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Remember back in Week 9 when the Green Bay Packers lost to their division-rival Detroit Lions to fall to 3-6? Or how about three weeks later when they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles to put their record at 4-8 on the season? Well, the Pack hasn’t lost since then, and at 8-8 after a stunning […]

The Kansas City Chiefs Week 17 win vs. the Denver Broncos wasn’t pretty. The Broncos gave the AFC West leaders everything they could handle, and Patrick Mahomes and company only came away with a three-point win. Win or lose, the Chiefs’ playoffs spot wasn’t going to be in jeopardy. However, the Chiefs-Broncos game did have […]

The NFL Week 17 schedule is packed with playoff-related drama and intrigue. With only two weeks to go in the 2022 NFL season, three-quarters of the league is jockeying for playoff seeding or a playoff berth. That means it’s time to buckle in because these penultimate games are going to be a wild ride. Here […]

The Buffalo Bills Week 17 game with the Cincinnati Bengals should be one of the games of the 2022 season and is a perfect way to wrap up Monday Night Football for the 2022 regular season. Ahead of Bills-Bengals on MNF, let’s make some bold Bills predictions. Buffalo’s path to a first-round bye is simple. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers Week 17 matchup vs. the Baltimore Ravens might not have the juice in 2022 it often does, but it is still a fascinating AFC North matchup. Ahead of this year’s second Steelers-Ravens game, let’s make some bold Steelers predictions as to what might happen. At 7-8 on the season, the Steelers are […]

The New York Giants Week 17 game with the Indianapolis Colts is one more chance for the G-Men to win one more game and secure their spot in the 2022 NFL playoffs. Ahead of this all-important Giants-Colts contest, let’s go ahead and make some bold Week 17 Giants predictions. New York comes into the penultimate […]

The Las Vegas Raiders Week 17 game with the San Francisco 49ers will be a quarterback matchup between Brock Purdy and Jarrett Stidham. Bet you didn’t have that on your Raiders-49ers bingo card before the season started (or even just a few weeks ago). That’s the matchup we get, though, so let’s go ahead and […]

The Carolina Panthers Week 17 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a 6-9 team vs. a 7-8 team. Yet somehow, it is a crucial NFC South matchup with major playoff ramifications. With that as the backdrop for Panthers-Buccaneers, let’s make some bold Week 17 Panthers predictions. The Panthers’ path to the 2022 NFL playoffs […]

With Derek Carr benched for the last two games of the 2022 Las Vegas Raiders season, the future of the franchise’s quarterback position is now in flux. There are several ways the franchise could go in the offseason. The team could even keep Carr for another season to start or mentor a young QB. However, […]

The NFL Week 16 schedule brought pro football fans a special present underneath the tree. As Christmas Day fell on a Sunday in 2022, the league moved 11 games to Christmas Eve Saturday (with a very special Saturday RedZone!) to go along with the traditional Thursday and Monday night games and three on Christmas Sunday. […]

The 2023 NFL Pro Bowl roster is officially out, and several Minnesota Vikings made the cut. However, in addition to the Vikings Pro Bowl players, there are also several Vikings Pro Bowl snubs. With that in mind, let’s look at the Minnesota players who have played great in the 2022 NFL season (like Dalvin Cook, […]

The 2023 NFL Pro Bowl roster is officially out, and several Buffalo Bills made the cut. However, in addition to the Bills Pro Bowl players, there are also several Bills Pro Bowl snubs. With that in mind, let’s look at a few Buffalo players who have played great in the 2022 NFL season (like Matt […]

The New York Giants Week 16 matchup vs. the Minnesota Vikings gives the G-Men a chance to solidify its playoff spot for 2022. Currently in sixth in the NFC, a win on Saturday would lock the Giants in if the Seattle Seahawks or Detroit Lions lose another game. With that in mind, ahead of Giants-Vikings, […]

With the Philadelphia Eagles Week 15 win over the Chicago Bears, the team moved to 13-1 on the season and one step closer to locking up their first-round bye in the playoffs. Walking away with the 25-20 win was the most important thing this week, but the Eagles didn’t look great at times, turning the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders Week 15 win over the New England Patriots was one of the most miraculous victories in the history of the NFL. The Raiders were lucky to even be in the game late after the game-tying touchdown catch by Keelan Cole looked to many like his foot was out of bounds. However, […]

The New York Giants Week 15 NFC East clash with the Washington Commanders wasn’t just a rematch of the tied game between the teams from two weeks ago it was also a de facto playoff game for both squads. The winner nearly guaranteed its ticket to the 2022 playoffs, while the loser now sits precariously […]

The Los Angeles Rams Week 15 matchup with the Green Bay Packers is the first time fans will see the team after quarterback Baker Mayfield’s incredible short-notice comeback vs. the Las Vegas Raiders. So, ahead of the Rams-Packers game, let’s make some bold Rams Week 15 predictions. Last Thursday, Baker Mayfield was a Rams quarterback […]

The NFL Week 15 schedule kicks off the final month of the 2022 NFL season. It is the first weekend fans get Saturday games, so set your alerts for the standard Thursday matchup, three games on Saturday, six early window contests on Sunday, four late window tilts, and the usual Sunday night and Monday night […]

The Washington Commanders’ Week 15 matchup with the New York Giants is a quick-turnaround rematch of the Week 13 tilt. And what happened in that Commanders-Giants game? A tie! Hoping for no more draws this time around, here are a few bold Commanders Week 15 predictions. That tie, coupled with a Commanders bye and a […]

The Cincinnati Bengals Week 15 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a contest between one of the hottest teams in the AFC vs. one of the floundering squads in the putrid NFC South. Nevertheless, the Bengals-Buccaneers game is an interesting meeting between the GOAT, Tom Brady, and a possible future great one in Joe […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. That is a pick (usually) so inconsequential, that the player picked there is actually nicknamed, “Mr. Irrelevant.” Well, after the 49ers’ Week 15 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night, Purdy is one of the most relevant QBs in […]

The 2022 World Cup final is here, and on Sunday, the defending champions France will take on Argentina. This contest is billed as a matchup between Paris Saint-Germain teammates and two of the best players in the world, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. However, if the France-Argentina match ends with Mbappe’s side lifting the trophy, […]

The 2022 World Cup final is here, and on Sunday, Argentina will take on the defending champions France. This game is billed as a matchup between Paris Saint-Germain teammates and two of the best players in the world, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. However, if the Argentina-France match ends with Messi’s side lifting the trophy, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs Week 15 matchup against the Houston Texans should be a bloodbath on paper. However, the Chiefs have a frustrating way of playing to their level of competition. So, will the Chiefs make this one easy on fans and put on a Chiefs-Texans blowout? Or will they let the worst team in […]

The Buffalo Bills Week 15 matchup with the Miami Dolphins is all about revenge. As Josh Allen and company get ready to try and avenge their Week 3 loss in this Bill-Dolphins game, let’s make some bold Bills Week 15 predictions. A lot has changed in the AFC East since Week 3. The Bills won […]

As the 2022 NBA trade deadline rapidly approaches, the competition for the hottest names on the NBA trade market is heating up. One of those names is Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic. Rumors are that the Los Angeles Lakers are in hot pursuit, but other suitors have emerged as well. One team in on a […]

The 2022 World Cup is now down to its final four. On Tuesday, December 13, at 2:00 pm ET, Lionel Messi and Argentina, who played a contentious thriller vs. the Netherlands that saw benches clear twice, will take on Luka Modric and Croatia, the team that knocked the pre-tournament favorites, Brazil, out of the World […]

The 2022 World Cup is now down to its final four. On Wednesday, December 14, at 2:00 pm EST, Kylian Mbappe and France, fresh off a dramatic victory over their rivals, England, will take on the Cinderella story of the tournament, Morocco, who shockingly upset Portugal to make it to the semifinals, further than any […]

In the Cleveland Browns Week 14 game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, Deshaun Watson made the second start of his Browns career. The result was a 23-10 Browns loss to their division rivals. Watson wasn’t terrible in the Browns-Bengals game, but he wasn’t great either. It’s just game two in year one of Watson’s five-year deal […]

The February 9, 2023, NBA trade deadline will be here before we know it, which means the NBA trade chatter is heating up. One player who is definitely on the block is San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl. There are plenty of teams who could use this versatile, talented big man, including the Toronto Raptors. […]

Brazil came into the 2022 World Cup as the favorite to take home the trophy. After a stunning loss on penalties to Croatia, they are now out of the tournament in the quarterfinals. On one hand, there is no shame in going out to Luka Modric and company. The Croatian side went to the World […]

The 2022 World Cup is now down to the final eight teams. On Friday, December 10, at 2:00 pm ET, England, the team that won Group B and beat Senegal with relative ease, 3-0, will take on the defending champs from France, the winners of Group D, who also cruised into the quarterfinals with a […]

The 2022 World Cup is now down to the final eight teams. On Friday, December 10, at 10:00 am ET, Morocco, the winning team from Group F that shocked Span on penalties after 120 minutes of a 0-0 draw, will take on Portugal, the winners of Group H, who obliterated Switzerland 6-1 in the Round […]

The NFL Week 14 schedule brings us the final bye week of the 2022 season, with six teams on a break. That means on Sunday, we get seven early games and just three late ones along with the customary Thursday, Sunday night, and Monday matchups. So, as we continue down the back stretch of the […]

‘Tis the season for NBA trade rumors. So, it’s not a shock when almost any name gets mentioned as a potential trade candidate. However, in the midst of a great season, it is a little shocking that Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that there could be a Kyle Kuzma trade in the works […]

The 2022 World Cup is now down to the final eight teams. On Friday, December 9, at 2:00 pm ET, the Netherlands, the winners of Group A who sent the USMNT back to America after a 3-1 victory, will take on Argentina, the winners of Group C, who held on to beat a scrappy Australia […]

The 2022 World Cup is now down to the final eight teams. On Friday, December 9, at 10:00 am ET, Croatia, the second-place team from Group F that beat Japan on penalties after 120 minutes of a 1-1 draw, will take on Brazil, the winners of Group G, who blitzed South Korea 4-1 in the […]

The San Francisco 49ers Week 14 matchup vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a crucial game for both teams as the 2022 NFL playoffs approach. Ahead of this 49ers-Buccaneers battle, let’s take a look at some bold 49ers Week 14 predictions. The 49ers are coming off a win, but a costly one. Jimmy Garoppolo is […]

The Las Vegas Raiders Week 13 win over their AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers makes it three-straight wins for the once-left-for-dead Silver and Black. Now that the team is streaking, it’s time for some Raiders overreactions, baby! Davante Adams is the best wide receiver in the NFL, Josh Jacobs is the MVP, and the […]