NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Projected AFC Playoff Field

Welcome back to the latest edition of my NFL Power Rankings here on Fans First Sports. This week, we’ll break down my projected AFC Playoff field and the chances for each squad to earn a trip to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. Let’s dive in! 1. BALTIMORE RAVENS Current Super Bowls Odds: +550 The… read more

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Cam Heyward clears concussion protocol, will play in Week 16

The Pittsburgh Steelers got some good news Thursday ahead of their Week 16 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers not only lost their third-straight game last Saturday, their longest-tenured player and captain Cam Heyward was entered into the NFL concussion protocol following the game. With Heyward progressing to a full participant on Wednesday after… read more

NFC Playoff Picture: Huge matchups in Week 16 can shift the entire picture

The 2023 NFL regular season is officially in the final quarter, and that means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff pictures for both the AFC and NFC. This becoming a weekly exercise will mean eventually the total numbers of teams represented on this list will start to decrease as they are… read more

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Steelers 3-Round Mock Draft: Steelers get Kenny Pickett protection

It’s finally here, ladies and gentlemen! Pre-draft coverage has begun, and yours truly could not be more excited. This is our first year covering the draft here at SCN, but you can expect similar coverage to what we gave you at BTSC. Mock draft 1.0 is always the most difficult mock draft to do, as… read more

Around the NFC West: Week 15

Christian McCaffery went off for the San Francisco 49ers in their 45-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals. McCaffery ended the day with 187 yards from scrimmage with three total touchdowns. Brock Purdy, who threw for 242 yards and four touchdowns, said after the game that McCaffery should be the MVP of the NFL this season…. read more

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NFL upholds Damontae Kazee’s suspension for the rest of the regular season

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a bad place right now, and in a lot of ways. They are dealing with injuries across the board, but now they are also dealing with players who are not available for other reasons. Those other reasons would be discipline from the NFL, and the player would be Damontae Kazee…. read more

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Isaac Seumalo returns to practice on Wednesday

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be returning to the friendly confines of Acrisure Stadium this Saturday for their final home game of the season. With the games going from Saturday to Sturday this week, everything gets shifted forward one day as the first practice comes on Tuesday. In the second injury report this week courtesy of… read more

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

AFC Playoff Picture: Week 16 highlights huge games for playoff seeding

The 2023 NFL regular season is officially in the final quarter, and that means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff pictures for both the AFC and NFC. This becoming a weekly exercise will mean eventually the total numbers of teams represented on this list will start to decrease as they are… read more

Cotton Club Crew #28: Texas Tech claims Independence Bowl

It is National Signing Day, but before we recap all the going ons there we wanted to look back on the Bowl Victory over Cal. The reason being that the bowl win is key to maintaining offseason momentum, and it was just a lot of fun to talk about the young stars and bright future…. read more

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Report Card: Grading the Steelers after the loss to the Colts

There are times as an educator, something I was for 16 years, when you see that stack of quizzes or tests sitting on your desk and you just have to wait to grade them. Sometimes it is based on the fact you just haven’t carved out time to dive into the grading process, and other… read more

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