With the help of ESPN, EA Sports continues their slow and steady release of Madden 12 ratings, this time revealing the top five quarterbacks in the game. The top of the list is filled by a familiar face, as Tom Brady leads the way with a 99-overall mark. Along with being one of just four [...]

EA Sports and ESPN continue giving Madden gamers a preview of what’s to come in ’12, and now we have team ratings for the AFC South division. Unsurprisingly, the Indianapolis Colts (85) regain their hold on the division, but the grip is no longer that tight. Peyton Manning is coming off another surgery, and it [...]

EA Sports has begun the process of releasing player ratings for Madden 12, and they’ve started with a bang by naming the four guys who’ll start as the maximum 99-overall. According to EA’s Donny Moore, Tom Brady, Antonio Gates, Troy Polamalu and Darrelle Revis will begin the season as the game’s four best players. Moore [...]

Yeah, it’s an ad campaign, but I really like what they’re selling. The marketing geniuses at DirecTV have turned the Manning brothers into pigskin-wielding cops

Two greedy sides couldn’t come to an agreement on Friday, as NFL labor talks broke down in the hours before the latest contract extension was set to expire. As a result, the NFL Players Association and the owners have no deal, possibly paving the way for the league’s first work stoppage since 1987: “The union [...]

On first glance, the quartet of remaining NFL teams looks both reasonable and realistic. The Steelers? Sure – they have two titles since Big Ben got to town, and have the poise and experience to claim another. The Jets? I guess – They were in the AFC Championship game a year ago, too, so it [...]

Remember last week when I lamented the unpredictability of the NFL’s opening weekend? Well, unfortunately, things don’t generally get any easier in Week Two. Sure, we have those opening week results to break down and pore ever, but how much do they really tell us? Are the Chargers and 49ers weaker than we expected, or [...]