Greg Cosell's Look Ahead: How the Broncos D got the best of Green Bay It’s not often that we see Aaron Rodgers look uncomfortable on a football field. But the Denver Broncos made sure that Rodgers could never get into a rhythm. Rodgers had just 77 passing yards, and once sacks are included, the Packers had just 50 net passing yards against the Broncos. It was the worst game Rodgers has had … [Read more...]

Jason Pierre-Paul trying out creepy-looking four-fingered glove (Photo) Coming to a sporting goods store near you? Not likely. But Jason Pierre-Paul might be the first football player to wear this new edition of a custom glove, and admit it: it's a little fascinating to look at it, courtesy of ESPN. In fact, we can't stop staring at it. One of the gloves Jason Pierre-Paul is trying out. … [Read more...]

Seahawks WR Ricardo Lockette released from hospital after scary neck injury Four days after sustaining a scary injury and three days removed from surgery to stabilize ligament and disc damage to his neck, Seahawks wideout Ricardo Lockette has been released from the hospital. Just before halftime of Seattle's 13-12 victory against Dallas on Sunday, Lockette lay motionless on the AT&T Stadium … [Read more...]

NFL against the spread picks: Oakland Raiders, playoff team? Weird as it sounds, if the season ended today, the Oakland Raiders would be the top wild-card team in the AFC. If you're still holding onto some skepticism about the Raiders, they have a prime chance to eliminate it Sunday. If they win at the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Raiders are in the driver's seat to make the playoffs. They'd … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Dose: Bengals Stay Perfect The Cleveland Browns had no answer for Cincinnati tight end Tyler Eifert in the red zone on Thursday night, as Eifert hauled in a trio of touchdown receptions to lead the Bengals to a 31-10 victory. Andy Dalton was in control of this game from the start as Cincinnati moved to 8-0 on the season after the divisional win. The Bengals’ backfield was … [Read more...]

Why can't unbeaten Bengals outlast Patriots, Broncos in AFC? There is a game of musical chairs that looms large in the AFC playoff picture. In Week 12, the currently 7-0 New England Patriots head to Denver to face the currently 7-0 Broncos. In Week 16, the Broncos will host the Cincinnati Bengals, who moved to 8-0 with their 31-10 Thursday night victory over the Cleveland Browns. Two of … [Read more...]

Browns' Johnny Manziel starts hot, fizzles late, plagued by drops Is there such a thing as a solid but unspectacular Johnny Manziel game? There might be room for annexation now after his Cleveland Browns lost 31-10 to the Cincinnati Bengals and Manziel did good things followed by bad things, but nothing too terribly Manzielly — nothing mind-blowing or terribly offensive. The first half … [Read more...]

Lucky or good? Patriots winning coin tosses at nearly impossible rate Cue the conspiracy theories. The New England Patriots, fair or not, are now and forever synonymous with cheating — or at least as long as head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady are doing their thing. From Spygate to deflate-gate or any other "gate" they have been suspected of — bugged locker rooms, doctored … [Read more...]

Shutdown Corner's midseason National Football League All-Pro team The New England Patriots offense was represented with a couple of unanimous picks on Shutdown Corner's midseason All-Pro team, and their kicker made it too. The Denver Broncos top-ranked defense wasn't represented at all. Three Carolina Panthers defensive players made the team, however. With the season roughly at the midway … [Read more...]

Labor day? Wife of Steelers' Cam Heyward due on Sunday, with Pittsburgh set to host Oakland As any parent will tell you, there's no way to predict when a baby will make its arrival. Sure, you're given a due date, but relatively few women give birth on that actual day. Steelers' defensive end Cam Heyward is hoping his wife Allie is not in that minority. Heyward, Pittsburgh's young star, and … [Read more...]