Offensively, Their rushing attack never ranked above 28th over the past four seasons. Detroit drafted only two running backs since 2014, including Ameer Abdullah in the second round in 2015. This abysmal rushing attack plagued the team during its Week 16 matchup against the Bengals, averaging only 3.9 yards per carry. The Lions laid an […]
Month: January 2018
The Eagles have a top-notch rush defense but are suspect in the back end, especially evident as the season went on.
“I honestly don’t think it’s a about race, it’s about capital and opportunity,” Lanier said. “We came very close to Reggie Fowler becoming the Minnesota Vikings owner a few years ago. There are only 32 of these. They do not often become available. I believe, I know, there are people, individuals in this league who […]
The Eagles weren’t favored to win with Nick Foles under center, but when time expired, Philadelphia came out on top.
The most obvious storyline heading into this one was Foles starting in place of Carson Wentz, who tore his ACL in Week 14. But the Eagles finished the regular season with the third-best run game in the NFL. The ground game had some momentum in the first half, but the Falcons slowed them down, holding […]
Everyone knows that Vikings fans hate the Packers.
They don’t care for the Bears or the Lions, either. But what may surprise you is that Minnesota fans carry the same level of loathing for the New Orleans Saints as they do for teams in their own division. Buccaneers rode out the storm just fine. On Tuesday, when Dirk Koetter convened his team at […]
Minnesota will travel to Philadelphia for the NFC Championship game next Sunday.
Then the Steelers’ subsequent onside kick attempt was laughably bad. The Jaguars recovered and turned it into a field goal. Roethlisberger connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster with a second remaining to get within three of the Jags, but it was too late. The Jaguars won to advance next week. In the NFC, the Vikings pulled out […]
LeSean McCoy will play with sprained ankle against Jaguars in the Wild Card round
The Buffalo Bills will play in their first playoff game since 2000, and running back LeSean McCoy will not miss out on it. McCoy, who suffered a sprained ankle against the Dolphins in Week 17, will play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card Round, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. McCoy is now […]