A Monday Night football game in December that has meaning? How did the schedule-makers let one slip by them? This would’ve been an ideal spot for Cleveland-Carolina, not Denver-Cincinnati. Alas, we’ll have to settle for a pair of AFC contenders …

Playoff spots and division titles are on the line in Week 16 of the 2014 NFL season. Week 16 already? Where has the season gone? At this point, the contenders and pretenders have clearly made themselves known. But winning down …

Ugh. Does this game really have to be played? In primetime? It’s possible the football viewing world will be treated to Charlie Whitehurst versus Chad Henne in the Week 16 Thursday night extravaganza. Jags’ starter Blake Bortles is dealing with …

Four teams have clinched playoff spots, leaving eight more up for grabs. Of the two conferences, the AFC is the more jumbled with nine teams competing for three positions. In the NFC, it’s essentially six teams vying for five slots. …

Things couldn’t have gone worse this season for the combatants in the Week 15 Monday nighter. The Saints and Bears are a combined 10-16 in 2014. Both were expected to vie for an NFC playoff spot, but porous defense, sloppy …

The 2014 NFL regular season is rapidly coming to a close. If the league wants parity, they have it in spades right now. Fifteen weeks into the season and not a single team has clinched a playoff berth. However, the …

The Arizona Cardinals enter Week 15’s Thursday nighter with a league best 10-3 record. And yet their opponent, the 6-7 Rams, are not only favored, but are clearly playing better than the NFC West leaders. Already without Carson Palmer, Arizona …

‘Tis the season for NFL playoff spots to be clinched and for panicky teams to make quarterback changes. The Patriots can be the first team to advance to the 2014 postseason with a victory on Sunday, while the Browns strap …

On paper, the Week 14 Monday nighter between Green Bay and Atlanta might be the most lopsided matchup of the season. The Packers have been crushing opponents at home by an average of 26.4 points, including 88 combined points in …

Week 14 of the 2014 NFL season is chock-full of intriguing matchups from a betting perspective. The slate features a trio of Pick ’em games, a quartet of double-digit spreads, and a pair of dubious road favorites, depending on whichever …