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The San Francisco 49ers Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears was mightily disappointing. The 49ers were heavy favorites against a very weak Bears squad, but they ended up struggling mightily on offense throughout the game as torrential downpours made life difficult for both sides. Still, the weather cannot be used as an excuse to […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened their 2022 season with a fairly simple 19-3 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The game was more about the Cowboys’ struggles than the Buccaneers’ success, but a win is a win in the NFL, and winning ugly is better than not winning at all. Even with the victory, though, it’s […]

Jameis Winston led the New Orleans Saints to a fantastic comeback against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1. Unfortunately, it appears as if he may have picked up an injury along the way that could throw his status for the Saints Week 2 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in doubt. Jameis Winston injury update […]

The Dallas Cowboys 2022 season got off to a very rough start in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Not only did they lose by a score of 19-3, but they also lost their star quarterback Dak Prescott to a thumb injury that will hold him out for the next 6-8 weeks. In the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked up a fairly uncontested win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, but they didn’t escape unscathed. Chris Godwin picked up a hamstring injury that appears likely to hold him out for at least the upcoming week, and now Mike Evans appears to be dealing with an injury himself that […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a thrilling win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, but ended up losing some key players along the way. Among them was starting running back Najee Harris, who picked up a foot injury midway through the game and was unable to finish the contest. The injury wasn’t expected to […]

The Seattle Mariners have been one of the biggest surprises during the 2022 season, and a big reason for that is because of the play of Julio Rodriguez, their rookie center fielder. As the MLB season nears its conclusion, it’s clear that Rodriguez is the frontrunner for the American League Rookie of the Year award. […]

The Detroit Lions nearly pulled off a stunning comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 to open their 2022 season. One of the reasons it was in the cards was because of D’Andre Swift’s standout performance. Swift turned his 18 touches into 175 total yards and a touchdown, which was a mightily productive start […]

The end of the 2022 MLB season is nearly upon us. And as the season begins to wind down, the awards races throughout the league are beginning to heat up. One race that has gotten quite interesting is the NL MVP race, with Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Mookie Betts all fighting it out for […]

As the 2022 MLB season begins to wind down, the award races are beginning to really heat up. While teams continue to joust for playoff positions, the players themselves are fighting to pick some individual awards as well. One of the tighter races around the league is the AL Cy Young race between Dylan Cease […]

The 2022 MLB season is entering the home stretch. While playoff races are coming down to the wire for many teams across the league, for the players themselves, the award races are heating up as well. One of the most captivating races is between Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge for the 2022 AL MVP award. […]

The New York Jets opened their 2022 season with a 24-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. One of the main storylines for the Jets was that former Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco would be filling in for the time being as Zach Wilson continues to work his way back from injury. Flacco was OK against the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cruised to a fairly uncontested 19-3 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, but they didn’t escape unscathed. Chris Godwin picked up a hamstring injury along the way, which was a big loss for the Bucs wide receiver corps. Luckily, it didn’t come back to bite them in this game. […]

The Indianapolis Colts were involved in the strangest game from Week 1, in which they somehow ended up in a tie with the Houston Texans. Of course, they could have won the game in overtime, but kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a potential game-winning 42 yard field goal, and Indianapolis never got another real shot to […]

The Atlanta Falcons suffered a tough loss to open their season against the New Orleans Saints. After leading for most of the game, the Falcons allowed the Saints to make a big comeback and steal the game. After the game ended, Falcons fans took a quick look at the box score and asked one question; […]

Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers pulled out a huge win against an AFC West opponent in the Las Vegas Raiders to open their season. They will have a chance to do the same thing in Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. Brandon Staley’s update on J.C. Jackson’s injury […]

The Dallas Cowboys season-opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was ugly to say the least. They only managed to score three points on the night, and lost quarterback Dak Prescott for the next couple of weeks with a thumb injury. The hits keep coming in, though, as the latest update for starting safety Jayron Kearse […]

The New England Patriots had a rough start to their 2022 season against the Miami Dolphins in Week 1. They only managed to score seven points, and looked disjointed on offense for much of the day. As if losing wasn’t bad enough, reports surfaced after the game that quarterback Mac Jones suffered a back injury […]

The Washington Commanders earned a hard fought win over the Jacksonville Jaguars to open the 2022 season. But it looks like they lost a key piece of their defense in Phidarian Mathis along the way, and the latest update on his injury that he suffered during the game isn’t good news for the Commanders. Commanders […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a massive victory over the Cincinnati Bengals to open their season. But they may have ended up suffering a bigger loss during the game, as it was announced shortly after the game that the Steelers feared that TJ Watt suffered a torn pectoral, which would keep him out for quite […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos Monday Night Football contest to close out Week 1 will see Russell Wilson make his highly anticipated return to Seattle after he was traded to the Broncos this offseason. On another note, it’s also the first time Drew Lock will see his old teammates after he was part of […]

The Detroit Lions unsurprisingly came up short against the Philadelphia Eagles to open their season in Week 1. But it wasn’t without a spirited rally late in the game that Detroit nearly ended up pulling off. Despite the loss, it’s clear that head coach Dan Campbell was happy with the team’s fight against a strong […]

The Seattle Seahawks are going to look much different than they have looked during the past decade. That’s due in large part to Russell Wilson no longer being their quarterback after he was traded to the Denver Broncos this past offseason. There has been one familiar face in the building for the Seahawks recently in […]

The Chicago Bears don’t have too many expectations for the 2022 season. Yet with their first game of the season in the books, they find themselves with a 1-0 record after beating the San Francisco 49ers, who made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game last season, by a score of 19-10. It’s […]

The Baltimore Ravens weren’t fully healthy heading into the 2022 season, but against a weak New York Jets team, it didn’t really matter. The Ravens cruised to a comfortable 24-9 victory over the Jets in Week 1, which was the strong start they needed in a competitive AFC North division. The Ravens jumped out to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers opened their 2022 season with a thrilling victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. Week 1 had some crazy games that came right down to the wire, but the Steelers win over the Bengals may have just been the best of the bunch. The Steelers were heavy underdogs in this game, but ended up […]

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens had a lot go right for them in their Week 1 victory over the New York Jets. Unfortunately, they lost a key offensive lineman in the process of their dominant victory over the Jets. After their win, John Harbaugh provided some updates on players who picked up injuries along […]

The Baltimore Ravens cruised past the New York Jets in their Week 1 opener, winning by a score of 24-9. Lamar Jackson threw for three touchdowns on the day, and their defense easily shut down old friend Joe Flacco and the Jets offense for much of the day. Jackson’s performance in the aftermath of his […]

The Chicago White Sox are making a strong push for a playoff spot in the American League Central over the final few weeks of the 2022 MLB season. They have surprisingly passed over the Minnesota Twins in the standings, and are just a game and a half behind the Cleveland Guardians for the top seed […]

The Basketball Hall of Fame enshrined their Class of 2022 yesterday, which was headlined by San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili and Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat star Tim Hardaway. Now that festivities are complete, fans are already beginning to wonder who will be part of the Class of 2023. One name frequently mentioned […]

The San Francisco 49ers are battling the Chicago Bears in a very wet Soldier Field to open their season. Unfortunately, their starting running back Elijah Mitchell suffered an injury early in the contest that knocked him out of the game. Here’s the latest on the Elijah Mitchell injury for the 49ers and their fans. Elijah […]

The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott are hoping Week 1 of the 2022 season will be different from Week 1 of the 2021 season. The Cowboys came up short against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to open the previous season, and drew them as their opponent to kickoff their 2022 campaign for the second straight season. […]

Aaron Judge is chasing baseball history. His 55 home runs on the season put him on pace to break New York Yankees legend Roger Maris’ American League single-season home run record of 61 home runs. Judge will likely fall short of Barry Bonds’ all-time record of 73 homers, but Mark McGwire believes that Judge will […]

Quenton Nelson signed a four-year, $80 million extension with the Indianapolis Colts last night right before the start of the 2022 season. The deal makes Nelson the highest paid guard in NFL history, and will keep Nelson with the Colts for the foreseeable future to protect their quarterback (currently Matt Ryan) and open holes for […]

The Baltimore Ravens have been hoping to get back their young running back JK Dobbins in time for Week 1 of the 2022 season after he was forced to miss the entire 2021 campaign with a torn ACL. Unfortunately, it looks like the Ravens will be without their top running back for their season opener […]

The New England Patriots and Bill Belichick have had a lot of secrecy surrounding their offensive play caller for Mac Jones all offseason long. After months of speculation, it appears as if we finally have our answer. Heading into their Week 1 contest against the Miami Dolphins, Belichick will be handing off the offensive play […]

The Green Bay Packers are hoping that Aaron Rodgers will be able to lead the franchise back to the Super Bowl after years of postseason woes. Their task of getting their season off on the right foot will be made a bit more difficult in Week 1, as it looks like some key players, including […]

The Tennessee Titans are looking to win the AFC South for the third straight season in 2022. Could they end up doing it with a new quarterback in Malik Willis under center rather than veteran incumbent Ryan Tannehill? It doesn’t appear likely. While Willis put together some strong games during the preseason, and generally looked […]

The New York Mets have struggled mightily as of late. They have lost control of the National League East division to the Atlanta Braves, who the Mets currently find ahead of them in the standings by just half a game. Considering how big of a lead the Mets have had at times recently, though, being […]