The Pittsburgh Steelers revisited their 1970s uniforms this year, fitting for a throwback season of defense leading the team to success. Gone are the “Killer Bs” of Ben Roethlisberger (out for the year after September elbow surgery), Le’Veon Bell (now bowling for the Jets) and Antonio Brown (out of the NFL completely in the midst […]
sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, sports editor): Week 14 of the NFL season brought us a couple of marquee matchups between top contenders — along with a few head-scratchers. Let’s start with the thrilling game between New Orleans and San Francisco. neil (Neil Paine, senior sportswriter): Amazing game. Salfino (Michael Salfino, FiveThirtyEight contributor): It’s probably good for […]
In Kansas City’s Oct. 6 game against Indianapolis, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes faced a third and 18 from the Colts 27-yard line. Perhaps a bit skittish after an 8-yard sack on the previous play, Mahomes vacated the pocket early despite good protection from his line. Retreating backward, Mahomes faked left, then spun around and sprinted […]
The Tennessee Titans have taken a battering ram to the NFL in the form of their 6-foot-3, 247-pound running back, Derrick Henry. With him, not only are they knocking on the door to the postseason, but they’re threatening to blast right through. Winners of three straight games courtesy of a record-setting string of performances by […]
Three NFL teams have held a lead in every game they’ve played this season: the 10-2 San Francisco 49ers, the 8-4 Kansas City Chiefs and a 3-8-1 Detroit Lions team stuck deep in the NFC North basement. NFL observers around the country got a great look on Thursday at how the Lions blow leads. David […]