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Barnwell’s 2019 NFL awards ballot: Picks for MVP, best rookies and more
With one week to go in the 2019 NFL season, I’ve pieced together my regular-season awards ballot. While I would typically wait for Week 17 to play out before making any proclamations, there really aren’t many close races this year; the winners for most of the key awards are comfortably ahead of the competition, and […]
Continue readingLessons from six disappointing NFL teams: Barnwell on what went wrong and what’s next
On Sunday’s day of reckoning in the NFC East, the Cowboys were the ones found wanting. Their 17-9 loss to the Eagles dropped Jerry Jones’ team out of first place in the East. The Eagles can clinch the division with a win over the Giants or a Cowboys loss against Washington in Week 17. ESPN’s […]
Continue readingBest, worst NFL QBs of Week 15: Take a ride on the Philip Rivers, Jameis Winston roller coaster
Rivers, famously traded for Manning during the 2004 draft, committed a season-high four turnovers in the Chargers’ 39-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He has thrown 12 interceptions in his past five games, is entering the final two games of his contract and might have shifted the conversation from where he will play in 2020 […]
Continue readingPicking fatal flaws and matchups to avoid for 2019 NFL playoff contenders
There are no perfect teams in this NFL season. The Ravens have looked pretty close for the past two months, and the Patriots got off to one of the hottest starts in league history, but there’s no team that would be a mismatch for everybody or a favorite to win on every other team’s home […]
Continue readingSource: Panthers to go with Will Grier at QB against Colts
An official announcement is expected Wednesday. Second-year quarterback Kyle Allen has been the starter since Cam Newton was sidelined with a Lisfranc injury after a Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Allen won his first four starts and five of his first six to help the Panthers to a 5-3 record. Carolina has […]
Continue readingWeek 15 NFL betting trends to know: Fade the Saints?
Moving ahead to Week 15, three of the best teams in the NFL — the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints — are all coming off losses. Recently, those teams have tended to bounce back. Over the past three seasons, teams with winning percentages of at least .700 are 23-11-1 ATS after […]
Continue readingWeek 15 NFL game picks, schedule guide, playoff scenarios and more
The Week 15 NFL slate is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score predictions. Let’s get into the full Week 15 schedule, including a battle between potential AFC wild cards on Sunday night. Sunday, 1 p.m. ET | […]
Continue readingThe race for the AFC 2-seed is alive: Barnwell on what’s next in the 2019 NFL playoffs, who’s involved
With seven teams competing for six playoff spots, the AFC is down to two serious battles. Sunday’s results all but locked Baltimore into the top seed in the AFC, with the victorious Ravens taking a one-game lead over the Patriots with both the head-to-head tiebreaker and three games left to play. Lamar Jackson. • Predictions […]
Continue readingWeek 15 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus offense, defense and special teams ratings
The NFL Power Rankings are about assessing where teams are every week. But sometimes rankings go beyond ordering teams from 1 to 32. Advanced metrics such as ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) give a deeper look at why some teams are really good (yeah, we see you, Baltimore) and why others need work (sorry, Washington). […]
Continue readingNFL MVP stock watch: Lamar Jackson’s historic campaign, and who is still in the race
The NFL’s MVP race is in a full-on sprint toward the finish line with the final quarter of the 2019 season underway. Here’s how we assembled our list: A panel of eight analysts — Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Courtney Cronin, Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano, Mina Kimes, Kevin Seifert and Field Yates — vote every four […]
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