Broncos found it “disrespectful” Cowboys went for it on early fourth downs

We’ve seen more coaches opting to go for it on fourth down than in the past and that trend continued in the first quarter of Sunday’s game in Dallas. The Cowboys had a fourth-and-one on the Broncos’ 38-yard-line on their first possession and a fourth-and-two on the Denver 20-yard-line on their second, which led to [more]

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Josh Allen wants to see Jaguars build on upset of Bills

Jaguars edge rusher Josh Allen went into Sunday’s game against the Bills hoping to be the best player on the field with that name and that proved to be the case. Allen became the first NFL player to sack a quarterback with the same name, picked off his namesake, and recovered a fumble by the [more]

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Road-field advantage continues in the NFL, with home teams now 65-70 in 2021

There is no home-field advantage in the NFL. Home teams are now 65-70 in the 2021 season, after going 5-7 on Sunday. It’s the second consecutive season that road teams have had a better record than home teams; for the full 2020 regular season, home teams went 127-128-1. The 2020 season was the first time [more]

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Kyle Shanahan: We made it extremely easy for Colt McCoy

The Cardinals didn’t have Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, or A.J. Green for Sunday’s road game against the 49ers, but they didn’t have any problem offensively. Arizona rolled up 437 yards and led the 49ers 31-7 in the third quarter of what turned out to be a 31-17 win in Santa Clara. Colt McCoy went 22-of-26 [more]

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Raiders say Henry Ruggs situation wasn’t reason for Sunday’s loss

The Raiders released wide receiver Henry Ruggs last Tuesday after he was arrested for felony DUI because of a car crash that killed a woman in another car and they came out with a sloppy offensive performance in Sunday’s 23-16 loss to the Giants, so the team fielded questions after the game about the impact [more]

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Bill Belichick surprised by Stephon Gilmore’s complaints about handling of his injury

Panthers cornerback Stephon Gilmore said last week that he didn’t agree with how the Patriots handled his injury before he was traded from New England to Carolina. That came as news to Bill Belichick. Belichick said this morning on the Greg Hill Show that from everything he knew, Gilmore agreed with how the Patriots were [more]

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Sean Payton thought Trevor Siemian played well overall

Trevor Siemian‘s first NFL start since 2019 ended with the Saints losing 27-25 to the Falcons, but Saints head coach Sean Payton didn’t lay the blame for the defeat at the feet of his quarterback. Siemian lost a fumble while the Falcons were building a 24-6 lead over the Saints, but threw two fourth quarter [more]

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