The first play was embarrassing, and would have been plenty to stain the reputation of the Washington Redskins‘ defense. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick scrambled around a bit, freed himself for a moment, and uncorked a perfectly arced pass that fell into the hands of wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Eighty-eight yards later, Jackson was backpedaling [...]
We’re a little more than 24 hours from kickoff. The Chicago Bears come to town to try and make the Carolina Panthers go 0-5 for the first time ever. Can Carolina’s defense play with the same tenacity as it did last week? Will Carolina’s offense improve on the better performance it turned in a week [...]
The Chicago Bears stamped themselves as contenders in the NFC. And they did it with a big assist from their oldest rival. Jay Cutler threw for 221 yards, Brian Urlacher forced a key fumble and Chicago took advantage of a team-record 18 penalties by the Packers to beat Green Bay 20-17 on Monday night. Robbie [...]
George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kickerwho played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 83. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Blanda died Monday after a brief illness, and the Raiders issued a statement calling [...]
The New England Patriots welcome the defending AFC North Champion Cincinnati Bengals to Foxborough, Massachusetts this afternoon for a week one battle at Gillette Stadium. The game is scheduled to get underway at 1:00pm ET on CBS. 2010 NFL Odds, Picks & Predictions at BetOnline.com have the Pats listed as a -4.5 against the spread [...]