Steve Silverman Articles - Page 29

The Los Angeles Chargers have accomplished a key goal in head coach Jim Harbaugh’s first year with the team. They are returning to the playoffs after beating the New England Patriots 40-7. Rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey and quarterback Justin Herbert once again played key roles for the Chargers in the victory that improved the […]

The Minnesota Vikings are in a position to push for the top seed in the NFC playoffs and the NFC North title. If they can beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 and the Detroit Lions in Week 18, they will reach that goal. The Vikings received good news ahead of the Packers game, […]

This is undoubtedly the top NFL game in the penultimate weekend of the season, as these two NFC North powerhouses meet at U.S. Bank Stadium. Ahead of the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings Week 17 game, we will be making our Vikings predictions. The Vikings (13-2) have had a brilliant season and come into this game […]

The Florida Panthers are in the process of defending the Stanley Cup title they won last year by outlasting the Edmonton Oilers in seven games. They have a full and complete roster, but it is not the same team they had last season. They lost multiple players to free agency in the offseason, and while […]

Kirk Cousins was flying high just two months ago as the starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons. Months after signing a four-year, $180 million contract with the NFC South team after six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, he threw four touchdown passes and one interception in a 36-30 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have endured decades of frustration in the NHL. Arguably the most popular team in the NHL, the Maple Leafs have not won a Stanley Cup since 1967, the year before the league doubled in size from 6 to 12 teams. In recent years, the Maple Leafs have had an array of […]

The Detroit Lions have enjoyed a brilliant season and they have been viewed as the best team in the NFL for much of the year. However, that designation likely belongs to the Kansas City Chiefs now, as the defending Super Bowl champions go into the last week of the NFL season with a 15-1 record […]

The Washington Commanders pulled off one of the most memorable victories of the season when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 36-33 in Week 16. It was a remarkable comeback effort and put an end to Philadelphia’s 10-game winning streak. After the game, players and coaches met each other on the field in traditional fashion, but […]

The Chicago Bears have a head coaching opening after firing Matt Eberflus in late November. While Thomas Brown has been coaching on an interim basis since the Eberflus dismissal, the Bears are expected to go after an experienced head coach with a strong offensive background in the offseason. One of the names that has been […]

The Detroit Lions have one goal in mind for the final two weeks of the regular season. Head coach Dan Campbell and his players want to win the NFC North title and also come away with the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Lions and the Minnesota Vikings are tied for the pole […]

The Minnesota Vikings were an afterthought at the start of the NFL season, and many observers looked at head coach Kevin O’Connell’s team as a likely last-place finisher in the NFC North. The situation has changed dramatically with two weeks remaining in the regular season. The Vikings have reeled off eight straight victories and if […]

The Seattle Seahawks knew they were in for a fight against the streaking Minnesota Vikings. Desperately needing a win to improve their position in the NFC West, the Seahawks took a fourth-quarter lead when Geno Smith hit tight end A.J. Barner with a 4-yard touchdown pass with 4:21 remaining. However, that 24-20 advantage lasted just […]

The Washington Commanders appeared to be up against it in their Week 16 home game against the red-hot Philadelphia Eagles. The Commanders fell into an immediate hole, as the Eagles built a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter and had control of the game for nearly 60 minutes. However, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was never […]

The Washington Commanders appeared to be in desperate position against the streaking Philadelphia Eagles. They found themselves down by a 21-7 margin in the first quarter and they would turn the ball over five times in the game against an opponent that had won 10 games in a row. Nevertheless there was no give-up in […]

The NFL season has reached its most crucial weeks of the regular season, and for first-year Fox NFL analyst Tom Brady, it means seeing the best teams and the best players in their most critical moments. After a somewhat slow start to his broadcasting career, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback has grown much more comfortable […]

The Montreal Canadiens have been looking for a big-time goal scorer for years. They may have found their go-to scoring stud in Patrik Laine. Since returning to the Montreal lineup from an early-season injury, Laine has scored seven goals in his first eight games for the Habs. In addition to putting the puck in the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have heard plenty of criticism this season. Even though the Chiefs have lost just one game, their offensive production has not been at the level that it has reached in previous years and they have been accused of getting breaks at the end of a number of games that their opponents […]

The Boston Bruins appear to be a team that can’t make up it’s mind on how the season will play out. As the year got underway, there was quite a bit of optimism that the Bruins would challenge the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the Atlantic Division. However, as soon […]

The 12-team College Football Playoff gets underway Friday night with a unique matchup that has the state of Indiana as well as the sport itself on edge. The upstart Indiana Hoosiers will face the favored Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend. Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti professes that neither he nor his team is […]

At the start of the season, there were high hopes in Cleveland that the Browns would contend for a playoff spot and possibly make a run at the Pittsburgh Steelers or Baltimore Ravens for the AFC North title. Instead, quarterback Deshaun Watson had a disastrous season before he headed to the injured list (Achilles) and […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been chasing the Detroit Lions in the NFC North for the majority of the season. Head coach Kevin O’Connell’s team got some excellent news in Week 15 when the Lions finally saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end when they dropped a 48-42 decision to the explosive Buffalo Bills. […]

Notre Dame will kick off the College Football Playoff when the Fighting Irish host the upstart Indiana Hoosiers Friday night in a game that will be nationally televised by ABC at 8 p.m. ET. Head coach Marcus Freeman’s team has enjoyed an exceptional 11-1 season and Notre Dame is favored by 7 points over the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have provided one of the most surprising seasons in their history. Selected by many observers to finish in last place in the NFC North before the start of the season, the Vikings have played stellar football and head into the final three weeks of the regular season with a 12-2 record. They […]

The Detroit Lions saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end against the Buffalo Bills and their beleaguered defense was hit with another crucial injury during the 48-42 defeat. Cornerback Khalil Dorsey suffered a brutal tibia/fibula injury in the third quarter and left the field on a cart and was later transported to the […]

The Detroit Lions have been the NFL’s dominant team from the start of the season until well into December. They have overcome multiple defensive injuries and found a way to win nearly every week. However, their defense faltered badly in their Week 15 home game against the Buffalo Bills. By the time the two teams […]

The New York Jets and the Jacksonville Jaguars have struggled through disappointing seasons, but those two teams put on a stellar show that ended in New York’s favor when cornerback Sauce Gardner intercepted a late Jacksonville  fourth-quarter pass. The highly rated defensive back’s first pick of the season allowed the Jets to escape Jacksonville with […]

It has clearly been a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals. They came into the season with aspirations of competing with the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC superiority, but they have failed in multiple end-of-game situations and wins have been much too hard to come by. Nevertheless, that should not take anything away from quarterback […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face a crucial game in Week 15 when they travel across the state of Pennsylvania to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. It is something of a measuring stick game for both teams, as the Steelers lead the AFC North with their 10-3 record while the Eagles are first in the NFC East […]

The National Hockey League is often driven by the play of its stars. While there is no star brighter than Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, perhaps no team has a greater collection of superstars than the Colorado Avalanche. Begin with the speed and power of Nathan MacKinnon, who can dominate any game when he […]

The Vegas Golden Knights know how to win big games. They did that two years ago and won the Stanley Cup in their sixth season. They came up short last year and ended up with a major disappointment. Details for the Golden Knights were lacking, especially when they dropped a seven-game series to the Dallas […]

The Boston Red Sox made a big move during he Winter Meetings when they traded four prospects to the Chicago White Sox for ace left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet. Even though he pitched for the worst team in the history of modern Major League Baseball, Crochet established himself as a pitcher with dominant stuff who has […]

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo may have been as surprised as anyone that former New England boss Bill Belichick has decided to take the college route for his next head coaching job. Belichick shocked the football world by accepting the head coaching position at North Carolina, and Mayo offered his congratulations to the 72-year-old coaching […]

The Chicago Cubs have made a bold move in acquiring outfielder Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros, and the baseball world is reacting forcefully as the Astros say goodbye to a key performer in their power structure. MLB fans coming together to watch the Astros downfall after Kyle Tucker traded to the Cubs pic.twitter.com/kIg8b2bhSC — […]

The Minnesota Vikings were pushed to the limit in their first meeting with the Chicago Bears as they gave away a late lead and were forced to beat Chicago 30-27 in overtime. Head coach Kevin O’Connell and his team has designs on winning the NFC North title, and that means they should be able to […]

The Boston Red Sox made one big move during the recently completed Winter Meetings. They traded four prospects to the Chicago White Sox for starting pitcher Garrett Crochet. In many ways, it was a move the Red Sox had to make because Juan Soto had left the Yankees and signed with the Mets, and then […]

Free agency is regularly dominated by teams like the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers also can be key players, and teams like the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners would not be surprises if they get involved in bidding for key players. But […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been labeled as one of the top surprises throughout the 2024 NFL season. They faced a daunting schedule at the start of the year, and it appeared that this was a team in transition that had a very good chance of losing four of its first five games. But instead of […]

Head coach Mike Tomlin has the Pittsburgh Steelers playing like a team that may have a chance to challenge the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC superiority this year. They earned their 10th victory of the year in Week 14 when they hammered the rival Cleveland Browns 27-14 once again at home. The architects of the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have had a tremendous season to this point. After opening the season with a five-game winning streak, they have now bettered that as they have reeled off six straight victories to move to 11-2. Despite their winning ways, the Vikings believe they are afterthoughts in the minds of the media and the […]