Dak Prescott and Co are a balanced unit but on Sunday the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers showed they are only getting better as the season unfoldsAaron Rodgers is on a run like almost none he has had in his career and suddenly it feels like he might be taking Green Bay to the Super Bowl. All year people have talked about the decline of the NFL, suggesting the league isn’t the same because the quarterbacks are worse than in recent seasons. But 2016 ended with Tom Brady setting an NFL record with 28 touchdowns and only two interceptions, Drew Brees threw for 5,000 yards once more, Matt Ryan had an MVP year and, in his last seven games,...
The Lions are riding a five-game winning run, but Matthew Stafford’s finger injury could spell trouble. Plus, go for the Vikings, Steelers and CardinalsThe finish line is in sight. Only three weeks remain in the NFL’s regular season, and that means you only have three more shots at a clean sweep in our Pick Six contest. Nobody managed it in week 14, although castigers did make a big move up to the top of our overall leaderboard with a solid five out of six. Related: How the Seattle Seahawks became the NFL's most outspoken team Continue reading...
The Dallas Cowboys veteran is only called into action around seven times a game. But he has yet to make an error after a dozen seasons in the leagueImagine an NFL player who has been perfect for almost 12 seasons; a man who has been true every moment of his career – never once sliding in the mud or stumbling to catch his feet or enduring a bad day. It seems impossible. Even machines occasionally break down and humans err.Dallas Cowboys long snapper LP Ladouceur does not. Related: RG III and the Cleveland Browns are a tragedy made for each other Related: Not a joke: NFL adding dodgeball in attempt to liven up Pro Bowl Continue reading...
Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott are receiving the plaudits as Dallas have surged to 10-1, but they couldn’t have done it without the NFL’s best O-lineIn team sports, even brilliant individuals need a helping hand. Michael Jordan needed Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant and Dennis Rodman. Lionel Messi requires the services of Luis Suárez, Neymar and Andrés Iniesta. And Sidney Crosby knows he would not have won another Stanley Cup for Pittsburgh had Evgeni Malkin not skated with him. Related: An improbably sunny forecast for NFL's playoff-starved Florida pair Continue reading...
Dak Prescott will need to be at his sharpest to keep pace with Ben Roethlisberger, whose offense should be too much for DallasAfter the drought, the deluge. For consecutive weeks we had no clean sweeps to celebrate in our Pick Six contest, but this time I bring you seven … and a half. Let’s have rapturous applause for alpenvo, Barkotron, CosmicTrigger, GlennyTheElder, ITLaw23, waterhoose and zoomster - who called every game correctly in week nine. And also a commiserating clap for aalipour - who did the same, but won’t get the full six points because he submitted his predictions after the early games had already begun. I’ll have those overall standings up shortly in the comments section below. Until then,...