The San Francisco 49ers won their third straight game on Thanksgiving night 31-13 over the Seattle Seahawks. The win gives the 49ers a two-game lead in the NFC West. Christian McCaffrey had a huge night with 114 yards rushing, 25 yards receiving, and two touchdowns. San Francisco’s defense was relentless sacking Geno Smith six times… read more

Earlier this season I decided to switch up how I report the grades by Pro Football Focus (PFF) because of some of the absurdity of their findings. Since it seemed to be the most receptive approach, I decided to make this a weekly thing where I give my opinion of the PFF scores. As always… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a big road divisional game, a 16-10 win over Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12, and they now turn their attention to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13 at the friendly confines of Acrisure Stadium. The firing of Matt Canada before the game certainly raised eyebrows and put an emphasis… read more

That didn’t take long. All the evidence needed to confirm Matt Canada’s complete and utter incompetence were revealed in a series of first for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in 2023. Starting with the first offensive snap of the game. Kenny Pickett hit Pat Freiermuth with a beautiful post pass right down the middle for a… read more

In this week’s “3 & Out” column, we look at some of the changes the Steelers’ implemented in their post-Matt Canada offense, how those changes effected Kenny Pickett and at the play of some of their lesser-known defenders in Sunday’s 16-10 win over the Bengals. No Canada, no problem With the Steelers firing their now-former… read more

If you just saw the final score of the Steelers game vs. the Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, you may have said, “S.O.S.O” (Same Old Steelers Offense). After all, Pittsburgh’s 16-10 victory actually dropped its average points per game from 16.6 to 16.5. This was why offensive coordinator Matt Canada was abruptly fired last… read more

On an eventful evening of Monday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bears. In an episode of “Live at the Two Minute Warning” hosted by Dave Stefano, Justin Day, and Tyler Forness on Vikings 1st & SKOL, the trio joined the game in progress to witness… read more

Week 12 for the AFC North is officially over, and it was quite the week for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. All four teams were active this past Sunday, with only half of the division adding a strike in the win column Sunday. Time to check on what happened, and… read more

In a game which the Pittsburgh Steelers dominated in nearly every statistical category, their inability to convert scoring opportunities once again made the outcome too close for comfort. Considering that the Steelers finished the game at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium with an advantage of 22-10 in first downs, 421-222 in total yards, and 37:17-22:43 in time… read more