The NFL playoffs are down to just four teams, which means the 28 others are giving a hard look at their rosters and planning to make some decisions regarding free agents in 2022. It may seem like the regular season just finished, but we are a mere month and change away from March 16 — […]
Continue readingAdditionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a big stat to know and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers with a matchup rating (on a scale of 1 to 100) and a game projection. Matt Bowen picks out a key matchup to watch for every game, […]
Continue readingThe order for the top 24 picks in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft is set — after a bit of Week 18 chaos — with the Jacksonville Jaguars picking No. 1 and the Detroit Lions picking No. 2. Could both teams be thinking pass-rusher with their selections? NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper […]
Continue readingThe Indianapolis Colts led the NFL with seven selections for the Pro Bowl as the league announced this year’s teams. The Colts had three players selected on offense (running back Jonathan Taylor, center Ryan Kelly, guard Quenton Nelson), three on defense (tackle DeForest Buckner, linebacker Darius Leonard, cornerback Kenny Moore II) and one on special […]
Continue readingBy now, the 2021 NFL MVP field is set with the clear-cut favorites. But as we learned from last year’s late-season leap-frogging, a lot can change order-wise for the top candidates during the final games. The Buccaneers’ Tom Brady and the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers have made this a two-quarterback race entering Week 15 and could […]
Continue readingNot that this is a bad thing. Terrell has become one of the top cornerbacks in the league this season , and because of that he rarely has been tested by opponents of the Atlanta Falcons who have little to no interest in trying to throw into the void of offensive success Terrell creates. “You […]
Continue readingThe Atlanta Falcons, sans Calvin Ridley and Cordarrelle Patterson, entered their contest against the New England Patriots already at an offensive disadvantage. Bill Belichick’s defense did not do them any favors. The teams met on Thursday night for the second time since Super Bowl LI — the game that forever lives in infamy as Atlanta’s […]
Continue readingThe Panthers believe the injury happened in the second quarter of the team’s 24-6 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. Darnold threw three interceptions in the loss, including one returned 88 yards by J.C. Jackson for a touchdown, when he missed tight end Ian Thomas, who was wide open. Panthers coach Matt Rhule […]
Continue readingJones, in his sixth season with the team, is a valuable defender who has played 54% of the defensive snaps this season and totaled 18 tackles, three passes defended and one interception. In preparation for the possibility of not having Jones beyond this week, the Patriots hosted three veteran free-agent slot cornerbacks on workouts over […]
Continue readingOfficial Sunday inactives should begin coming in at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games. Refresh often for the latest information. Giovani Bernard, RB, TB: Knee — OUT Impact: Leonard Fournette should have no competition for carries behind Ronald Jones II. Rob Gronkowski, TE, TB: Ribs […]
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