Matchups: Matchup: Bills @ Jets Thursday Night FootballBuffalo @ NY JetsBills-Jets has a sluggish 43-point Vegas total with New York favored by 2.5. Gang Green's team total is just below 23. ... The primary weakness of Rex Ryan's defense has been on the ground, where Buffalo ranks 26th in Football Outsiders' run-defense DVOA and has coughed up a combined 67-314-4 (4.69 YPC) rushing line to … [Read more...]

Who is NFL's Comeback Player of the Year? Bengals, Cardinals lead way Watching Jay Cutler lead the Chicago Bears to victory served as notice for just how good a season he is having. He won't be found among the league leaders in passing yards (he's ranked 24th) or touchdown passes (tied for 19th) but — with part of that tied to missing parts of two games — but has done everything that could … [Read more...]

Colts owner Jim Irsay pays $2.1 million for Beatles bass drum (really) Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has added another prized possession to his collection. And no, not another high-priced free agent. An iconic piece of music history. Irsay bought The Beatles' bass drum head played by Ringo Starr in 1964, including the band's United States debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the … [Read more...]

Three And Out: Getting Defensive: Week 10 The fantasy world has successfully survived nine turbulent weeks and the playoff push is beginning with just four weeks of play left in the fantasy regular season. This week’s column will mark our tenth gathering to discuss fantasy kicker and D/ST options, and we will continue to hunt the most opportune matchups that will produce fantasy point totals to … [Read more...]

The Chargers are wasting another year of Philip Rivers' great career Dan Fouts played his entire career in San Diego. He put up incredible numbers, was universally respected as a great quarterback and made the Hall of Fame. And he never made a Super Bowl. Of course this leads us to Philip Rivers. Rivers will turn 34 years old next month. He is wasting another year of his great career on a … [Read more...]

NFL Power Rankings: Are the Dallas Cowboys dead? Not yet The crazy thing about this six-game losing streak for the Dallas Cowboys is how many of those games they could have won. Dallas led the Falcons by 14 points two different times, and lost. The Cowboys lost to the Saints in overtime. They had nearly twice as many yards as the Giants, but blew the game through some poorly timed mistakes. … [Read more...]

The Morning After: Cam Newton's MVP Candidacy From the day he first burst onto the sporting scene at Auburn, Cam Newton has generated two things in equal measure: Wonder at his on-field accomplishments, and column inches about everything else. Is he worth the No. 1 overall pick? Is his smile fake? Can he stay healthy? Can he stay focused? Through it all, he’s played quarterback unlike anyone … [Read more...]

Blaine Gabbert earns another start for San Francisco 49ers A 76.2 rating was enough for Blaine Gabbert to earn another start for the San Franscisco 49ers. Such is the state of the 49ers these days. After hesitating initially on who would start the 49ers' next game, coach Jim Tomsula announced that it would be Gabbert for a second straight week. Colin Kaepernick will back him up again. … [Read more...]

If 49ers do move on from Colin Kaepernick in 2016, they better be right Before we start, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves with Blaine Gabbert. Sure, Gabbert played reasonably well in the San Francisco 49ers' win over the Atlanta Falcons. No, he didn't "win" the game — football is a team sport. "Quarterback wins" is not a real stat; teams win and lose games, not quarterbacks. Gabbert … [Read more...]

7-Eleven owner has fun at expense of Patriots' Tom Brady Eagle-eyed customers at a Denver-area 7-Eleven store in recent months may have noticed a little message at the top of their receipt for chips and Gatorade: "Tom Brady's a Cheater." Joshua Harrison, who owns the franchise in Aurora, Colo., calls himself a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan and added the message a few months ago to … [Read more...]