They also need to deliver fast. If their team gives up a ton of yards and points in Year 1, there’s a good chance they won’t be around for Year 2. In this year’s new defensive coordinator class, five familiar names stand out: Romeo Crennel, Texans They had a good turnaround and spike with Wade Phillips. Crennel was the best next step, allowing them to keep a base 3-4 with the potential for getting more out of their talent....
The Cowboys will be without running back Ezekiel Elliott after Elliott on Wednesday dropped his appeal of a six-game suspension. That will add intrigue to their Sunday prime-time NFC East matchup vs. the Eagles in Arlington. In the other prime-time games this week, the Titans will take on the Steelers at Heinz Field on “Thursday Night Football,” and the Falcons will meet the Seahawks in Seattle on “Monday Night Football....
This year’s Thanksgiving day NFL schedule features three key divisional matchups. The Bears travel to Detroit to play the Lions, then the Redskins travel to Dallas to face the Cowboys — the two traditional Thanksgiving games in those respective cities. The night cap is an NFC South showdown between the Falcons and Saints in New Orleans. Sunday’s Week 12 schedule features a huge game for the NFC wild-card standings in Carolina, where the Panthers host the Seahawks....
The prime time NFL TV schedule is a perfect place to start. Thursday, Sunday and Monday night games serve as nationally televised showcases for the league — even though NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” continues to flex as the undisputed superior product in recent years. MORE: Ranking NFL broadcast teams for 2019 The Patriots, Cowboys, Chiefs, Rams, Seahawks and Steelers appear most often in prime time during the 2019 NFL season with five games apiece....
Here’s BetQL’s initial take on each team’s win total, keeping in mind that injuries and trades (ahem, Aaron Rodgers) could still shake up a lot of things prior to the start of the season. Also, it’s important to remember that there is an extra game this season, so factor that in if a total seems particularly high or low. NFL Schedule Release 2021: Betting picks, predictions for NFL team win totals Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook...
And according to Fox Sports, those reminders reportedly included not-so-subtle phone calls to players and even players’ parents warning of possible suspensions if active players participated in the event. MORE: Tony Romo, pain-free at last? | DeMarco Murray, Ryan Mathews, best RB duo … ever? The inaugural National Fantasy Football Convention, scheduled for July 10-12 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, would have brought together more than 100 past and present NFL players and personalities in the sport, including Rob Gronkowski, DeMarco Murray and Antonio Brown....
Yet that kind of inaction was a positive development for a handful of NFL teams and players. For others, the NFL trade deadline should have spurred more action. The teams that pulled off the only trade of NFL deadline day both came away winners in a deal that was a no-brainer, but other teams approached their dealings with unnecessary apprehension. At least one contender failed to pad its roster with additional talent, and at least one hopeless team failed to invest in its future....
Jacksonville will send Pittsburgh a 2020 fifth-round pick. Jaguars starting quarterback Nick Foles suffered a broken left collarbone in his Jacksonville debut Sunday and was set to undergo surgery Monday morning, He is expected to be placed on the injured reserve/return list and will not be eligible to play again until Week 11. Dobbs will compete for playing time with rookie Gardner Minshew, who looked sharp in relief of Foles against the Chiefs....
Things have become strained between Thomas and the Saints this offseason, with the three-time Pro Bowler electing not to have ankle surgery until June. That has left head coach Sean Payton frustrated with the situation. He told local New Orleans media: This public rebuke from his coach has obviously annoyed Thomas, leading to his tweet on Monday. Stephen A Smith weighs in on the Saints vs Thomas situation ESPN’s Stephen A Smith came out swinging against Michael Thomas on First Take Tuesday morning....
See fans’ comments on the Denver quarterback’s shift in personality: A couple of fans simply called the quarterback ‘corny’: However, this isn’t the first social media post that NFL fans have discussed featuring the quarterback. He posted a video to TikTok about him and the things he cares about, including football, family, and flying. Wilson and his move to Denver The quarterback was traded this offseason to the Broncos after spending a decade with the Seattle Seahawks....
RUNNING BACKS (rankings) Studs: Ben Tate vs. OAK (Brad Pinkerton); Marshawn Lynch at CAR (Williams & Lutovsky) Sleepers: Jerick McKinnon at TB (Pinkerton); Denard Robinson vs. MIA (Williams); Darren McFadden at CLE (Lutovsky) Stumblers: Giovani Bernard vs. BAL (Pinkerton); Alfred Morris at DAL (Williams); Tre Mason at KC (Lutovsky) MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: The ‘Most Hated’ list | Top pickups | Try DraftKings QUARTERBACKS (rankings) Studs: Tony Romo vs. WAS (Pinkerton); Russell Wilson at CAR (Williams); Nick Foles at ARI (Lutovsky)...
Backup quarterback Chad Henne was in the game. The Chiefs’ defense had stifled the Browns for most of the AFC divisional round. Kansas City led by five and just needed to keep Cleveland out of the end zone once more. But there was the snap. Henne rolled to his right and fired to Tyreek Hill, who crossed the first-down line, effectively ending the contest. The Chiefs hadn’t just gone for it — they’d thrown....
The Falcons announced Tuesday they have agreed to terms with the former Chiefs defensive end. He is expected to sign a two-year deal worth $10.5 million, ESPN reported, citing an unidentified source. The report noted Bailey’s contract will pay him $6 million this season, including $3.5 million guaranteed. The move comes after the team lost reserve defensive tackle Michael Bennett to a broken ankle. It was also reported that safety J....
That’s according to one NFL general manager who this week told Sporting News his team chose not to sign Kaepernick due to the issue of the QB being a “distraction.” “It doesn’t have to do with the protests — if it did, then teams would be cutting the players who are standing or kneeling during the anthem,” the GM said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “The league is filled with guys who are protesting the same exact way who are on rosters....
The Linemakers on Sporting News, a group of former sports book operators with dozens of years of collective experience making odds and handicapping games in Las Vegas, offer our opinions and picks on Sunday’s betting slate. Be sure to click through to the informative and entertaining videos, which are shot at the South Point sports book and our studios in Vegas. The point spreads and totals listed below are the Vegas consensus as of Saturday....
Several sliding players won’t last long on the board, to the benefit of the teams picking early on Day 2. Based on what happened in the first round, teams have an improved idea of what directions to go to support that pick and stockpile across positions. Here’s projecting what might happen with many good fits for each team from No. 33 to No. 105 overall: MORE 2021 NFL DRAFT:Live grades | Winners & losers | Top 100 big board...
Now that we have some good early season results, we’ll track them with our “Stats of the Week” below again. But what we did last week has little meaning or importance in trying to get things right this week. Week 3 definitely doesn’t lack for marquee games with quarterbacks serving as the headliners. Those levels of elite passing duels also create tougher matchups to call. Even though we’re doing well ATS, keep in mind these picks are “for entertainment purposes only....
The Ravens, Chiefs, Patriots and 49ers opened as double-digit favorites over the Jets, Broncos, Bengals and Falcons, respectively, giving us some relatively easy picks. We also feel pretty good about the Saints, who opened as touchdown-plus favorites over the Colts, and the Seahawks, who are solid road favorites over the Panthers. As usual, though, the rest of the Week 15 schedule is stuffed with toss-up games that are bound to spoil any chance of a perfect week....
Making picks and predictions for Broncos vs. Chiefs depends on what you believe in more: a stout defense or an improved offense. MORE: Week 2 NFL picks straight up | Week 2 NFL picks against the spread | Week 2 betting lines | Power rankings Peyton Manning did not throw a single touchdown in Denver’s Week 1 victory over the Ravens, but the Broncos’ defense was so overwhelming, Denver overcame the offense’s general inefectiveness....
