The Patriots host the Bills at Gillette Stadium in a pivotal game for both teams. At 8-6, Buffalo still has a shot at making the playoffs as a wild card but they need to win to win today in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. For the Patriots, they need to win out in order to secure home field throughout the playoffs. Both teams have a lot at stake…
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…
(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 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….
Oregon will have to win the Las Vegas Bowl without star running back Royce Freeman. Bowl season kicks off today with five games on the slate. Here are my bowl picks for the first day of bowl season. New Orleans Bowl: Troy (-6) vs. North Texas, total 61.5: Troy has been a regular at the New Orleans Bowl. The Trojans sport one of the nation’s best defenses giving up only 17.5…
By Michael Vallee On a night when the Patriots were out-played, out-hit, out-coached and out-classed it’s instinctual to react. Is the defense overrated? Are they now doomed against Pittsburgh? Is Brady finally showing his age late in the year? It’s the easy and obvious thing to do. If you see a guy get his ass kicked in a fight, then someone asks you if you think he will win his…
It is week two of the fantasy football playoffs and it is do or die for a lot of fantasy owners out there. You need a big week or your season ends. Well, there are some diamonds in the rough with good match-ups this weekend. Here is our add em and drop em for Week 15. Add Em! 1. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers: Many people dropped Rodgers after he got hurt…