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It has been a very tough season for many fantasy football managers. This year has been wildly unpredictable, between COVID-19 outbreaks, injuries and inconsistent play. Even people on television paid to analyze and talk about fantasy football have felt the pains for the 2021 NFL season. ESPN fantasy football analyst Field Yates shared a sentiment […]

The New York Giants season has got worse as the year has progressed. All Pro running back Saquon Barkley missed more time with injury. Quarterback Daniel Jones did not take the leap forward Giants fans were hoping to see. Jones was then placed on season-ending injured reserve, opening the door for Mike Glennon. Glennon started […]

The Atlanta Hawks are one of the many teams around the NBA to be hit hard with COVID-19. All-Star point guard Trae Young was placed in the COVID-19 health and safety protocols Sunday morning. He was next in the long line of NBA superstars to enter the league’s protocols. He is joined by Nets’ James […]

The Detroit Lions are coming off arguably the biggest upset in the NFL this season. They hammered the heavily favored Arizona Cardinals 30-12 last week. The day after the game, it was announced that Lions quarterback Jared Goff had tested positive for COVID-19 and would be heading to the league’s protocols. That came on the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been throttled lately with COVID cases. Initially All-Star point guard James Harden and Bruce Brown were placed into the league’s COVID health and safety protocols. The team was running short on healthy bodies and there was concern they would not be able to put a full team on the court. That […]

The Buffalo Bills head into their Week 16 matchup against the New England Patriots a bit short handed. Earlier in the week, it was announced that quarterback Josh Allen’s favorite slot target, Cole Beasley, was placed into the the league’s COVID-19 protocols. On Friday, Josh Allen appears to have lost another weapon. According to ESPN […]

The Tennessee Titans got a much-needed win Thursday night against the San Francisco 49ers, 20-17. In the win, Titans Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Brown accomplished a feat not seen since 1981. A.J. Brown reeled in a career-high 11 catches in the win. Eight of those receptions came on 3rd down. That is the most […]

The National Basketball Association has been dealing with one COVID-19 outbreak after another. They have been forced to postpone a number of games. Some of the leagues best players have found themselves in the league’s COVID health and safety protocols, including Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo. That has led to the NBA announcing that all […]

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors have pulled out of the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl, forcing a cancelation of the game. Hawaii was scheduled to face the Memphis Tigers Friday night in Honolulu. The school announced on Thursday that they are pulling out of the game. The Hawaii Bowl has been canceled after Hawaii pulled out of the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered Thursday night’s game with the Atlanta Hawks battling for positioning in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers were 16-15 with the Hawks breathing down their neck, only 1.5 games back. The game would come down to the final minute. Once again, Sixers super star center Joel Embiid came up small in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off against the San Antonio Spurs Thursday night. Prior to tip-off, the organization played a tribute video for everyone in attendance at Staples Center. Lakers made a tribute video for their last time in Staples Center 💜 (via @Lakers)pic.twitter.com/7NBIiOnW8s — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 24, 2021 Bleacher […]

The Atlanta Falcons Week 16 matchup against the Detroit Lions provides the perfect opportunity for the Falcons to climb back into the playoff chase. They are coming off a blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers, 31-13. It was humbling for a team trying to sneak in, but they should not be deterred. The 49ers […]

The Dallas Cowboys are in a good spot. They are 10-4, tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Arizona Cardinals to the #2 seed in the NFC. They have basically locked up the NFC East division. Yet, not all is well with the Cowboys. The offense, led by Dak Prescott, has struggled mightily ever […]

The Tennessee Titans enter Week 16 reeling a bit. They lost 19-13 to the Pittsburgh Steelers despite dominating yardage and time of possession. They have also lost three of their last four games, which has dropped them to the #3 seed in the AFC Standings. If they want to turn the ship, or the airplane […]

The Washington Football Team’s playoff hopes are hanging by a thread after their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15. Fantasy football managers might be on that same precipice with the news of the Washington running back. According to NBC Sports Edge, Gibson missed practice for the second consecutive day with a toe injury. […]

The Cleveland Browns took a heartbreaking loss on Monday night. They lost on a last-second field goal by Daniel Carlson of the Las Vegas Raiders, 16-14. The loss dropped them to 7-7 and fighting for their playoff lives. The game was initially postponed because of the amount of players the Browns had on the COVID-19 […]

The Chicago Bears are limping to the finish line of their 2021 NFL season. Sadly, so is their starting quarterback Justin Fields. Fields missed practice on Thursday for the Bears. This is a downgrade as he actually was a limited participant on Wednesday. That does not bode well for his chances of suiting up Sunday. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 16 matchup against the Carolina Panthers screams “get right” game for the Bucs. That type of game is exactly what they need after being shut out at home vs the New Orleans Saints last week. Not only did the Buccaneers lose badly to the Saints, they lost a lot of […]

When most NBA fans think of the 1980s, they think of the amazing battles between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. They certainly are not wrong for that being top of mind. But the forgotten part of the decade is the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” teams of the late 1980s. They won back-to-back NBA […]

The National Football League MVP Award has been a crazy chase all season long. Early on, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was the front runner. Then the Rams got crushed by the Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray became the prohibited favorite. Murray later missed a month of action, essentially taking him out of […]

The Los Angeles Rams are coming off a big divisional win against the Seattle Seahawks, 20-10. The win brought the Rams into a tie with the Arizona Cardinals at 10-4, atop the NFC West. The Cardinals currently hold the tiebreaker via divisional record. Nonetheless, the Rams are having an outstanding season. Much of that has […]

On Wednesday, the NFL announced both the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference Pro Bowl members. One player in particular has a million reasons to be thankful this holiday season. Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard earned an extra $1 million after he was announced as a member of the 2021 AFC Pro Bowl […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were crushed with injuries during their Week 15 shutout loss to the New Orleans Saints. The Bucs lost Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin for the rest of the season to a torn ACL. The other Pro Bowl wideout, Mike Evans, also sustained a hamstring injury and is listed as week-to-week. […]

The New York Jets are mired in another long season. They are 3-11 and in the midst of another losing streak, having lost three straight by a combined score of 94-51. Ahead of their Week 16 matchup against Jacksonville Jaguars, the Jets have placed 14 players onto the league’s COVID-19 protocols list. Head coach Robert […]

The Minnesota Vikings pulled into the final playoff spot last week with a hard-fought win over the Chicago Bears Monday night, 17-9. On Wednesday, they got some good news with the return of Pro Bowl wide receiver back at practice. Adam Thielen (ankle), Kirk Cousins (ribs) listed as limited in Vikings' practice estimation https://t.co/nrGqqw83iB pic.twitter.com/jd7mlz5sil […]

The Arizona Cardinals unexpectedly lost to the Detroit Lions in Week 15. It was the second loss in a row for Arizona, who has now dropped from the #1 seed in the NFC to the #4 seed. In the loss, starting running back James Conner suffered a heel injury. Conner then was listed as a […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the New Orleans Saints at home Sunday night, 9-0. As if losing the game was not enough, the Bucs also lost star players due to injury, including running back Leonard Fournette. Early in the 3rd quarter, Fournette was hit hard and spun like a helicopter. When he landed, he […]

The Las Vegas Raiders kept their season alive Monday night, defeating the Cleveland Browns on a last-second field goal, 16-14. The win improved the Raiders record to 7-7. They are one of 10 teams that are either 8-6 or 7-7, fighting for three wild card spots. Unfortunately for Las Vegas, they received some bad news […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is having a Pro Bowl level season. It’s exactly what the Rams were hoping for when they traded for him during the offseason. On Tuesday night, Stafford made the record books by becoming the fastest quarterback in NFL history to throw for 50,000 passing yards. History for Matthew Stafford. […]

In July of 2007, former NFL quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted on federal offenses relating to six-year criminal enterprise with an interstate dog fighting ring known as “Bad Newz Kennels.” It was a massive story both in and outside the world of sports. On Tuesday, the last surviving dog from that […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 9-0 Sunday night to the New Orleans Saints. The loss hurt their chances of the #1 seed and only first round bye. But the injuries sustained in the loss, hurt much, much more than the loss itself. It has already been announced that Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin for […]

As the 2021 NFL season winds down, our focus on who should win the NFL MVP Award comes into clearer focus. In a lot of ways, it has turned into the ‘Best Quarterback Award,’ and is seen once again by the leading candidates, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, being quarterbacks. But Indianapolis Colts running back […]

The Buffalo Bills have climbed back into the AFC East race. They soundly defeated the Carolina Panthers 31-14 on Sunday. The New England Patriots lost 27-17 to the surging Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night. That leaves the Bills only one game behind the Patriots with their pivotal matchup this weekend in Foxborough. But the Bills […]

The Seattle Seahawks are set to square off with the Los Angeles Rams Tuesday night. The game was postponed from Sunday because of the massive COVID-19 outbreak the Rams were dealing with. But Seattle has also had their own issue with COVID. They placed wide receiver Tyler Lockett and running back Alex Collins on the […]

The Green Bay Packers are 11-3 and sit atop the NFC standings. They are coming off a thrilling 31-30 road victory over the Baltimore Ravens. In the victory, Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and tied Brett Favre for the most passing TDs in franchise history with 442. One of those touchdowns went to his […]

The Washington Football Team had been crushed with COVID-19 positive cases over the last week. That prompted the NFL to postpone Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles to Tuesday night. The hope for Washington was that they would get some of their missing players to clear COVID protocols in time for the game, including starting […]

All is right with the Green Bay Packers right now. They are coming off another thrilling victory, 31-30 over the Baltimore Ravens. They pulled a game ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys for the NFC’s top seed and only first-round bye. That has left Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers feeling a bit frisky. […]

The Denver Nuggets have won three of his last four games and climbed back into the playoff chase. They are a game over .500 at 15-14 and in 2nd place in the Northwest division, thanks to Nikola Jokic dominating once again. Nuggets guard Austin Rivers has not been very busy this season. He is averaging […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke to the media Tuesday prior to their Week 16 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He was asked his thoughts on the Steelers trading away Pro Bowl linebacker Melvin Ingram III to Kansas City. Tomlin gave a bold take on the situation, according to ESPN NFL Nation […]