Top stuff: Aussie blogger makes Jarryd Hayne’s debut a must-read event What is the Australian equivalent of the Pulitzer? Is there such a thing? If so, we have our clear winner, sports blogger category. Take a deep breath, dear readers. What you are about to read is not of this earth country, and it’s absolutely the new-journalism wave of the future as it pertains to NFL writing. I pray, … [Read more...]

Carlos Hyde steals Adrian Peterson's thunder as 49ers roll Vikings When the NFL picked the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers for the second "Monday Night Football" game in Week 1, there was probably some hope that a certain running back would make a big splash on late-night TV.  And of course, it was Carlos Hyde and not Adrian Peterson who played the starring role. The Vikings … [Read more...]

New-look Atlanta Falcons outlast Chip Kelly's Eagles 26-24 ATLANTA — The Georgia Dome was rocking, and this time there was a decent chance that the fan noise was legit and not piped in. The Atlanta Falcons were playing their first game under new head coach Dan Quinn, they'd pasted Philadelphia to the tune of 20-3 in the first half, Julio Jones was in the midst of a defining performance, and … [Read more...]

How do you like the San Francisco 49ers' new-look black uniforms? The San Francisco 49ers had a really bold new look on Monday night. The entire roster seemed to change in the offseason, so why not the uniforms too? The 49ers wore black uniforms for the first time for the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. The black jerseys and pants had red numbers and stripes. And many players … [Read more...]

Did Giants tell Rashad Jennings not to score at end of Cowboys loss? The New York Giants absolutely choked away their loss to the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night, and head coach Tom Coughlin rightfully fell on the sword with a proper mea culpa. It was his fault, the coach said, and not that of Eli Manning, who threw the ball away (stopping the clock) and not taking a sack, which had Twitter all … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Sunday Aftermath Fantasy football is back in full force and Sunday seemingly presented an entire season worth of breakouts, disappointments, and injuries. In short, the rush is back and stronger than ever for fantasy owners who have been waiting for this day since Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson in February. Hopefully your fantasy team(s) saw … [Read more...]

Tony Romo considers a touchdown-saving tackle, thinks better of it  The Cowboys were ... well, "rolling" isn't quite the right word, but persisting in the first half against the Giants on Sunday night. Dallas had a 6-3 lead in the match of dueling field goals until late in the half, when the Cowboys' Cole Beasley decided to get a little tricky and go for more yardage. He was stripped of the … [Read more...]

Shhh, don't wake the Cowboys' Dan Bailey for his TV photo The first half of the New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys Sunday night game was thrill-a-minute football, provided you like long, grinding offensive series that end in disappointing field goals. But at least that gave us the opportunity to see this ridiculous photo of Dan Bailey, Cowboys kicker, who for whatever reason decided to keep his … [Read more...]

Miami owner: Redskins' stadium is 'almost a home game' After a shaky start and some borderline-unwatchable football, the Miami Dolphins settled down and restored the natural order of things with a 17-10 victory over the Washington Redskins. And to hear Dolphins owner Stephen Ross tell it, the heavy Dolphin presence in the crowd was a major factor. “It was unbelievable,” Ross said afterward, … [Read more...]

Texans' Randy Bullock becomes first to miss 33-yard extra-point try The new longer extra-point attempt has its first victim in Houston, where the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the hosting Texans 27-20. The NFL moved extra-point tries back to a 33-yard attempt this offseason for the first time, and the first kicker to miss it: Houston's Randy Bullock. The Chiefs raced out to a 14-0 lead, but … [Read more...]