Week 8, Halloween: Dallas Cowboys @ Minnesota Vikings Week 16, Christmas Day: Cleveland Browns @ Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts @ Arizona Cardinals Who’s in primetime the most? Who has it best? Who has it worst? Favorite matchups Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills Week 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots Week 9: Green Bay Packers at […]

University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It may be graduation season, but the Baltimore Ravens have a high school reunion planned for quarterback Lamar Jackson. Wide receiver Donte Sylencieux, one of nine undrafted rookies signed by the Ravens on Thursday, was Jackson’s favorite target when they played at […]

Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will miss his first chance to work directly with quarterback Justin Fields and the rest of the 2021 class during this weekend’s rookie minicamp. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that Nagy is a high-risk close contact for a family member who tested positive for COVID-19 and will participate virtually in on-field activity during this […]

There will be no new faces added to Washington’s roster coming out of this weekend’s rookie minicamp. The Washington Football Team had one of its rookie tryout players test positive for COVID-19, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. As a result, the three-day camp set to begin Friday will only include its draft picks and players from last year’s team who […]

Some NFL teams draft for need, and some draft strictly with an eye on talent. Either way, most teams still have weaknesses on the roster after the draft is over. Below, Football Outsiders looks at the biggest hole on each roster now that the 2021 NFL draft is complete. Many of the advanced stats referenced below are explained here. NFC […]

Free agency and the NFL Draft are over, and the schedule — complete with dates and times — has officially been released, giving fans and bettors a clearer preview of the 2021 NFL season. While we don’t know how new coaches and players will perform or how injuries will affect teams, we can at least start diving into our preseason […]

The NFL schedule has officially been released, and sharp bettors are already looking to take advantage of early betting lines. That includes season win total over/unders, which are fun to pick for even casual fans looking to put down just a little action. Here’s BetQL’s initial take on each team’s win total, keeping in mind that injuries and trades (ahem, […]

Strength of schedule matters quite a bit in the NFL, but so too do things like prime-time appearances, rivalry matchups, and whether or not your franchise-defining quarterback who won a Super Bowl in his first season away from your team is going to be playing them in, say, Week 4 at Gillette Stadium. That’s why the night of the NFL […]

ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association The NFL has assigned five prime-time games to the Green Bay Packers for the 2021 season, one of the most notable […]