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On Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs recorded a 28-21 road loss to the Buffalo Bills that dropped their record to 5-4. 1. Bills’ tight ends, running backs give Chiefs nightmares From the start, the Bills were committed to using an effective ground game to attack the Chiefs’ linebackers in pass coverage — primarily with […]
The Philadelphia Eagles may have had a bye in Week 9, but they sure came up winners with the results of Sunday’s game. There were several surprises coming out of this week’s slate of games, including the Packers losing to the Panthers and the Lions losing the Vikings. These outcomes pleasantly affected the overall NFC […]
In one of the season’s most-anticipated games, the Kansas City Chiefs were unable to come back from a 21-10 second-quarter deficit, recording a 28-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills that dropped their record to 5-4 as they headed into their Week 10 bye. In one of the season’s most-anticipated games, the Kansas City Chiefs were […]
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football. The Commanders are on a three-game losing streak and need a win to keep any playoff hopes alive. They come into Week 9 with a 3-5 record while the Seahawks are 5-2 and have won their last two games. Jayden Daniels returns to […]
The Buffalo Bills’ pass rush showed up in a big way against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. With Ed Oliver out for the season, the return of Michael Hoecht and the emergence of Joey Bosa was just on time. The Bills sacked Mahomes three times in the first three quarters of the game. But, as a Mahomes pass fell incomplete to […]
For the sixth-straight week, Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers offense scored 20-plus points; however, the veteran quarterback wants more. Many doubted Pittsburgh before their Week Nine tilt against the Indianapolis Colts, but after a strong performance on both sides of the ball, the team improved to 5-3. The defensive unit had its best outing […]
It was supposed to go better than this, right? He was supposed to be the hot ticket offensive coordinator candidate. Five field goals. Just five field goals with the same bad offensive line that the Texans have had since the start of the Ryans era. It was supposed to be better. The days of basic […]
The Washington Commanders released their final injury report for today’s game on Saturday and then made two roster moves today. WR Treylon Burks and DT Sheldon Day were elevated for today’s game. Burks gets his first opportunity on the active roster after being signed more than two weeks ago. This is Day’s third, and final, […]
Six turnovers will never cut it against an NFL opponent and the Indianapolis Colts found out the hard way in Sunday’s 27-20 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. Quarterback Daniel Jones began with a promising start after he engineered a 13-play, 79-yard masterpiece on the opening drive. Jones converted a pair of […]
Week 9 continues tonight on Sunday Night Football with a battle between the Commanders and the Seahawks in D.C. How to Watch Sunday Night Football: Commanders vs. Seahawks TV: NBC Streaming: NFL+ Radio: Westwood One Kickoff Time: 7:20 pm CT Site: Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD. Referee: Bill Vinovich Odds : Seahawks -3 O/U 48.5 ( via DraftKings Sportsbook ) Peter Casey-Imagn Images Commanders Projected Starters Offense ...
The L.A. Rams stared a rebuilding team in the face on Sunday and Matthew Stafford showed the Saints how far they have to go before they’ll ever contend for the Super Bowl again. Holding a dominant advantage in the time of possession battle, the Rams beat the Saints 34-10 on Sunday afternoon in SoFi Stadium […]
The Seattle Seahawks overhauled a good portion of the the skill positions on offense during the offseason. DK Metcalf was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Geno Smith was shipped to the Las Vegas Raiders, and Tyler Lockett and Noah Fant were released. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ken Walker, Zach Charbonnet and AJ Barner remain, but the […]
The Indianapolis Colts‘ offense had been historic, with the Steelers’ defense trending in the complete opposite direction. Of course, some outside factors may have played a factor — outdoor stadium, the Colts are historically bad in Pittsburgh, the offense was due for a poor showing, etc. Regardless, the Colts’ offense came back down to earth […]
The Seattle Seahawks (5-2) return from their bye week to face the Washington Commanders (3-5) on Sunday Night Football. It’s another chance for the Seahawks to extend their sparkling road record under Mike Macdonald, which sits at 10-1. They’ll be without receivers Cooper Kupp, Jake Bobo, and Dareke Young, as well as safety Julian Love. […]
The San Francisco 49ers fought their way to another victory, beating the New York Giants 34-24 on the road to improve to 6-3 and remain firmly in the NFC West race. San Francisco came in with depth concerns along the defensive line and without Brock Purdy once again. And things looked on edge early, as […]
Have a day, Colston Loveland! The Chicago Bears are back in the win column with their Week 9 triumph against the Cincinnati Bengals. And, naturally, that means the return of the behind-the-scenes look at what goes down in the winning locker room. Ben Johnson’s second road win as a first-year head coach was a memorable one. It wasn’t for the faint of heart. However, it is one we’ll be talking about for a while thanks to the heroics of rookies Colston Loveland and Kyle Monangai. BEARS ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers ended their two-game losing streak in emphatic fashion against the Indianapolis Colts. Their defense, which was ice cold and ranked dead last in stopping the pass, forced six takeaways and held the NFL’s best offense to seven points through three quarters and defeated Indianapolis 27-20. It was as close to a must-win […]
As a Toronto Blue Jays fan, I did not expect to feel further disappointment after losing Game 7 of the World Series in extra innings. Leave it to the Detroit Lions to make a bad weekend even worse for me. Coming off a bye week, the Lions were heavily favored against the Minnesota Vikings—they were […]
Safety Kyle Dugger officially joined the Steelers on Thursday. On Sunday, he was in the starting lineup. For the new addition’s efforts in Pittsburgh’s 27-20 win over the Colts, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin awarded Dugger a game ball. “Can’t say enough about Kyle Dugger,” Tomlin said in his postgame press conference. “Just gave him […]
The Buffalo Bills lead the Kansas City Chiefs 21-13 at halftime in a game that’s felt completely one-sided despite the one-score difference. The Bills marched down the field with a methodical seven-minute touchdown on the opening possession. Back in the day, no team would have dared give Josh Allen the chance to take an early […]
A 17-yard completion from Drake Maye to Hunter Henry sealed the New England Patriots’ sixth straight victory on Sunday. But despite icing the game with the ball in his hands, Maye left the field knowing things needed to be better. “I’ve got to play better for this team down the road,” he said. “I think […]
The Eagles will come back from their Week 9 bye and face off against the Packers on Monday Night Football. Vic Fangio may have one less offensive weapon to game plan for, after Green Bay tight end Tucker Kraft was carted to the locker room with a knee injury on Sunday. After the Packers lost […]
The Eagles added a bit more depth to the cornerback room during the bye week by trading for Michael Carter II and Jaire Alexander, and while the team is still looking for a solid CB2, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio spoke about the state of the secondary before adding these new options. Coming off their Week […]
Happy birthday, Jordan Love; sorry your party’s so lame. The Green Bay Packers debuted their new throwback uniforms this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers and their depleted offensive line and…lost, by a score of 16-13. You’d think the Packers’ defensive front would feast in a game like this, correct? WRONG! For the first time in […]
The Los Angeles Rams lead the Saints 20-10 at halftime but they could be leading by a lot more if not for special teams miscues. What else is new? The Rams have a missed extra point by Joshua Karty and then later Karty missed wide right on a field goal try that would have been […]