Entering Week 7, five NFL squads sat at 1-5. Four of them came away victorious and all four of their opponents had already logged three or more victories heading into those matchups. As I mentioned last week, parity reigns in the 2023 NFL landscape. It begs the question: do we really know anything about these… read more

During the broadcast of “Monday Night Football,” Troy Aikman brought up an interesting point while the Minnesota Vikings had the ball. The Hall-of-Fame quarterback claimed that Kirk Cousins was a Top 10 player at the position. After an impressive victory over the San Francisco 49ers, it is a good time to bring up this debate… read more

Who knew? It turns out that the Steelers well-documented West Coast curse was no match for Mike Tomlin’s post bye week streak of success. Tomlin’s Steelers have now won 7 straight contests immediately following their bye. I honestly had no idea what to expect. My pregame prediction of a Steelers victory came straight from my… read more

Congratulations, National Football League. Parity reigns supreme in 2023. With the final unbeaten juggernauts in San Francisco and Philadelphia falling to two teams starting backup QBs on the same day, the gap between the league’s best and worst teams seems smaller than ever. In reality, there are around 22 teams who I believe can still… read more

Welcome back to another NFL Power Rankings here on fansfirstsports.com. After going over the most disappointing and the most surprising teams in the league last week, we’ll dive back into ranking all 32 teams this week. With the league’s best teams separating themselves from the have-nots, and a large middle class starting to emerge, let’s… read more

Do you think NFL teams still get a little nervous, a little wide-eyed, whenever the Patriots come to town for a regular-season matchup? Do you think visiting squads still get a little nauseous whenever they arrive at Gillette Stadium for a game? If that Patriots mystique was still around heading into 2023, it was likely… read more