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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has officially undergone season ending surgery as he tore his ACL in week 14 against the New England Patriots on Monday night football. The Cardinals quarterback was in the midst of his fourth NFL season and having a decent overall season as he had accumulated just under 2400 yards and 14 touchdowns to seven interceptions, with Murray missing a couple games due to a hamstring injury earlier in the year Kyler came back and looked promising as he played well with the weapons in circumstances he was working with.

This is the fourth season in a row that Murray has gotten injured late in the year fans and media members are starting to speculate if Murray can stay healthy for a whole season as he is unable to do so thus far into his short NFL career. With Murray signing a massive multiyear extension last off season the Cardinals, the organization made headlines by putting a contract clause of having Kyler having to study film without any distractions for a certain amount of hours every week, as this off season was a roller coaster for the Cardinals with the Kyler Murray news and drama, trading for star wide receiver Marquise, Brown, and star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins being suspended for violating the league’s drug enhancement rules.

As this season is one to forget for the Cardinals fans and team, they will look to next year and hope Kyler will be ready for the start of the NFL season in 2023, with rumblings of head coach Cliff Kingsbury being fired. This could be another off-season full of drama for the Cardinals, even with all the drama and injuries this team has sustained they still have one of the league’s best rosters and with a top draft pick they could really do some damage next year if the circumstances are right.

As we finish off week 14 of the NFL season, we have the New England Patriots taking on the Arizona Cardinals as both teams work to improve in the win column, and for the New England Patriots to keep their playoff hopes alive. Let’s go through each half of football and give my overall thoughts on the game.

The first quarter was very slow as neither team scored and it was a punt Fest, with the second quarter picking up, the Cardinals scored all of their 13 points in the second quarter, with two field goals and a James Conner rushing touchdown. The Patriots on the other hand scored 10 points with a rushing touchdown and a field goal, with the Patriots leading rusher on Rhamondre Stevenson going down early, the already shaky offense was really going to struggle for the rest of this game.

In the second half it was all about the Patriots as they scored 17 points thanks to a defensive touchdown and another rushing touchdown by their back up running back. With Kyler Murray going down late in the game with a noncontact injury, all the momentum shifted to the Patriots side as they closed off week 14 with the win.

Overall, this was a good game but as the Patriots continue to keep their playoff hopes alive, they look to continue this win streak in week 15 as the Cardinals hope Kyler Murray isn’t done for the season. Patriots advance to 7-6 as the Cardinals drop to 4-9 on the season.

Week 14 in the NFL was nothing short of spectacular, some underdogs won and some teams are still on fire. Let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from Sunday’s games and why they should or shouldn’t be worried about their season.

    NFL playoff pretenders 

    As sunday’s game had many surprises we also had many games that seemed to show us more about the teams that are in the playoff hunt and as they showed their true identities, between some of the AFC and NFC teams starting to cool down like the New York Jets and Giants, Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks seem to be playoff pretenders as they looked like good teams in the first couple weeks in the season but as it’s winding down these few wildcard teams seem to be pretenders more than contenders. 

    Cowboys and Vikings frauds?

    Are the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl frauds? As both of these teams are 10-3 on the year they both seem to not be as good as their record is, with the Minnesota Vikings dropping a game to the below .500 Detroit Lions and a horrific defensive effort in the process these Vikings seemingly to have played their best football in week 6 of the NFL season and are starting to cool off in the last month. The Dallas Cowboys narrowly scraped out a win to the helpless Houston Texans who are the worst team in football. 

    Smaller Super Bowl window?

Wrapping up NFL sundays slate of games in week 14, it seems like the Super Bowl window has shrunk again with two teams that I believe are out of the “Super Bowl window” in many media and fans minds, I believe a week ago there were seven teams in that window, the Chiefs, Bengals, Bills, Eagles, Cowboys, Vikings and 49ers but as we finish off week 14 I believe three of those teams aren’t on the same level as the “bubble” teams, the teams that fall out of the Super Bowl window are the Vikings, Cowboys and Bills. With the Vikings stumbling these last couple weeks and having a horrific defense they feel out of the “bubble”, and with the Cowboys you can’t trust their head coach and quarterback in the playoffs, and finally the Bills as the injuries are starting to pile up.

Today is the best day for a NFL fan, as every Sunday is considered NFL day during the football season. Let’s look at each game in time order being played on Sunday, predict the scores and outcomes. 

    Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Bills win

    Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 27-21 Bengals win

    Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 27-13 Dallas wins

    Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 31-28 Vikings win

    Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 27-17 Eagles win

    Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens

When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 17-16 Pittsburgh wins

    Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-20 Titans win

    Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos

    When: 4:05 PM ET

    Score: 28-17 Chiefs win

Seattle Seahawks vs Carolina Panthers

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 27-21 Seattle wins

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 24-20 49ers win

Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers

When: 8:20 PM ET

Score: 28-24 Dolphins win

The Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Rams are facing off in week 14 on Amazon prime as this has the potential to be a great game. With both of these teams struggling this year and having a disappointing season, both teams will look to get a win and improve on their season record. Let’s go through each half of football and give my overall thoughts for the game.

The first half was pretty exciting as the Raiders had plenty of scoring options as the Rams defense couldn’t put away this Raiders offense in the first half, with Davante Adams having a spectacular catch against corner Jalen Ramsey, in the first quarter and Josh Jacobs powering through for a touchdown run. This raiders team jumped out to a quick lead in the first half.

In the second half it was all about the Raiders…At least until the fourth quarter when like the Saints earlier in the week they had a 16-3 lead going into the fourth quarter and blew it. Baker Mayfield had a heck of a game winning drive where he drove 98 yards down the field to score the game winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Van Jefferson. Derek Carr had a game to forget as he had two interceptions and one of his worst games of his career.

Overall, I give massive credit to Baker Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams as they figured out how to pull this game out, with the Rams squeaking out the win 17-16 they advanced to 4-9 as the Raiders drop to 5-8.

As this game has the potential to be an interesting game, the Los Angeles Rams will be taking on the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night football on Amazon prime, With the Rams making a claim on Baker Mayfield earlier in the week we could see Baker start the game as the Rams are very slim at quarterback and Baker having almost a full week of prep. Let’s go through my X-factor for each of these teams, and give my overall prediction.

For the Rams, my biggest X-factor is Jalen Ramsey. If Jalen Ramsey can shut down Davante Adams then the Rams have a chance to win this game but if Ramsey continues to get cocked like he has been then this game can get out of hand very quickly. With the Rams being so injury riddled on both sides of the ball Los Angeles doesn’t have their best player in Aaron Donald and will look to lean on linebacker Bobby Wagner and corner Jalen Ramsey.

For the Raiders, their biggest X-factor is the defensive line. If the Raiders can control the line of scrimmage on defense, they can easily win this game as Baker Mayfield was one of the worst quarterbacks while being pressured, and with a lack of weapons on the Rams offense, this raiders defense can really make some noise on Thursday night.

Overall, my prediction is the Las Vegas Raiders coming out with the win and handling the Rams with a final score of 27-17. With a Las Vegas team playing well in the last couple weeks I think they have the momentum to continue their win streak, and hand the Rams another loss.

Former Carolina Panther and Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has officially been claimed by the Los Angeles Rams on the waiver wire Tuesday afternoon. With the Los Angeles Rams paying Baker Mayfield a guaranteed $1.3 million for the rest of the season, Mayfield is projected to be the starter for the rest of the season for the Rams as star quarterback Matt Stafford is on IR and likely to miss the season and backup John Wolford is dealing with a neck injury. 

The former number one pick in the 2018 draft started his life as a Cleveland Brown and played on the Browns for four seasons and made the playoffs in 2020. With Mayfield being considered controversial and having a lack of maturity, the Browns voiced their concerns over the years and formally made a decision to trade Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers for future draft picks last offseason. 

Mayfield’s career in Carolina was a very short stint as he only played a handful of games and eventually was benched as the third string quarterback due to a lack of reasoning. Coming out of the draft, Mayfield was a Heisman Trophy winner in college football and was widely viewed as a franchise quarterback and someone who can turn around a losing teams culture, but over the years in Cleveland that was not the case as Mayfield struggled on and off the field with calling out teammates to medical staff and coaches. Baker’s career has been nothing short of a roller coaster and he is looking to prove himself on the Rams this season.

Heading into week 14 of the NFL season Mayfield has a chance to start for the Rams on Thursday night football as they play the Las Vegas Raiders and show who he really is as this is likely his last chance as a starting quarterback in the NFL, although it will not be easy, Mayfield has the coaches and weapons on this Rams team to show that he is a starting quarterback in this league and hopefully look to continue his career after the season.

With one of the better matchups of the week, we have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the divisional rivals New Orleans Saints in a crucial game that the Bucs need to win. With the Bucs already beating the Saints earlier in the season, it would be a huge win for Tampa Bay to almost solidify a playoff spot with the help of the NFC south being the worst division in football. Let’s go through each half of football in my overall recap of this game.

        As predicted, the first half was very slow with both teams struggling to find the end zone. Both teams settled for field goals and used their offensive skills wisely, with Tom Brady and the Bucs struggling on offense this year, Brady came out slinging it and throwing check downs to running back Leonard Fournette. Andy Dalton also started well as he had a couple of big plays to receiver Rashid Shahid and Taysom Hill for a touchdown, which put the Saints up 7-3 midway through the second quarter.

        With the Bucs in a seven point deficit coming out of halftime they really struggled in the third quarter and late into the ball game. With turnovers causing the Buccaneers crucial possessions, it took Tom Brady to have some miracle plays and a 14 point deficit to come back and win the game. With the saints having a 14 point lead with three minutes to go in the fourth the Saints team really had a shot to win and blew it, giving the Bucs momentum and a belief to win the game.

Overall, the Bucs squeaked out a comeback win thanks to Tom Brady, but with a wide open NFC this Buccaneers team could potentially be dangerous. The Buccaneers advance to 6-6 as the Saints drop to 4-9.

Week 13 in the NFL was nothing short of spectacular, some underdogs won and some teams are still on fire. Let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from Sunday’s games and why they should or shouldn’t be worried about their season.

Vikings edge out Jets 

The Minnesota Vikings beat the New York Jets 27-22 in a close fashion as the game came down to the wire, where the Vikings defense made a stop on fourth down. With the Vikings securing the NFC North, they officially made their way into the playoffs, and look to battle for the number one seed in the NFC. As Jets quarterback Mike White gave his all at the end of the day with two interceptions and a rushing touchdown, but overall came up short as receiver Braxton Berrios dropped a potential game winning touchdown on fourth and goal in the end zone.

Battle for the NFC wildcard

The NFC East is continuing to go down to the wire as the Washington commanders and the New York Giants tied with the score of 20-20 and the Giants still hold a wildcard spot in the NFC. As neither team could win the game in overtime, the Giants almost did as kicker Graham Gano missed a potential game expiring field goal. With two quarterbacks playing well this season neither made the game winning play.

Cinninati edges out the Chiefs 

The Cincinnati Bengals edge out the Kansas City Chiefs in a narrow fashion 27-24 and have added to their win streak against the Chiefs 3-0. With both teams considered to be top tier Super Bowl contenders, this was considered matchup of the week and one of the better games of the year thus far. As the Chiefs still have their number one seed in the AFC, they are only one game ahead of second place and will look to bounce back next week against the division rival Denver Broncos.

Today is the best day for a NFL fan, as every Sunday is considered NFL day during the football season. Let’s look at each game in time order being played on Sunday, predict the scores and outcomes. 

    Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons 

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 21-20 Steelers win

    Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-20 Ravens win

    Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-20 Packers win

    Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars 

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 28-27 Lions win

    Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 21-17 Browns win

    Minnesota Vikings vs New York Jets

When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 21-20 Vikings win

    New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 27-24 Giants win

    Philadelphia Eagles vs Tennessee Titans

    When: 4:05 PM ET

    Score: 27-24 Titans win

Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams

When: 4:05 PM ET

    Score: 21-17 Seahawks win

Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers

When: 4:05 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Dolphins win

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs 

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 30-27 Chiefs win

    Las Vegas Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

          When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 28-27 Chargers win

         Dallas Cowboys vs Indianapolis Colts

When: 8:20 PM ET

Score: 27-20 Cowboys win