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Following the Dallas Cowboys’ lifeless Thanksgiving Day loss to the Buffalo Bills, screaming could be heard coming from inside the Cowboys’ locker room shortly after the game. It was later revealed that the player yelling was defensive lineman Michael Bennett, who just came over via trade with the New England Patriots last month. While Cowboys […]

Patrick Peterson has spent his entire nine-year NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals, but with just one year remaining on his contract after this season, his tenure with the club could be coming to a close. That being said, the cornerback seems open to eventually re-signing with the only team he has ever known, and […]

When Ben Roethlisberger went down with a season-ending elbow injury back in Week 2, Mason Rudolph was the next quarterback in line for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and early on, he was impressive. Rudolph vaulted the Steelers back into playoff contention, and while he wasn’t Roethlisberger, he showed enough for Pittsburgh to stick with him and […]

The Buffalo Bills came away with a pivotal 26-15 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day to improve to 9-3 and inch their way that much closer to locking down a playoff berth. But while the Bills put forth a terrific performance overall, what the players seem to remember most was a second-quarter, fourth-down […]

The Chicago Bears have been waiting an awful long time for a big-time performance from Mitchell Trubisky, and they finally got it on Thanksgiving Day, as the quarterback completed 29 of his 38 throws for 338 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in a 24-20 win over the Detroit Lions. Afterward, Bears head coach Matt […]

The Detroit Lions have been down Matthew Stafford for the last three weeks. Now, they are apparently down backup quarterback Jeff Driskel, as well. Per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, third-string signal-caller David Blough will be under center when the Lions take on the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day. Stafford has been out […]

The New England Patriots are preparing to take on the Houston Texans on Sunday, which means that the Patriots will have to deal with a bona fide star of a wide receiver in DeAndre Hopkins. Luckily, New England has a bona fide star cornerback in Stephon Gilmore to match up with Hopkins (you know; the […]

The Dallas Cowboys may be in first place in the NFC East, but it’s no time to relax in Big D. The Cowboys will face the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving Day in a game that they really need to win to avoid dropping into a likely tie with the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East […]

Going into 2019, Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson was viewed as a prime bounce-back candidate. But here we are, in Week 13, and Johnson doesn’t even have his starting job anymore. An ankle injury in Week 7 knocked Johnson out for a couple of games, but during his time off, the Cardinals acquired fellow […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has been the subject of a whole lot of criticism this season. The Eagles were expected by some to be legitimate Super Bowl contenders going into the year, but instead, they are just 5-6 and are fighting for their playoff lives as they enter their Week 13 matchup with the […]

New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore is listed as questionable for his team’s game against the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving Day, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Lattimore, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, was limited in practice on Wednesday. In the nine contests he has played this season, […]

The San Francisco 49ers are known for their defense, but their ground game has also been a major factor in their success this season. A big part of their rushing attack has been running back Matt Breida, who has missed the last couple of games with an ankle injury. However, the 49ers have gotten some […]

It hasn’t been a fun season in Cincinnati. The Bengals are 0-11 and seem to have a legitimate chance of becoming just the second 0-16 team in NFL history, with the 2008 Detroit Lions currently representing the only club to hold such a dubious distinction. In the midst of Cincinnati’s horrendous 2019 campaign, the Bengals […]

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch has been ruled out of his team’s game against the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving Day due to a neck injury, per Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. This does not come as much of a surprise, as the expectation all week had been that Vander Esch would not play. […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has cleared concussion protocol, but head coach Mike Tomlin says that his status against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday is up in the air, per Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. Smith-Schuster, who did not practice on Wednesday, is also dealing with a knee issue, an injury he suffered […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel is listed as questionable for his team’s game against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day due to a hamstring issue, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Driskel initially sustained the injury during the Lions’ loss to the Washington Redskins last Sunday and has been listed as a limited participant […]

On Tuesday, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen returned to practice after missing the previous two games with a hamstring injury. On Wednesday, he was out of practice again, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. What this means for Thielen’s status against the Seattle Seahawks next Monday remains to be seen, but the fact […]

The Baltimore Ravens will host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon in a game that some feel is a potential Super Bowl preview. The Ravens have won seven games in a row to improve to 9-2 on the season. Meanwhile, the 49ers are an NFC-best 10-1, so there is a possibility that these two […]

Going into the season, there were some who felt that Oakland Raiders tight end Darren Waller was a breakout candidate. The talent was always there; it was just a matter of whether or not Waller, who had been tagged with drug-related suspensions in the past, was going to be able to stay on the field. […]

Jacksonville Jaguars executive vice president Tom Coughlin held an impromptu media appearance on Wednesday, and during the session, he dodged questions about his future with the team, only saying “there are five games to go” when asked if he would be returning in 2020, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Coughlin added that any […]

The New York Yankees want free-agent right-handed ace Gerrit Cole, but they seem to be under the assumption that Cole doesn’t really want them. Not as much as he wants a certain other American League team on the opposite coast, anyway. During an appearance on MLB Tonight on Monday, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman said […]

The Oakland Raiders suffered a significant setback this past Sunday, falling to the New York Jets by a score of 34-3 in a game that most people anticipated they would win. It was one of the easiest games on the Raiders’ remaining schedule (or at least it was supposed to be), but instead of capitalizing […]

The Tennessee Titans have placed defensive lineman Cameron Wake on the injured reserve list, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Wake left the Titans’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars this past Sunday due to an undisclosed injury, one that will end his season. In the nine games that Wake played this year, he logged […]

Because the Chicago Bears play on Thanksgiving Day, they did not practice on Monday or Tuesday, but due to NFL rules, they are required to submit an injury report. The Bears listed wide receiver Taylor Gabriel as a non-participant on Monday, and they did the same on Tuesday, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones criticized head coach Jason Garrett and the rest of the team’s coaching staff following the Cowboys’ loss to the New England Patriots this past Sunday, and on Tuesday morning, he doubled down on his criticism. As for what running back Ezekiel Elliott thinks about the situation? He says he is […]

When the Denver Broncos selected Drew Lock in the second round of the NFL Draft back in April, most felt it would only be a matter of time before he eventually supplanted Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback. However, a preseason thumb injury put the Lock watch on halt, as the rookie signal-caller immediately hit […]

The Detroit Lions are already down their No. 1 quarterback in Matthew Stafford. Now, they might be down their primary backup. Lions head coach Matt Patricia said that backup signal-caller Jeff Driskel’s hamstring is still “pretty sore,” per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Driskel was estimated as limited in practice on Monday, and the […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones did not participate in practice on Tuesday, according to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com. Jones is nursing a shoulder injury that he sustained during the first half of his team’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday. Jones exited the game and returned with less than six minutes […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is not sure if he will play in his team’s Week 13 matchup with the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, according to Zak Keefer of The Athletic. Colts WR TY Hilton said today he was fighting thru tightness in his calf Thursday night — "I didn't have my explosiveness" — […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen returned to practice on Thursday after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury, according to Chris Tomasson of The St. Paul Pioneer Press. Thielen initially hurt his hamstring back in Week 7 and sat out Week 8, marking the first time in his NFL career that he […]

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores says it’s too early to tell if wide receiver Jakeem Grant’s season is over, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Grant suffered a high-ankle sprain during the Dolphins’ loss to the Cleveland Browns this past Sunday. High-ankle sprains generally take a month (if not more) to fully […]

The Mason Rudolph era is over in Pittsburgh. At least for now. With a pivotal Week 13 matchup against the Cleveland Browns looming, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has announced that Devlin Hodges will be the team’s starting quarterback on Sunday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Tomlin gave this blunt reasoning for the decision: […]

The Indiana Pacers got off to an ugly 0-3 start this season. Since then, the Pacers have won 10 of 13 games to improve to 10-6, most recently defeating the scrappy Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 126-114 on Monday night. Of course, all of this is coming without Victor Oladipo, who remains sidelined while […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid had a night to forget on Monday evening, going scoreless for the first time in his NBA career in a loss to the Toronto Raptors. Embiid took 11 shots, and missed all of them. He went 0-of-4 from 3-point range and 0-of-3 from the free-throw line. Doughnuts all around. […]

Everyone had been waiting to hear Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on his weekly spot on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday following his comments about Jason Garrett and the coaching staff this past Sunday. Well, Jones did appear for his interview, and he doubled down on his displeasure with the way the Cowboys lost to […]

The Oakland Raiders suffered a major setback this past Sunday, falling to the New York Jets by a score of 34-3. The loss dropped the Raiders to 6-5 on the year and prevented them from maintaining sole possession of the second Wild Card spot in the AFC. An interesting little tidbit is that Oakland, which […]

Before the Week 8 NFL trade deadline, the Los Angeles Rams sent cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens as a means of making room for fellow corner Jalen Ramsey, who they proceeded to acquire from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Well, on Monday night, Peters got his chance at revenge, and he capitalized on it, logging […]

The Baltimore Ravens aren’t just winning games; they are blowing the doors off of their opponents. On Monday night, the Ravens routed the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 45-6, giving them their third straight win by at least 34 points. That makes them the first team in the Super Bowl era to win […]

Many feel that Cam Newton has played his last down as quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. He has been sidelined with a foot injury since Week 3 and has not exactly played well over his last couple of injury-plagued seasons. However, Newton doesn’t seem to want to leave, as he expressed his love for Charlotte […]