Steve Silverman Articles - Page 40

The San Francisco 49ers were the best team in the NFL well into October, but they don’t hand out the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the second month of the season. After a brilliant start that saw the Niners win their first 5 games, they have lost their last 3 games and then had their bye […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to announce their presence as a legitimate playoff contender in their Week 10 game against the New Orleans Saints. After a brutal 0-3 start, the Vikings have built significant momentum with 5 wins in their last 6 games. The season seriously started to turn around with their Week 7 […]

A week after the Las Vegas Raiders fired Josh McDaniels, the implications for both the team and their former coach are quite extreme. The first game for the Raiders under new coach Antonio Pierce turned out to be a huge success, but the prospects for the rest of the season are challenging. The effort level […]

The Dallas Cowboys had a chance to eat into the lead of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East in their Week 9 confrontation, and head coach Mike McCarthy and his team came close. However, getting close but failing to get the job done means the 8-1 Eagles have substantial lead on the on the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to string successful regular seasons together. They won the National League West again last season and have earned a spot in the postseason for 11 consecutive season. Of course, the news is not all good for the Dodgers as they were knocked out of the postseason by the eventual National […]

Going overseas to Frankfort, Germany to play the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs proved to be a difficult assignment for head coach Mike McDaniel and the Miami Dolphins as they fell behind by 3 touchdowns before they made a comeback. The Dolphins rallied back and trailed by 21-14 with a chance to put […]

It was far beyond a storybook finish for Josh Dobbs and the Minnesota Vikings. Pressed into action when backup quarterback Jaren Hall suffered a concussion early in the game, the newly acquired Dobbs threw 2 TD passes and ran for another score as the Vikings rallied to secure a 31-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. […]

The Week 10 game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals is quite a bit more meaningful than a matchup between two strong AFC playoff contenders. The Sunday night game in Cincinnati represents a return to the Queen City for Buffalo’s Damar Hamlin. The defensive back suffered a cardiac event on the field in a […]

The Atlanta Falcons appeared to have a huge advantage in their Week 9 home game against the injury-plagued Minnesota Vikings. A week after the Vikings lost QB1 Kirk Cousins to a season-ending Achilles injury, backup quarterback Jaren Hall was knocked out of the game in the first quarter with a concussion. Falcons head coach Arthur […]

After losing a tough game to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chicago Bears remain on the road in Week 9 as they travel to the Superdome to take on the New Orleans Saints. The Bears will start backup quarterback Tyson Bagent for the 3rd consecutive game, as QB1 Justin Fields recovers from his thumb injury. […]

Iowa and Northwestern battled it out in a defensive slugfest at Wrigley Field Saturday, and the Hawkeyes were able to come away with a hard-fought 10-7 triumph when placekicker Drew Stevens drilled a 53-yard field goal in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. Iowa’s kicker hit Steph Curry’s ‘Night-Night’ celebration after his game-winning kick […]

It is apparently the end of an era as the Cincinnati Reds have declined the club option on slugger Joey Votto. He has been one of the best hitters in the National League and a 17-year veteran with the team. The slugger spoke with the media after the announcement was made, and he took the […]

Raiders owner Mark Davis decided he had seen enough after his team suffered a 26-14 loss to the Detroit Lions in the nationally televised Monday Night football game last week. The Raiders simply could not sustain any kind of consistent offense, and the team was not making any progress this season after finishing 6-11 a […]

After one of the most depressing losses of the year, the New York Giants will try to get back on track when they go to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders. The challenging trip will be made that much more difficult because the Giants had to place tight end Darren Waller and backup quarterback […]

This has been a tumultuous week for the Las Vegas Raiders. They were beaten on Monday night by the Detroit Lions, and the game was not as close as the 26-14 score would indicate. One of the Raiders touchdowns came on a 75-yard interception return by cornerback Marcus Petersn, but the Las Vegas offensive display […]

This is a huge game for Nebraska in Week 10 as it travels to East Lansing, Michigan to take on a struggling Michigan State team. The Cornhuskers have a 5-3 record this season (3-2 in the Big Ten) and if they are victorious against the 2-6 Spartans (0-5 in the Big Ten), they will be […]

The Raiders made a series of bold moves this week when they relieved head coach Josh McDaniels of his services along with general manager Dave Ziegler. After linebackers coach Antonio Pierce was named as the team’s interim head coach, he promoted rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell as the team’s new starter. Wide out Davante Adams offered […]

Kirk Cousins saw his season come to an abrupt end in Week 8 when he tore his Achilles tendon as he was leading the Vikings to a 24-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on quarterback Kirk Cousins returning from a torn Achilles. .. "Kirk Cousins is going to […]

It is the biggest off-the-field NFL story this season. The friendship/romance between Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop superstar Taylor Swift has dominated the first half of the season. Fans have eaten up all videos and photos of the two conversing and canoodling, and interest in the relationship has reached international proportions. […]

It’s a new world of sorts for the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9 when they travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons. After a brutal 0-3 start, the Vikings have won 4 of 5 games to reach the .500 mark. They have gotten to the point in their schedule where they have several winnable games […]

The Chicago Bears have long been one of the most inefficient organizations in professional sports with just 2 championships in the last 77 seasons. They also happen to be the flagship franchise in the NFL. Based on the latter description, the position of QB1 should be an honored position and not one that is easily […]

Danielle Hunter is the best player on the Minnesota Vikings defense, a unit that has shown dramatic improvement this year. He is leading the league in sacks with 10.0, and that unit will be expected to do even more with quarterback Kirk Cousins out for the rest of the season after suffering an Achilles injury […]

The Miami Marlins had a memorable season as they rallied in the second half of the year and earned a spot in the National League playoffs as the third-place finisher in the National League East. Once they got to the playoffs, they were eliminated quickly by the Philadelphia Phillies. However, the team made significant progress  […]

USC will enter a new chapter in its football history in the 2024 season when the Trojans and their long-time rival UCLA Bruins enter the Big Ten. The move is having monumental implications on college football, in general, and it will send USC into the lions’ den with the schedule it will face in its […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made a dramatic move this week as head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler were fired. Owner Mark Davis had expected to see significant improvement this season but the Raiders had fallen to 3-5 after a Monday night loss to the Detroit Lions, and the huge move was made. […]

New Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs is likely to get an opportunity go under center in Week 10 when his new team hosts the New Orleans Saints. #Vikings Josh Dobbs is exactly who you want in your QB room – he's been traded for the second time this season but he's handling things like a […]

Justin Herbert is one of the best young quarterbacks in the NFL, but the 2023 season has not been an easy one for the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback. Justin Herbert finger update "it's getting better every day" — Bridget Condon (@BridgetCondon_) November 2, 2023 He has been forced to play with a broken finger on […]

Mark Davis has one of the most challenging jobs in football. The son of the legendary Al Davis is in charge of stewarding the Raiders franchise and bringing it back to the top of the pro football mountain. Al Davis understood the nuances and machinations of professional football better than any other owner for a […]

The Green Bay Packers are learning how the other half lives this season. The moment they made the decision to part company with Aaron Rodgers and send him to the New York Jets, there was a chance that the team’s long run of greatness at the quarterback position would come to an end. The Packers […]

The Kansas City Chiefs had been on a major roll, winning six games in a row following their season-opening loss to the Detroit Lions. They figured to keep it going against the last-placed Denver Broncos, a team that had lost 16 straight matches to Kansas City. NFL fans had a lot of interest in the […]

The Washington Commanders were able to push the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles to the limit in their Week 8 meeting, but head coach Ron Rivera’s team fell short at home by a 38-31 margin. After building a 24-17 early in the 4th quarter, the Eagles reeled off three consecutive touchdowns to secure the victory. last […]

The season-long losing streak of the Carolina Panthers has come to an end. Placekicker Eddy Piniero nailed a 23-yard field goal as the clock read triple zero, and that gave Bryce Young his first victory as an NFL quarterback. "It was tough, but we are a resilient group… I'm super grateful to be a part […]

The Carolina Panthers broke their season-long losing streak when they picked up a 15-13 victory over the Houston Texans, and now it’s on to the business of figuring out what this team should do by the trade deadline. Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns hasn't had any meetings with Scott Fitterer RE the trade deadline. Burns […]

The Minnesota Vikings appeared to be in the closing stages of significant 24-10 road victory over the Green Bay Packers when the their season took a sudden punch in the gut. A play after quarterback Kirk Cousins was sacked for the first time in the game, the quarterback was under pressure once again and tired […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been hit in the face with a cold dose of reality. Just as they were ready to put the finishing touch on a 24-10 road victory over the Green Bay Packers, starting quarterback Kirk Cousins limped off the field and sat down on the bench with a pained look on his […]

The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, and many expect the New York Jets to be one of the more active teams prior to 4 p.m. ET deadline October 31. There has been talk that the Jets have been interested in adding a quarterback ever since Aaron Rodgers went down with his Achilles injury early […]

The NBA is apparently keeping a close eye on Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks. The point guard was called for a flopping-inspired technical foul in Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks and he was fined $2,000 for the act. The NBA announces Jalen Brunson has been given a $2,000 fine for a […]

Throughout much of the first half of the season, the Minnesota Vikings appeared to be a team that was going to be in sell mode at the NFL’s trade deadline. The Vikings were winless through their first 3 games of the season and they were turning the ball over with tremendous frequency. It seemed like […]

It wasn’t long ago that Clemson had ascended to the top of the college football world and would battle Alabama regularly for the national title. The Tigers are still a fairly prominent and well-known program, but they are struggling to win games against solid opponents. That point was proven in their 24-17 loss to North […]