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The Narrative: Bills are better than advertised

During the seemingly endless stretch of time between the climax of Super Bowl LVI and the start of the 2022 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills got more hype than a Marvel movie — and were essentially cast as superheroes. Fans, gamblers and media members alike ordained the Bills as the

Sep 21

NFL Power Rankings: No. 6 Eagles looking legit

One game is way too early to make statements. Even two weeks into a new season, one must pump the brakes on any hyperbole (except for the Bills — they’re really good). But if you tuned into the Monday Night Football doubleheader, your eyes weren’t deceiving you while watching the

Sep 20

Goff throws 4 TD passes as Lions hold on to beat Commanders 36-27

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions waited until Week 13 of Dan Campbell's debut season to win last year. Desperate to avoid another slow start, Jared Goff threw two of his four touchdown passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown to help Detroit beat the Washington Commanders 36-27 Sunday. "That was a

Sep 18

NFL Power Rankings: Bills begin at No. 1

If it is way too early to draw conclusions from one football game (and it is), then it is way too early to rank all 32 NFL teams after one week (but we’re going to do it anyway). Rationale rarely factors into the overreactions of Week 1 by overzealous fans

Sep 13

Fantasy Flames QB: Carson Wentz won't disappoint against Detroit

Each week, the Noise highlights under-started names who he believes are destined to torch the competition. To qualify, each player must be started in fewer than 60% of Yahoo leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following week. Scoring thresholds in .5

Sep 13

Best NFL prop bets for Week 1: Nick Chubb to splash for six in Baker Bowl

Bally Sports’ resident truffle pig, Brad Evans, constantly scours legal sports in a search of market inefficiencies he’s willing to slap some action on. Each week, crack open a cold one with him as he sorts through his favorite six-pack of player props. Fade or follow? That, of course, is

Sep 09

2022 Fantasy Football Rankings 2.0: Texans' Pierce makes massive jump

The preseason is officially behind us and we are less than a week away from the NFL’s opening kickoff on Thursday night between the Super Bowl champion Rams and Josh Allen’s title-hungry Bills. I’ve updated my rankings by moving some guys around and adding some new players. First, let's get

Sep 03

Commanders' Robinson says he had surgery after shooting

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. said Monday he underwent surgery a day after being shot in what the NFL team described as an attempted robbery or carjacking. Robinson posted to social media from a hospital that surgery went well and thanked followers for

Aug 29

NFL’s most interesting storylines in 2022

As the third-year head coach of a beleaguered franchise coming off a disappointing season, Ron Rivera is in a rush. The man in charge of reshaping the Washington Commanders has no patience for gradual turnarounds — and he knows that if his team can fight its way back to relevance

Aug 25

AP sources: Commanders, McLaurin agree on 3-year extension

Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders hammered out a new contract for the star receiver, ending the team's biggest football-related saga of a tumultuous offseason a month before training camp begins. McLaurin agreed to terms on a three-year contract, according to two people with knowledge of the move who spoke

Jun 28

AP source: Commanders fined for excessive practice contact

A person with knowledge of the decision said the NFL has fined the Washington Commanders $100,000 and stripped the team of two offseason workouts next year because of excessive contact in practice among players. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the league

Jun 17

Commanders select WR Dotson 16th after trading down in draft

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The NFL draft played out like Washington hoped, allowing the Commanders to get another offensive threat for new quarterback Carson Wentz and a wide receiver to take some heat off Terry McLaurin after trading down in Thursday night's first round.The Commanders moved down to the 16th

Apr 29

NFL Mock Draft 2022: The first-round consensus 3.0

The final first-round forecasts of the 2022 NFL Draft brought some late changes to this exhausting but fun exercise of tying to pin down the popular opinion for each of the 32 selections. For instance: - Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner moved up to No. 4 to the Jets. - Kayvon Thibodeaux

Apr 28

Commanders send letter to FTC denying financial impropriety

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL's Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents came as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look

Apr 18

Congress tells FTC Commanders may have broken financial laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying the Washington Commanders engaged in potentially unlawful financial conduct, and the NFL plans to look into the most serious allegations. The committee found evidence of deceptive business practice

Apr 12