Jerome Simpson and the Cincinnati Bengals may fly into the playoffs but they’ll need to defeat Baltimore on Sunday to make that a reality. At the moment though, the Bengals are in an evolving playoff picture that finally receives definitive clarity after Sunday night’s proceedings at MetLife Stadium.
Amidst a pair of power outages at Candlestick Park, the 49ers defeated Pittsburgh on Monday night and gave a bit more clarity to the AFC playoff picture in the process. As a result of Pittsburgh’s missed opportunity, the New England Patriots will be locked in to the AFC’s […]
The Tim Tebow Express was derailed on Sunday by a rather harsh dose of reality. New England’s 41-23 win dropped Denver to 8-6 and exposed a huge problem for the Broncos if they reach the playoffs. How in the world can Tebow go point for point with elite […]
Tom Brady made sure Tebow Time never arrived on Sunday. The New England Patriots are back in the playoffs as the AFC East champions after humbling Tim Tebow’s Denver Broncos 41-23. Despite allowing an astronomical 167 yards rushing in the first quarter and trailing 16-7, the Patriots rallied […]
The non-call of Joe Webb’s game-ending facemask play during Detroit’s 34-28 win over Minnesota on Sunday may have a long-term impact on the NFC playoff picture. The missed call puts Detroit into a playoff spot for the moment. Meanwhile, our long national nightmare is over in the AFC. […]
Patriots receiver Tiquan Underwood was on the receiving end of Tom Brady’s lecture prior to TB12’s verbal toe-to-toe battle with offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bill O’Brien. While all of the news surrounding the scene on New England’s sideline shifted to Brady and O’Brien, the odd man out is Underwood, […]
After Tom Brady threw a fourth quarter endzone interception with New England leading Washington 34-27, Patriots offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bill O’Brien had a rather heated dispute with the 2010 NFL MVP. Brady appeared to be talking with Tiquan Underwood, his intended target (and injury replacement for Deion Branch) […]
Much has changed since we last examined the NFL playoff field; some dude named T.J. Yates is a prominent AFC playoff figure; Jay Cutler and Matt Forte will spend December watching from the sidelines; and the Denver Broncos are in prime position to reach the playoffs thanks to […]
I’m not going to lie. I had a similar reaction to Dan Marino after he beat the Eagles in 1990. However, soon after I discovered that there were other things in life like girls, video games, and organized sports, continously yelling at the opposing team’s quarterback didn’t seem […]
Editor’s Note: The New England Patriots castrated Philadelphia 38-20 in front of over 65,000 disgruntled fans, which saw one of the most heinous beatings of the Andy Reid era. Due to a work obligation, we could not put together a live blog. Instead, the best option is going […]