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Coaching arguably has the biggest impact on whether NFL teams win or lose and plays a major role in determining the landscape of the league. However, the Coach of the Year award does not always go to the league’s best coach or the coach of the team with the best record. It typically rewards the coach who exceeds preseason expectations, engineers a major turnaround or takes a franchise to the […]

The fun of NFL training camp is the bustling enthusiasm of the coaches, the players and the media. But it also makes it difficult to cut away the fiction from fact. It’s hope season and hype season. It’s also the season for catastrophe and doom. A perfect example? A.J. Brown dropped a pass in his first practice as a New England Patriot. Brown and quarterback Drake Maye then proceeded to […]

Let the odds tell it, and the Rams and Ravens are expected to be this season's juggernauts. Los Angeles certainly makes sense, but why might this be the case for Baltimore? Well, presumably, the hope is that a healthy Lamar Jackson returns to form. Check out which teams are expected to win the most games, as well as which squads are expected to remain undefeated the longest (DraftKings Sportsbook, as […]

Winning isn't for everyone — a few teams know that well enough. Let's check out the odds for which teams are expected to be friends with futility heading into 2026 (DraftKings Sportsbook, as of Aug. 3). This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. ANY WINLESS […]

Wide receiver is going to be an enormous question mark for the San Francisco 49ers this season. 49ers President of Football Operations and general manager John Lynch revealed on Saturday that third-year wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is being put on season-ending injured reserve, as he's having surgery to repair the ligament in his injured PCL, according to The Athletic. Last season (2025), Pearsall totaled 36 receptions for 528 yards (14.7 […]

Fernando Mendoza eventually taking over as the Raiders' starting quarterback seems inevitable, so much so that the only question is a matter of when it occurs. Kirk Cousins doesn't appear to be in any terrible hurry to hand the position to him, exhibiting the emotions and precision of someone ready to secure the spot entering Las Vegas' season. "I think in this league, it’s kind of one day at a […]

The initial player ratings for the "Madden NFL 27" video game are live, and many fans are already thinking about how they could change when the season gets underway (they’ll be updated each week). But let’s take it a step further than that: What could the ratings look like by the start of the 2027 season, ahead of the release of "Madden NFL 28"? Here are my predictions for the […]

The Packers finished 9-7-1 and second in the NFC North in 2025. Green Bay earned the NFC's final playoff berth before blowing an 18-point lead in a Wild Card loss to the Bears. Since 2019, Green Bay has had a winning record in six of seven seasons and reached at least 11 wins four times. After a disappointing 2025 by their standards, the Packers will look to return to double-digit […]

In 2025, the Vikings finished 9-8 and third in the NFC North, but they carry plenty of momentum into 2026 after ending the season on a five-game winning streak. After losing Sam Darnold to the Seahawks last offseason, Minnesota stumbled to a 4-8 start, as instability and injuries at quarterback derailed the offense. The big question entering 2026 is which version of the Vikings will show up — the team […]