Rex Ryan is off the hot seat, at least for another year. Jets owner Woody Johnson announced today that general manager Mike Tennenbaum would not be back with the team. Johnson released the following statement, "Mike devoted 15 years of service to the Jets, and I want to thank him for his hard work and […]

Tonight, the Redskins hosted the Dallas Cowboys in a de-facto NFC East championship game, and the Robert Griffin III led team ground out a a victory, their seventh straight, to win the division for the first time since 1999. The Redskins didn't throw the ball all over the field, but Griffin was efficient when he […]

The Chicago Bears saw their playoff hopes end as the Minnesota Vikings edged by their inner-divisional rival, the Green Bay Packers. The Packers' loss knocks them out of the second seed in the NFC playoffs, bumping them to the third seed and elevating the San Francisco 49ers to the second spot. With the win, the […]

With the Lions loss to the Bears, the Giants have been eliminated from the playoff race. The Bears will now become huge Green Bay fans, as they need the Vikings to lose their matchup against the Packers in the late round of games. The Giants needed a huge list of games to go their way […]

For the better part of this season, there was no clear "best" team in the NFL. For awhile, the Texans and the Falcons were the frontrunners, but they've been somewhat off their game coming down the stretch. Meanwhile, teams like the Broncos, Patriots, Seahawks and Redskins have hit their stride. Of the teams mentioned above, […]

Although you'll likely see some form of this debate on a variety of ESPN shows and articles, we thought it would be best to check with bloggers representing the three lead candidates so that they could make their case as to why their signal caller is worthy of the distinction of rookie of the year. […]

The New York Giants aren't dead in the playoff race just yet, but they're certainly on life support. In addition to winning their own game, the Giants need three other games to fall their way. The math doesn't lean in their favor for making the playoffs, but their odds may not be as poor as […]

Richard Sherman will not be suspended for four games following his successful appeal. Sherman took to Twitter to break the news himself. Thank you @

The top three teams on our latest list of the NFL's hottest and most powerful squads are quarterbacked by men who have a combined five Super Bowl titles and eight Super Bowl appearances. Beyond that, seven of the next nine teams have starting quarterbacks that have never won a playoff game. Five have never even […]

The hot seat in the NFL can be a fickle topic. A coach could go from heading out the door one year to an entrenched position with the team and back to the hot seat within a couple of years (see Tom Coughlin in New York). That's been the case with Minnesota Vikings head coach […]

Next Sunday, the nation will be treated to a divisional championship game. The Redskins will host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, with the winner advancing to the offseason and the loser staying home for the playoffs. Last season, the Cowboys were traveling to New York in week 17 to visit the Giants. The […]

Who would have thought at the onset of the season that the hottest team in football heading towards the playoffs would be the Seattle Seahawks? No one saw it coming, but the Seahawks have been hanging points on everyone like they're playing peewee teams. The Seahawks' latest victims were the shell-shocked players and coaches of […]

We wrap up the 16th Sunday of the NFL season by looking at a handful of players who exceeded expectations and a handful who failed to deliver. Surprises Bernard Pierce, Ravens: The rookie third-round pick had never gone over 53 yards in a game until Sunday. Against the Giants, he outperformed Ray Rice, posting 123 […]