Cincinnati  24 at San Diego  27 Review: A back and forth contest fought between two quality AFC contenders in order to effectively decide the number two seed in the AFC conference playoff picture, this game held a whole lot of intrigue and had a little bit of everything.  Two elite aerial attacks were on full display as two marquee wide receivers made explosive plays on opposite sides of the field and two high end, young gun quarterbacks tried to pace each [...]

New York Giants at Washington Redskins With the Giants fighting for their very playoff lives as they try to keep pace with the Eagles and Cowboys in the NFC East, the Redskins have an opportunity to play spoiler to their hated, hard-nosed, historic rivals while also maintaining some sense of personal team pride and divisional relevance by keeping the G-men out of the post season. After winning five straight games to start the season, the Giants have since gone 2-6 [...]

San Diego 20 at Dallas 17 Review: In a match-up between two surprisingly inept running games and two strong and efficient passing games, the San Diego Chargers proved once again that a billion dollars can’t buy you a home stadium that can guarantee you victories in December.  Dallas continued its long standing tradition of choking down the stretch as they coughed up first place in the NFC East and Phillip Rivers continued his career streak of perfection in the month [...]

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers The two preeminent teams in the mediocre NFC West square off in this week’s division rival special in a battle at the bay. The Cardinals have had a stranglehold on the NFC West for two years now and are the clear front-runners in the division, but they’ve historically played poorly on the road and have been upstaged by lesser 49ers teams multiple times in the past. A history that this modern San Francisco squad [...]

Carolina linebacker and IDP stud Jon Beason has had a rough and rocky couple of weeks. After dominating the line of scrimmage during the Panthers Week 10 upset victory over their rival Atlanta Falcons, Beason apparently decided to celebrate by attending an Atlanta area strip club where he was accused of running afoul of the law in a most raucous manner. Beason was accused of punching a man (identified as Gregory C. Frye) in the face after the individual told other Panthers football players that he witnessed Beason partaking in [...]

Amid an opening weekend which saw throngs of screaming fans pack themselves into crowded theaters for multiple screenings of the newest chic installment of the hit teenie bop Twilight film saga, an underrated and overlooked film chronicling the unheralded life of an NFL star also debuted to both financial and critical acclaim. “The Blind Side,” an inspiring and uplifting story detailing the rise of offensive lineman Michael Oher from a homeless minor living on the streets of Memphis to a multimillionaire first round NFL Draft pick, earned [...]

Baltimore at Green Bay Two teams fighting for their playoff lives in the midst of Wild Card contention in different respective conferences collide in a game that’s sure to test their measure of desperation and fortitude. The Baltimore Ravens enter the contest after narrowly escaping Pittsburgh with an overtime win against a depleted and imploding Ben Roethlisberger-less Steelers squad last week, while the Packers are fresh off of a Thanksgiving Day thrashing of the hapless and hopeless Detroit Lions franchise. [...]

New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints Only two weeks removed from imploding after seeing a double digit lead slip through their hands in the waning moments of their Week 10 match-up against the only undefeated team in the AFC, the New England Patriots will try their luck against the last remaining undefeated team in the NFC when they take on the New Orleans Saints in prime time on Monday Night Football. In an interesting and unusual turn of events, [...]

Pittsburgh 17 at Baltimore 20 Review: In a game that ultimately came down to who wasn’t on the field rather than who was, third string Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon put up a valiant fight before proving to be the fatal flaw in Pittsburgh’s ultimate demise. With Ben Roethlisberger out, Dixon looked strong early, using his mobility to the team’s advantage and throwing sharp passes with zip and accuracy. Dixon’s solid play faltered down the stretch, but was supplemented by the [...]

Now that our bellies are full from partaking in the beautiful and gluttonous tradition of Thanksgiving and our wallets are empty from joining the equally compelling American ritual of post holiday shopping via Black Friday sales, we can once again direct our focus to the wonderful world of fantasy football and let the Pigskin Paparazzi introduce its first annual Thanksgiving List: I’m thankful that the NFL schuduled three games on Thanksgiving (and only mildly disappointed that not one of them was competitive or compelling enough to [...]