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Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott made a bold move to shake things up this week after the team’s brutal 24-22 loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football that dropped them to 5-5 on the season. He fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, replacing him with quarterback coach Joe Brady for the remainder of […]

Washington Commanders rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes got ejected in the first quarter of the team’s 29-26 Week 10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks for a headshot on wide receiver Tyler Lockett. Ahead of the Commanders’ Week 11 matchup with the New York Giants, defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio raised several objections to the dismissal, although […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is now out for the season with a shoulder injury, meaning he’s now played 12 of a possible 34 games for the franchise since signing a massive contract extension with the team in the 2022 offseason. With over $90 million paid out for these 12 games and another $135-plus-million left […]

In his fantastic Hall of Fame speech, Pittsburgh Steelers iconic safety Troy Polamalu said the biggest compliment a Steelers great can give a current player is “You could have played with us.” These six words mean that a current-day player is so good, so tough, and so impactful that he would have fit in any […]

The Chicago Bulls are getting hit with Zach LaVine trade rumors left and right. The All-Star guard is the team’s most valuable asset, and after a 4-7 start to the 2023-24 campaign, it’s time to start turning some of those assets into future draft picks for a complete rebuild. The Milwaukee Bucks should be one […]

The latest Justin Fields injury update is that the Chicago Bears quarterback is on track to start in Week 11 against the Detroit Lions. Fields hasn’t played for the Bears since Week 6 when he suffered a thumb injury. “Sources: #Bears QB Justin Fields, out the last month with a dislocated thumb, is expected to […]

The Phoenix Suns are paying Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker $130.3 million this season, yet the trio has yet to play a game together in the 2023-24 season. However, with the latest Suns injury updates, it looks like Durant, Beal, and Booker will finally make their season debut together on Wednesday against the […]

After news broke of Deshaun Watson’s season-ending surgery, it didn’t take long for fans and media to connect the dots to Josh Dobbs and the Cleveland Browns. The unheralded journeyman quarterback has stepped in for an injured franchise QB and is keeping playoff hopes alive for the Minnesota Vikings with his stellar play. He could […]

The Cleveland Browns got a brutal Deshaun Watson injury update ahead of Week 11, as the $230 million quarterback needs season-ending surgery to repair his injured shoulder. In a lengthy statement from the Browns, Watson’s team disclosed two injuries, a high ankle sprain and a “displaced fracture to the glenoid.” That second injury — basically […]

The Buffalo Bills lost a heartbreaker in Week 10 to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, 24-22. They got back in the win column in Week 11, but another brutal overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12 has the Bills in trouble. This game left Buffalo at 6-6, with their playoff chances […]

The Buffalo Bills dropped to a disappointing 5-5 on the season after a brutal Monday Night Football loss in Week 10 to the Denver Broncos. This loss led to offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey losing his job on Tuesday, but there are plenty more people to blame for this L that could ultimately keep Buffalo out […]

As the Los Angeles Rams get ready to come off their bye and take on their NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks in Week 11, the team got some great news on the Matthew Stafford injury update front. As of the Monday before next weekend’s slate, head coach Sean McVay fully expects his starting quarterback to […]

The New Orleans Saints lost a tough one in Week 10 to the Minnesota Vikings and could have lost several key players on both sides of the ball for even longer. In addition to quarterback Derek Carr exiting the game with two injuries, star wide receiver Michael Thomas and cornerback Marshon Lattimore are also dealing […]

The Los Angeles Chargers lost a barn-burner in Week 10 to the Detroit Lions 41-38. The team’s losses started in pregame warmups, though, as linebacker Chris Rumph II went down with a foot injury while getting ready for the game. Now, after the freak accident, the latest Chargers defense injury update is that Rumph is […]

The Baltimore Ravens took a beating in Week 10, literally and figuratively, on Sunday in Week 11, losing to their AFC North rival Cleveland Browns 33-31 after coughing up a 24-9 lead. It also looked like All-Pro cornerback Marlon Humphrey might be out for a long time with an Achilles strain, but the latest injury […]

The NFL Week 10 schedule gave us plenty of thrills, but there were also several chills as prominent players left games or got banged up at some point on Sunday. Here is the NFL Week 10 injury roundup, which includes some big-name quarterbacks like the New Orleans Saints’ Derek Carr, Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson, and […]

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys whooped their once-rival New York Giants 49-17 in Week 10. That brings the aggregate Cowboys-Giants score to 89-17 on the season. While Prescott didn’t put up all of those points, he did facilitate a lot of them, and he’s been doing that all over the league in the last […]

The NFL Week 10 slate started with a brutal matchup between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football. True to form, we saw some terrible football, with the Bears pulling out an ugly 16-13 victory to help their 2024 draft position. To cap it all off on Monday, we get the slumping […]

The Buffalo Bills Week 10 matchup with the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football is a crucial one for the team. This is as close to a must-win game as a team can have in the middle of the season as dropping to .500 could tank their playoff chances. With that in mind, here are […]

A professional footballer is lucky if they get to play with a generational player like Lionel Messi or Erling Haaland in their career. By definition, there aren’t many generational stars around at the same time, so many players don’t get that opportunity. For Argentina and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez, fate gave him the chance […]

After pulling out a miraculous win, led by new Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs, the team got even more surprising good news heading into their Week 10 matchup with the New Orleans Saints. The latest Justin Jefferson injury update is that the All-Pro wide receiver is questionable — not out or doubtful — for Sunday. “The #Vikings […]

These days, it seems like everyone is weighing in on the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal and head coach Jim Harbaugh. As of Friday, that includes Charlotte head coach and longtime Michigan football assistant Biff Poggi. “I have been quiet on the Michigan situation BUT NO longer. I was closer to Jim Harbaugh over the last […]

The Atlanta Falcons are getting ready for a big Week 10 game against the Arizona Cardinals with quarterback Kyler Murray returning on the other side of the field. The good news for the Falcons is that after the latest Drake London injury update, the away team will have a return of its own. Falcons WR […]

As the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal rages on, there is more drama building each day, both serious and ridiculous. Toward the latter end of that spectrum, it appears that the lawyers for head coach Jim Harbaugh blatantly ripped off a Michigan football fan’s blog post in a letter they sent to the Big Ten. On […]

For the Indianapolis Colts Week 10 matchup, they head across the Atlantic Ocean to square off against the New England Patriots at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany. The last game of the 2023 NFL international series isn’t a great one, records-wise, but it could be fun for Colts fans. With that in mind, let’s […]

The Michigan football sign-stealing scandal continues to rage on, and the latest person to lash out at Jim Harbaugh and his program is Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema. “If something’s been going on off-campus like it’s been noted they were going to our games before we played that game last year, that’s sickening. It’s […]

The Chicago Bears Week 10 matchup on Thursday Night Football with the Carolina Panthers isn’t the most exciting matchup on the weekend slate, but it does offer the Bears a unique opportunity to pick up a win and actually improve their 2024 draft pick. With that on the table, let’s make some bold Bears-Panthers Week […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are off to a blazing hot start to the 2023-24 NBA season. At 6-1, the Sixers are atop the Eastern Conference and only behind the 8-1 defending champions Denver Nuggets for the best record in the league. Sixers superstar Joel Embiid has a theory as to why his team is doing so […]

Houston Texans rookie quarterback CJ Stroud is having a phenomenal season, making him the favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. However, recent history shows that taking home that trophy might not be a good thing for his team. In the last 20 years, nine quarterbacks have won the NFL Offensive […]

The Buffalo Bills are in a slump. They’ve lost three of their last five, and the New York Giants gave them everything they could handle a few weeks ago. The scariest part for Bills fans heading into Monday Night Football in Week 10 against the Denver Broncos is that the team, including head coach Sean […]

The Las Vegas Raiders dismantled the New York Giants in Week 9 30-6 under interim head coach Antonio Pierce. This win showed a lot about the 2023 Raiders as a team, but mostly, it illustrated just how incompetent fired head coach Josh McDaniels was. Raiders owner Mark Davis never should have hired McDaniels in the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 9, 20-16. However, the Steelers could have just as easily lost after wide receiver George Pickens’ touchdown was called back because the receiver failed to drag his toes in the end zone. Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe reacted strongly to this big play, calling […]

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce got his first NFL victory in Week 9 after taking over for Josh McDaniels, coaching his team to a 30-6 blowout of the New York Giants. Pierce came into the job with only his head coaching experience coming from high school. On Tuesday, the last interim NFL […]

The Detroit Lions are coming off their bye week to take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10. The Lions come in at 6-2, and star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson says the team does have a goal to win the NFC this season and get the No. 1 seed for the playoffs. Hutchinson spoke […]

The Buffalo Bills lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 24-18 on Sunday Night Football in Week 9, and despite the one-score final, the game was never really that close after it started 7-7. Josh Allen and the Bills offense couldn’t move the ball effectively and consistently, and the banged-up Buffalo defense simply couldn’t stop Joe Burrow, […]

The New York Jets wasted a stellar defensive performance on Monday Night Football in Week 9 because Zach Wilson and the offense couldn’t move the ball, and the team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 27-6. Despite the monumental struggles, the Jets QB insists he’s better than ever, and it’s frustrating that it’s not showing […]

The Cincinnati Bengals picked up a huge AFC win on Sunday Night Football in Week 9, beating the Buffalo Bills 24-18. However, it’s not all good news for Joe Burrow and company, as star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase may have picked up an injury that could even cost him a game. In the third quarter […]

The Baltimore Ravens got a Lamar Jackson injury scare during their 37-3 demolition of the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9. The MVP-candidate QB came up limping after a run and didn’t look 100 percent for the rest of the game. However, on Monday, head coach John Harbaugh eased Ravens fans’ fears with two words about […]

New Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs wasn’t supposed to see the field in Week 9 vs. the Falcons. The QB who came over at the NFL trade deadline from the Arizona Cardinals would only get in the game in the somewhat unlikely case that rookie starter Jaren Hall got hurt and knocked out for the […]