Welcome back to Sports of Boston’s weekly report card for your New England Patriots! The Patriots did what they always do the week after a loss: win. Specifically, they beat the Oakland Raiders, 31-19. And with losses by the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, the Patriots are once again tied atop the AFC East [...]
With Week 1 of the NFL in the books, you and your fantasy team are in one of two situations. Situation #1: you won your first week’s match-up and you’ve got visions of fantasy football glory running through your head, all the way to your league’s championship. Situation #2: you’ve got Kevin Kolb and Ryan [...]
The West is best? Not in the NFL they aren’t. Today’s divisional fantasy preview takes us to the AFC West, where the Chargers reign supreme. And then there’s everyone else. You’re not going to find much elite talent in this division, but I’m here to point you in the direction of some solid middle round [...]
Every Wednesday, I will talk about potential fantasy football sleepers for each matchup taking place. I will go game-by-game and pick out one or two players who can most likely be found in your league’s free agent pool and explain why they can be of use to you that week. If you didn’t start the [...]
I did it! I finally dropped Eddie Royal in both of my leagues. I am free of his crap! I feel like I’ve been in an abusive relationship for nine weeks and now have found the courage to rid myself of the pain. Oh god, just watch him take off now. Headlines Larry Johnson Released [...]
I fell into one of the all-time classic fantasy football dilemmas this past week. It came in the form of two players: New England WR Wes Welker, and Denver QB Kyle Orton. In one league, I had both players starting. In another league, my opponent had both players starting. The unfortunate part was that coming [...]
How bad is Oakland’s offense? Well, they are the only team in the NFL who have not reached 1,000 total team yds (958). Eight teams have played in one less game, and they have better numbers. Oakland is the only team in the NFL who does not reach 200 yds of offense per game (191.6). [...]
No, I’m not referring to Acclaim’s classic NFL video game series, NFL Quarterback Club. I’m reffering to an elite club of NFL players that rarely see the field. They are the five best backup quarterbacks in the NFL: players you usually want to never see because your team’s starter is a better player and leader. [...]
Ho hum. Tom Brady has done it all today, throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for another as the Pats lead 24-0 at halftime. Brady ran it in from three yards out to make it 7-0 in the first quarter. A Mike Vrabel TD catch – the tenth of his career – and a Randy [...]