Matt Ryan and Drew Brees will meet for the 19th time today. It is Christmas weekend. While people are exchanging gifts and spending time with families, NFL teams will be competing for playoff seeding. Here are picks for Week 17. 12/23 4:30 ET At Baltimore -13.5 Indianapolis 41: Baltimore is too unpredictable offensively to be two touchdown favorites. I think the Ravens will win this game but the Colts will…
By Michael Vallee Sometimes the star of a game is an individual player. Someone that steals the show with a singular effort. Think Michael Jordan, sick with the flu, dropping 38 on the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. Sometimes the star of a game is an entire team, one that collectively takes over with a transcendent performance. The New England Patriots trailing 28-3 and winning the Super Bowl certainly…
It is the start of championship week in fantasy football. If you are in the title round, congratulations. Now roster management becomes even more important. Here are five players you should add to your roster and five players you should drop. Add Em! 1.Keelan Cole, WR, Jaguars: Cole has scored in three straight games and has double digit points in those games. Cole and fellow undrafted free agent receiver Jaydon Mickens…
The Nickanator is not happy with the early signing period in college football. The NCAA’s newly minted early signing period starts today. Recruits have a 72 hour window between today and Friday to sign their national letters of intent and commit to a program. The early signing period has both its supporters and it’s fair share of detractors. Perhaps it’s most vocal opponent is Alabama coach Nick Saban who has…
(AP Photo/John Froschauer) Running backs dominate the studs list in this week’s edition of Studs and Duds. Here are our five studs and duds for week 15 in the NFL. STUDS 1. Todd Gurley, RB, Rams: Gurley is in the midst of one of the greatest bounce back seasons in fantasy football history. Gurley added to his fantasy MVP resume with a 152 rushing yards, 4 touchdown performance. He did all…
Boca Raton Bowl FAU (-17) vs. Akron, total 61.5: I have been on the Lane Train all season long and I am not about to get off now. The Owls can score some points and while Akron has some Florida athletes that can match-up, they won’t. It is not about matching up when you play FAU, it is about keeping up. The Zips just don’t have enough firepower to win a…
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports My thoughts on another adventurous weekend in the NFL. The playoff picture is much clearer now in both conferences. 1.Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is doing the right thing selling the team. The allegations against him are damming and he doesn’t deserve to own an NFL team. It is a shame because up until recently, Richardson was one of the most respected owners in all…
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Game Rewind: It was billed as the game of the year and it lived up to the hype as the Patriots beat the Steelers 27-24 in a thriller. Here are five thoughts on what was a big win for the Patriots. 1.Gronk Was a Monster: Rob Gronkowski caught 9 passes for 168 yards in the Patriots come from behind win. Gronkowski literally willed the Patriots to…
The game we have all been waiting for is finally upon us. The Patriots and Steelers will duke it out for the top seed in the AFC. Pittsburgh can lock up the top seed in the conference with a win. The Patriots can secure the top seed in the conference with a win today and wins over the Jets and Bills in the final two games of the regular season….
It’s crunch time in the NFL. We are truly coming down the stretch with three weeks left in the season. Here are my picks for this week. 12/16 4:30 ET At Detroit -5 Chicago 44: The Lions need to win out to have any shot of getting in as a wild card. Two weeks ago, this was considered a winnable game. Then the Bears went into Cincinnati and pounded the…