfortunate, but a team has to win the NFC South this year. In a more just world all four teams would be relegated to an expansion league in the Chilean mountains. But instead we have to embrace a reality that’s difficult to digest. Due to a combination of crippling defensive regression (see: New Orleans […]

Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. Oh hey look, another week of football has been played. By default that also means we get to talk about another potentially crushing Arizona Cardinals injury. Except this one actually might not […]

The Denver Broncos weren’t mediocre in many areas during the 2013 season. They established both individual and team records in pretty much every passing category, and did so while averaging an absurd 37.9 points per game. That was 12 points higher than the second-place offense. But they were just alright, and painfully adequate in one […]

In Week 13 six players gained at least 150 yards either on the ground or through the air. But we begin our weekly adventure through statistical fun with a game that was hardly a game at all.  5: The amount of players in NFL history to run for 100-plus yards in a game on only […]

Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. The Arizona Cardinals have had to endure a whole lot of ripping and breaking on their way to leading the NFC West, and starting the season 9-1. Eventually there would be a […]

Every year in late April or early May we go through NFL draft revisionist history. We wonder what would happen if, say, the Miami Dolphins selected Matt Ryan in 2008 as they should have. Or how the NFL would be a much different place if the Oakland Raiders weren’t absolutely horrible at drafting, player evaluation, […]