Joe Burrow sees “big opportunity” for Bengals against Chiefs

A win at home in Week 17 will clinch the AFC North for the Bengals, but getting that victory will not be a walk in the park. The Bengals will welcome the hottest team in football to Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday. The Chiefs have won eight straight games and currently rank as the top [more]

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Davante Adams says Aaron Rodgers’ situation could affect his own free agency decision

Packers wide receiver Davante Adams is slated to become an unrestricted free agent in March, and he says his decision on whether to re-sign with Green Bay will be affected by whether Aaron Rodgers returns. Rodgers hasn’t made any decisions about whether he’ll be retiring, remaining in Green Bay or going elsewhere in 2022, and [more]

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Tavierre Thomas is the AFC defensive player of the week

The Texans pulled off the biggest upset of Week 16 and one of their players earned recognition from the NFL for his role in the 41-29 takedown of the Chargers. Cornerback Tavierre Thomas had eight tackles and an interception in Houston’s fourth win of the season. Thomas returned that interception 48 yards for a touchdown [more]

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Joe Burrow is the AFC offensive player of the week

Gold jacket or not, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had a phenomenal performance on Sunday against the Ravens. Now he’s received an honor that was coming from the time he left the field. Burrow has been named AFC offensive player of the week after he threw for 525 yards — fourth-highest all-time in a single game [more]

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Dak Prescott named NFC offensive player of the week

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott might not have called it a slump, but he wasn’t playing to the the level that the team wanted to see as they headed into a Week 16 game against the Washington Football Team. However you termed that stretch of ragged play, it’s now safe to refer to it in the [more]

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Chiefs LB coach Matt House will be LSU’s next defensive coordinator

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said this week that he anticipates getting requests from other teams to speak to offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy or defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo about head coaching vacancies and the team is already set to lose one assistant once their season is over. LSU announced that Chiefs linebackers coach Matt House [more]

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Jonathan Gannon feels Eagles defense starting to hit its stride

After the Eagles fell to 2-5 on October 24, veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox aired some grievances with the defensive scheme installed by coordinator Jonathan Gannon. It wasn’t the first time that Cox had spoken out and his dissatisfaction along with the team’s record suggested that the stage might be set for a long season [more]

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