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NFL Preview: Bears Travel to Miami

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Chicago Bears (6-3) at Miami Dolphins (5-4) Two teams coming off big victories — the Bears upended the Vikings in Week 10 while the Dolphins got their first home win of the season over Tennessee — will lock horns this Sunday. When they do, it’ll be a matchup of two of the NFL’s most bizarre...

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NFL Preview: Garrett-Led Cowboys Visit New York

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Dallas Cowboys (1-7) at New York Giants (6-2) Can’t imagine the Dallas Cowboys are pleased with where they find themselves at the halfway mark of the regular season. Their lone victory was in September. Their star QB has a broken clavicle. They fired a coach during the season for the first time in the Jerry...

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NFL Preview: Vikings Must Win in Chicago

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Minnesota have persevered through some big problems in 2010. Can they finally catch a break against the Bears on Sunday? Brittle Bears will break Chicago’s 5-3 record is nothing short of misleading. This is not a playoff team, this is a house built on shaky foundations. There are stars like Jay Cutler and Matt Forte...

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NFL Preview: Niners Host Rams in Key NFC West Clash

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

St. Louis Rams (4-4) at San Francisco 49ers (2-6) Under normal circumstances, a Week 10 matchup between a 4-4 team and a 2-6 team shouldn’t have many playoff implications. Heck, it really shouldn’t have any playoff implications at all. But in the completely-up-for-grabs NFC West division, it’s a pretty big deal. This Sunday, the Rams...

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NFL Preview: Battle of the Birds on Thursday Night

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Baltimore Ravens (6-2) at Atlanta Falcons (6-2) It’s a short week for both the Ravens and Falcons as they prepare to do battle this Thursday night.  The Ravens are coming off a 26-10 wipeout of Miami on Sunday afternoon while Atlanta fought tooth-and-nail before putting away NFC South rivals Tampa Bay 27-21. This promises to...

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NFL Preview: Steelers, Bengals Do Monday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-5) There’s a lot of bad blood between these heated AFC North rivals — this Monday night, emotions should be high as they duke it out on national television. Pittsburgh is no doubt looking to deliver a body-blow to the reeling Bengals. At 2-5, Cincinnati is dangerously close to...

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NFL Preview: Giants Will Be Too Strong For Seahawks

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Seattle are undefeated at home but Al Dannity says that should all change this Sunday when the New York Giants pay a visit. Giants can make a statement The NFC is in a state of flux. The Cowboys and Vikings, pre-season favorites for the playoffs, stink. The Saints and the Packers are good but not...

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NFL Preview: Colts, Eagles Meet at the Linc

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Indianapolis Colts (5-2) at Philadelphia Eagles (4-3) This game? All about familiarity. The Colts are back in their familiar spot of first place in the AFC South division, thanks in large part to a three-game winning streak. The Eagles get a familiar face back at QB (Michael Vick returns from a rib injury) and return...

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NFL Preview: Bucs And Falcons Meet in NFC South Showdown

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Falcons and Buccaneers meet in the Georgia Dome this Sunday with control of the NFC South at stake. Not your father’s Falcons Atlanta took 43 years to record back-to-back winning seasons. After a lifetime of ineptitude, the Falcons are now one of the smartest teams in the NFL. In years past this weekend’s meeting...

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NFL Preview: Rivers-Led Chargers Go To Houston

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

San Diego Chargers (3-5) at Houston Texans (3-4) Welcome to the AFC, where situations can change in an instant. For evidence, consider the cases of San Diego and Houston. Coming into last Sunday, the Chargers appeared to be dead men walking at 2-5 and falling steadily behind divisional surprises Kansas City and Oakland. But by...

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NFL Preview: Angry Jets Visit Detroit

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

New York Jets (5-2) at Detroit Lions (2-5) To say the Jets suffered a lot of frustration during their 9-0 loss at home to Green Bay on Sunday is a major understatement. Consider all the mistakes made in what the New York media is referring to as “The Halloween Horror”: — Coach Rex Ryan went...

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NFL Preview: Colts, Texans on Monday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Houston Texans (4-2) at Indianapolis Colts (4-2) With the Tennessee Titans at 5-2 at the up-and-down Jacksonville Jaguars not far behind, this is a huge battle in terms of AFC South supremacy.  And if the first game of 2010 was any indication, both teams know what the other wants to do to emerge the victor....

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NFL Preview: Patriots Host Reeling Vikings

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Minnesota Vikings (2-4) at New England Patriots (5-1) As it is with every game involving Brett Favre, most of the storylines for this one focus on ol’ No. 4. After learning earlier this week that he has two fractures in his left ankle, Favre spent most of the week walking around in a protective boot...

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NFL Preview: Steelers and Saints Meet in Clash of the Champions

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

New Orleans look to bounce back from last week’s defeat in a Sunday Night Football meeting with Pittsburgh. Two powers collide The defending Super Bowl Champions host the winners of Super Bowl XLIII in the Superdome this Sunday. New Orleans enter this game still suffering from a Super Bowl hangover. While partying in the Big...

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NFL Preview: Unpredictable Packers Take on the Jets

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Packers travel to New Meadowlands Stadium on Sunday to take on the 5-1 Jets and Al Dannity likes the home team to continue their winning run. Jets defense will win the day The New York Jets have raced to a 5-1 record to start the season and look well-placed to make it 6-1 this...

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NFL Preview: Struggling Cincinnati Hosts Miami

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Miami Dolphins (3-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) The Miami Dolphins haven’t beaten the Cincinnati Bengals in over 10 years (their last win came on October 1, 2000), but this Sunday could be the time for the Fish to bump that slump. Seeing the Bengals run defense this weekend will be a sight for sore Dolphin...

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NFL Preview: Broncos vs. 49ers in London, England

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NFL’s “International Series” of regular-season games has been an important initiative in spreading the NFL’s popularity beyond North America. This year, the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers will partake in the annual event at Wembley Stadium in London, England — but while the game itself might increase the popularity of football across the...

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NFL Preview: Farve Returns to Green Bay…Again

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

So, any guesses on what the big storyline is for this contest? It’s pretty clear that Brett Favre’s second return to Lambeau Field will be the predominant lead for most sportswriters across the country — but that’s not to say it’s the only plot-line worth following. In case you’ve been living under a rock and...

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NFL Preview: Chargers Need Home Win Over Patriots

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

For all their offensive might, the San Diego Chargers are stuck with a 2-4 record. Victory over New England this weekend would re-ignite the Bolts run for the playoffs. Get ready for an air raid If Norv Turner has any sense this weekend he will hand the ball to Phillip Rivers and tell the quarterback...

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NFL Preview: Big NFC East Battle on Monday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

If desperate times call for desperate measures, then the Dallas Cowboys should be more desperate than Wisteria Lane. (Yes, that’s a Desperate Housewives reference.) This was supposed to be the year for Dallas. Cowboys Stadium will host the Super Bowl in February, owner Jerry Jones assembled a highly-talented — and highly-paid — group of players...