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How These 4 Teams Maximized Their Playoff Chances

January 20, 2022 4 min read

How These 4 Teams Maximized Their Playoff Chances

For the last 34 years, Mike Giddings Jr. has been the owner and president of Pro Scout Inc. He is an experienced football evaluator tasked with providing NFL decision makers his unbiased perspective. His company, ProScout Inc. has worked with 33 Super Bowl teams and 12 Hall of Fame coaches, owners, and general managers. ProScout […]

Joe BannerFormer NFL Executive

January 17, 2022 4 min read

Rich Bisaccia Deserves An Opportunity to Be a Head Coach

In 1998, myself and one other member of the Philadelphia Eagles front office were given the assignment to come up with the top couple of candidates for our Special Teams Coordinator. The goal was to evaluate those who weren’t already special teams coaches in the NFL, but who we thought could be very effective in […]

Kevin Ivers

January 16, 2022 5 min read

Which Wild Card Losers Will Bounce Back Next Year?

For six teams, this Super Wild Card weekend was incredible, and they will be looking forward to next week’s games. But for their opponents, it is now time to look to next season. Below, we will take a look at the offseason outlook for those six teams including key free agents, cap space, draft picks, […]

Brian Friedland

January 12, 2022 3 min read

Las Vegas Raiders Finish 2021 As NFL’s Most Undisciplined Team

In the final Discipline Index of the 2021 NFL Season, the Green Bay Packers finish on top after a strong campaign. The Packers managed to only turn the ball over 13 times throughout the course of the season (tied for the least amount of turnovers in the league) and committed only 69 penalties for 678 […]

Brian Friedland

January 5, 2022 5 min read

What’s At Stake in The Most Consequential Games of Week 18

As the 2021 regular season comes to a close, there are still playoff spots up in the air. In fact, the only teams that are set in their current seeds are the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. In Week 17, the Packers were able to secure the top seed in the NFC after […]

Paul DomowitchSenior Writer

January 4, 2022 5 min read

Domo’s Week 17 NFL Power Rankings: Raiders and Chargers Rise Ahead of Pivotal Matchup

1) Packers (13-3) Previous: 1 Last week: W37-10MIN This week: at 2-13-1 Lions Good news: Packers have clinched the NFC No. 1 seed for the second year in a row, which means the road to the Super Bowl once again goes through frigid Green Bay. Bad news: None that I can see without a microscope. 2) Rams (12-4) […]

Dan Zaksheske

January 1, 2022 4 min read

Wild Card Preview: Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals

#5 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (10-7) AT #4 CINCINNATI BENGALS (10-7), 4:30ET Line: Bengals -5.5, Total: 49 ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS THAT EVERY SPORTS NERD NEEDS TO KNOW Burrow vs. Blitz One of the important markers for a young quarterback is how well he performs against the blitz. Generally, younger QBs have a tougher time when facing extra […]

Kevin Ivers

January 1, 2022 5 min read

The Matchups That Will Define Wild Card Weekend

Super Wild Card Weekend is upon us, and we are blessed with six playoff games to watch. Below, we break down a couple key matchups that will define the outcome of each game as well as some stats for Wild Card Weekend in general. Raiders @ Bengals (Saturday at 4:30 PM EST) Raiders Pass Rush […]

Dan Zaksheske

December 20, 2021 8 min read

Monday Night Football Preview: Two Games for One!

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (6-7) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (7-6), 5:00ET Line: Browns -3, Total: 41 ONE THING THAT EVERY FAN NEEDS TO KNOW Concerning Pattern One thing the Raiders have become known for over the past couple of years is a fast start followed by a slow finish – the opposite of when you want […]

Brian Friedland

December 15, 2021 3 min read

Raiders Overtake Cowboys As NFL’s Most Penalized Team

Despite a rocky start to Sunday Night Football in Week 14, the Green Bay Packers played a disciplined enough game to stay at the top of the 33rd Team’s Discipline Index with their 45-30 victory over the Chicago Bears. Still, the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Rams, and others are not far behind the Packers. […]

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