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Sports Central January 9, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2011 Wild Card Weekend A wrap-up of the first round of NFL playoffs, plus picks for the All-Loser Team. |
Sports Central January 15, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2012 Divisonal Weekend This year's finalists for the Hall of Fame are really disappointing, though there are still more than seven I believe deserve induction. My personal choices to get in: Larry Allen, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Kevin Greene, Jonathan Ogden, Will Shields, and Michael Strahan. |
Sports Central January 2, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2012 NFL All-Pro Team We name 13 players on offense and 13 on defense. With fullbacks playing ever smaller roles in the offense, a third wide receiver and second tight end are essential. |
Sports Central January 7, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2013 Wild Card Weekend A tradition, our annual All-Loser Team: an all-star team made up entirely of players whose teams missed the postseason. If this team could actually be assembled, it would beat any and every team in the playoffs. |
Sports Central January 10, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Wild Card Weekend Wild card analysis, divisional round predictions and picks for an All-Loser Team. |
Sports Central December 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings During Sunday night's broadcast, announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth repeatedly mentioned that the Packers have allowed more yards this season (6,010) than they have gained (5,932). It's an interesting statistic. |
Sports Central December 26, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Passing yards are overrated. This week, Peyton Manning passed for a season-high 339 yards. That is the 58th-highest total this season. Chad Henne and Nick Foles have topped that mark twice each. |
Sports Central September 29, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Let's proceed to the Week 3 NFL Power Rankings. Brackets indicate previous rank. |
Sports Central January 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Cardinals' season-high for yards from scrimmage this season was 375. Every other team topped 400 at least once. The Cardinals even played two overtime games, and they never hit 400. Perhaps just as amazing, in their five wins, they never broke 300. |
Sports Central December 18, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings New York Jets -- In a train-wreck sort of way, the most amazing game I've seen all season. My favorite part was the growingly incredulous reactions from ESPN's crew. |
Sports Central October 23, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Robert Griffin III has rushed for 468 yards and 6 TDs, putting him on pace for 1,070 yards and 14 TDs. That would break Michael Vick's QB rushing record and tie Cam Newton's TD record. |
Sports Central January 16, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2011 Divisonal Weekend A recap of the NFL divisional playoffs, plus predictions for next weekend's matchups. |
Sports Central January 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2011 NFL All-Pro Team It's time to honor this NFL season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central December 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- The offense is always outstanding, but the defense showed up big time on Monday night. Vince Wilfork, Jerod Mayo, and Rob Ninkovich all played at all-pro level. |
Sports Central December 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings A year ago, the Yankees overpaid Derek Jeter to keep him in pinstripes. A week ago, the Cardinals let Albert Pujols leave town rather than overpay him. Which team would you rather be a fan of? |
Sports Central October 28, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central December 31, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2013 NFL All-Pro Team After a phenomenal, dramatic Week 17, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. I explain the reasons I chose certain players, or didn't take others, and to give recognition to those who just missed the cut. |
Sports Central October 7, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings You would think a team as popular as the Dallas Cowboys could fill a stadium with its own fans instead of the opponents', but evidently that's not the case. |
Sports Central September 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings New England claims the number one spot after one week of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central January 17, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Divisional Playoff Roundup Highlights and analysis from the NFL divisional playoff round. Plus, conference championship playoff predictions. |
Sports Central September 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The last seven Super Bowl champions all lost in Week 1. That double-counts the Steelers and Giants, but the Colts, Saints, and Packers also dropped their openers. |
Sports Central January 5, 2015 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2014 Wild Card Weekend The Cardinals haven't been the same since they lost Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton, and on Saturday, Arizona's offense was impotent. |
Sports Central December 7, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The New England Patriots are rewarded for "masterful gameplan and execution," and claim the number one spot this week. |
Sports Central September 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central September 25, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Last week, the NFL lost one of the greatest people ever associated with the sport. I wrote last week about Steve Sabol, and it was wonderful to see people around the league honor him in Week 3. |
Sports Central October 27, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 7 Power Rankings It is time to stop stumbling over and joking about Michael Hoomanawanui's last name. His name is pronounced phonetically. Hoh-oh-mah-nah-wah-noo-ee. |
Sports Central October 2, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The Texans' defense lost Mario Williams and DeMeco Ryans, and it's better than ever. Bravo, Wade Phillips. |
Sports Central November 5, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2013 Midseason Report Card In this report card the Denver Broncos get an A and the Jacksonville Jaguars receive an F. |
Sports Central December 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts see-sawing with New Orleans for the top spot... New Orleans Saints didn't win; Washington lost... Green Bay Packers win a strange, ugly game... etc. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Central December 23, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
Sports Central January 12, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Wild Card Roundup A summary of last weekend's Wild Card playoff round. |
Sports Central September 9, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Central November 30, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings With five straight victories, the Falcons climb to the top of this week's list. |
Sports Central November 27, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings In Seattle's loss to Miami, Seahawks returner Leon Washington scored his 8th career kickoff return TD, tying the career record held by Josh Cribbs. Washington continues to move up the list of the greatest kick returners ever. |
Sports Central November 4, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Five quarterbacks have a first down percentage over 40%: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, and Alex Smith. |
Sports Central October 30, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings This weekend, Matt Hasselbeck threw his 200th career touchdown pass, and Peyton Manning threw his 416th. There are only two active players, Tom Brady and Drew Brees, with half as many passing TDs as Peyton. |
Sports Central January 5, 2016 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers, rushed for 2 touchdowns, passed for 2 touchdowns, and only threw 5 incomplete passes. That's more incompletions than TDs, but barely. |
Sports Central October 6, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The author ranks football teams starting with the New England Patriots at number one. |
Sports Central November 22, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings The Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists. My preferences to advance: Steve Atwater, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Will Shields, Paul Tagliabue, Steve Tasker, Aeneas Williams, Ron Wolf. |
Sports Central December 29, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The teams with the best records are dropping quickly in the rankings. |
Sports Central November 20, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings I don't understand how great coaches can screw up so badly on gameday. Andy Reid is one of the most successful coaches of this generation, but he seems incapable of game-day adjustments. The same was true of Tony Dungy. Right now, Exhibit A is the Steelers' Mike Tomlin. |
Sports Central September 21, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints are still number one after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central November 23, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings After 11 weeks of play in the NFL, the Cardinals and Panthers remain in the basement and the Packers rank number one. |
Sports Central October 16, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Calvin Johnson admits that he returned to the field after a concussion in Week 4. The NFL needs to step up its concussion monitoring. That should never happen. Ever. |
Sports Central December 15, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New Orleans Saints slowing down?... Indianapolis Colts win their 22nd straight regular-season game... San Diego Chargers probably should be ranked first... etc. |
Sports Central September 3, 2013 Brad Oremland |
2013 NFL Preseason Power Rankings The numbered rankings below are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. |
Sports Central November 11, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- They're 2 1/2-point underdogs at Indianapolis in Week 11. I don't expect the Colts to cover. |
Sports Central September 29, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings A team by team analysis of the latest developments in football. |
Sports Central January 22, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLVII Preview Both Super Bowl teams are pretty healthy right now. I wish that made less difference, that it was just the best teams and not those with the fewest injuries. Heaven help us if Roger Goodell forces through an 18-game schedule. |