Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead touchdown to Victor Cruz as the New York Giants topped the Dallas Cowboys 20-19 at AT&T Stadium. Making his head coaching debut, Giants coach Ben McAdoo picked up his first win after taking over for Tom Coughlin and spoiling the debut...
The Detroit Lions jumped out to a 21-3 lead midway through the second quarter and held on for a thrilling 39-35 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts in the season-opener for both teams. After missing an extra point with just over four minutes left in the game, Lions kicker Matt...
It was a rematch of Super Bowl 50 as the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers hooked up at Mile High to open the 2016 NFL season. The game more than lived up to the hype as the Broncos came from behind for a thrilling 21-20 victory over the Panthers. Carolina had...
The 2020 NFL Draft saw a number of Utah players taken in the draft. In fact, the Utah football program broke a record with four players selected through the first three rounds. A total of seven players were selected, giving the Utes 12 players over the past two years...
In a new special series, I'll be ranking each major professional sports franchise (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, etc.) in each of the states with at least two teams. The teams will be ranked by the amount of success they've had in their current market, not accounting for previous locations...
The third time was the charm. After losing to the Saints twice during the regular season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put together an impressive performance as they came from behind for a thrilling 30-20 victory over the New Orleans Saints inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Tom Brady passed for two touchdowns to...
Taysom Hill made his first NFL start at quarterback on Sunday for the New Orleans Saints. Filling in for the injured All-Pro Drew Brees, the former BYU star and dual-threat quarterback made the most of his moment as he led the Saints to a 24-9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons...
It was another Super Bowl for the ages! The Philadelphia Eagles upset the defending champion New England Patriots, 41-33, Sunday night, to win their first-ever Super Bowl. The victory over the dynastic Patriots was pulled out shortly after Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham stripped 40-year-old New England quarterback Tom Brady in...
With all seven rounds and 255 picks in the books, the 2020 NFL draft is now complete. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 NFL draft moved to an all virtual format. It was an historic moment for the league and brought live sports to fans for the first time in over...
The comeback kids did it again. After falling behind by more than 10 points in every playoff game this season, it was only fitting that the Kansas City Chiefs needed to rally once again Sunday night. Down 20-10 in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs scored 21 consecutive points in the final...
The Super Bowl is almost here and there are plenty of storylines heading into Sunday's showdown between the San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. For college football fans everywhere, the biggest storyline is finding out which conference and teams will...
Super Bowl champions once again! The New England Patriots tied the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl victories by any franchise after claiming its sixth Super Bowl Sunday Night with a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 53. While both defenses dominated throughout the night in...
2019 AFC Playoffs: Chiefs-Patriots
The New England Patriots officially own the AFC. It just took extra time to finally earn that crown as the No. 2 seed. With a 37-31 overtime win Sunday in Kansas City, the Patriots punched their ticket to the Super Bowl once again. It will be the Patriots’ fourth Super...
2019 NFC Championship - LA Rams
A big comeback, a blown call, this game had it all. And in the end, the Los Angeles Rams walked away with a stunning 26-23 road victory over the New Orleans Saints in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the win, the Rams are now headed to the Super Bowl. The Rams, which trailed...
2019-NFL-Draft
What a draft it was! After a record-setting 40 trades, some mind boggling picks and some Josh Rosen drama, the 2019 NFL Draft has officially come to a close. Of course, that means that it is time to pick the winners and losers as well as hand out some way-too-early grades. The...
Rams-Chiefs-2018-MNF
The game not only lived up to the hype, but was one of the greatest games in NFL history. Fourteen touchdowns were scored, including three on defense. A total of 105 points were scored with both teams scoring over 50 points for the first time in NFL history. In the final...
Drew Brees
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees set an NFL record Monday night and did so in front of a prime-time national audience and the home crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The 39-year-old quarterback had one of the best performances of his 18-year career as he  completed 26-of-29 passes for 363...
Chiefs-Patrick-Mahomes
Through his first three games of his NFL career, Patrick Mahomes put on a show as the secodn year quarterback came into Monday's night's game averaging more than 300 passing yards and four touchdowns per game. Against Denver, Mahomes still through for over 300 yards but was limited to just...
Top 20 Utah Players In Program History
There have been many successful athletes that have come through the Beehive State that have turned into decorated professionals. In my four-part series, I’ll dive into the top 20 athletes from each school: University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, and a combined list from other Utah schools. In this series,...
Utah State Football
There have been many successful athletes that have come through the Beehive State that have turned into decorated professionals. In my four-part series, I’ll dive into the top 20 athletes from each school: University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, and a combined list from other Utah schools. In this series,...
BYU Top 20 Pro Athletes
There have been many successful athletes that have come through the Beehive State that have turned into decorated professionals. In my four-part series, I’ll dive into the top 20 athletes from each school: University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, and a combined list from other Utah schools. In this series,...
Peyton Manning
What is Peyton Manning going to do next? From his memorable commercials with ESPN, Papa Johns, DirecTV, and MasterCard, the future NFL Hall-of-Famer has turned down coaching positions, sports analyst and broadcast positions. But after winning Super Bowl 50 and announcing his retirement after 18 seasons, Manning may not be done with the...
NFL-Draft-2018
Seven rounds and 256 picks later, the 2018 NFL draft is all wrapped up. The first round kicked off with a number of trades as well as a number of quarterbacks chosen with four taken with the first 10 picks. The Browns, like so many other teams made some surprising...
The game more than lived up to the hype. In a thrilling showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, the game went into overtime -- a first in a Super Bowl -- and nearly a second overtime until the Chiefs scored the game-winning touchdown for a...
In a new special series, I’ll be ranking each major professional sports franchise (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, etc.) in each of the states with at least two teams. The teams will be ranked by the amount of success they’ve had in their current market, not accounting for previous locations of the franchise. However,...
Super Bowl LI (51) will feature the top-ranked offense (Atlanta) against the top-ranked defense (New England) on Sunday. This is the sixth time this has ever happened in the Super Bowl history with the defense owning a 4-1 advantage. But if you are like most Super Bowl fans, all you...
The Kansas City Chiefs are world champions once again, following a 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. The Chiefs are the first Super Bowl winners to repeat as champions since the New England Patriots achieved the feat in Super Bowl XXXIX. Despite the seemingly low score,...
Let's talk about ESPN's Football Power Index or "FPI" as many call it. Yes, you've probably heard people reference it 100 times already this season, but for sports fans that are interested in how it works, you've come to the right place. When you go to your teams page on ESPN...
Former BYU quarterback Zach Wilson received a lot of praise from fans, the media and even Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes after a steller performance against the defending champs Sunday night. The Jets came in on a two-game losing streak and an offense that was struggling to move the ball...
In 25 years of coaching at the NFL level, Andy Reid has carved a reputation as one of the sharpest offensive minds in the game. But that doesn't mean he doesn't need help from time to time. Reid's success can be credited to his openness to unconventional sources for...
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