NFL Playoff Previews: Falcons at Giants
2012 NFC Wildcard Round Atlanta Falcons (10-6) vs. New York Giants (9-7) KEY PLAYERS Ford: Eli Manning Eli Manning will try to lead New York to their first playoff win since Super Bowl XLII Here’s all you need to know about the insanity of the 2011 season. Eli Manning threw for 4,933 passing yards this season. That’s good enough for sixth best of all time, but it doesn’t even get him top 3 in 2011. Manning... Read More
NFL Playoff Previews: Lions at Saints
2012 NFC Wildcard Round Detroit Lions (10-6) vs. New Orleans Saints (13-3) KEY PLAYERS Drew Brees had an unbelievable season, but can he keep the magic going? Ford: Drew Brees Of course, the marquee player in this game is Drew Brees. Brees is fresh off one of the greatest regular season ever. A season which saw him become the first QB to complete over 71% of his passes in NFL history and shatter Dan Marino’s record... Read More
NFL Playoff Previews: Bengals at Texans
2012 AFC Wildcard Round Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) vs. Houston Texans (10-6) KEY PLAYERS Ford:Arian FosterDespite missing three full games, Arian Foster was able to rack up 1,841 yards from scrimmage, good for 3rd best in the league. With a rookie quarterback, the Texans will likely be leaning heavily on Foster, as well as Ben Tate, who himself had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. Against the Bengals in week 14, Foster... Read More
Breaking Down the NFL Playoff Scenarios
The final weekend of the NFL regular season is upon us as teams continue to jockey for playoff position. Four AFC teams and five NFC teams have already clinched a berth to the postseason, but there are still a number of different scenarios that can shake out to determine playoff seeding and the final few spots that are up for grabs.I’m going to go over every scenario with you using ESPN’s fancy NFL playoff machine. Five AFC teams are still alive... Read More
GameDay: NFL Week 6 Preview
Can Cam Newton, proven innocent, pull of the upset on the road? Carolina at Atlanta I like Carolina for the upset here. Despite the preseason expectations, Carolina actually has a better point differential on the season and has outgained their opponents by over 300 yards, and Atlanta has been outgained by their opponents by over 200 yards. I expect Cam Newton to notch his 4th 300 yard game of his young career against this week Falcons pass defense.... Read More
