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The first seed Baltimore Ravens face the sixth seed Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round as John Harbaugh’s team looks to advance to the AFC Championship for the first time since the 2012-2013 season. Despite Tennessee’s upset win over the New England Patriots in the Wild Card Round, their playoff run will end against Baltimore. The […]

In their first season without Andrew Luck, the Indianapolis Colts finished 7-9. Their third-place finish in the AFC South comes one year after finishing 10-6 and advancing to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. While disappointing, the 2019 season presented many takeaways for the mediocre football team. If the Colts want to return to the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers controlled their destiny entering Week 16. If they won their final two games, the team would head to the playoffs as the sixth seed. Unfortunately, the New York Jets upset Pittsburgh, and all the Steelers can do is play to win and hope things fall in their favor in Week 17. The […]

The New England Patriots are tied for the most Super Bowl victories in NFL history. In about two decades, the franchise went from being Super Bowl-less to a perennial juggernaut. During that time, many great players worked under Bill Belichick and transformed the image of the organization. However, New England had some great players before […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of two NFL franchises with six Super Bowls. With so much success and nearly 50 years of prominence in the league, the team has its fair share of legends. Pittsburgh is perhaps the most gifted organization in NFL history in terms of talented players who have worn the black and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of two franchises in NFL history with six Super Bowls. Famously, the team won Super Bowls in the 1970s with one of the best collections of drafted players ever assembled. However, the Steelers have their fair share of impactful free agent signings. Pittsburgh heavily favors drafting and developing its future […]

The Baltimore Ravens are the scariest team in the NFL. After stumbling through the first six weeks of the season, Lamar Jackson and co. have found their rhythm. There’s no team in the league playing on their level. This season, the Ravens have defeated plenty of other great teams. In Week 7, they took down […]

While some divisions have clear leaders, the AFC South is a three-way race between the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, and Jacksonville Jaguars. The 6-5 Titans are in third place, trailing the 6-5 Colts and 7-4 Texans. The Titans can get one step closer to the postseason with a victory against the Colts this Sunday. Let’s […]

The NFC South-leading New Orleans Saints will clash with the second-place Carolina Panthers in Week 12. Week 12 is the first meeting between the divisional opponents this season. While they are first and second in the NFC South, the Saints and Panthers are trending in two different directions. New Orleans is 7-1 in its last […]

While Week 11 likely won’t like up to the intensity of Week 10, at least one game will have major playoff implications. The 6-3 Houston Texans travel to M&T Bank Stadium to take on the 7-2 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. It’s a matchup between AFC divisional leaders. With a win, the Texans would capture the […]

After the double-doink ended Chicago’s Super Bowl hopes last season, the team has crashed and burned hard in 2019. The Chicago Bears were popular picks in preseason polls predicting playoff teams. Now, at 3-5 in one of the most competitive divisions in the league, Chicago’s playoff hopes are all but dead. Even if the year […]

In Week 9, the 5-2 Seattle Seahawks will host the 2-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks, who swept past the Atlanta Falcons last week, are building momentum for their Week 10 matchup against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. Facing the floundering Buccaneers gives Seattle a prime opportunity for a dominating victory. It’s the […]

On Sunday Night Football in Week 7, the Philadelphia Eagles had the opportunity to take control of the NFC East by defeating the Dallas Cowboys. The game turned into a 37-10 blowout in favor of Dallas. After losing two games straight, the 3-4 Eagles will face the 5-1 Buffalo Bills in Week 8. While Philadelphia […]

While the Tennessee Titans have quarterback issues and the Jacksonville Jaguars are busy imploding, the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts will fight a battle for superiority in the AFC South this weekend. The Texans are coming off an upset victory against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Colts are two weeks removed from beating Kansas City […]

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most surprising teams in the NFL this season. Besides the New England Patriots, San Francisco is the only other undefeated team in the league. In Week 6, the 49ers have a chance to expand their division lead over the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. Both […]

The 2019 season has not started as the Minnesota Vikings hoped it would. Through the first four weeks of the season, Minnesota is 2-2 and is in last place in the NFC North. The team already has two divisional losses as well. Coming off of a defensive battle against the Chicago Bears, the Vikings will […]

In Week 4, the undefeated Los Angeles Rams will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in front of their home crowd at the LA Memorial Coliseum. While Los Angeles should be able to beat Tampa Bay easily, Sean McVay’s team still has a lot of questions to answer. Los Angeles’ defense of all things looks improved, […]

Through two weeks of the 2019 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins have been the worst team in football. The team looked miserable on Sunday against the New England Patriots. Miami’s quarterbacks were intercepted four times, and two of those turnovers were returned for defensive scores. It’s no wonder a young player like Minkah Fitzpatrick asked […]

The Cleveland Browns received more hype than any other team in the NFL this offseason. The team added multiple Pro Bowl players, including Odell Beckham and Olivier Vernon. Despite going 7-8-1 last season, some people picked Cleveland to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. However, the hype looked overblown in Week 1 when the […]

The Denver Broncos have a chance to make some noise this season. They have the second-toughest strength of schedule based on teams’ records from 2018. However, the Broncos are still a talented team that could string together wins and build momentum which they can carry into the future. It all starts with beating the Oakland […]

The NFL is finally back. Well, almost. The first game of the 2019 regular season is Thursday’s matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers. However, let’s focus on another game from the NFL’s opening weekend. The New England Patriots will play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night. The game features two […]

Ezekiel Elliott is the lifeblood of the Dallas Cowboys‘ offense. He’s been at the center of the team’s success since they drafted him with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Ohio State product was a First Team All-Pro as a rookie and has continued to dominate over the past two seasons. […]

CLUTCH Summary: The longer Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers plays in the NFL, the easier it is to make GOAT QB arguments for him. People often have recency bias when it comes to spots, often leading to folks forgetting players who trotted about the gridiron in other areas. Nevertheless, the case for Aaron Rodgers […]

If you’re an NFL fan, chances are you’re familiar with the story of Paxton Lynch. The Denver Broncos drafted him with the 26th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Broncos had just won Super Bowl 50 and Peyton Manning retired. That offseason, Brock Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Houston […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have the season they wanted to last year. 2018 was full of drama and Pittsburgh missed the playoffs. Now, a new year is about to begin. Fans and the team are hopeful for a revival and a return to the Steelers winning ways. Before we get to that point though, we’re […]

Christian McCaffrey was one of the most productive running backs in the NFL last season. Yet, he didn’t even receive a Pro Bowl invite. Fantasy football players in PPR leagues know McCaffrey’s value. However, everyday fans do not give McCaffrey the respect he deserves. The Carolina Panthers’ running back stacks up well in the running […]

With less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of last season’s NFC Championship game, we witnessed one of the worst no-calls in NFL history. With the game tied at 20 points and the New Orleans Saints driving, Los Angeles Rams defensive back, Nickell Robey-Coleman slammed into wide receiver, Tommylee Lewis. Robey-Coleman did not […]

The Denver Broncos have fallen off of the map since winning Super Bowl 50. The team has gone a combined 11-21 over the past two seasons. The Broncos finished third in the AFC West last season. However, with the Oakland Raiders adding major pieces during the offseason, the Broncos could end up in the basement […]

The Seattle Seahawks landed an absolute gem when they drafted Chris Carson. The team drafted Carson in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. At Oklahoma State, Carson led the team in rushing in 2015. However, he only recorded 517 yards on 131 attempts. Justice Hill promptly replaced him as the team’s lead back […]

While James Conner wasn’t able to fully replace Le’Veon Bell’s production, he showed immense potential in 2018. Most people are familiar with the 24-year-old’s story. Conner was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2015. In May of 2016, Conner was pronounced cancer-free. He returned to play one final season at the University of Pittsburgh. He played […]

At the end of the 2014 college football season, Ohio State faced off against Oregon in the first final of the CFP. A young running back named Ezekiel Elliott ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns that night. Elliott carried Ohio State to a dominant 42-20 victory over Heisman winning quarterback Marcus Mariota and the […]

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins was taken with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. While other wide receivers from that 2014 class have thrived, Watkins hasn’t. Five years into his career and he’s already played on three different teams. Through his first two years, Watkins averaged […]

The woeful Cincinnati Bengals have a few bright spots on their team. Wide receiver, A.J. Green has been one of those bright spots for the past eight years. Green’s career has hit a bit of a snag though. Last season, the star receiver played in just nine games because of injuries. He finished the season […]

The NBA is a fun league. Tune in any night and you can see All-Stars or young prospects racing up and down the court for both teams. If you look at the stands, you’ll see movie stars, singers, and former players all cheering for their teams. With some teams, you’ll even see owners sitting court-side, […]

The New Orleans Saints have thrown together back-to-back great seasons. In 2017, the team went 11-5, but they lost to the Minnesota Vikings on a miracle play. In 2018, the team improved and finished atop the NFC South with a 13-3 record. They ended up losing to the Los Angeles Rams in the conference championship […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers went all of last season without former All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell, who was sitting out because of a contract dispute. Ordinarily, a team’s ground game and offensive scheme would suffer majorly from such a loss. While there was a dip in production, the running game held together though thanks to James […]

It wasn’t that many seasons ago that the Oakland Raiders were the most-picked team to win the Super Bowl, according to ESPN and the Westgate SuperBook. There was also discussion around Derek Carr emerging as an MVP candidate. Clearly, the hype didn’t pan out or last very long. Just three years after going 12-4, the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still a playoff caliber team. That’s right, even after watching Le’Veon Bell walk away in NFL free agency and trading Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders, the Steelers are still one of the best teams in the NFL. That being said, every team has room to get better, and Pittsburgh is […]

The Minnesota Vikings and two-time Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph reached an agreement on a four-year extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. ICYMI: Vikings giving veteran TE Kyle Rudolph a four-year, $36 million extension that keeps him in Minnesota, per source. Rudolph scheduled to sign the deal this morning. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 11, […]