John Bazemore / AP 'You Like That?' - Falcons Win in Stunning Fashion with Walk-Off Overtime Touchdown to Defeat Buccaneers “I'm proud of the grit,” the winning quarterback said after the game. “In this league, that’s what it takes. We were gritty tonight.” By The Associated Press October 3, 2024
Kevin C. Cox / Getty ImagesCommentary Patrick Mahomes Under Fire After Fans Point Out Interaction with NFL Ref as Controversial Missed Calls Continue Mahomes and the Chiefs have unquestionably earned their success, but many fans also have a healthy instinct for coordinated injustice. By Michael Schwarz September 26, 2024
Kevin C. Cox / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Refs Miss Clear Foul, Infuriated Fans Fed Up with the Way the Chiefs Are Officiated The move was "a real-time call that officials have to make a judgment on," one of the officials said after the game. By C. Douglas Golden September 23, 2024
Wagner Meier / Getty Images Eagles Coach Accused of Costing Team a Win with 'Sneaky Big Error' in Final Two Minutes Whether you're a fan of advanced analytics or more traditional mathematics, it's hard to justify the coach's decision-making. By Bryan Chai September 17, 2024
Andy Lyons / Getty ImagesCommentary 9 NFL Teams Stand Their Ground, Refuse to Celebrate 'Pride Month' The visibility of the league's "pride" celebration this year is quite different from 2021, when it posted a video claiming "Football Is Gay." By Warner Todd Huston June 4, 2024
Mike Stewart / AP; Atlanta Falcons / YouTube screen shot; John Froschauer / AP Falcons GM Breaks Down Decision to Draft Michael Penix Jr. - 'You Don't Pass Up That Opportunity' If Cousins starts for Atlanta for the entirety of his contract and retires, Penix will be 28 by the time he’s given the keys to the Falcons. By Johnathan Jones April 26, 2024
Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images; Candice Ward / Getty ImagesCommentary Falcons Torched for Picking Michael Penix Jr. in 2024 Draft, Leave Kirk Cousins 'Shocked' and 'Disappointed' Atlanta endured criticism and mockery for the Penix selection, but could the Falcons' strategy be so crazy that it just might work? By Michael Schwarz April 26, 2024
John Fisher / Getty ImagesCommentary A Justin Fields Trade Could Heavily Impact the NFL Draft, These 5 Teams Could Make a Huge Move for Him The Chicago Bears will have a wealth of quarterback talent thanks to shrewd trading -- and its 2023 starter might be leaving because of it. By C. Douglas Golden February 16, 2024
Winslow Townson / Getty Images Bill Belichick Turned Down Coaching Job, Rejected This NFL Team's Offer: Report According to one account, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach had an opportunity to coach this coming season. By Johnathan Jones February 6, 2024
Joseph Prezioso - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary End of the Line for Belichick? Teams' Rejection of Bill Shocks NFL World as All 32 HC Spots Are Filled Shockingly, the six-time Super Bowl champion was interviewed by only one team -- and passed over for some head-scratching choices. By C. Douglas Golden February 2, 2024