The AFC has a clear-cut top team in the 10-3 New England Patriots, who own victories over each of the other three division leaders in their conference (Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals). The picture in the NFC, however, is more muddled, with half a dozen teams in the hunt. Can the numbers tell…
Thanksgiving Day’s crowning game features the best rivalry in the NFL today. The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks face off with their arch-enemy San Francisco 49ers – who have advanced to at least the NFC Championship game each of the last three seasons – in a showdown with massive playoff implications. Having not battled…
The best record in the NFC through Week 9 belongs to… the Arizona Cardinals? No one predicted that ‒ not in a division with the defending NFL Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks and two-time NFC Championship runners-up San Francisco 49ers in the mix. How have the Cards raced out to a 7-1 record in 2014?…
In a trade that sent both shockwaves and head scratches through the NFL late last week, the Seattle Seahawks dealt wide receiver Percy Harvin to the New York Jets for a 2015 conditional draft pick. If the Jets release Harvin prior to next season they’ll send Seattle a 6th-rounder, but if Harvin is still under…
Teammates and coaches use one word to describe Earl Thomas: Intensity. Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn compares Thomas’s intensity in practice to that of legendary Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau whom he coached with the Miami Dolphins in 2005. Seattle head coach Pete Carroll says, “Earl is as serious a competitor as you could ever hope…
With Arizona out to a quick 2-0 start and early losses by Seattle and San Francisco (1-1), the Cardinals have taken an unlikely early lead the NFC West race. That makes this first divisional game for both teams an important one and an opportunity to begin the playoff race in late September. An Arizona victory…