Tag: NFL

Prescott and Wentz Start the Season Right

Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia With a combined 8-3 record, rookie quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz have both made winning in the NFL look relatively easy. From Week 1 through Week 4, neither quarterback committed a single turnover and had both of their teams well above .500. When […]

NFL Stars Retiring Early Possibly to Avoid CTE

Photo courtesy of Kevind810, Wikipedia Over the past few years, more and more studies about concussions in the NFL have been coming out. Not only have past and current players suffered from concussions, but they have also gotten CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a progressive degenerative disease of […]

Celebrations Over the Top for Some NFL Opponents

Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia A recent cause for controversy in the NFL has been the amount of excessive celebrations performed on the field by players. At the center of all this has been Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who has been especially creative with his end zone celebrations, […]

NFL Producing Surprises Midway Through Season

Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikipedia After nine weeks of the NFL season, there are three 8-0 teams, setting an NFL record for the most undefeated teams after week nine. Those three teams are the New England Patriots, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers. The Patriots began the season […]

NFL Changes Extra Point Rule, Mixes up Stats

Photo courtesy of USArmyNationalGuard, Wikipedia The NFL debuted a new rule regarding the PAT, point after touchdown, field goal attempt this season, moving it back to the 15-yard line as opposed to the 2-yard line. This rule change has been considered for a while, being that the extra point was […]