Aqib Talib calls eye-poke 'honest mistake,' doesn't know what honest mistake means You've probably seen Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib's egregious eye-poke penalty that may have cost Denver an undefeated season. It was remarkably dumb. But you may not have heard his explanation. That, too, is pretty dumb. "You guys ever played football? You ever lost, at the end of the game? If you can … [Read more...]

Cam Newton snatches fan's Packers banner, fan complains to cops Look, when you're an opposing fan in a team's stadium, you've got to expect a little grief. And if you bring a sign proclaiming your allegiance, well, you can't be too surprised when the locals take offense. A gentleman from Fayetteville, N.C. named Mike Dobs spent nearly $4,000 to attend Sunday's Carolina Panthers-Green Bay … [Read more...]

Philadelphia outlasts Dallas in yet another primetime meeting of NFC East Hey, NFC East: we love you, we do, but come on. Your games have, for the most part, reached the status of high-school cafeteria lunches: inescapable and indigestible. Once again, the NFC East took over Sunday Night Football. And once again, we have no idea whether the Dallas Cowboys or Philadelphia Eagles are any good, … [Read more...]

NFL Winners and Losers: Dan Quinn makes regrettable call in Falcons loss Without hesitation, Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn sent in the field-goal unit. Down four points. With just over three minutes remaining. Two timeouts left. Go figure. The Falcons trailed 17-13 to the Blaine Gabbert-led San Francisco 49ers and stood at the 1-yard line on fourth-and-goal. Quinn didn’t even appear … [Read more...]

Aqib Talib kills Broncos' chances to defeat Colts with ridiculous eye-gouge When you've got the NFL's all-time leader in fourth-quarter comebacks on your roster, the only wrong move is not to let him touch the ball. So why in the world would Denver cornerback Aqib Talib commit an insanely stupid penalty that, in effect, took the ball out of Manning's hands? Denver's Von Miller and the Colts' … [Read more...]

Report: Sean Payton could leave Saints after this season With two NFL head coaches already fired this season and likely more to come, one coach whose current job would appear secure may opt to become a free agent. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Sunday morning that New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton "is open to other opportunities in 2016." On "NFL GameDay Morning," Rapoport … [Read more...]

Rams' Greg Zuerlein nails 61-yard field goal, seventh-longest kick ever The 60-yard field goal is a hallowed distance in NFL lore, and the St. Louis Rams' Greg Zuerlein just joined that elite fraternity. Zuerlein — nicknamed "Greg the Leg" and "Legatron" — nailed a 61-yarder against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, which is tied for the seventh-longest kick in NFL history. The Denver … [Read more...]

Cowboys' Greg Hardy posts vague tweet about 'regret' On Saturday night, Cowboys' defensive end Greg Hardy posted two tweets: Just had to say I express my regret 4 what happened in past and I'm Dedicated to being the best person & teammate that I can be— Kraken&theNightmares (@OverlordKraken) November 8, 2015 but mostly I am Grateful 4 the opportunity to play in NFL #GodBlessHookyStreet— … [Read more...]

Weekend Weather: Weather: Week 9 Forecasts The late-week band of wet weather sweeping across the Eastern half of the United States will be gone by the time Sunday NFL kickoffs arrive, leaving most of the Week 9 slate in good standing with Mother Nature. The Southwest and Southeast will see some precipitation on Sunday and Monday however, which will impact a few games this weekend. Despite the … [Read more...]

Deadspin story reminds us Cowboys sold their soul to sign Greg Hardy Greg Hardy has a job in the NFL because he plays football well. Ray Rice doesn't because his play slipped his last season. We all know that, and it has been repeated often. And, in Rice's case, a horrible video emerged. Without that, he'd probably have an NFL job. No video ever emerged from the incident that led to Hardy … [Read more...]