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It was nothing short of a strong offensive showing by the Kansas City Chiefs in their 42-27 win in the season opener against the New England Patriots. Kansas City racked up 537 total offensive yards while scoring six touchdowns (four passing, two rushing). There was simply no answer by the Patriots to slow down the […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been practicing as though he expects to be on the field in Week 1 of the new NFL season, Todd Archer of ESPN is reporting. With his eligibility to play beyond Week 1 against the New York Giants in question, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was on the practice field on Wednesday for the […]

For the first time in his NFL career, former Pro Bowl running back Eddie Lacy will be taking the field in a regular season game not wearing a Green Bay Packers uniform. Lacy will be doing so with the Seattle Seahawks, with the season opener against the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday. This has […]

It turned out to be quite a surprising start to the 2017 season with Kansas City Chiefs topping the defending champion New England Patriots on Thursday night. There were several big plays that shifted the game in the Chiefs’ favor that included a 75-yard touchdown reception from second-year wideout Tyreek Hill. Following the game, Hill […]

For much of his career, Kansas City Chiefs veteran quarterback Alex Smith has heard the label of being a game manager tossed around his style of play. Smith looked like anything but a game manager against the New England Patriots on Thursday night by leading the Chiefs to a surprising 42-27 road win by completing […]

The Ezekiel Elliott suspension saga continues with a potentially promising twist for the Dallas Cowboys on Friday ahead of their Week 1 matchup with the New York Giants. Per Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News, Elliott is eligible to play in all 16 regular-season games for the Dallas Cowboys after temporary restraining order granted. […]

It wasn’t exactly the start to the 2017 NFL season that the New England Patriots were hoping for after taking a surprising loss at home to the Kansas City Chiefs. The loss featured many issues arising on both sides of the ball on Thursday night against the Chiefs. One of the areas that stood out […]

The Oakland Raiders emerged as one of the premier teams in the NFL last season behind the play of their explosive offense. In the process, what else became evident was their glaring issues defensively that often put their offense in a bind. However, this didn’t lead to the front office actively looking to improve on […]

The Carolina Panthers are looking to bounce back after a disappointing season last year. One way the team might be able to get back on track offensively is the presence of rookie Christian McCaffrey in the backfield. McCaffrey made a name for himself while showcasing his skills at Stanford as one of the most electrifying […]

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will have a new running back coming out of the backfield sharing carries with Mark Ingram. Future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson will make his debut for the Saints against his former team in the Minnesota Vikings. Along with it bound to be an emotional day for Peterson, the […]

Throughout his NFL career, Atlanta Falcons star wideout Julio Jones has established himself as one of the premier players at his position in the league. He has been one of the most productive wide receivers when healthy as he has eclipsed 1,400 receiving yards in three consecutive campaigns including 1,871 yards on 136 catches in the […]

Following their five Super Bowl win, the New England Patriots didn’t get off on the right foot to start the 2017 season falling short at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a game that they struggled on both sides of the ball, but more so defensively giving up 42 points with 537 total […]

It was a disappointing start to the season for the New England Patriots falling flat at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the process, the Patriots saw starting linebacker Dont’a Hightower suffer a knee injury during the loss. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the injury to the 27-year-old is believed just a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are welcoming their new cornerback in Joe Haden with open arms, though that doesn’t mean Steelers safety Robert Golden would just give up his jersey number to the former Pro Bowl cornerback for free. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Haden had to flash some cash in order for him to get the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs seemed to pull off the impossible during the NFL season opener on Thursday night. Alex Smith and company went into Gillette Stadium to go head-to-head against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and came out victorious in convincing fashion. Unfortunately, the impressive win over the Patriots didn’t come without […]

The Kansas City Chiefs had a triumphant 42-27 victory over the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Thursday night. However, the Chiefs suffered a huge casualty, losing pro bowl safety Eric Berry to an Achilles injury. According to ESPN staff writer Adam Tiecher, Berry was carted off the field with 4:56 remaining in […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn knows that his team’s historic collapse is one that’ll be talked about for forever. He’s not going to let the sting of that huge heartbreak from stopping him to move on and try to will his men from competing again. Unfortunately for some Falcons fans, they do not share […]

Since suffering a high ankle sprain two weeks ago in preseason action, New York Giants star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. has had his eye on being back on the field for the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Following Wednesday’s practice, Beckham Jr. stated that he wouldn’t rule out being able to play in Week […]

Apart from familiarizing himself with a new environment, among the things that Alshon Jeffery will have to get accustomed to in the NFC East is hearing Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman talk smack on a regular basis. And it didn’t take long for Jeffery, acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, to get baptized by […]

Preview: The New England Patriots kickoff their 2017 title defense against the defending AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs. Emotions will be at their highest, as New England is coming off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. Tonight they’ll celebrate their fifth championship in a pregame ceremony that is sure to be extravagant. Their […]

For Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, there’s one more thing left for him to do before he feels that he’s fully recovered from a season-ending leg injury he suffered last year – and that’s to play in a regular season NFL game. Speaking to Cameron Wolfe of ESPN, the former Heisman Trophy winner and Oregon […]

A few days ahead of the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals have decided to take care of business concerning their roster. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bengals have come to terms on a three-year, $38.7 million extension with Pro Bowl linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict is signing […]

In retrospect, it sounds like a wasted opportunity for the Buffalo Bills that they weren’t able to keep one of their former wide receivers in Chris Hogan, who was let go by the team in free agency last year. Since then, Hogan has become a big part of the New England Patriots’ offense, even becoming […]

One of the developing situations surrounding the Oakland Raiders heading into the season opener was veteran kicker Sebastian Janikowski’s contract situation. There had been a report earlier this week stating that he was at odds with the team about restructuring his deal, which had put his future in Oakland for the 2017 NFL season in […]

Heading into the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, the Los Angeles Rams still have the cloud of Aaron Donald’s contract holdout hanging over the NFL franchise. This has continued into Week 1 as Donald has remained away from the team while eyeing a lucrative long-term extension. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the three-time Pro Bowl […]

One of the underlying storylines for much of the NFL offseason has been free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s future in the league. Kaepernick has remained on the open market for the entire offseason since opting out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers in early March. During an appearance on FS1 studio show “First […]

Few players in the NFL are as charismatic and as entertaining on the football field as superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, especially when he reaches the end zone. Ahead of the Steelers Week 1 matchup against the division rival Cleveland Browns, Brown took to Twitter to give a preview of his […]

In a bit of news that would definitely induce tremendous excitement from LeSean McCoy football fantasy team owners, ESPN’s Mike Rodak has reported that Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott is very much open to the possibility of deploying McCoy on the field on every snap this coming season. “The workload, whatever it takes to […]

The city of Houston has brighter days ahead of it, beginning with the start of the NFL regular season this Sunday. The Texans will host the Week 1 clash against AFC South rivals the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium, wherein star defensive end J.J. Watt will make his long-awaited return after missing all but three games […]

Beyond the football field, it has been quite a difficult summer for Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin that saw him experience the loss of his mother. He had forged an extremely close bond with his mother over the years that has made this loss extremely difficult for him to go through over the last few […]

Odell Beckham Jr. gave his football fantasy owners and New York Giants fans quite a scare in the NFL preseason when he hurt his ankle in a game against the Cleveland Browns nearly three weeks ago. The injury has put Beckham’s availability for the Giants’ Week 1 showdown with the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas this […]

Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick used to be pursued by Seattle Seahawks pass rusher Michael Bennett behind the San Francisco 49ers offensive line. This time around, however, the controversial quarterback is voluntarily stepping back into the limelight to voice his support of Bennett, who claims that he was unjustly detained by police in Las Vegas […]

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has been officially named as the backup to starter, Mike Glennon. That was after Bears head coach John Fox declared Trubisky as the clear No. 2 behind Glennon per a report by Kevin Patra of NFL.com. After spending the preseason as the team’s designated No. 3 quarterback, coach John […]

The Cleveland Browns almost finished the 2016 NFL season with a winless record, securing only one victory out of the 16 regular-season games no thanks to the deluge of injuries dealt to several key players. There may be more misery to come to the Dawg Pound this year, especially with the recent news that rookie […]

With the NFL regular season set to kick off on Thursday at Gillette Stadium, the anticipation for the 2017 campaign is at a fevered pitch. And what better way to get those football juices flowing than with early debates on the players and teams that’ll likely finish the season as the best in their class. […]

A new season of football brings a clean slate to any and all teams and players, and perhaps there’s no other player in 2017 who are poised to have a monstrous campaign than Pittsburgh Steelers star running back, Le’Veon Bell. The 25-year-old has not had the smoothest of paths towards NFL stardom. Following his breakout […]

The start of the 2017 NFL season is less than 24 hours away and respect for opponents is starting to circulate. Von Miller, arguably one of the best players in the league at his position, recently had high praise for a divisional opponent in Los Angeles Chargers quarterback, Philip Rivers. Apparently, Miller, who sees Rivers at […]

On the eve of the start of the 2017 NFL season, quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains unemployed after parting ways with the San Francisco 49ers. Apparently, it didn’t have to be that way with the Baltimore Ravens showing considerable interest in the controversial quarterback. Retired Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis explained why Kaepernick missed out on an opportunity […]

There seems to be nothing but respect between veteran head coaches Bill Belichick and Andy Reid heading into the NFL season opener. The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs will go head-to-head on Thursday with Belichick having high praise for his counterpart. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Reid has maintained a relationship with Belichick […]