Recent NFL Stories

Like a dedicated coordinator, NFL fans are already game-planning for a weekend when holiday committments collide with televised pro football. But instead of Xs and Os, these pro football diehards are scripting their first 15 reasons why they need to excuse themselves ...

The Los Angeles Rams (7-7) host the New Orleans Saints (7-7) at SoFi Stadium this Thursday in a game between playoff hopefuls.    If last Thursday's game in Vegas is a new standard, then the first team to 60 points wins.   The Saints find themselves deadlocked ...

Dramatic Monday Night Football finishes at Seattle’s Lumen Field are not unprecedented. And while not as controversial as Russell Wilson’s “Fail Mary” in 2012, this Monday's ending will be recalled fondly for years by Seattle fans if their team makes the postseason ...

Philadelphia (10-3) at Seattle (6-7), Monday Night Football, ESPN, 8:15 ET   The Eagles received an early Xmas gift yesterday from Buffalo when the Bills thrashed the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, 31-10.   Now the Eagles are presented a chance to reclaim sole possession ...

Looking at Sunday’s slate of NFL games before kickoff was like looking at an assortment of Christmas presents under the tree.    When opened, some were likely to disappoint; others to surprise, spark interest, or entertain.   As for disappointment, the marquee ...

As hearts begin to expand in the season of giving, so too does the NFL schedule, as pro football paid its annual visit to everyone’s favorite day of the week.    Each of the three games on tap had playoff overtones, as the standings coming into Week 15 are stocked ...

In the wake of Thursday night's 63-21 demolition by the Las Vegas Raiders, the Los Angeles Chargers fired head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco. “I want to thank Tom and Brandon for their hard work, dedication and professionalism, and ...

What a difference a week makes.    Or so says Brandon Staley, whom the Chargers fired Friday, along with Los Angeles GM Tom Telesco, just hours after his former team's thoroughly embarrassing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.    While "what a difference..." can ...

The last two performances by the Las Vegas Raiders, occurring within four days of each other, gives the phrase “feast or famine” a uniquely NFL twist.    The Silver and Black converted five Chargers turnovers into 35 points. and quarterback Aidan O’Connell passed ...

Message to Vegas pit bosses: If you want to cool off a craps player on a hot streak, just hire either of the offenses playing Thursday night to walk the casino floor.   The Chargers and Raiders renew a division rivalry from the old AFL days, when offensive fireworks ...