Thursday night showed that the Dallas Cowboys should be OK in NFC East Remember that minute-and-a-half this week when folks were trying to talk themselves into the Washington Redskins being NFC East contenders? That was fun. Thursday night showed what the NFC East has to offer. Washington, a punchless offensive team that keeps trying new quarterbacks and eventually will have to admit they … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Giants Roll on TNF Turnovers were the key to Thursday night’s contest, with three Washington Redskins giveaways leading to a 32-21 win for the New York Giants. Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins did most of the damage, with his routinely inaccurate passes leading to two interceptions. Cousins now has four interceptions on the season and although he cracked the … [Read more...]

Matchups: Silva's Week 3 Matchups 1:00PM ET GamesAtlanta @ DallasMissing last year's Big Three of Tony Romo (clavicle), Dez Bryant (foot), and DeMarco Murray (Eagles), the Cowboys host Atlanta with a Vegas team total of under 22 points in a game with a 45-point over-under. I think the O/U on this game would've been over 50 were Romo and Dez playing. ... Brandon Weeden is 5-16 in his career as … [Read more...]

Kam Chancellor still supported teammates during his holdout Though Kam Chancellor was not in the locker room with the Seattle Seahawks for several weeks as he sat out, protesting his contract structure, he was still keeping a watchful eye over his teammates. The three-time Pro Bowler, who returned to the team facility on Wednesday, ending his lockout, was in frequent contact with his … [Read more...]

Rex Ryan: 'I gotta control my language' The Buffalo Bills were flagged for 14 penalties in their 40-32 loss to the Patriots in Week 2, and the players weren't the only ones penalized: coach Rex Ryan was called for unsportsmanlike conduct in the third quarter for arguing a pass interference call on receiver Sammy Watkins. With his team already flagged 32 times in two games (24 accepted), the … [Read more...]

NFL draft: Is Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly, Jim’s nephew, a top-tier prospect? We know the name and now we know his game a little better. Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly stepped up in a big way last Saturday in the Rebels’ massive upset over No. 2-ranked Alabama, completing 18-of-34 passes for 340 yards with three touchdown passes (to three different receivers) and no interceptions. Kelly also ran … [Read more...]

Patriots as 1990s Chicago Bulls? Check out Julian Edelman's t-shirt The New England Patriots are on a historic run of success the past 15 years that — controversy notwithstanding — rivals some of the great dynasties across the major team sports. And Julian Edelman, also a professional t-shirt maker on the side it appears, is drawing a direct line from the Patriots to one of the best NBA … [Read more...]

Mayor of London has 'high hopes' for NFL franchise 'in the next few years' The NFL and English Premier League together announced over the summer a 10-year agreement to play at least two American football games per season at Tottenham Hotspur's new soccer stadium when the state-of-the-art facility opens in 2018. As it turns out, that two-game minimum may be a conservative estimate. During a … [Read more...]

DeMarco Murray's death stare at Sam Bradford sums up Eagles' start I don't know what Sam Bradford said or did to cause DeMarco Murray to stare a hole through him. Or maybe it's just one of those instant clips that gets taken out of context. Maybe Bradford was discussing something very important and that was Murray's "I'm really focused on what you're saying" look. [Yahoo Daily Fantasy … [Read more...]

Week 2: Coaches on the Hot Seat Fortunes change quickly in the NFL. Coaches on the hot seat this week might find themselves sitting pretty if their team puts together a three or four game win streak. But two games into the season, there are certainly some teams that have disappointed, and some head coaches facing tough questions about what is ailing their respective clubs. More than one … [Read more...]