The 2016 season heads into the home stretch with the playoff chase coming into focus.
Tom Brady and the 10 most impactful injuries for NFL Week 12
Stew Milne-USA TODAY SportsWe hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving, NFL fans. Week 12 of the NFL is here, and Turkey Day already gave you some good football. For some players, though, this week hasn’t been that great.
Seattle safety Earl Thomas will miss the first game of his NFL career Sunday thanks to a hamstring injury. It snaps his streak of 118 consecutive games played, which is dang impressive.
Read Article >Khalil Mack’s first career pick-six came courtesy of Cam Newton
After a slow start to the 2016 season, Khalil Mack is looking like the force of nature he was last season. Against the Panthers on Sunday, Mack brought down a Cam Newton screen pass with one paw and ran it all the way to the end zone.
The Panthers’ Sunday has gone from bad to terrible. Newton finished the first half just 3 of 12 passing for 18 yards with one interception. He was also sacked twice. The Panthers have just 89 total yards on the day against an Oakland defense that has not been particularly good this season. The Raiders lead, 24-7, at halftime.
Read Article >Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski will both play Sunday. Sorry, Jets.
Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY SportsBoth Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and quarterback Tom Brady will suit up for the Patriots on Sunday against the Jets. Brady was dealing with swelling and soreness in his knee this week. Gronk has sufficiently recovered from a chest injury which included bleeding and bruising.
The Patriots tight end suffered a chest injury after a hard hit from Seahawks safety Earl Thomas in Week 10. Initial reports had suggested Gronkowski suffered a punctured lung, but the Patriots reportedly regarded the injury as “not overly serious.”
Read Article >Terrelle Pryor and young fan played catch before game
A young Cleveland Browns fan got a great experience before the game on Sunday when Terrelle Pryor decided to play a little catch with him in the stands. Poor kid might have to deal with the heartache of Cleveland letting him down for a lifetime, but he’ll always have this.
Read Article >Larry Fitzgerald made sick 1-handed catch
Larry Fitzgerald has long been one of the best receivers in the NFL, and this catch is a perfect display of why.
On the Arizona Cardinals’ first drive, Fitzgerald reached out with one hand with cornerback Brian Poole covering him, reeling in a beautiful catch.
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