The Chicago Bears got off to a blistering 7-1 start in 2012 and appeared well on their way to not only making the playoffs, but to overtaking the Green Bay Packers atop the NFC North division. It wasn’t to be as Jay Cutler and company would go on to lose five of their next six games. Their 10-6 finish was not good enough to get them in the playoffs as they lost out on a tiebreaker to division rival Minnesota for the NFC’s No. 6 seed. Chicago has revamped its offensive line to try and...
Read more about Chicago Bears Schedule Washington Redskins Schedule - May 16, 2013The Washington Redskins were picked to finish last in the NFC East by almost everyone in 2012. They overcame their doubters behind the tremendous play of rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. Their season looked lost after a 3-6 start, but this team simply would not give in. They won their final seven games of the regular season to finish 10-6 and win the NFC East division. Griffin III was hobbled with a knee injury late in the year, and things only got worse against the Seattle Seahawks in the...
Read more about Washington Redskins Schedule Philadelphia Eagles Schedule - May 16, 2013After coming close to the Super Bowl numerous times under his guidance, the Philadelphia Eagles have finally decided to part ways with head coach Andy Reid. They went 8-8 in 2011, followed by a disastrous 4-12 campaign in 2012 despite being one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl each year. After a 3-1 start, the Eagles would drop 11 of their final 12 games last season. Enter Chip Kelly, the most sought-after head coach in the offseason. He looks to bring his high-octane offensive attack to the...
Read more about Philadelphia Eagles Schedule New York Giants Schedule - May 16, 2013The New York Giants appeared well on their way to the playoffs with a chance to defend their Super Bowl title in 2012. They raced out to a 6-2 start that included a 26-3 road victory over the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. However, New York would stumble in the second half, losing five of its final eight games to finish 9-7 and miss the playoffs. New York still has a lot of pieces in place to get back to being a Super Bowl contender in 2013. Eli Manning leads and explosive offense, and...
Read more about New York Giants Schedule Dallas Cowboys Schedule - May 15, 2013The Dallas Cowboys are coming off their third straight non-winning season. They have failed to make the playoffs in each of the past three years. They had their chances in 2012, but stumbled down the stretch. After winning five of six from weeks 10 through 15 to get back into the playoff race, the Cowboys would lose their final two games of the season. That included an 18-28 loss at Washington with the NFC East title on the line. While many fans are upset with Tony Romo, the organization has decided...
Read more about Dallas Cowboys Schedule San Diego Chargers Schedule - May 15, 2013The San Diego Chargers have been a major disappointment over the last few years. They have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. It may have been a year or two too late, but ownership has finally fired head coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith after a 7-9 campaign in 2012. Many San Diego fans have been calling for their firing, and they finally got their wishes. Enter Mike McCoy, who has spent the past four seasons as the offensive coordinator with the Denver Broncos....
Read more about San Diego Chargers Schedule Oakland Raiders Schedule - May 15, 2013The Oakland Raiders put together a dismal 2012 campaign under first-year head coach Dennis Allen. They finished 4-12 which was good for third place in the AFC West division. Oakland would lose eight of its final nine games with its only win coming over the Kansas City Chiefs, who finished tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the worst record in the league. In fact, two of Oakland’s four wins came against the Chiefs, while the other two were against Jacksonville and Pittsburgh. Six of its...
Read more about Oakland Raiders Schedule Kansas City Chiefs Schedule - May 15, 2013The Kansas City Chiefs finished tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the worst record in the NFL in 2012 at 2-14. They had nothing go right last year as they received terrible quarterback play. They also had to suffer through the death of linebacker Jovan Belcher. The only good news is that the Chiefs got the No. 1 pick in the draft this offseason, and they used it to select offensive tackle Eric Fisher. Kansas City fans have to be excited about the hiring of head coach Andy Reid, who is one of...
Read more about Kansas City Chiefs Schedule Denver Broncos Schedule - May 15, 2013The hype surrounding the Denver Broncos was huge last year as Peyton Manning joined the team in the offseason. After a shaky 2-3 start, questions arose as to whether Manning was the same quarterback he had been in previous years in Indianapolis. He answered those questions emphatically, guiding the Broncos to 11 straight wins to close out the regular season. Denver would finish 13-3 in 2012 while grabbing home-field advantage in the AFC. However, they would lose in heartbreaking fashion to the eventual...
Read more about Denver Broncos Schedule Tennessee Titans Schedule - May 14, 2013The Tennessee Titans are coming off yet another disappointing 2012 campaign. They went 6-10 last season with four of their six wins coming by 4 points or less. What’s more, seven of their ten losses came by double-digits. So all in all, this team was worse than its record would suggest. Jake Locker will be given one more year to prove that he is capable of being a starting quarterback in this league. The Titans have signed Ryan Fitzpatrick from the Buffalo Bills to add reinforcement to the...
Read more about Tennessee Titans Schedule Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule - May 14, 2013The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off their worst season in franchise history. They finished tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for the worst record in the league in 2012 at 2-14. It was the fifth straight season in which they finished with a .500 record or worse. That led to the firing of Mike Mularkey this offseason. Enter Gus Bradley, who has spent the past four seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks. He’s in charge of resurrecting a franchise that just simply hasn’t...
Read more about Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule Indianapolis Colts Schedule - May 14, 2013The Indianapolis Colts just completed one of the most miraculous turnarounds in NFL history in 2012. After going 2-14 in 2011 and selecting Andrew Luck with the No. 1 overall pick in the ’12 draft, the Colts unbelievably won 11 games last season. They rallied around head coach Chuck Pagano, who was diagnosed with cancer. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians did an excellent job in Pagano’s absence. His efforts landed him the head coaching position at Arizona heading into the 2013 season....
Read more about Indianapolis Colts Schedule Houston Texans Schedule - May 14, 2013The Houston Texans finally earned their first playoff berth as a franchise during the 2011 season. They proved it was no fluke last year by backing it up with a 12-4 campaign in 2012. However, they stumbled down the stretch, losing three of their final four games when they only needed one more win to wrap up a first-round bye. That meant the Texans would have to play in the wild card round against the Cincinnati Bengals for a second straight year. They would win that game before traveling to New...
Read more about Houston Texans Schedule Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule - May 13, 2013The Pittsburgh Steelers failed to meet expectations in 2012. The franchise with the most Super Bowl victories in NFL history went a disappointing 8-8 last year due to a terrible finish. After a 6-3 start, the Steelers would lost five of their final seven games with four of those losses coming by 6 points or less. Ben Roethlisberger, who has come up clutch late in games so many times in his career, was surprisingly the goat last year. He made some big mistakes with interceptions late in games with...
Read more about Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule Cleveland Browns Schedule - May 13, 2013The Cleveland Browns are coming off yet another disappointing 2012 campaign. They went 5-11 for their fifth straight losing season, and they haven’t won more than five games in any year during this span. In fact, the Browns haven’t been to the playoffs since 2002, and they have only played in the postseason once since 1994. Cleveland will have the 12th-easiest schedule in 2013. Its upcoming opponents went a combined 126-130 last season for a 49.2 winning percentage. The Browns will square...
Read more about Cleveland Browns Schedule Cincinnati Bengals Schedule - May 10, 2013The Cincinnati Bengals backed up their playoff season from 2011 with another postseason berth in 2012. Many believed that they would take a step back, but they were determined to prove their naysayers wrong. Cincinnati went 10-6 to grab a share of the AFC North title with the Baltimore Ravens. It would get the wild card due to having a worse record in the division, and it proceeded to lose at Houston in the playoffs for a second straight year. The Bengals boast the single most underrated defense...
Read more about Cincinnati Bengals Schedule Baltimore Ravens Schedule - May 10, 2013The Baltimore Ravens capped off an incredible 2012 season with a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. As has been the pattern over the last several years, the Ravens simply got hot at the right time and rode their momentum to a second Super Bowl victory as a franchise. They overcame injuries all year as both Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs were never fully healthy. Now, with the loss of Lewis and Ed Reed among others, Baltimore must reload in a hurry if it wants to compete...
Read more about Baltimore Ravens Schedule New York Jets Schedule - May 10, 2013Coming off their worst season since Rex Ryan took over as head coach, the New York Jets have as much pressure on them as any other team in the league to get things turned around in 2013. New York went 6-10 last season while collapsing down the stretch for a second straight year. It would lost each of its final three games to the Titans, Chargers and Bills, who all finished with losing records on the season. It’s now or never for Rex Ryan, who is squarely on the hot seat. The Tim Tebow experiment...
Read more about New York Jets Schedule New England Patriots Schedule - May 10, 2013The New England Patriots put together their 10th straight double-digit win season in 2012. They went 12-4 and captured the AFC East title for the ninth time in 10 years as well. However, they would fall short in the playoff once again, losing in the AFC Championship Game to the Baltimore Ravens by a final of 28-13. This has become a very shaky trend for the Patriots in recent years. They always tend to dominate the regular season before getting outsted in the playoffs. They haven’t won a Super...
Read more about New England Patriots Schedule Miami Dolphins Schedule - May 10, 2013Not much was expected out of the Miami Dolphins in 2012. They were breaking in a new head coach and a rookie quarterback. The Dolphins really exceeded expectations for the most part by compiling a 7-9 record. They opened 4-3 but could not sustain the momentum, losing five of their next six games before winning two of three to close out the season. Now, quarterback Ryan Tannehill enters his second season, and expectations are a little higher in Miami. However, the schedule makers haven’t done...
Read more about Miami Dolphins Schedule Buffalo Bills Schedule - May 10, 2013The Buffalo Bills are coming off yet another disappointing 2012 campaign. They once again got off to a decent start for a second straight year, opening 2-1 with double-digit wins over the Chiefs and Browns. However, it would be all downhill from there as they would stumble to a 6-10 finish. Buffalo has one of the longest playoff droughts in the NFL going right now. It hasn’t been to the playoffs since the 1999 season, which is something it is certainly looking to change this year. It has decided...
Read more about Buffalo Bills Schedule Players Invited to the NFL Draft - April 22, 2013Radio City Music Hall in New York plays host to the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25. There have been a total of 23 players that have accepted an invitation to attend this prestigious event. Most of these players are expected to go in the first round, but there will certainly be a few that won’t. This has certainly been one of the worst classes for quarterbacks in recent memory, especially after a 2012 that saw Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and Ryan Tannehill all go on...
Read more about Players Invited to the NFL Draft NFL Draft Prop Bets - April 22, 2013With the 2012 season in the books, NFL fans are looking for something to get excited about. They have found it with the recent release of the 2013 team schedules, and the NFL Draft coming up on Thursday, April 25th. Every team has made moves in free agency, and now they need to fill the voids that remain by bringing in rookie difference-makers. Most NFL bettors are always looking for an advantage. The 2013 NFL Draft offers some interesting wagering opportunities due to all of the props that many...
Read more about NFL Draft Prop Bets Washington Redskins Offseason Needs - April 19, 2013Almost everyone had the Washington Redskins picked to finish last in the NFC East division in 2012. They went out and proved all of their doubters wrong behind the unbelievable play of rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. The Redskins won the division with a 10-6 record after knocking off the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17. This organization finally has reason to be optimistic. Now, they must find a way to keep Griffin III healthy after he tore his ACL and LCL in a playoff loss to the Seahawks. Let’s...
Read more about Washington Redskins Offseason Needs Tennessee Titans Offseason Needs - April 19, 2013The Tennessee Titans are coming off another disappointing 2012 campaign. They went 6-10 on the season, but that doesn’t describe how poor this team really played. They suffered a ridiculous six losses by 21 points or more as they were rarely competitive in defeat. Still, Mike Munchak and Jake Locker will be Tennessee’s QB-coach combination in 2013, which won’t excite the fan base. Let’s take at look at who the Titans have added and lost in free agency this offseason, as well...
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