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Week 12 Powerless Rankings: Jets remain terrible, as does NFC East
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Week 11 NFL Powerless Rankings
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 11 bets to avoid
I regret to inform you that the Jacksonville Jaguars did not make the cut for this week’s Sunday Scaries. Of course they’re not winning games, but they’re covering. So they seem… reliable?...
Week 10 Powerless Rankings: NFL's race to the bottom intensifies
It’s about that time once again....
Tua Time has Miami rolling
Week 10's matchup between the Fins and Chargers was highlighted by the two rookie quarterbacks squaring off against one another. ...
Is this…a pair of shorts on Keith Burns’ face?
Yes, that is a pair of athletic shorts on an NFL coach’s face....
Tyrod Taylor is the latest victim of the Chargers' team doctors
What happened to Tyrod Taylor is gross negligence at its peak....
The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC West: The Home of the Champs and a New Football Town in Vegas
For many football fans, the AFC West standings are already a foregone conclusion....
The Chargers Might Give Kaepernick a Workout, Maybe?
Colin Kaepernick could get a chance to make a league roster this season. ...
Rex Chapman Takes Mitch McConnell to the Hole
Rex Chapman was a fun player in the NBA, an energetic shooting guard who could knock down threes or find teammates for open looks, while also snagging some rebounds and collecting his share of steals — a little bit of everything....
The Chargers Move To L.A. Is Still Pathetic And Stupid, But At Least They’ll Look Good
You know when you have an exceptionally annoying fly or bee in your house/apartment, and it’s by the window but it just seems to bump into every spot of it but the opening? You’re just a mere moment from relief of being stung or just annoyed in your own house, if only this fucking creature could jus...
The Bears Missed A Field Goal To Lose A Game
The Chicago Bears have some *ahem* history with missed field goals, and the failure of Cody Parkey in last season’s playoffs clearly haunted the psyche of coach Matt Nagy all summer. But while this miss—by replacement kicker Eddy Pineiro to lose 17-16 against the Chargers—may not be as significant a...
Chargers Lose In Humiliating Fashion After Melting Down On The Goal Line
The Los Angeles Chargers looked all set to capture a dramatic win in Tennessee this afternoon, only to lose on one of the most bizarre, painful sequences you’ll see all year. The franchise has mastered losing in idiotic ways, and the final sequence of today’s 23-20 was the apotheosis of that trend....
Report: The Chargers Have Fans??? In Tennessee???
With 3:38 remaining in the first half, Philip Rivers connected with Melvin Gordon on a one-yard touchdown pass to complete a 14-play, 94-yard drive. None of what happened during that play was out of the ordinary—a top-tier quarterback scoring with a throw to a talented running back rarely is. But se...
There's No Good Reason For The Los Angeles Chargers To Exist
That photo right there, of Steelers running back James Conner celebrating a touchdown as teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster breaks it down, wasn’t taken anywhere near Pittsburgh. It’s tough to tell at first because of the sea of black and yellow in the background. But then the powder blue banner and the s...
Keenan Allen Remains Confident Broncos' Chris Harris Jr. Cannot Wield His Undergarments
Beef! We’ve beef in the world of football, pals, between a receiver and a cornerback who share a division, which is really the only way NFL beefs can dry-age their way to maximum succulence, outside of the aging racks of intense playoff action. I’m pretty well done with that beef metaphor now....
Why Melvin Gordon's Holdout Never Stood A Chance
Not all NFL holdouts are created equal. This is especially true for running backs, who have seen their value decline in recent years, even as the salary cap has jumped prodigiously. This summer, a pair of backs began training camp by withholding their labor in attempt to leverage a strong second con...
Melvin Gordon's Failed Holdout Is Over
Three weeks into the regular season, Chargers running back Melvin Gordon has ended his holdout and is planning to return to the team on Thursday, according to Ian Rapoport....