We are less than a week out from Super Bowl XLVI, but we’ve technically already seen this game before, so what’s the fun in talking about it?
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Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Preview and Prediction
January 1, 2012 By 3 Comments
The NFC East champion will be decided Sunday night in New York, where the Cowboys and Giants are squaring off for the last spot in the NFC playoffs.
The first time these two teams played each other was in Week 14, and the Giants won the game 37-34. That win set them up to stay alive in the NFC East, and gave them a shot to win it this week.
NFL: NFC Playoff Scenarios and Predictions for Week 17
December 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
After the Saints and Falcons play tonight, just one more week will remain in the NFL regular season. As usual, there are myriad iterations of playoff matchups that could become a reality based on what happens tonight and in Week 17.
Here is a rundown of the NFC playoff scenarios. (Click here to see the AFC playoff scenarios.)
Chicago Bears WR Sam Hurd Arrested on Drug Charges, Allegedly Dealt to NFL Players
December 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
As if injuries to Jay Cutler and Matt Forte, losing three straight games after winning five straight, and watching the playoff hopes of the Chicago Bears become more and more distant with each passing week wasn’t enough…news just broke that Bears’ receiver Sam Hurd was arrested on drug charges.
This isn’t the “caught with a a gram or two of marijuana” drug arrest. This is a HUGE drug arrest (details here), one that not only includes marijuana but cocaine and LARGE amounts of both. Like $575,000 worth of cocaine. It’s become clear that playing in the NFL was secondary to Hurd, and it it will likely cost him and the league big time.
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Preview and Prediction
December 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
The Giants are heading to Dallas to take on the Cowboys in a game that is very important for the race in the NFC East.
The Cowboys currently hold a one game lead over the Giants and control their own destiny in the division. The two teams will meet once again in Week 17, so this game will be important for setting the stage for the end of the year meeting.
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Fantasy Football Week 14 Start em, Sit em Advice, Projections, and Lineup Q&A
December 6, 2011 By 91 Comments
Week 14 is here.
For some of you, that means you have a team (or hopefully teams) on bye this week. If so, major kudos to you.
For others of you, Week 14 means that it’s the first week of the playoffs. If so, good luck, and hopefully the advice in this post will help you move on.
For others, Week 14 is the last week of your regular season. Maybe you’ve clinched a playoff spot or maybe you’re still scratching and clawing for one. Regardless, hopefully we can do you and your lineup some good with our picks in this week’s start em, sit em.
And for some of you this may be your first week without fantasy football – if your playoffs start this week and you did not make it; but if that’s the case, why would you be reading this?
Alas, if you’re here, you are looking for help in Week 14. And you’re in luck, because that is exactly what you’re about to get.
Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys: Preview and Prediction for the ‘Leon Lett Game’ Thanksgiving Rematch
November 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
On Thursday the National Football League presents perhaps it’s best Thanksgiving package ever.
The first portion begins with the 10-0 Green Bay Packers against the Detroit Lions (AMANDA’S PREVIEW). Dessert is the 9-1 San Francisco 49ers visiting the Baltimore Ravens. (Throw in a certain Indiana Hoosiers hoops coach and the Harbaugh clan is fast becoming the most annoying coaching dynasty in the history of Western Civilization.)
Just don’t forget the main course in the middle; because as any true elitist knows, it is just not quite Thanksgiving without the Dallas Cowboys.
Cowboys-Dolphins Thanksgiving Day Preview and Prediction
November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Thanksgiving Day is a day reserved for two things: food and football.
The games have not exactly been the most entertaining affairs the last few years, but this year is completely different and the matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys is no exception.
Football on Thanksgiving: A Brief But Comprehensive History
November 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sunday, when the Detroit Lions overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat the Carolina Panthers, American football fans gave thanks four days early.
The 7-3 Lions are relevant on the fourth Thursday of November.
When families across the country tomorrow turn their televisions to Fox at 11:30 a.m. (Central Time), they’ll get to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal while watching a Lions team that is very much in the playoff picture (complete schedule here). Many of my MSF colleagues aren’t old enough to remember the last time that happened.
For the first time in years family members won’t be asking each other, “Why are we stuck with the Lions on Thanksgiving?” as they pass the mashed potatoes.
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Fantasy Football Thanksgiving Day Start Em, Sit Em Lineup Advice, Projections, and Roster Q&A
November 22, 2011 By 58 Comments
Jon will have the overall Week 12 start/sit post ready to go for tomorrow morning, but with three games on Thanksgiving Thursday I thought it might be helpful to do a special start/sit column for those games.
So in this post I’ll do just that, providing analysis and recommendations for the key players you need to decide on before Turkey Day.
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The One Reason Why The Cowboys Will Win The NFC East
November 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
The number one reason why the Cowboys will win the division is simple: schedule.
The Cowboys final opponents are Miami, Arizona, New York, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia and New York again.
NFL Thanksgiving Day Football Preview
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Can you believe we’re only 3 days from Thanksgiving?
Maybe it’s the unseasonably warm weather here in Ohio, or the absence of NBA games that were supposed to have already started, or that I haven’t heard a whole lot about this year’s Black Friday mega-deals, but it sure seems like Turkey Day snuck up on me this year.
NFL Football on Thanksgiving Day: Games, TV Schedule, Point Spreads, and Predictions
November 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Can you believe we’re only 3 days from Thanksgiving?
Maybe it’s the unseasonably warm weather here in Ohio, or the absence of NBA games that were supposed to have already started, or that I haven’t heard a whole lot about this year’s Black Friday mega-deals, but it sure seems like Turkey Day snuck up on me this year.
NFL Power Rankings Week 9: The Midseason Motown Edition – One Classic “Hitsville, U.S.A.” Track For All 32 Teams
November 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
Week 8 is now in the books after Philip Rivers fumbled away a road win in Kansas City, which means we are right around the midway point of the 2011 season. Most teams have played 8 games, a few have played 7, and we can finally start to state with some level of certainty who is good, who is not, and who is too enigmatic to declare.
Without question, the story of the first half of the season (other than this) has been the ascent of the Detroit Lions.
They went 0-16 three years ago, then 2-14 in Jim Schwartz’s first year, then 6-10 last year; and now halfway through their 2011 slate Detroit, sitting at 6-2, is a bona fide contender in the NFC. And the Lions aren’t just an empty record either. They have the skill, attitude, reputation, and right now the health (knock on wood) to suggest that they aren’t going away.
So in honor of the Motor City Mufasas, and their roaring wreakers of wreckage Ndamukong Suh and Calvin Johnson, I give to you my Midseason NFL Power Rankings, with each team presented alongside a Motown classic that sums up the first half of its season.
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How many NFL teams would trade their current QB for Cam Newton right now?
October 31, 2011 By 17 Comments
How many teams would trade their current QB, right now, for Cam Newton?
This is a question I’ve been thinking about a lot over the past several weeks, as I continue to be more and more impressed (and surprised) by how well Cam Newton is transitioning to the NFL in his first season.
