The San Diego Chargers endured a season in which their success was on the arm of their Pro Bowl quarterback Phillip Rivers. Ranking 4th in total passing yards at 270.5 yards per game, the aerial attack of the Chargers was in full effect and their addition of first year head coach Mike McCoy paid off.
Reinforcements Have Steelers Set To Challenge For AFC North Crown In 2014
The Pittsburgh Steelers went to three Super Bowls from 2005 through 2010 and won two of them. Heading in to 2014, they face the harsh reality of a team at risk of missing the playoffs for a third straight year.
Bengals Destined To Take Step Back After Three-Straight Winning Seasons
The Cincinnati Bengals have improved their win total in each of the last three seasons, finishing with nine wins in 2011, 10 wins in 2012 and 11 wins in 2013. Despite improving the overall record every season the Bengals still haven’t won a playoff game in 23 years.
Latest Reset Gives Browns Legitimate Reason For Optimism
No NFL team has gone through more change than the Cleveland Browns over the past decade. Heading in to year two under owner Jimmy Haslam and with a new head coach in Mike Pettine, there is legitimate reason for optimism.
Key Offensive Additions, Dominant Defense Will Make Jets A Playoff Contender
The New York Jets have followed up back-to-back trips to the AFC Championship game by missing the playoffs in three straight seasons. The reality is that despite a severe lack of talent at key positions the Jets still managed to finish 8-8 in two of those three years, including last season.
Dolphins Not Ready To Compete In Improved AFC East Division
The Miami Dolphins overcame plenty of adversity to put themselves in position to challenge for a playoff spot down the stretch last season, only to lose back-to-back games against their AFC East rivals in the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets to finish 8-8 and miss the postseason.
The Raiders won only 4 games last season but when you look at the personnel they were putting on the field even that seems like more than they should have.
Despite intense scrutiny the Jets finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs last season. I know that result was far from comforting to fans but at least it was an improvement from the year before.
Patriots Have Eye On Super Bowl After Offseason Reload
The New England Patriots were hit hard last offseason, losing leading receiver Wes Welker to the rival Denver Broncos, and Aaron Hernandez to jail in one of the most bizarre off-field twists in NFL history.
Bills Hope Young Stars Can Help End Record Playoff Drought
The Buffalo Bills have missed the playoffs a league-high 14 straight seasons. The franchise is for sale and with its future in the Buffalo area uncertain, fans are hoping this is the year their team finally puts it all together and ends that drought.
The National Football League season is right around the corner. The Seattle Seahawks look to defend the first Super Bowl win in franchise history, while 31 other teams would be more than happy to knock them off their pedestal.
The Giants didn’t exactly hit rock bottom last season but it was definitely a disappointment.
The start of the 2014 NFL season is still a ways away, but lines are already available as far out as Week 16 (lines aren’t yet set for Week 17 because it’s too early to predict whether teams will have something to play for, making those lines too difficult to set).
The start of the NFL season is still a couple of month away, but there are already lines on the board, and the alert bettor is always on the lookout for value, even if that means waiting a little while to cash their tickets.
The NFL season won’t kick off for another 10 weeks, but with the schedule out and oddsmakers already taking action on the games, there’s no better time to begin looking forward to what the fall will have to offer.
2014 AFC West Preview – There’s Denver and Everyone Else
With the NFL draft a distant memory and mandatory mini-camps underway, it is time to get down to some business and start talking about the teams that will emerge this year and challenge for the Super Bowl when the weather turns cold and we are all longing for the weather that we are having now.
