Category: NFL Betting
Final 2018 power rankings
1. Patriots (14-5; final regular-season ranking No. 4): They’ll still be here, for maybe another year. Or two. 2. Saints (14-4; No. 1): They would have scored more than three points in the Super Bowl. 3. Rams (15-4; No. 2): Jared Goff holding the ball for too long when Brandin Cooks was wide-ass open Click…
No shirts, plenty of bling on Patriots parade route
The Patriots are partying with fans with a parade through Boston. Click here to read the full article…
Can anyone rise up and take the Patriots’ crown?
New England did it again and the machine churns on. Counting the Patriots out is foolish, but there are legitimate challengers for the throne. Click here to read the full article…
NFL Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: Let’s not bet against the Patriots again
The best bet for the 2019 NFL season might be that the New England Patriots will be contenders. Again. Click here to read the full article…
Trade of Mack Gave Raiders a Long Hangover
When the Raiders traded defensive star Khalil Mack just before the start of the 2018 season, it appeared to have a big impact on the team’s morale and early-season play. Oakland stumbled to an 0-3 start and won just one game before mid-November. Though Raiders players said little to the media about Click here to…
Watch live: Patriots’ championship parade
Does it ever get old? Not in Boston, where fans packed the streets as the Patriots roll through the city as champions for the sixth time. Click here to read the full article…
Welcome to the 2019 NFL offseason: Key dates, priorities and more
Kevin Seifert NFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Follow on Twitter Suddenly, here we are, heading into the six-month football abyss known as the NFL offseason. The next competitive snap won’t Click here to read the full article…
Column: No love for the defense in Super Bowl 53
In a Super Bowl snoozer featuring a single touchdown by victorious New England and the high-scoring, newfangled, all-the-rage Los Angeles Rams managing a measly three points, the MVP trophy went to Patriots receiver Julian Edelman. Click here to read the full article…
Ranking the top 15 NFL running backs: Does Ezekiel Elliott belong at No. 1?
Since the 2018 season is officially over, it’s time to start looking forward to the 2019 season. As is typically done in the offseason, it’s time to take a look at the NFL’s top running backs, wide receivers and quarterbacks. Everyone seems to enjoy a good list, so here we go. We’ll start Click here…
Michael Sam, gay player drafted in NFL, to speak at UNM
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in any major U.S. sport, is scheduled to speak at the University of New Mexico. The former University of Missouri football standout is slated to address student on Feb. 12, in Albuquerque. Sam is expected to tell students how to use personal strengths Click here…
Ranking every first-round rookie’s signature move in the NFL playoffs
Several first-round rookies had the chance to show off their skills on the biggest stage yet in the NFL playoffs. While they didn’t always put together the most complete performances, just about every first-round pick had plays that showed why they were among the top 32 players selected in the 2018 Click here to read…
‘He’s a fighter, man’: How Julian Edelman became a Super Bowl MVP
Julian Edelman’s Super Bowl MVP award shouldn’t send him to Canton. But that shouldn’t stop us from celebrating one of the best postseason wide receivers of all time. Click here to read the full article…