Football Analysis

A Super Bowl rematch for the first time since 1997 headlines the week's games that include 49ers/Cardinals, Packers/Lions, Chargers/Bills, while the Saints and Colts avoid dropping to 0-3. Read more »

Big weeks from Aaron Rodgers, DeMarco Murray, Antonio Gates, Jordy Nelson and Brandon Marshall in Week 2 as we begin to look ahead to Week 3. Read more »

The Bengals and Redskins climbed to first and second in the rankings after huge Trench Counter differentials in Week 2 Read more »

On all of the most important storylines from the weeks games, including Jay Cutler and the Bears, the Chargers beating Seattle, the Jets losing at Green Bay and more. Read more »

Looking ahead to Week 2 after breaking down the Week 1 wins from the Seahawks, Cardinals, 49ers, Falcons, Panthers, Lions, Eagles and Vikings, along with losses by the Cowboys, Packers, Giants, Bucs, Washington, Bears, Rams and Saints. Read more »

The 49ers open up their new stadium against the Bears, along with intriguing Week 2 matchups featuring Eagles/Colts, Steelers/Ravens, Seahawks/Chargers and Lions/Panthers. Read more »

One week does not a season make, and while there’s information to gleam from Week 1. Tony Romo owners, don’t jump off the ledge. Instead, channel your inner Tim Duncan and remain pragmatic. Read more »

On the wins by the Bills, Bengals, Broncos, Texans, Jets, Steelers and Titans in Week 1, along with the losses by the Chiefs, Patriots, Browns, Colts, Raiders, Chargers, Ravens and Jaguars. Read more »

The Vikings, Lions and Dolphins are surprisingly the top-3 teams in Trench Counter after Week 1 ahead of 2013's top team in Seattle. Read more »

On the upsets by the Dolphins and Bills, while looking at what that means for the Patriots and Bills, how the 49ers beat Dallas, a moral victory for Cleveland, Colts/Broncos and more. Read more »

The AFC West had three playoff teams in 2013 and very well could be on their way again while leaving the Raiders with the NFL's most difficult schedule. Read more »

The Colts should again be the class of the AFC South with a familiar script of having one of the NFL's best quarterbacks. Read more »

Week 1 is always the most difficult to predict on the NFL schedule after a long offseason in which meaningful football was last played seven months ago. Read more »

The NFC is highly competitive and features several legit contenders. In playing out the full season, there were a few surprises in coming up with the season records. Read more »

Year after year, the Patriots begin the season light years ahead of the Dolphins, Jets and Bills. That hasn't changed as 2014 begins. Read more »

While the Browns are clearly not ready to compete for the division, the Bengals, Steelers and Ravens are tightly bunched at the top as we've come to expect. Read more »

The Saints are the clear class of the NFC South, though the Falcons and Panthers have recently been legitimate Super Bowl contenders. Read more »

The Patriots are loaded and have one of the easiest paths to the playoffs and should comfortably win their division, which could setup another trip to the Super Bowl. Read more »

The Eagles won the NFC East in 2013 and are the favorites again in 2014, but it is always close in this division and the Cowboys, Giants and Redskins could become playoff teams if things go right. Read more »

As the calendar turns to September, football has returned! The first week of college football is in the books, and the NFL kicks off this Thursday. From cutdown day to suspensions to preseason surprises, here are a few things rattling around my football brain. Read more »