Remember the debates everyone had years ago over the NFL’s desire to expand its regular-season schedule to 17 games? At first, it was a desire to expand to 18 games, at least that was the belief at the time (probably a wise belief). Anyway, back to the debates. I don’t even know when they first… read more

In a move that would normally only be made hypothetically on message boards by desperate football fans, the Cleveland Browns not only signed veteran Joe Flacco to their practice squad following the news that Deshaun Watson was lost for the year with a shoulder injury but he has now been activated to the 53-man roster… read more

Welcome back to another edition of the Fans First Sports Power Rankings! Over the last two weeks, we took a deep dive into the AFC and NFC conferences individually, ranking each team against only their fellow conference opponents. The AFC has a massive middle class with no real separation at the top. It’s as wide… read more

“I wonder if they had any mud bowls this year.” That was something my mom wondered about on Thursday night when we were hanging out at her house on Thanksgiving. She was obviously referring to a Turkey Bowl, the annual Thanksgiving tradition of football fans gathering on some field or in some backyard and engaging… read more

The NFL will actually be playing a game on Friday, Black Friday, to be exact. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year that usually includes millions upon millions of Americans tackling one another over $30 flat screen televisions, and the NFL is forcing those folks to stay home and watch even more professional football… read more

Welcome back to another edition of my NFL Power Rankings. With wins and losses starting to add up and playoff races starting to come into focus, it feels like a good time to really break down each conference with a little more nuance than I would with my typical 32-team pecking order. Last week we… read more

The Ravens defeated the Bengals by a score of 34-20 at M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday Night Football. The victory improved Baltimore’s record to 8-3–including 3-2 in the AFC North Division. Meanwhile, the Bengals dropped to 5-5 on the year and are 0-3 in the division. After starting the season 1-3, Cincinnati looked to be… read more