The NFL playoffs have gone to the underdogs. All four ‘dogs covered the spread on wild-card weekend (depending on what line was bet in the Seattle Seahawks-Dallas Cowboys game). Underdogs have covered the spread in the last 10 playoff games, dating back to last season. According to ESPN Stats & Information, it’s the longest such […]
Continue readingEvery NFL team hiring a new head coach hopes to get the sort of boost that the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings got from their new hires in 2022. Brian Daboll took over a 4-13 Giants team that hadn’t won a playoff game in 11 seasons and immediately led them to a wild-card victory […]
Continue readingLutz, who had been designated to return from injured reserve last week, announced on social media that he had a setback during his recovery from core muscle surgery and has to “shut it down” for the rest of the season. The news is disappointing for a Saints team that was finally starting to get healthy […]
Continue readingHow did the fantasy experts who went RB with each of their first two picks do? What about the ones who started their draft with one RB and one WR? And how about the one who went TE then WR? Take a look for yourself and learn how the fantasy draft is flowing as we […]
Continue readingEvaluating NFL trades in the moment is, to put it nicely, an inexact science. Teams have more information about their players than the public does. The more honest organizations around the NFL will tell you that even they don’t know how a guy they’re acquiring might fit in their scheme or with his new teammates. […]
Continue readingKicker Cody Parkey and long-snapper Charley Hughlett were added to the list as well. A source told ESPN that all three were identified as high-risk close contacts to an outside practitioner who tested positive. The Browns are hopeful that all three will be available for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles if they continue to […]
Continue readingGurley unintentionally scored a touchdown that gave the Atlanta Falcons the lead, but also handed the ball back to Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions with one minute remaining. The Falcons were attempting to bleed the clock and kick a chip-shot field goal to win the game. On a first-down handoff from the Detroit 10-yard […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — The last time the Cleveland Browns won four of their first five games to start a season, Bill Belichick was their head coach. Current coach Kevin Stefanski hadn’t even entered high school. With Sunday’s 32-23 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland moved to 4-1 for the first time since 1994. The Browns went […]
Continue readingStephen Gostkowski overcame a nightmare of a game to kick the winning field goal from 25 yards out with 17 seconds left on Monday, giving the Tennessee Titans a 16-14 victory. Gostkowski’s meltdown almost cost the Titans the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. Tennessee’s win over the host Broncos was […]
Continue readingThe Browns waived starter Austin Seibert on Monday after he missed an extra point and field goal in Sunday’s 38-6 loss at Baltimore. To replace Seibert, Cleveland signed Cody Parkey off its practice squad to the 53-man roster. Also Monday, the Browns placed tight end David Njoku on injured reserve with a knee injury. Njoku, […]
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