Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears famous and ferocious Hall of Fame middle linebacker, passed away on Thursday. He was 80. Butkus was a Chicago native who played his college ball at Illinois where he was highly decorated as both a center and middle linebacker. He was voted the Big Ten Player of the Year in… read more

Well, he did it again. Chargers coach Brandon Staley, fresh off of a barrage of criticism following Week 3 after he went for it from his own 24-yard-line on 4th-and-1 with 1:51 remaining and his team leading the Minnesota Vikings by four points, repeated the gamble this past Sunday. This time, with the Chargers ahead… read more

Welcome to the this week’s Power Rankings column on fansfirstsports.com. We’re shaking things up after a wild September that saw a ton of movement from top to bottom amongst the NFL’s 32 squads. Everything we thought we knew heading as a summer of speculation came to a close has seemingly been debunked, with some promising… read more

Welcome back to another Power Rankings here at fansfirstsports.com! Week 3 had its share of record setting performances, big upsets, and tight battles. Despite some significant movement for a few teams, it felt like more teams are settling into their respective ranges as the strengths and weaknesses for each squad come more into focus. In… read more

Travis Kelce, a Pro Bowl tight end with the Kansas City Chiefs, said some time ago that he shot his shot (as the kids say, today) with Taylor Swift when the world-famous pop singer performed a concert at Arrowhead Stadium in July as part of her long-running Eras Tour. Evidently, Kelce passed a friendship bracelet… read more

Week 3 didn’t appear particularly compelling on paper but it turned out to be surprisingly competitive. There were upsets, epic blowouts, overtimes and down-to-the-wire games. At the heart of each were the quarterbacks. Here’s one thought on all 26 QBs who started on Sunday. Josh Allen (Buffalo): When Allen is on, he’s as exciting as… read more

Maybe the Dallas Cowboys 2023 highlight film should be titled, “The Monster That Ate New York.” Actually, that may only be appropriate if Dallas goes on to have a rather mediocre campaign after opening up against the Big Apple’s two NFL representatives and slicing and dicing them by a combined score of 70-10. The Cowboys… read more

The Tennessee Titans snapped their eight-game losing streak that dated back to last season with a 27-24 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Nashville. Ryan Tannehill bounced back in this one. After throwing three interceptions in New Orleans last week, he was 20-24 for 246 yards and a touchdown. He also added a rushing… read more