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When the Denver Broncos announced they were going to be riding with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback over Drew Lock there were some that disagreed, but it appears Denver was right. The Broncos are now 2-0 after beating the New York Giants in Week 1 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. Those two opponents might […]

The Green Bay Packers ended the 2020 season with bad taste in their mouth despite Aaron Rodgers winning MVP. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took it to the Packers and beat them in the playoffs. From there, a terrible offseason surrounding Rodgers’ future ensued and led all the way up to Week 1 […]

The Baltimore Ravens got a much needed win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, winning 36-35 after a clutch forced fumble by rookie Odafe Oweh. This game was close the whole way and Baltimore was able to recover from a very slow start to beat Kansas City. Lamar Jackson was able to get […]

The Arizona Cardinals won a thriller against the Minnesota Vikings in a game that came down to a last-second field goal attempt from the Vikings. In typical Vikings fashion, they missed the kick and Arizona won the game by one point, doing just barely enough throughout to win. Both teams had their ups and downs […]

The Las Vegas Raiders took care of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2, winning by a final score of 26-17. The Raiders found out just hours before game time that their number one running back, Josh Jacobs, would be unable to go. That was an immediate hit to their chances but Derek Carr was able […]

The Sunday night matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens lived up to all the hype. Before the game, the story was Lamar Jackson never being able to defeat the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs. In the end the Ravens somehow pulled off the win with one of the more gutsy fourth down calls […]

Week 1 was rough all around for the NFC North division as all four teams lost and all four teams looked pretty rough. The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears could both lose again this week but one thing is absolutely guaranteed. All four teams will not start with two losses as the Green Bay Packers […]

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a Week 1 full of ups and downs. The ups are mainly just moral victories after playing well enough to win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but ultimately Tom Brady stole the game. The downs are much more extreme, of course starting with the loss to Tampa. In this […]

The Baltimore Ravens are coming off a strange loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in what is a candidate for craziest ending to a game this season. Turnover after turnover in overtime of that game led to Derek Carr finishing the contest on a deep touchdown pass, giving the Ravens a 0-1 record so far […]

There were a lot of shocking things that happened in Week 1 of the NFL season but perhaps none as shocking as what the Houston Texans pulled off. Houston was looked at as easily the worst team in the league with journeyman quarterback Tyrod Taylor leading a group that seems to have at least one […]

The Arizona Cardinals are fresh off a dominant Week 1 win against the Tennessee Titans, winning with a final score of 38-13. They are now set to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 and if the two teams perform similarly to Week 1 then the Cardinals should have a very fun game. Minnesota is […]

The Atlanta Falcons are headed to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers just one week after failing to score a touchdown in a 32-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Things certainly aren’t getting easier as they head to face Tom Brady, the quarterback that came back from the infamous 28-3 just a few seasons […]

The Minnesota Vikings played a terribly disappointing game in their Week 1 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. This was a game Vikings fans have had circled as a win since the schedule was released but now the team is 0-1 with the next three against Arizona, Seattle, and Cleveland. In this specific post, we’re doing […]

The Los Angeles Rams are ready to win after an offseason that saw them move on from former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff. Usually when a team gives up on it’s former top pick, that franchise ends up in big trouble. However, it’s quite the opposite for LA with Matthew Stafford taking over. Los […]

The New York Giants are coming off a disappointing Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos, a team not many had high expectations for this NFL season. Teddy Bridgewater easily took down the Giants defense en route to a 27-13 win. The Giants weren’t able to do anything to stop the Broncos from taking the […]

The Dallas Cowboys began the 2021 season with a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they looked great overall. Despite the loss, there was a ton of excitement about this season with Dak Prescott returning alongside Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper, and CeeDee Lamb all looking like legit healthy weapons. The defense was a concern, […]

The Washington Football Team is already in a tough situation after newly signed quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick went down with a hip injury. In his place will be the 28-year-old Taylor Heinicke, making just the second regular season start of his career. This is a team that has hopes of winning the NFC East division for […]

Not much went right for the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1. The Jaguars were embarrassed by the Houston Texans, also known as the team projected to be the worst in the league this season. Luckily for the Texans, they were taking on the worst team in the league from last season, and it was easy […]

The Chicago Bears were embarrassed by the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night with a final score of 34-14. Despite that, there were a few takeaways for the Bears, including one self-explanatory one. The loss hurts, but they’re playing in a seemingly weak NFC North with the Lions and the confusing Vikings and Packers. Hope […]

The quarterback situation for the Washington Football Team has been a question mark for a while now and the solution for this season was the longtime journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick. Unfortunately for Fitzpatrick and the Football Team, he will miss at least the next three weeks (one report says it’s likely six to eight weeks) after […]

The Baltimore Ravens rode into Las Vegas for Monday Night Football as 7.5 point favorites. There was no way Lamar Jackson and John Harbaugh were going to lose to Derek Carr and Jon Gruden. Not only did the Ravens end up crushing the 7.5 point mark, they handed the Ravens a Week 1 loss in […]

The Las Vegas Raiders walked away from their Monday Night Football game against the Baltimore Ravens with a crazy win. For those watching it was like nothing anyone had seen before because of how weird the ending was. An overtime victory in Week 1 makes people believe this Raiders team could actually do some damage […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves seem to be all in on acquiring Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers. They also seem to be all in on trading for him without giving up any of their star players. If the Timberwolves are unwilling to part with Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, or D’Angelo Russell, then how are they going […]

After an offseason full of contemplation from Aaron Rodgers on whether or not to return to the Green Bay Packers, Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints was very much anticipated. Everyone was paying some attention to how this first game would go for Rodgers. After all, he put out the “Last Dance” pictures on […]

Week 1 of the NFL season was filled with plenty of entertainment and wild results. This isn’t the NBA where there are 81 games remaining after opening day, instead there are only 16 more in this new 17 game schedule. Despite the schedule being much shorter in the NFL, there is still more than enough […]

The first week of the NFL season always gives us some unexpected performances from players all over the field. Some exceed expectations and some fall flat, and this is especially prominent at the quarterback position. If a quarterback doesn’t meet expectations, it often costs their team the game because of how important the position is. […]

Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season is basically complete aside from Monday Night Football, and we saw some great performances from quarterbacks all around. Some of these performances were expected, especially from guys like Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, but some players shocked us with their performances. Let’s get into the four quarterbacks who […]

The Los Angeles Rams are ready to win. They’ve replaced their weakest link, Jared Goff, with Matthew Stafford who appears to be the missing piece for the team. Now, they are set to start the 2021 campaign with high hopes of a better showing this time around. Of course, there are questions the Rams have […]

If not for the much anticipated debut of the number one overall pick Trevor Lawrence this game wouldn’t have a ton of appeal. The Jaguars were literally the worst team in the league last season and they’re set to take on the unanimous worst team in the league this season, the Houston Texans. Luckily we […]

The New Orleans Saints are one of the most fascinating teams in the NFL because no one is completely sure what to expect from them. The defense should rank in the top half of the league and the offensive line should be in the Top 10. Those two things usually make a playoff team, but […]

The New York Giants are welcoming the Denver Broncos into their stadium for Week 1 and it’s shaping up to be the most boring close game in NFL history. The Giants led by Daniel Jones are taking on the Broncos led by Teddy Bridgewater. Both teams have a chance to be playoff teams after missing […]

The Cleveland Browns are in Kansas City looking for a big upset in Week 1 against the Chiefs. Both teams have extremely high hopes for this season but only one will come out victorious. Baker Mayfield will be leading the offense with his main weapons back and Odell Beckham Jr. returning from injury. The Browns’ […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been stuck in the basement of the NBA ever since Kevin Garnett left. There has been a lot of hope through those years, but only one having playoff appearance since 2004 is about as bad as it gets. The Wolves have had players like Ricky Rubio, Kevin Love, and Andrew Wiggins […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are one of the four teams in the weird NFC East division that could see any of the teams finish in first place. Winning this division won’t be easy because of how competitive it’s going to be. None of the teams look like super teams so it could end up just being […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars got their quarterback. They snuck past the New York Jets for the worst team in the NFL standings last season and got Trevor Lawrence. Things could start to turn around for the Jaguars starting this season, but a lot of things are going to have to go right for them. The defense […]

The Arizona Cardinals are a team that could breakout this season with a dynamic offense and a defense with star potential. In this specific post, we’ll be revealing our Cardinals X Factor for the 2021 NFL season. Kyler Murray is entering his third season as the Cardinals franchise quarterback. A year that often sees young […]

The New England Patriots are still recovering from Tom Brady’s departure, and rookie Mac Jones seems to be a viable replacement after beating out Cam Newton for the starting job. While he has never actually played a real NFL game before, he at least looks the part so far. With Brady gone and winning Super […]

The Indianapolis Colts are coming off of a very successful 11-5 NFL season that ultimately ended in a loss in the Wild Card round. In this post, we’ll be looking forward. More accurately, a discussion will be had about the Colts X Factor for the 2021 NFL season. Nonetheless,  the aforementioned version of the team […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are headed into their eighth season with quarterback Derek Carr and their fourth season with coach Jon Gruden. The duo has gone just 19-29 together but the last two seasons have shown signs of hope. Carr is a fairly average quarterback locked in at a pretty average price tag for the […]