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Jon Gruden called a pass play that got intercepted on a first-and-goal attempt in the Oakland Raiders’ 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 5, and according to him, it won’t be the last time. The Raiders trailed 20-3 at the time the play was called. Gruden was aggressive, because he needed to […]

The Baltimore Ravens have claimed cornerback Cyrus Jones off waivers after he was released by the New England Patriots on Sunday, per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. Zrebiec also notes that the Ravens have cut wide receiver/kick returner Tim White to make room for Jones on the roster. Jones, 24, played in two of the […]

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson’s reunion Monday with his old team, the New Orleans Saints, didn’t play out the way he wanted. Aside from the Redskins getting smashed, 43-19, Peterson also revealed after the game that he suffered a dislocated shoulder. Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Peterson would get an MRI on Tuesday to […]

The Carolina Panthers beat the New York Giants in a dramatic fashion in Week 5, and the return of Thomas Davis will only make the team more threatening. The Panthers had a bye last week, but they didn’t miss a beat in their return to the gridiron. They improved their record to 3-1. Only the […]

The San Francisco 49ers are off to a rough start out of the gate to the 2018 season dropping four out of the five games that have put them in a bit of an early rut. This saw starting running back Matt Brieda suffer an ankle injury that drew some concern from the team about […]

Mason Crosby had quite possibly the roughest game of his football career this week for the Green Bay Packers. In a tough road game against the Detroit Lions, Crosby missed four of his five field goal attempts and also missed an extra point. Making three of the missed field goals would have won the game […]

The Arizona Cardinals have gotten off to a bit of a slow start this season, especially on the offensive side of the football. Sam Bradford began the season as the starting quarterback and had an incredibly rough time of it. Since then, rookie Josh Rosen has taken over the job and has done an excellent […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has taken the league by storm in the 2018 NFL season. His emergence has been reminiscent of how New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got started. There are plenty of parallels to draw between how both players began their respective careers. However, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, Brady feels the game […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was unable to finish the contest during the team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5. Fortunately, it appears then Falcons may have dodged a bullet this time around. Ryan was forced out of the game with a foot injury he suffered during the fourth quarter. However, head coach Dan Quinn […]

Marshon Lattimore is one of the best young cornerbacks in the game and is a major part of the New Orleans Saints’ defense. Even though the Saints’ defense hasn’t been as dominant this season as it was last year, the second-year cornerback has still been able to make plays. New Orleans has been putting together […]

The Los Angeles Rams are off to a blazing start to the 2018 season winning their first five games of the year for the first time since the 2001 campaign. Los Angeles was able to secure their latest win on Sunday afternoon after edging out the Seattle Seahawks 33-31 on the road despite losing their […]

Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time passing yards leader on Monday night against the Washington Redskins on a 62-yard touchdown strike to Tre’Quan Smith. It is the latest milestone for Brees, who will go down as one of the best signal callers in the history of the NFL. Since breaking the record, NFL stars and […]

New Orlean Saints quarterback Drew Brees entered Monday’s game against the Washington Redskins needing just 201 passing yards to pass Peyton Manning for the all-time passing mark. Brees was able to pass that mark in the first half of the contest after a 62-yard touchdown connection with rookie Tre’Quan Smith late in the second quarter to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a strong start out of the gate to the 2018 season earning wins in each of their first five games played. The Chiefs’ defense has taken a major hit with the loss of Pro Bowl outside linebacker Justin Houston to a hamstring injury that will keep him out […]

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a bit of a setback in their backfield with the loss of starting running back Jay Ajayi for the season with a torn ACL that occurred during Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Despite this development along with the restructuring of Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox’s contract, the Eagles […]

The Carolina Panthers are set to welcome the return of Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen in the near future as he has made some encouraging progression back from the refracture from his surgically-repaired foot. However, it is something that will eventually need to require additional surgery to be completely correct the injury, which he […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are fresh off of a crushing loss on the road against the Detroit Lions in Week 5. The loss dropped the Packers to a 2-2-1 record, and they are currently tied for the No. 2 spot in the NFC North division with the Minnesota Vikings behind the Chicago […]

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are fresh off of a 38-24 beatdown of the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night last week. It was a game that the offense needed in order to gain chemistry and trust in each other. After reports of unrest and drama in the locker room, the Patriots made it […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are off to a rough start to the 2018 season, dropping three out of their first five games including the last two contests. The Eagles took another hit with the loss of starting running back Jay Ajayi for the season due to a torn ACL that occurred in Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the […]

The Cleveland Browns gutted out a 12-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon to grab their second victory of the season. However, the Browns didn’t go through the contest unscathed as the team, losing wide receiver Rashard Higgins to a sprained MCL in the fourth quarter. The injury will keep Higgins out of action […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to secure their second win of the 2018 NFL season thanks to a stellar performance from running back James Conner. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger feels all the talk about the looming return of running back Le’Veon Bell may have had something to do with it. The Bell saga in Pittsburgh is reportedly […]

Running back Adrian Peterson has established himself as the workhorse for the Washington Redskins. However, it appears he is still keeping tabs on the Minnesota Vikings. It is no secret the Vikings have had some trouble getting their ground game going thus far in the 2018 NFL season. According to Nick Shook of NFL.com, their sttruggles have […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has a chance to make history against the Washington Redskins. It appears the sportsbooks have already labeled it as a certainty. Brees is poised to become the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards. According to BetOnline.ag, bettors cannot even put money down on the over/under for the 201 yards he needs because […]

Travis Kelce was widely considered the best tight end in football from a numbers perspective last season and came into this season with a lot of hype surrounding him. Not only has he exceeded expectations, he has also helped lead the Kansas City Chiefs to an impressive 5-0 victory. Kansas City is not just 5-0, […]

It has been a slow start out of the gate to the 2018 season for Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker that the team had would have been at a more encouraging pace. This along with some nagging health issues that have prevented him from reaching his potential has pushed the Dolphins to discuss a possible […]

The Oakland Raiders suffered yet another disappointing 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that saw them notably struggle offensively. This saw a similar situation arise for former Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch in the fourth quarter with a goal-line situation that saw yet another interception thrown with Derek Carr on the one-yard line […]

Former All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson is off to a strong start to the 2018 season in what has been out to a career resurgence with the Washington Redskins. However, Peterson isn’t too far removed from his brief tenure with the New Orleans Saints where things had quickly unfolded between both sides that led his […]

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are once again viewed as a legitimate Super Bowl contender in the AFC. While they are usually considered the favorites in their conference, there are a couple other teams that appear to be legitimate contenders as well. Those two teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars. […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are once again expected to miss running back Leonard Fournette for their Week 6 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. #Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette is, in fact, going to miss Sunday’s game against the #Cowboys with a hamstring injury, sources say. Not a surprise, it was headed […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson doesn’t seem too concerned about changing his playing style despite the concerning number of hits he keeps racking up. However, his head coach Bill O’Brien sounds like he does. O’Brien says the team wants to see a reduction on the number of plays which see their young quarterback getting knocked […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots will be the next team to get a shot at stopping Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs. The first-year starter has been the talk of the league through the first five weeks of the season, leading the Chiefs to an undefeated 5-0 start with his MVP-caliber play. Much […]

Lots of words could be used to describe the late game officiating of the Baltimore Raven’s 12-9 loss to the Cleveland Browns, but Joe Flacco chose to call it “bogus” in a postgame interview. Officials chose to call a block in the back on Ravens wide receiver Chris Moore during a potential game-winning drive. The […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers had a frustrating day in Detroit. Despite basically doubling the Lions’ total yardage — 521 to 264 — they still came out 31-23 losers, in large part due to kicker Mason Crosby’s epic collapse. Rodgers was seen looking visibly upset on the Packers’ sideline following some of Crosby’s […]

Case Keenum and the Denver Broncos headed into New York to face the Jets with the goal of proving that they are a contender in the AFC. Instead, the Jets destroyed the Broncos by a final score of 34-16. Right from the jump, the Jets were able to get to Keenum and they were able […]

The Atlanta Falcons came into the 2018 NFL season looking like a serious contender in the NFC. After a few years of being serious contenders and a Super Bowl appearance, the Falcons have gotten off to an incredibly slow start. There have been quite a few injuries, but even with the injuries the slow start […]

The Houston Texans’ overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys came at quite a cost physically for Deshaun Watson. The young QB was hit 10 times and even received medical attention in the medical tent late in the game after a particularly big hit. Thankfully, he was cleared in time to lead the Texans to a […]

In the last few weeks, Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen has continued to make progress in his recovery from a fracture in his surgically-repaired right foot. This has put him on the fast track toward being able to take the field in the near future. He was nearly able to do so […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had recently stated that he had hoped that his team had a pure No.1 wide receiver to depend on in the passing game, which quickly became connected straight back to former Pro Bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant. It didn’t take long for Bryant to issue a response via Twitter as […]

Jerry Jones is not happy with some of the decisions that Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett made during last night’s matchup with the Houston Texans. It was a tough loss for the Cowboys, who dropped to 2-3 on the season because of the loss. Houston, on the other hand, improved to 2-3 as they […]