NFL Archives

November 15, 2017

Jerry Jones Has Gone Rogue

The maverick owner has long done things his own way, but his latest challenge to the NFL is his boldest yet.

October 19, 2017

Why Dallas Is the Perfect Place For The NFL’s New Draft Plans

Jerry Jones’s stadium will host the 2018 NFL Draft for the first time.

October 10, 2017

Let’s Admit That the Packers Are the Cowboys’ Top Rival Now

Historic rivalries in the NFC East may carry tradition, but no team has the Boys’ number like the Green Bay Packers.

September 25, 2017

How A Texas Green Beret Helped The NFL’s National Anthem Protests Evolve

Nate Boyer, a six-year Army vet who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, inspired the idea of taking a knee.

August 14, 2017

Here’s What You Should Know About The Ezekiel Elliott Suspension

The Cowboys’ leading rusher may miss the first six games of the year.

June 21, 2017

Jerry Jones Met With The Pope

The pontiff did not weigh in on if Dez caught the ball during the 2015 playoff game against the Green Bay Packers (but come on, it was a catch).

June 8, 2017

The Fall of J.J. Watt?

The NFL Network’s list of the top 100 players in the league ranks the Houston hero a lot lower than he was a year ago.

March 9, 2017

The Texans Traded Brock Osweiler and a Second-Round Pick For Nothing

Welp.

February 17, 2017

Greg Abbott v. The NFL

The NFL is threatening to pull out of Texas when it comes to event consideration, and the governor is fighting back.

January 24, 2017

The Dream Of The San Antonio Raiders Is Officially Dead, But Why?

The NFL isn’t coming to San Antonio. Instead, the Raiders filed paperwork to move to a town less than half the size.

January 17, 2017

Eight Reasons For Cowboys Fans To Be Super Psyched About 2017

The Super Bowl dream may be dead this year, but there’s a lot to celebrate about the 2016 Dallas Cowboys.

January 13, 2017

Texans Fans, Take Heart—Other Playoff Underdogs Have Pulled Off The Upset

Fresh off beating a team led by Connor Cook, the Texans go to New England to face Tom Brady. Yikes.

October 21, 2016

What’s Tony Romo’s Trade Value?

It’s time to take this question seriously, Cowboys fans.

September 12, 2016

Grading The New Quarterbacks For Texas’ NFL Teams

Brock Osweiler and Dak Prescott replaced the rotating cast of QB’s that both the Cowboys and the Texans featured last year. So how’d they do?

February 17, 2016

Houston Is Looking For A Few (10,000) Good Volunteers For The Super Bowl

Love the NFL, and want to donate your time and efforts to make sure its most massive event is a success? There are just a few hoops to jump through first!

February 9, 2016

Johnny Manziel Isn’t A Joke To The Woman He’s Accused Of Beating Up

Football fans have had their fun with the struggling quarterback, but it’s time for the conversation to shift.

January 27, 2016

Whoops, Wade Phillips’s Defense Led The Broncos To The Super Bowl

For Cowboys and Texans fans watching from home, that must sting a little.

January 12, 2016

The Newly Created Cowboys Club Will Give You Access To Dallas Cowboys Practices

Hard to see what could go wrong with the Cowboys Club.

January 4, 2016

Nobody In The Betting World Believes In The Texans

The team is a 3.5 underdog at home to a team quarterbacked by Alex Smith, and the big picture is even worse.

December 21, 2015

The Brandon Weeden Era Is Upon You, Texans Fans

The quarterback who got dumped by the Cowboys—the Cowboys!—stepped in and stepped up for the Texans Sunday night.

December 3, 2015

J.J. Watt’s Trash Talk Is Totally On-Brand And Other Things We Learned While He Was Mic’d Up

”I like Drew! I don’t like hitting him like that.”

November 23, 2015

Greg Hardy Told Jerry Jones That He’ll “Really Work” To Improve His Behavior, But What Was He Doing Before?

Greg Hardy doesn't seem sorry for his past mistakes, and that behavior is bringing the team down.

November 19, 2015

Is This Houston Texans Team Really Going To The Playoffs?

They’re tied for first place, and the Colts are out of Luck for the next few weeks. Is a crappy Texans team led by T.J. Yates playoff bound?

November 6, 2015

Our Texas Football Icon Bracket Opens Monday

Aikman, Staubach Campbell, Irvin, Watt: Who’s the greatest Texas football player of all time?

October 29, 2015

How The NFL Prioritizes Disciplining Players For Uniform Violations, But Not Violence

Making a statement against domestic violence on the field is a $6,000 fine, but there are no consequences for Greg Hardy or likely for Johnny Manziel.

October 15, 2015

Who Should Play Quarterback For The Dallas Cowboys?

After some uninspired starts from Brandon Weeden, Cowboys Nation turns its lonely eyes to, er, Matt Cassel. We've got other ideas.

October 14, 2015

Houston Texans Owner Bob McNair Shells Out Major Bucks To GOP Candidates

By the looks of it, McNair is more concerned with political influence than a winning team.

By John Nova Lomax

October 12, 2015

The Texans’ Theory That Good Character Translates To Good Percentages Is Bogus

It's unfortunate, but the numbers don't lie.

By John Nova Lomax

September 17, 2015

The Ryan Mallett Era Re-Begins Now, Texans Fans

It's all re-happening.

September 1, 2015

The Time Has Come To #FreeRG3

The beleaguered quarterback has essentially been hounded out of Washington by his coaches. It's time to set him free.

August 26, 2015

Dez Bryant Knows The Thrill You Get When You’re On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone

The Cowboys’ star wide receiver is the first football player to appear on the cover of the rock magazine since Jim McMahon back in 1986.

August 21, 2015

Watch J.J. Watt Play Catch With A Fan Seated In An Upper Deck Of NRG Stadium

Because of course he does.

August 12, 2015

Seven Things We Learned From The First Episode Of The Texans’ Hard Knocks

J.J. Watt and friends had their HBO debut last night. Here’s what you might have missed.

August 4, 2015

Is The Dream of The San Antonio Raiders Still Alive?

San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley seems to think so.

July 14, 2015

What Would The Cowboys Look Like If Dez Bryant Sits Out?

If the Cowboys’ top receiver makes good on his threat to sit out the start of the season, where does that leave the team?

June 29, 2015

J.J. Watt Scored on the St. Louis Blues Goalie in a Charity Hockey Event, Because He Can Do Everything

Next week: he makes a hole in one, beats you at Mario Kart, and bakes a better pie than your mom.

June 17, 2015

Johnny Football Is Dead. Long Live Johnny Manziel, Backup Quarterback.

The Browns’ #2 quarterback gave an on-field press conference this afternoon in which he retired the Johnny Football persona in favor of being plain ol’ Johnny Manziel, the NFL’s highest-profile second-string quarterback.

April 14, 2015

Here Are Some Things That J.J. Watt Could Jump Over

The best player in the NFL filmed himself doing a 61-inch box jump. How high is that, really?

March 19, 2015

The Cowboys Probably Would Not Sign a Player Who Supports ISIS

But they would—and did—sign Greg Hardy, the great pass rusher, who has a history of domestic violence and who spent the 2014 season suspended from the league. A SXSports panel discusses.

March 4, 2015

It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Andre Johnson

The best player in franchise history is done in Houston. Let’s wish him well.

February 26, 2015

How Those Rumors About Dez Bryant Started

The Cowboys star wide receiver is the subject of some unverified rumors being reported by the mainstream sports press regarding a video that may or may not exist. How does a story with no corroboration end up being discussed everywhere?

February 25, 2015

Whatever Happened to the San Antonio Raiders?

The writing is on the wall for the Alamo City’s latest bid for an NFL team, and it’s not great news.

January 26, 2015

All Sorts of Dirt about Johnny Manziel Is Coming out Now That the Season Is Over and His Coaches Have Left

It appears that Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam may regret listening to that homeless guy.

January 12, 2015

#JeSuisDez, Marinelli Moving on, and Other Notes From the Last Cowboys Game of the 2014 Season

So much for that, then.

January 5, 2015

Picked Up Flags, Chris Christie, and a Trip to Green Bay: the Cowboys Won Their First Playoff Game Since 2009

Our schadenfreude-obsessed culture is focused on the Governor of New Jersey’s embrace of Jerry Jones and the pass interference penalty that wasn’t—but after winning their first playoff game in half a decade, the Cowboys are focused on the Packers.

December 23, 2014

The Case For J.J. Watt As NFL MVP

The best player in football plays defense for the 8-7 Houston Texans. That’s the only reason he won’t be the 2014 NFL MVP.

December 19, 2014

Every Playoff Scenario For the 2014 Dallas Cowboys

The ten-win Cowboys could take the top seed in the NFC and homefield advantage in the playoffs, or they could miss the post-season all together.

December 10, 2014

What Can We Expect From From Johnny Manziel’s First NFL Start?

Johnny Football officially becomes Johnny Cleveland on Sunday. What sort of situation is he walking into?

November 13, 2014

The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ New Facility in Frisco, Is Jerry Jones’s Latest Monument to His Team

Here's the shiniest new thing in Jones' collection of shiny new things.

November 6, 2014

What’s The Matter With The Houston Texans?

With a new QB under center, the number-one overall pick in this year's draft on the mend, and the bye week coming, now is the time to examine why the Texans have been so underwhelming this season.