Category: Game of the week

Two weeks ago in New Orleans, the Saints put a whoopin’ on Carolina, ending the Panthers’ eight-game win streak. The victory reestablished the Saints as the favorite in the NFC South and gave them control of their...

For this being the 15th week of the season there are very few games on the schedule where both teams have playoff aspirations. That’s not the case Monday night in Detroit, however. The Lions will host the Baltimore Ravens...

When the NFL releases its schedule sometime around NFL draft time, there are many games you can circle at that time and designate them as close to “must watch” television. Then there are games that develop as the season plays...

Two weeks ago we featured the Chiefs/Broncos game in Denver as the Game of the Week. I thought there was a decent chance this week’s would be the rematch. But with both teams losing last week, an equally compelling game pretty...

Had the Patriots pulled out the win against Carolina last Monday, this game would have carried some huge ramifications. As it is, it’s still a big game, with Denver trying to hang onto its AFC West lead and New England...

I believe the Kansas City Chiefs are for real. But this week we find out just how real. Entering the season, everyone expected that Denver would be right in the mix for a division championship, the top seed in the AFC and...

A month ago it looked like Ron Rivera was on the proverbial coaching hotseat and the Carolina Panthers were headed toward another disappointing season. But the cats got healthy against Minnesota and have not looked back, winning...

As is often the case in the NFL, the only thing that went as expected was the unexpected. Upsets abound and some narrowly averted bigger upsets almost made the numbers even worse. At the end of it all, week nine was nothing like...

If they haven’t already, the Packers are close to proving themselves the class of the NFC North again. But people are being way too dismissive of the Bears. Yes, the defense is in tough shape, due both to injury and retirement....

Normally in a week when the Giants play the Eagles and the Vikings play the Packers, I’m not sure the Cowboys and Lions registers much of a blip on my radar. But 2013 is different. Three of those four teams suck this year and...

This is one of the games you circle on your calendar when the schedule comes out. Peyton Manning returns home to Indy to play against the guy who replaced him. It would have been an even better storyline if the Colts had handled...

Coming off a lost season in which its defense was as bad as any in the history of the NFL, the New Orleans Saints have put 2012 behind them and exploded back into relevance this year. The offense looks as good as ever and the...