Terence Newman, Vikings defense credit red wine for their success So much for the Purple People Eaters. This Minnesota Vikings defense is the Purple Pinot Partakers.  Yup, the Vikings are crediting their top-10 pass defense to the wonders of a little red wine, Minnesota's entire secondary told The Wall Street Journal's Kevin Clark. Earlier this season, 37-year-old Vikings cornerback Terence … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Dose: Blount Done for Season LeGarrette Blount was supposed to be a locked-in RB1 and touchdown monster following the season-ending torn ACL suffered by Dion Lewis in Week 9 against the Redskins. “Supposed to be’s” seem to never come to fruition in the New England backfield, which is one of the most unpredictable in the sport. Since Lewis went down, Blount has carried the ball … [Read more...]

The Worksheet: The Worksheet: Week 15 Hopefully you all survived the carnage that was Week 14 or had a bye in your fantasy playoffs. If you didn't move on or if you failed to make the postseason, the season doesn't have to end for you as you can dabble into the Daily Fantasy waters if you've yet to try it out. Here's the disclaimer that I encourage that you use the game by game tables and data … [Read more...]

Greg Cosell's Week 14 Review: Johnny Manziel has a solid start Johnny Manziel was given his starting job back by the Cleveland Browns, and on Sunday he mostly made good decisions and played from the pocket with some efficiency, while mixing in a touch of improvisational flair. Manziel also made one horrible throw when he tried to improvise, but of his four throws out of the structure of the … [Read more...]

Seven teams most likely to earn top pick in 2016 NFL draft While the NFL playoff race is heating up, there's another race that's really starting to boil down: that of the league's basement. Seven teams currently have three or four victories, and though it's mathematically possible for one of the five 5-8 teams to earn the first overall pick of the 2016 NFL draft, it's most likely that one of … [Read more...]

Unstoppable Odell Beckham does it again, leads Giants to huge win Maybe at some point this calendar year, you thought Odell Beckham would have a sophomore slump. He got so much off-field attention after his unreal rookie season with the New York Giants. Then his recurring hamstring problems came up in the offseason. And he didn't have a great start this season, at least not to the standard … [Read more...]

NFL Power Rankings: Another Seahawks NFC title seems possible At 4-5, the Seattle Seahawks didn't look like a championship contender. They barely looked like a viable playoff contender. There should have been questions too after they gave up nearly 500 passing yards against the Steelers at home three weeks ago. The defense hasn't been what it was the past couple years. But here we are, with … [Read more...]

The Morning After: Andy Dalton's Bad Break Can people change? It’s a philosophical question dating back to the earliest days of the bipedal. People do change, but can they? Andy Dalton would tell you yes. Dalton’s transformation came seemingly overnight. Formerly the poster boy for mediocre quarterback play, Dalton entered 2015 at a crossroads. Coming off yet another multi-interception … [Read more...]

5 reasons Bengals backup AJ McCarron is way better than Tom Brady Following his 280-yard, two-touchdown performance filling in for the injured Andy Dalton in a loss to the Steelers, AJ McCarron said what every Bengals fan should want to hear from their backup quarterback. "You've got to embrace it," McCarron told reporters. "I love it. You gotta love pressured moments. That's what makes … [Read more...]

NFL Winners and Losers: Would you sign Kirk Cousins to a big deal?   Things are fairly good for the Washington Redskins right now. They’re in first place, albeit in a terrible NFC East. After some lean years in the nation's capital, nobody is complaining.  But there’s a really difficult question coming that you know the front office is already wrestling with: What will they do with the Kirk … [Read more...]