Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-14)Analysis: Not sure if it’s fair to call the schedule-makers biased, but giving the Steelers two games against the Browns in December seems more than generous. As it stands, the Browns are…
When I think about the 2008 Detroit Lions, the league’s only 0-16 team to this point, I still don’t consider them to be a comically bad bunch. They were a…
I’m limping towards the finish line at 10 under, so it’s time for a big breakthrough week. 8-3 is the magic number in the AFC, as four teams in three divisions share that mark. And…
Reunion Tours Put on Hold One of the neat things about player movement in the NFL is when they involve quarterbacks returning to face their former teams. Sometimes, those chess-matches turn into classics….
Philadelphia (-3) at SeattleAnalysis: Maybe flying all the way to Seattle on a short week is just what the underachieving Eagles need. They were annihilated by the Patriots last week to officially kill the “Dream…
Some random thoughts and musings from around the NFL amidst a busy Tuesday afternoon with news of a major shakeup in North Florida. Canned in Jacksonville Jack Del Rio’s firing was long…
It’s almost gotten to the point where I’m “playing out the string”, to drudge up the dreading saying. 10 games under means I need almost every week to be a stellar one the rest of…
Another Thursday loss means another uphill climb come Sunday for me. Bengals-Ravens highlights Week 11, as does Part 6 of the Jay Cutler-Philip Rivers saga. The Packers’ chase for perfection collides with the reeling Bucs,…
It is simply painful to look at the New England Patriots’ remaining schedule when you consider the quarterbacks they are slated to face. That list just got a little…
Good thing there’s Sunday. After bombing Thursday’s pick, it’s time to get back over .500 in a week featuring a number of key divisional and intraconference showdowns. Several divisions could see a changing of the…