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...
They’ve lost their franchise quarterback and All-Pro running back to injuries, but the undefeated Vikings are looking like one of the NFL’s best teamsIf a season-ending injury to prospective franchise quarterback Teddy Bridgewater didn’t sufficiently temper expectations for the Minnesota Vikings in 2016, then surely the loss of All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson, out until at least mid-November with a meniscus tear, and left tackle Matt Kalil, done for the year with a torn labrum, left even the team’s most optimistic supporters in lament. Related: The big shock of the NFL season? The rise of new and legitimate contenders Continue reading...
Who’d have guessed the Rams, Falcons, Eagles, Cowboys and Vikings would sit atop the NFC standings? Well, conventional wisdom has been wrong all seasonThe Rams, Falcons, Eagles, Cowboys and Vikings are lumped together in the NFC standings through the first four weeks of the NFL season. Not at all surprising. Meanwhile, the Panthers and Cardinals have begun to separate themselves from the pack. Another nailed prediction. The NFC is going just as we all thought it might – outside of the fact that almost every team is performing exactly opposite of what was expected. Related: Vikings shut down Odell Beckham and Giants to stay perfect at 4-0 Continue reading...
Jimmy Garopollo’s injury may end up being merely a temporary setback for the New England Patriots, but they are far from perfectFor most of the first half, it looked like the New England Patriots had discovered their Next Tom Brady. OK, that may be a stretch, but it at least looked like they had found a player they could sell as a potential Next Tom Brady to one of the many quarterback-starved teams once the Actual Tom Brady returned from his four week league-mandated vacation. In his second game as a starter, Jimmy Garoppolo went 18-for-27, passing for 234 yards as the Patriots built up a 21-0 lead over the Miami Dolphins. Garoppolo, coming off New England’s huge Week 1...