We round out our trip through the AFC West with the Oakland Raiders, who hope that Year Two of the Jon Gruden Administration goes better than it's predecessor. After luring the former Super Bowl-winning Head Coach out of a decade-long retirement with a shocking 10-year, $100 Million Contract, the honeymoon was rather short as Oakland spiraled into a disappointing 4-12 finish, marred by an exodus of talent, chief among them former Defensive Player of … [Read more...]
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints
8:20 PM EST, NBC - Line: Saints -13, Over/Under: 59.5 Division Rivals trending in very different directions meet on Thanksgiving in the Big Easy, as the surging New Orleans Saints host the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. After a brief glimpse of hope, the 2018 season is beginning to finally unravel for the Flacons (4-6, 3rd in NFC South), who after stringing together three consecutive games in route to … [Read more...]
New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys
8:30 PM EST, NBC - Line: Cowboys -4, Over/Under: 48 What has developed over the past few years into the NFL's premier primetime rivalry, the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys look to renew acquaintances once again in their Season Opener tonight from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It's typically fireworks when these two bitter rivals clash, with plenty of implications for the Playoffs, as both teams ascended out of the typically … [Read more...]
New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills
8:25 PM EST, CBS - Line: Pick -1, Over/Under: 40.5 It's may be cliché to label a game this early in the season as a must-win, but that's precisely the situation that both the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills find themselves in, as they battle at Orchard Park under the bright lights of Thursday Night Football. Throughout the week, the various media outlets went on to overstate the doom coinciding with an 0-2 start to the campaign, as barely 20% … [Read more...]
Fantasy Fab Fives: Week 13
Welcome back to our weekly article, where we highlight fifteen players/units that you should definitely make a move on, or in some cases, avoid like the plague. Another note-worthy week in the NFL has come and gone, as Tony Romo and Josh McCown both broke their respective collarbones, while Big Ben departed early in Seattle (Concussion), while Jimmy Graham saw his season end in that very same game. And speaking of Tight Ends, the one and only Gronk … [Read more...]