More Teams. More Games. Eric Woodyard relates what he learned about Lions coach Dan Campbell in preparation for a story. (1:24) LIONS COACH DAN Campbell bombed into the interview room at AT&T Stadium after his team lost to the Dallas Cowboys on what could charitably be called a technicality, uncharitably a gross refereeing blunder. The […]
Continue readingFor those loyal and smart “ESPN BET Live”/”Fantasy Football NOW” viewers out there, you’re well aware. For those new to the game, let me fill you in. I, Tyler Fulghum, am merely a humble man representing the flesh and blood of humanity. Imperfect but beautiful. My nemesis is Mike Clay. He is about algorithms, arithmetic […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo disagree on whether the Dallas Cowboys or San Francisco 49ers are under more pressure to reach the Super Bowl this season. (2:34) FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy needed Dak Prescott. Prescott needed McCarthy. Their first year together as Dallas Cowboys playcaller and quarterback […]
Continue readingThe Athletic reported that Oklahoma’s Title IX office cleared Brooks on Tuesday following an investigation, during which Brooks had been held out of all team activities this summer. According to The Athletic, a female Oklahoma student alleged that Brooks was physically violent toward her. The female student did not file a complaint with university or […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Scott Van Pelt and “Stanford” Steve Coughlin discuss their NFL betting wins so far this season. (2:42) Colts drop a pass on fourth-and-1… Carolina fumbles a TD through the end zone and has another called back by penalty. It’s been that kind of season for this segment. We trudge forward. How […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. “The Pat McAfee Show” breaks down the storyline of Matthew Stafford returning to Detroit to face the Lions in the NFL playoffs. (1:12) THERE WERE EIGHT seconds left in the game on Nov. 22, 2009, when Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford took a vicious sack from Cleveland Browns linebacker C.J. […]
Continue readingALLEN PARK, Mich. — For quarterback Jared Goff, the past is the past. Neither he nor members of his Detroit Lions squad are trying to make it out to be an individual contest, ahead of their NFC wild-card playoff game against Goff’s former team, the Los Angeles Rams, led by his former coach Sean McVay. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith gets fired up while reacting to Jeff Saturday’s list of the top five NFL teams heading into the playoffs. (2:41) NFL regular-season games averaged 17.9 million viewers in 2023, tied for the second highest since averages were first tracked in 1995. Buoyed by increases of at least 24% […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Andrew Hawkins and Dan Graziano weigh in on whether Nick Sirianni’s job is at stake if the Eagles lose early in the playoffs. (1:40) The NFL did an amazing job with the script for this season. The most-hyped offseason storyline, Aaron Rodgers joining the New York Jets, lasted just four plays, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Eric Karabell breaks down Amon-Ra St. Brown‘s impressive fantasy season. (0:41) The 2024 fantasy football superflex rankings below will be updated throughout the NFL offseason. We know many of you compete in superflex formats that invite/covet second quarterbacks in starting lineups, so these rankings account for that. For those newer to […]
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