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5.Todd Gurley: Gurley had it rough in his second season finishing with 885 yards and six touchdowns. Still an average season for a running back, but Gurley can be a lot better--- as we saw from his rookie season. I still expect the Rams to stink in 2017, but Todd Gurley will get his. The

Just a week ago the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts went against each other in the AFC Championship. The Patriots had an unusual game, with the ending score at 45-7 Patriots. That led to some concerns after the game (Mortenson).

Being book smart and a Princeton grad is cool and all and his diploma looks good hanging on his office wall ,but it does not make you a good football coach. He is there achilles heel. To me he looks lost at times during the game. Maybe he is looking for jerry to come down and ask him what play to run. Dallas' D will be improved with MLB Sean Lee coming back and they played better than we all thought last year. Their offensive line is dominant and can control games and keep the Dallas D off the field, again just ask Seattle. They will not miss DeMarco Murray and his fumbles, (still can not believe he was ranked as one of top ten players in NFL by NFL network),my daughter Meredith could get 1200 yards running behind that

Let's go back in time to the 2009-2010 NFL season. The New Orlean Saints have just finished all of their preseason games and are looking toward the regular season. After a very mediocre 8-8 season in 2008, everybody is writing off the saints. Although to some significant off season trades and very average draft, they were predicted a slightly above average 10-6 season. Playoff contenders for sure, but nobody even thought about super bowl winners. The team was led by Drew Brees. One of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, but with an awful defense and a rushing attack that wasn't much better, the team was projected to be carried solely on the back of Drew Brees all season long. What soon later ensued was

Junior Wilton Speight leads Michigan’s offense this year, taking over the quarterback position for Jake Rudock. As just a young

However the Brady vs. Manning rivalry seems to reaching its epic climax in what it could be the last time these two quarterbacks will play against each other there’s no better way than the AFC championship Sunday to decide who will represent the AFC at Super bowl 50. The New England Patriots behind Tom Brady hold a 9-3 margin during the regular season meetings against Manning whether it be in Indianapolis or Denver yet are tied 2-2 in the playoffs when facing

Entering the 2016 NFL season, the AFC North had statistically been the best division in football in terms of average wins per season (8.35 wins per team) over the past decade. Keep in mind that the division includes the hapless Cleveland Browns, which have had one winning season over that span, and the feat becomes all the more impressive.

In 2009, arguably one of the best Super Bowl was played in Tampa, Florida. This game featured the AFC champions Steelers and the NFC champions Cardinals, in which the Steelers prevailed 27-23. As any football fan could tell you the score of this game was not a low one at all. For the cardinals to put up 23 against the Steelers number one defense was shocking. Even more stunning, was to see the Steelers offense generate enough offense to put up 27 point. The Steelers offensive game had been struggling throughout the season, but their hard hitting, alert defense made up for it. Yet, this game is no joke a tam cannot win if any part of their game is slacking. Knowing this the Steelers came out ready to play. This game wasn’t just a high scoring

In 2008, a season after New England suffered their only loss in the Super Bowl; Tom Brady went down for the year in the first regular season game. Backup Matt Cassel stepped in and led the team to an 11-5 record. The next year, with Brady back, the team went 10-6.

It doesn’t matter that Peyton Manning is playing the worst football of his career; the narrative of this game is Brady V. Manning. Without question, Tom Brady is the better quarterback in this matchup. He’s playing at an MVP caliber level- carrying his less talented team to the AFC championship- while Manning, is asked to platy well enough to not lose the game. He relies on his championship caliber defense. Ironically, this is probably the most talented team Peyton Manning as been apart of- yet, I would be shocked

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.

Through the team’s history, they have shown stability and trust by the ownership. Not only on their franchise, but in who they allow to lead the team. All the divisional champions, the winning success, and the super bowl wins and appearances make the Pittsburgh Steelers one of the most dominant teams ever in the National Football League today. The franchise has proven to be one of the most consistently managed team that exist in today’s

1.) The most loyal fan base in the NFL belongs to the Buffalo Bills. 2.) Bills fans have had to endure losing the Super Bowl, not once, but four times. 3.) Watching one's favorite team work all season long to get to the Super Bowl and to just lose it is heartbreaking, especially after the fourth time in a row. 4.) The next two plays cause every Bills fan to cringe: “Wide Right” and “The Music City Miracle.” 5.) Both plays are two prime examples of the rotten luck that most Bills fans have to endure. 6.) Not to mention, current Bills fans have to suffer through the NFL's longest active playoff drought. 7.) Any Bills fan born after the year 1999 has no clue what watching your favorite team play in January feels like. 8.) In conclusion, Buffalo

The New England Patriots have been thriving during this 2016 season without their star quarterback Tom Brady, who has been suspended for the first four games of the season for “deflating footballs” in a ‘scandal’ called Deflategate. The Patriots have had to rely on back-up QB Jimmy Garropolo, who has filled in his role admirably and led the Patriots to a 2-0 record. However, Garropolo suffered an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder during Week 2’s game against the Miami Dolphins, and third-stringer Jacoby Brissett became the Patriots’ new starting QB. In Week 3, Brissett carried the Patriots to a commanding 27-0 victory over the Houston Texans. Garropolo and Brissett are both the results of a system of finding potential and developing it, yet they were both helped by a consistent defense that has held the opponent and kept the Patriots in a game. Belichick not only focused on the development of his inexperienced QB and the plays of his offense, but also worked hard with a defense

he National Football League (NFL) is by far America’s most popular sports league. Among the 32 clubs in the league, the New England Patriots are one of the most valuable franchises. From 2000 to 2014, the club claimed 12 division titles, played in nine AFC Conference Championship games, reached five Super Bowls, and lifted the Lombardi Trophy on three occasions. Along with winning, controversy follows closely behind, and the Patriots are not immune to it either. In 2007, the Patriots were caught illegally videotaping opponents, causing the NFL to fine the club and coach Bill Belichick, and taking a draft pick away (McNear, 2017). Ever since then, the Patriots have been under the microscope from the league, media, and fans. Then came January 18, 2015. The Patriots were hosting the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game on a cool rainy Sunday evening. It was just a normal football game until halftime, were behind the scenes at Gillette Stadium, NFL officials were checking the air pressure of footballs. It was thought that the Patriots were deliberately deflating footballs. That moment spiraled into what many refer to as deflategate and becoming one of the leading stories not only in the sports world, but nationally, as NBC and CBS ran stories during their nightly telecast. One of the leading newspapers in the Boston area, the Boston Herald, had a very challenging task on their hands the week following the controversy and leading up to the Super Bowl—that is, how to