Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

I'm not sure how the N.F.L. decides these things but in this year 's case all the A.F.C. playoff games in the first round will take place before any of the N.F.C. playoff games will. Saturday, January 13th #4 HOU vs. #5 CLE - 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on NBC #3 K.C. vs. #6 MIA - 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT ...

BAL 10 – 17 P I T – in a game where the Ravens had nothing to play for the ‘Stillers’ completed the season sweep of their division rivals and kept their playoff hopes alive with this road win. Indy 19 – 23 H O U – the Texans gutted out the win against their division rivals on the road and punched th...

Tonight's Bills/Dolphins game is another example as to why I wish a 7th playoff team was never added for 2020. I couldn't be in agreement with you more on this. Personally, I thought 6 playoff teams per conference were too many but with 4 divisions per conference (which I'm perfectly fine with) 6 p...

Special teams often account for big desparities in yardage vs. points. (Either offense or defense). You mentioned defensive scores given up but also return yards is probably a factor. Too lazy to look it up right now but I'm willing to bet the Panthers are near last in the league in punt/kickoff re...

Its a shame TJ Watt gets hurt before trying to get his 20th sack I heard that it's a "grade 3 MCL sprain" which doesn't mean much to me as I'm not a doctor but I also heard that it's a "multi-week" injury which means that unless his team makes a deep playoff run his season is pr...

I hate references to players as being "future H.o.F.ers" when they're still playing (unless it's super obvious - as with Tom Brady) but George Kittle is, to me, the best TE in the game right now. I rank him up there with the likes of Mark Bavaro and even Gronk - two of my favorite TEs from...

Wellp, this is it! The last week of the 104th N.F.L. regular season. Some players are being rested, some teams have something tangible to play for, and some teams already know that they have this last game and then they are going to prepare for the off-season. BAL vs. PIT (Saturday) - the Ravens hav...

C L E 37 – 20 the NYJ – The Browns, wearing “throw-backs” from their inaugural(?) season, clinch a playoff berth against the already-eliminated Jets. D A L 20 – 19 DET – in a controversial finish a late 2-pt. try by the Lions is unsuccessful costing them a chance at as high as a #2 seed in the play...

I would say that Ohio State's performance in its loss to Mizzou yesterday and Florida State's performance in the curb-stomping it suffered today would indicate that some teams/players don't really care much for the bowls that they're in.

DAL vs. DET (Saturday night) – The N.F.C. entry based in TX is undefeated at home this season. Can the newly crowned N.F.C. North division champion Lions be the team to end that streak? BAL vs. MIA - A game between teams that could very well end up playing against each other in the playoffs (at some...