On Sunday night, the San Francisco 49ers travel to face the Denver Broncos. Both teams enter the game 1-1 in a rematch of Super Bowl XXIV. They are each coming off wins in Week 2 after suffering surprising defeats in Week 1. 49ers Making a “Change” on Offense The 49ers have Jimmy Garoppolo back under […]
Rams-Cardinals Breakdown: Potential for Plenty of Points
Keep It Up, Kyler Arizona’s going to try to get Kyler Murray to play four quarters this week like he played the fourth quarter last week. Because in that quarter, he was unbelievable. If you only watched that quarter, you’d think Murray’s the MVP of the league. Arizona has only had one turnover, and when […]
Packers-Buccaneers Breakdown: Focus on the Run, Not Rodgers vs. Brady
When you think of Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers, you’re thinking it’s going to be a high-scoring game. But, maybe not this time, because these two defenses are good, and these two offenses are struggling right now. This is going to be a tough matchup. I’d take the under if I was a betting man […]
Ravens-Patriots Breakdown: Baltimore Bounce-Back, or 2020 Repeat?
Hope You’re Ready for Big Boy Football Baltimore’s offense has looked really good. They’ve only turned it over once. Lamar Jackson’s only been sacked twice. They’re averaging right around seven yards a play, which is number one in the league right now. Lamar Jackson threw the football very well last week. The Ravens come out, […]
Bills-Dolphins Breakdown: A Matchup for AFC Supremacy
Bills-Dolphins might be the hottest game of the week, with a pair of offenses that are smoking right now. Everyone’s looking at this AFC East matchup as one for AFC supremacy. Buffalo: An Offense with One Weakness Coming into the game, Buffalo is first in points and No. 3 in yards. The Josh Allen-to-Stefon Diggs […]
Bears vs Packers: Can the Packers Get Their First Win?
After the Green Bay Packers lost to the Minnesota Vikings in week one, they host the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. Will the Packers get things back on track by beat their division rivals? Bears Offense Didn’t Beat Themselves “Against the San Francisco 49ers, they did a good job. The Bears offense didn’t beat […]
Dolphins-Ravens Breakdown: Two 1-0 Teams Ready For a Slugfest
Both the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens ended up beating AFC East opponents rather easily Dolphins Used Motion Very Well “New Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is a first-time head coach known as an offensive run game guru. When I watched the tape of that game, the choreography of their shifts and motions blew me […]
Buccaneers vs Saints: Can Tom Brady Beat the Saints?
When the New Orleans Saints host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, they’ll go into the game having beaten the Buccaneers seven straight times, including four in a row against Tom Brady. That doesn’t happen a lot to Brady Before the game, we broke it down from all angles. The Buccaneers Offense has Injury Issues […]
Make the Call: A Towel, Fake Spike and Altered Outcome
In The 33rd Team’s new series Make the Call, former NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino and former NFL head coach Dirk Koetter discuss the most influential and head-scratching decisions made by referees in Week 1. Can a player really be penalized for using a towel? Did the Bengals cost themselves a win by refusing […]
How Coaches Teach Their Players to Adapt to NFL Rule Changes
Rule changes come with growing pains for all parties involved. Officials have to understand and adjudicate them, and coaches and players have to learn and adjust to them. Former NFL Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino sits down with coaches Chuck Pagano and Dirk Koetter to talk about rule changes and how to prepare players […]
