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Titans Start Game With Failed Onside Kick
The Green Bay Packers had the first offensive possession against the Tennessee Titans today, so instead of a kickoff punt, the Titans tried an onside kick instead. The Packers recovered it anyway, and began their first drive just inside the Titans territory. The onside kick could have come back to h...
Keep It In The Toilet: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL
It’s like the NFL has a checklist of possible fuck-ups and self-inflicted public-relations disasters, and they make a point of marking as many items as possible each week. This pattern makes disliking the NFL easy and fun, if you’re interested in giving it a shot....
Norv And Scott Turner Have A Father-Son Relationship Built On Open Communication
Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner resigned two weeks ago, leaving behind an offense that was second-to-last overall and in the league’s bottom five for both passing and rushing despite a team record of 5-2. For the resignation to come without warning midseason was unexpected for ju...
Cleveland Browns Fan Plans Parade To Celebrate Franchise Failure
One of the dependable comforts of this turbulent world is the reassuring fact that the Cleveland Browns are interminably, totally awful. This can be something that Browns fan continually mourn, or it can be something that they embrace and commemorate with a parade....
NFL To Teams: Stop Commenting On Concussions
The NFL has given teams a new strategy for talking about players in concussion protocol: just not talking about them. ...
Dan Snyder, The Godfather of "Official Mattress" Deals, Makes Another
Dan Snyder is the most consistent man on the planet. The Skins owner announced this morning that his football team now has an “official mattress.”...
Just Five Minutes Of Philip Rivers Saying Stuff
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has always struck me as a sort of charming goober, so it’s nice to hear five minutes of in-game audio that more or less confirms my assessment....
It Doesn't Matter Who The Browns' Quarterback Is
Let’s run it down. The Browns are 0-10 for the first time in franchise history. They’ve dropped 13 in a row, the longest losing streak in franchise history. They’ve given up at least 25 points in 11 straight games, the longest such streak in modern NFL history. So any midgame quarterback changes hav...
The Browns Are Just A Big Fuckin' Bummer
The Cleveland Browns started their night off by burning a timeout before the first play from scrimmage. After they forced the Ravens to punt, two players attempted to field that kick. It got better, briefly, but the Browns started their evening off by falling all over themselves and they never reall...
Roger Goodell On How Election Will Affect Roger Goodell: It Will Affect Roger Goodell<em></em>
Roger Goodell was interviewed on stage earlier today at the New York Times’s DealBook conference. He and Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke about the election intermittently throughout the 30-plus minute conversation. Goodell—the son of a former Republican congressman whose been known to rub elbows with the G...
Terrelle Pryor Is The Only Good Thing About The Browns
The Cleveland Browns are improbably awful, and they’re careening face-first toward a winless season. Tonight, the Browns face the Ravens in Baltimore, their one national television appearance of the year. Ordinarily, this would be an invitation to do literally anything else with your time. But the B...
Browns. Ravens. <i>Tecmo Super Bowl</i>.
Can the Browns knock off the Ravens tonight? Find out in our Tecmo Super Bowl simulation, LIVE:...
God Help Me, I Think I Like Nick Saban<em></em>
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. Buy his book here....
Cam Newton Is Still Getting Destroyed, Still Not Getting Flags
Just days after announcing he was worried about his safety, Cam Newton took a pair of vicious hits that went unflagged. Sunday at the Rams, Newton was drilled twice with helmet-to-helmet hits. And according to ESPN’s Ed Werder, the league reviewed the plays and determined no rules were violated....
Gisele To Tom Brady: Stick To Sports
Just as it was fair to ask Tom Brady about his support of “good friend” Donald Trump back in the primaries, it’s fair to ask him today, the morning after Trump won the presidential election and two days after Trump announced at a campaign rally he had Brady’s endorsement....
Report: Tony Romo Is Healthy Enough To Play
The Cowboys haven’t had much to say about their quarterback situation, which has only gotten more complicated as Dak Prescott has continued to play well and as Tony Romo’s back has continued to heal. But new report from ESPN suggests that the team will have to make a definitive choice sooner rather ...
San Diego Stands Tall, Tells The Chargers To Fuck Off
Bad night last night, right? Real bad. Terrible night. Just the worst....
Bill Belichick Says His Letter To Trump Was About "Friendship And Loyalty To Donald"
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick confirmed firsthand that he wrote the note that Donald Trump read aloud at one of his final campaign rallies on Monday, but denied that it was “politically motivated.”...
Chris Matthews: John F. Kennedy Would Go Watch Porn Instead Of Election Results
While the first wave of election results was coming into the MSNBC studios, Chris Matthews regaled viewers with an anecdote about presidential horniness. Matthews was discussing political officials who preferred not to watch the news and keep track of election results, including his former boss Tip ...