Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon, Flickr Creative Commons The NFL season kicked off for both New York football teams on Sunday, with the Jets beating the Browns 31-10, while the Giants lost to the Cowboys 27-26. The Giants had a strong offseason, starting with their draft. Their first two picks, […]
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NFL Teams Willing to Pay Big for Top Free Agent Talent
Photo courtesy of Mike Morbeck, Flickr Creative Commons NFL free agency opened on March 10 at 4 p.m., and it did not take long for a frenzy of signings to begin. Many teams with desperate needs at certain positions began courting the league’s top free agents with multi-million dollar deals as […]
Philadelphia Eagles to Trade McCoy to Buffalo Bills
Photo courtesy of Mr.Schultz, Wikimedia Commons The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to trade running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso yesterday. For the Eagles, this is a major loss offensively, but it does reunite Alonso with head coach Chip Kelly, who coached him at the University of […]
Patriots Beat Defending Champion Seahawks in Super Bowl
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia The New England Patriots defeated the defending champion, the Seattle Seahawks, to earn the franchise’s fourth Super Bowl Championship on Sunday. New England quarterback Tom Brady threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns in the Patriots’ 28-24 victory on Super Bowl Sunday. Brady was named […]
Thanksgiving Football Features Division Rivalries
Photo courtesy of Sam Posten III, Flickr Creative Commons Thanksgiving football did not disappoint this season, as three games between divisional rivals were part of family traditions celebrated across America on Thursday. Freshman Patrick Morgan said football has become synonymous with Thanksgiving Day. “Whether it is playing football outside or watching […]
NFL Teams Set to Battle Through Second Half of Season
Photo Courtesy of Keith Allison, Flickr Creative Commons It seems like every year the NFL is coming up with new ways to excite their fans. This rather unpredictable sport is now in its 11th week, and fans everywhere are getting closer to figuring out if their team is going to […]
Cowboys Conquer Giants in NFC Matchup
Photo courtesy of John Marquez, Flickr Creative Commons There are not many things better than an old fashioned divisional rivalry game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. This past Sunday was a huge statement game for both teams, however, the pressure was primarily on the Giants, who […]
Colts vs. Texans Exception to Disappointing Thursday Night Games
Photo Courtesy of Paul J Everett, Flickr Creative Commons In 2012, the NFL made a point to start scheduling more regular season Thursday night football games. Two seasons later, most Thursday night games are blow outs, with teams winning by 20 or more points this season. Aside from Thursday’s game […]
Grounded Jet: Geno Benched in Loss
Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon, Flickr Creative Commons Surprise, surprise, the New York Jets are involved in another quarterback debacle. The ineffectiveness of the Geno Smith, Mike Vick duo was magnified by an embarrassing 31-0 loss to San Diego on Sunday. The shutout loss was the NFL’s first this season. […]
Giants Regain Life with Crucial Win
Photo Courtesy of Steve Starer, Flickr Creative Commons After a rough 0-2 start, many critics could agree that the New York Giants were starting to look like the same team that started last year’s season with six consecutive losses. Now heading into week five, Eli Manning, quarterback, is slowly getting […]