Ntheric South Essay

As of February fifth, 2017, the New England Patriots have solidified their placement as the best NFL Dynasty in the history of the National Football League. Not only does The Patriots have the most winningest quarterback in terms of super bowl wins, but Tom Brady as New England’s quarterback has more super bowl championships won then twenty-eight other professional organizations in the NFL.

Of all the undefeated teams, the Bengals have been the most tested and it doesn’t get any easier from here as the team’s next two opponents are the Steelers and the Browns.

Fly Eagles Fly. The National Football League (NFL) Superbowl LII, the championship game the 2017 season was one for the record books. The heavily favored, love them or hate them for a myriad of reasons team, the New England Patriots lost the underdogs Philadelphia Eagles.

Is there really much to say about the Patriots offense? They are the leaders in offensive yards and the second highest scoring offense of the year (ESPN). They are led by the transcendent quarterback Tom Brady and exemplary offensive mind Bill Belichick. On the other side, the Eagles are led by Nick Foles and Doug Pederson. The Eagles are third in passing yards, fourth in rushing yards, and fourth in points in the postseason (ESPN).

The Bills are back on the field Sunday vs the 2-8 Jacksonville Jaguars, while the Jaguars have played poor this season they possess weapons that they might hurt the Bills. Blake Bortles and WRs Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns might have an advantage on the Bills secondary who have struggled mightily in certain situations. The Bills stand at 5-5 and are unable to drop another winnable game. It’s likely the Bills are only able to lose 1 game out of their next 6 in order to contend.

Locked in as the No. 5 seed, the Giants are going to play the division winner with the worst record in the NFC on the road. That doesn’t necessarily mean they will play the worst division winner or the opponent that gives them the best chance to win. Matchups are everything this time of year. Some stadiums are more hostile environments than others. Seattle falls into that category.

Last season, the Houston Texans managed to win the AFC South’s first playoff game since the 2014 Indianapolis Colts, thanks to a favorable matchup against an Oakland Raiders team forced to start third-string rookie quarterback Connor Cook because of injuries. But of late, the division winner has typically seen a

Since the Giants have been able to succeed at the highest level in the postseason for the times that they have gone to the postseason in the most recent year, if they can make it into the playoffs, count on them to be a factor. The biggest problem that they are going to have to face is their last regular season series against the Dodgers. The Dodgers have risen to the occasion since the end of the first half of the season and have played almost as well as the Cubs. The Wild Card race will most likely come down to the final series of the regular season and that series with the Dodgers will determine their fate. The Dodgers will be starting two of their best pitchers in Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill and will finish off the season with Brandon McCarthy. Fortunately, the Giants will start their best pitchers as well. In recent years these games have been decided on the mound and that won’t be any different form this series. Whosever starting pitching can show up, that team will most likely win. Having said that, the Dodgers in my opinion are playing too good and will most likely roll over the ailing Giants. Simply put, the Dodgers are a better team and have been since

With the exception of the Steelers who had to deal with the Patriots for a career playoff fourth time, not a one of us thought these high powered offenses would be stopped. To many of us, these teams represented – in the words of Mike and Mike – “stone cold lead pipe locks” and surefire winners for that upcoming Super Bowl season. I mean how many number one defenses have ever shut down number one offenses? The New York Giants defense was ranked seventh in 2007 when they entered the playoffs. The number one ranked Steelers defense couldn’t even handled the Patriots that year. But as it stands, great defenses seem to have a way of cutting great offenses down to size.

To put this year's record in perspective, the Buccaneers are on the verge of surpassing their win total from last

1. Buffalo Bills: The Bills begin this list as they are in trouble. Currently, they are 0-2 after going down to their division rival New York Jets 37-31. Unlike, the first week of the season, the Bills' offense did not struggle against the Jets' defense. Instead it was Buffalo's defense who could not

In the last five years the Seahawks have been to the Super Bowl twice and the 49ers have been once. The Rams haven’t made the playoffs since 2004. That’s 11 years and if they don’t want to continue that trend something has to change. The Rams defense gave up 20.6 points on average last season and were the 20th ranked team in that category and look to improve on defense with a number of returning players like Trumaine Johnson, Robert Quinn, and Aaron Donald. On the offensive side, players like Todd Gurley and Tavon Austin with most likely shine this year. The only questionable position heading into this season will be the quarterback position. It will be up to one of those three players to step it up and play like a true NFL QB if they want their team to get to the

However, this could backfire at least in the short term because both of these teams are in a transitional period the Charges with an aging quarterback and they don't have the future quarterback on the roster currently to learn from Philip Rivers, which could set them back even more.

Eagles fans: RELAX! Trust the process; you have your franchise quarterback. One thing going for the team is that they still have the NFL’s third-best point differential (+57). Wentz hopes to get things straightened out quickly as Philadelphia hosts the surprising 6-3 Atlanta Falcons on

The Rams have bungled this position for quite some time now, which cranks up the pressure. In 2014, they had a pair of first-round picks -- and thus, opportunities at Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr -- but they didn't come away with a signal caller. Granted, one