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NFL season wrap: What went wrong, what’s next for non-playoff teams
AFC EAST | AFC NORTH | AFC SOUTH | AFC WEST NFC EAST | NFC NORTH | NFC SOUTH | NFC WEST What went wrong: The Dolphins’ season was doomed from the start in terms of competing for a playoff spot. Miami had arguably the NFL’s least talented roster thanks to an offseason full of […]
Continue readingWhen fandom goes bad: Most miserable fan bases in pro sports
Washington’s championship caused one baseball team to rocket up this list, while another one cracked the top 25 for the first time since this list was originally released in September 2018. And with the NFL season winding down, the Buffalo Bills are primed to take a fall in the next update. How much of a […]
Continue readingSports Misery Index: How miserable is each NFL fan base?
Total score: 27.24 All-sport rank: 2 Ranking by category: Championships, 7; Playoff berths, 3; Playoff wins, 4; Heartbreaks, 28; Rival comparison, 1 Where they’re especially miserable: It has been a rough two decades for the Bills, who made the playoffs only once in the previous 19 seasons since being victimized by the “Music City Miracle” […]
Continue readingTwo titles, 210 straight starts, one Eli: How Manning conquered New York
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning always drank beer on the team bus. It was a Broadway Joe kind of thing to do, and a fact that might run counter to an image Manning spent absolutely no time crafting. But win, lose or draw, Manning would find someone on the road to buy him a […]
Continue readingWeek 16 NFL betting trends to know: Back Mitchell Trubisky?
Houston Texans (-3) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Saturday, 1 p.m. ET • Eleven of Tampa Bay’s past 12 games have gone over the total. The over is 11-3 in Tampa Bay games this season, the best mark in the NFL. • Tampa Bay has won four straight games, going 3-0-1 ATS. Prior to this stretch, […]
Continue readingWeek 16 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus two words to describe each team’s offseason
The NFL Power Rankings are relevant for this season (or, to be more accurate, this week in this season), but we’re at the point where it’s cool to look ahead to the future. We’re not talking Week 16 or 17 future, but start of a whole new decade future. So we’ve asked our NFL Nation […]
Continue readingThursday night football featuring Ravens and Jets: time, how to watch, odds
The Jets, on the other hand, are 5-8 and third in the AFC, but they have won four of their past five games. It is really no surprise that the Ravens, who lead the NFL in points per game (33.1), are heavy favorites in this game. According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Lamar Jackson-led […]
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 readingThursday night football featuring Ravens and Jets: time, how to watch, odds
The Jets, on the other hand, are 5-8 and third in the AFC, but they have won four of their past five games. It is really no surprise that the Ravens, who lead the NFL in points per game (33.1), are heavy favorites in this game. According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Lamar Jackson-led […]
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