The NFL has decided to move the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 13 rematch with the Cleveland Browns to the 1 p.m. timeslot as opposed to the national game at 4:25 p.m. on December 1 as reported by multiple sources including Steelers beat writer Gerry Dulac.
And I think we all understand why this happened. After the debacle at the end of the last game between these two teams, the NFL would probably be happier if these two teams played at some high school field in Pennsylvania where there is no access to cameras or the internet.
But before the Steelers get to this one Pittsburgh needs to focus on traveling to Cincinnati and beating the winless Bengals. Then they can bring the Browns to Pittsburgh to exact some revenge.
Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Drew Brees and Jimmy Garoppolo had huge weeks.
Week 11 provided another Lamar Jackson showcase. Christian McCaffrey delivered a stellar effort in a stinker by the Panthers.
Arizona Cardinals: Kyler Murray
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Facing the Niners in SF did not derail the No. 1 overall pick. He threw for a pair of TDs and ran for one, which gave the Cardinals a late lead that faded. Good performance against a strong team.
Gronk was suspended one game for driving his forearm into the head of Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White, who went to the ground after an interception. Despite a whistle blowing the play dead, Gronk slammed White. Though it was an egregiously awful play, it was one of the few dirty plays from the tight end’s career.
"We have to understand that at the end of the day, we are all professionals."
“I’ve never seen something like this and it’s just not made for the game of football. It was ugly,” Gronkowski said Sunday on FOX. “You got to look at all the circumstances. I’ve had a similar situation happen to me like this before. I kind of would call it like a blackout, you just blackout on the field. It was when I was playing the Buffalo Bills and it was verses Tre’Davious White. I got held three times in the play, I was getting held throughout the whole season.
“That frustration finally came to me right there on the spot. He made the interception on the play, I got held about three times on that same play and I just got up and I was frustrated. Like, I just blacked out and I was furious. I was running after him like the play was still going on and I went down and the second I went down, the second I brought the elbow right to his neck, head area I said, ‘Oh no. What am I doing? This isn’t me.’ The follow-through went through, it happened. But I knew right at that second, it wasn’t me.”
There’s no excuse for what Gronk or Garrett did. But it’s certainly interesting to hear from players what they were thinking before they made terrible decisions.
“I’ve had a similar situation happen to me like this before.”
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski tried to empathize with Myles Garrett, the Cleveland Browns defense end who ripped off quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and swung it at him.
The response all over the internet was that of condemnation. NFL players are paid millions of dollars to navigate a razor-thin line of controlled violence and blind rage. Garrett crossed that line. And yet Gronkowski said he felt he could relate to what happened to the young defensive end.
“I’ve never seen something like this and it’s just not made for the game of football. It was ugly,” Gronkowski said Sunday on FOX. “You got to look at all the circumstances. I’ve had a similar situation happen to me like this before. I kind of would call it like a blackout, you just blackout on the field. It was when I was playing the Buffalo Bills and it was vs. Tre’Davious White. I got held three times in the play, I was getting held throughout the whole season.
“That frustration finally came to me right there on the spot. He made the interception on the play, I got held about three times on that same play and I just got up and I was frustrated. Like, I just blacked out and I was furious. I was running after him like the play was still going on and I went down and the second I went down, the second I brought the elbow right to his neck, head area I said, ‘Oh no. What am I doing? This isn’t me.’ The follow-through went through, it happened. But I knew right at that second, it wasn’t me.”
"We have to understand that at the end of the day, we are all professionals."
The Patriots have been the dominant team of the 2010s. How has everyone else fared?
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The 2010s are coming to an end. Time to look at the good, bad and ugly seasons and records for all 32 NFL teams in this decade after Week 11 of the NFL season.
32. Cleveland Browns: 40-113-1
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There is no surprise the Browns are at the bottom of the list. They have been awful throughout the decade. Turning things around last year have not made a dent in the damage.
The Ravens are miles ahead of everyone else in the AFC North standings after a Week 11 win and the debacle between the Steelers and Browns.
The Baltimore Ravens once again handled their business, defeating the Houston Texans in Week 11 handily. Though they were already at the top of the AFC North standings, the week wasn’t nearly as fun for the rest of the division.
It kicked off on Thursday night as the Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game marred by an ugly brawl at the end. Impact players from both teams are now suspended. Pittsburgh’s loss was already a huge deal, extending Baltimore’s lead in the AFC North standings. But with starters now missing time due to the fight, it’s going to make the next few weeks even tougher for both the Browns and Steelers, potentially putting them further in the hole.
The Bengals are officially out the running for the playoffs, losing to the Oakland Raiders to fall to 0-10.
Let’s take a look at the AFC North standings after Week 11.
AFC North standings:
Team
Record
Division Record
Conference Record
Baltimore Ravens
8-2
3-1
6-2
Pittsburgh Steelers
5-5
1-2
4-3
Cleveland Browns
4-6
2-0
4-3
Cincinnati Bengals
0-10
0-3
0-6
The Ravens now hold a three-game lead over the Steelers for the top of the AFC North standings, a lead that is effectively 3.5 games thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker. With just six games remaining, it would take a complete collapse by Baltimore to not hold the AFC North crown by Week 17.
The Ravens can clinch the division in Week 13 if the following things happen:
The Ravens can clinch the AFC North early if the following happens:
1) Ravens win in Weeks 12 and 13 2) Steelers lose in Weeks 12 and 13 3) Browns lose in Week 12
The Houston Texans officially will give up a 2020 third-round pick to the Cleveland Browns as part of the trade for RB Duke Johnson.
Not only the Houston Texans lose 41-7 to the Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium, but they also lost a 2020 third-round draft pick.
One of the conditions of the trade with the Cleveland Browns for running back Duke Johnson was that the Texans would give up a third-round pick if Johnson was active for at least 10 games in 2019. On Sunday, Johnson was on the game day 46. As a result, rather than giving the Browns a fourth-round pick, the selection was upped to a third-rounder.
The Texans may not have got good value out of Johnson on Sunday as he caught two passes for four yards and rushed six times for 40. However, he has been a key part of a dual attack in the Houston backfield alongside running back Carlos Hyde that has helped the club stay diverse in their offensive attack despite Pro Bowl running back Lamar Miller being out for the season with a torn ACL.
Houston doesn’t have a third-round pick as they dealt their third-rounder obtained in the Jadeveon Clowney trade to the Oakland Raiders for cornerback Gareon Conley.
The players nominated for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award have been announced.
The 32 player nominees for the sixth annual Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award were announced last week. Each NFL team nominated one of its players for the award, which recognizes players around the league who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship on the field.
The award is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.
The nomineese:
2019 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award Nominees
» Arizona Cardinals C A.Q. Shipley » Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones » Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson » Buffalo Bills LB Lorenzo Alexander » Carolina Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey » Chicago Bears DB Kyle Fuller » Cincinnati Bengals DE Sam Hubbard » Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb » Dallas Cowboys CB Byron Jones » Denver Broncos LB Von Miller » Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford » Green Bay Packers CB Tramon Williams » Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson » Indianapolis Colts WR T.Y. Hilton » Jacksonville Jaguars DL Calais Campbell » Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes » Los Angeles Chargers LB Thomas Davis Sr. » Los Angeles Rams S Eric Weddle » Miami Dolphins C Daniel Kilgore » Minnesota Vikings DE Danielle Hunter » New England Patriots WR Matthew Slater » New Orleans Saints T Terron Armstead » New York Giants DL Dalvin Tomlinson » New York Jets DL Steve McLendon » Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr » Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz » Pittsburgh Steelers RB James Conner » San Francisco 49ers T Joe Staley » Seattle Seahawks LB K.J. Wright » Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB Lavonte David » Tennessee Titans C Ben Jones » Washington Redskins RB Adrian Peterson
A panel of former players — Warrick Dunn, Pro Football Hall of Famer Curtis Martin, Karl Mecklenburg and Leonard Wheeler — will select eight finalists (four in the AFC and four in the NFC) from the 32 nominees. The winner of the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award will then be determined by a vote of current NFL players.
Past recipients:
» 2018: Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints » 2017: Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers » 2016: Frank Gore, RB, Indianapolis Colts » 2015: Charles Woodson, CB, Oakland Raiders » 2014: Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer was scheduled to interview Myles Garrett … and then he wasn’t.
The Myles Garrett incident with Mason Rudolph in Thursday’s Steelers-Browns game isn’t going away anytime soon. FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer reported Sunday he was scheduled to have a sitdown interview with the Cleveland defensive star … until the team squashed it.
Browns DE Myles Garrett agreed to do a sitdown interview with me for @NFLonFOX for today’s #FOXNFLSUNDAY about Thursday night. Shortly before we were heading to airport we were informed Browns brass brought Garrett to the facility and told him cannot do the interview
That news came shortly after ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the appeals in the incident will be decided upon prior to Wednesday and more players will be hit with fines, including Rudolph.
Suspension appeal rulings from Steelers-Browns brawl expected by Wednesday morning at latest, per sources.https://t.co/3qYrsieFeT
Steelers’ QB Mason Rudolph, who was not suspended for his role in the fight, is expected to be fined for his role in Thursday night’s melee. The fine schedule calls for a player to be fined $35,096 for a first-time fighting offense.
Myles Garrett, played by Keenan Thompson, tries to explain himself.
“Saturday Night Live” brought NFL drama and a soap-opera vibe to the impeachment hearings.
After NBC called the hearings “lacking pizazz” and Reuters called them “dull,” the comedians on SNL decided to turn the court proceedings into a soap opera called “Days of our Impeachment” on the cold open this week. It was an effort to capture the attention of the American public, because, as SNL said, “the only thing at stake is democracy.”
During the course of SNL’s hearings, we saw plenty of dramatic moments, including an appearance from Keenan Thompson, playing Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Feeling “falsely accused,” Garrett explained why he swung a helmet at Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph on Thursday Night Football.
“You see what happened was, I saw another player who had lost a helmet somehow, and I thought, ‘Oh, he should be wearing a helmet.’ So I attempted to put it back on his head.”
When Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., played by Alex Moffat, told him Garrett was not on trial, he replied that he knew that.
“President Trump pardoned me from the war crimes,” Garrett said. “He said I could bring a helmet to Afghanistan and just go nuts.”
Moments later, Garrett uses his helmet to smack Rudy Giuliani in the head.
In a truly depressing piece of commentary, it seems SNL is willing to introduce whatever amount of drama necessary to make sure Americans are paying attention to the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
