TAMPA, Fla. — With the dust settling from free agency, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ attention shifts to the NFL draft, which gets underway April 25 in Detroit. The Bucs have done extensive work looking into offensive linemen in this draft class, and for good reason — they need to upgrade center and left guard, and […]
Continue readingWelcome to the second edition of the 2024 NFL Power Rankings. The free agent frenzy has slowed down — these players remain unsigned — and teams are looking ahead to April’s NFL draft. So, we’re doing a reset on expectations for the 2024 season with a new poll. How has the addition of quarterback Kirk […]
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 game projection. Analytics writer Seth Walder picks out each matchup’s biggest X factor, and fantasy analyst Eric Moody hands out helpful fantasy football intel. Finally, […]
Continue readingORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills entered Thursday night’s battle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in need of a win that would erase the sting of last week’s humbling loss to the cellar-dwelling Patriots — and to also keep the pressure on the AFC East-leading Miami Dolphins. The Bills got that victory, taking down […]
Continue readingCheck out how the Los Angeles Chargers fared in 2022 and forecast 2023 betting trends. Justin Herbert and the Chargers ended their 2022 season blowing a 27-point lead to the Jaguars in the AFC Wild Card Round. Now, with new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, Los Angeles looks to usurp the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC […]
Continue readingATLANTA — Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. and left guard Matt Feiler hoisted rookie kicker Cameron Dicker onto their shoulders in celebration at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Moments earlier, Dicker converted a 37-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Chargers to a 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. “I was happy for him,” […]
Continue readingThe 2022 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 8, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best this season, and how do they stack up against each other? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than […]
Continue readingAs the NFL preseason schedule hits full throttle this week, heated position battles for all 32 teams will be decided in games and training camp as kickoff for the 2022 season draws near. Some of the competitions will have huge implications for fantasy football fans — especially the undecided QB battles. The Carolina Panthers have […]
Continue readingThe first three rounds of the 2022 NFL draft are in the books. There were nine draft-day trades in the first round, the most in the first round since the draft expanded to three days in 2010. Georgia became the first school in NFL draft history to have five defensive players selected in the opening […]
Continue readingChargers coach Brandon Staley said Slater tested positive Monday morning but still could play Thursday if he tests negative twice in a 24-hour span. Slater, the 13th overall pick out of Northwestern in April’s draft, has been instrumental in protecting quarterback Justin Herbert this season. If he is unavailable Thursday, it would be a huge […]
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