Football Analysis

Week Five was by far the most exciting weekend of football we?ve seen this season, and another successful campaign by my fantasy teams only increased my enthusiasm. Nine games were decided by ten points or less, and we saw thrilling comebacks by the Chiefs, Colts, and Saints. Read more »

Like Randy Moss, we want out of Oakland. Unlike Moss, we will stay without a fuss and actually care about keeping up our end of the bargain, which is to provide updates on our adopted team. Read more »

As Lito Sheppard fell into the end zone to put a clamp on the Eagles victory over the Cowboys, two things came to my mind. Why was that last pass not thrown to Terrell Owens? The one play that would have destroyed the Eagles fans never happened. I'm not so sure that T.O. had any celebrations cooked up, but just the sight of his feet touching the end zone while he held on to the football would have ripped the hearts out of the Eagles faithful. Read more »

Welcome to the top 30 recap; 10 quarterbacks, 10 wideouts, and 10 running backs. Huard, Smith and Gradkowski in the top-4? Larry Johnson and Hank Baskett the top recievers? Read more »

Have Sunday afternoons become frustrating nightmares for you? Do you get nervous tics and cold sweats while you?re flipping through the games? If so, I?m guessing that, like me, you?re having problems with your fantasy running backs. Read more »

The oddsmakers usually stop giving away the favorites by Week 5, so as things get a little trickier, David Alter has returned to give you his top-10 picks. Read more »

As a youngster I harbored dreams of being a TV weatherman. One of the facets that drew me to meteorology is how every indicator can appear to project certain events, yet those events often don?t happen where or when you expect them, if at all. Picking football games is much the same. Read more »

Week four in the NFL was full of exciting individual performances, incredible comebacks (including more than one in the Colts-Jets game), and the rise and fall of football?s unbeaten teams. Read more »

Another week is done and there is a new #1 team in the NFL and they are familiar to receiving top-billing. The Bears also move up, following their impressive victory over Seattle, while the Ravens and Patriots round out the top-4. Read more »

This week belonged to Santana Moss, Marc Bulger, Laurence Maroney, Roy Williams, hopefully you own them and we definitely hope you played them. Welcome to the top 30 recap for Week 4; 10 quarterbacks, 10 wideouts, and 10 running backs. Read more »

For some very odd reason, "John Madden" has become synonymous with "curse." Now that Shaun Alexander has fallen victim to the announcer's apparent voodoo, the rumors are swirling again. No one really pays attention to the fact that the chipped bone in Alexander's foot will not sideline him for very long. Read more »

To be frank, no one could have foreseen Terrell Owens to be suicidal. A narcissist, maybe; a mentally troubled person, maybe; a self-centered individual, maybe?but certainly not suicidal. Read more »

Buster Gunning gives us a locker room interview with outspoken Cincinnati Bengals? wide receiver Chad Johnson fresh off his victory over the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Read more »

It's already Week 4 and this will be our 'Money Maker' week. It was Ludacris to lose Shaun Alexander if you own him, especially if you picked him first ahead of LJ and LT. Despite that loss, we have you covered if you have these guys on your roster or can trade for them by Sunday. Read more »

It's already Week 4 and this will be our 'Money Maker' week. It was Ludacris to lose Shaun Alexander if you own him, especially if you picked him first ahead of LJ and LT. Despite that loss, we have you covered if you have these guys on your roster or can trade for them by Sunday. Read more »

Chris Henry and T.J. Houshmandzadeh make a pretty lethal receiver duo, isn't there a third guy there too? While the Bengals have three receivers, the top team in our rankings have four great receivers and they'll need to use every one of them in the absence of Shaun Alexander. Read more »

Thumbs up to the Colts, Bengals, Saints and Rex Grossman, while the Giants, Dolphins, Cards, Bucs and Titans receive thumbs down. Twiddling thumbs to the Eagles, Broncos, Ravens and Panthers and a sucking thumb to the NFL for byes in Week 3. Read more »

Week three in the NFL was a week full of highlights, including a quarterback who threw five touchdowns, a running back that tallied three, the continued dominance of several teams, and even a few teams who fell deeper into the depths of their winless misery. Read more »

Welcome to the top 30 recap; 10 quarterbacks, 10 wideouts, and 10 running backs, hopefully none of these guys were on your bench. Here?s some salt for that wound and some witty commentary to boot, Monday night won?t be included although I do like Vick and don?t like Brees (not personally, but as players). Read more »

Washington came into Sunday?s game against the Houston Texans with much to prove. The state of Texas couldn?t really sweep us in just two weeks, could they? Thanks to a timely Mark Brunell and a great game on the ground, Washington comes home winners after a 31-15 win at Reliant Stadium. Read more »