November 26th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Week 12, and the Steelers are back after a bye week looking at a Sunday night matchup in Arrowhead against the Chiefs. KC is down a man, and it’s a pretty big one, as QB Matt Cassel is done for the year. The team inked free agent QB Kyle Orton this week, but reports say [...]
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Browns DE Jayme Mitchell Ruled “Out” For Sunday’s Game in Cincy
The Browns announced that defensive end Jayme Mitchell has been downgraded to “Out” tomorrow’s game against the Bengals. Mitchell missed Thursday and Friday’s practice and had been listed as “Questionable” with an ankle injury on the team’s Friday injury report. Originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi, Mitchell [...]
NFL Gridiron Gab Week 12 Preview – Bills at Jets
WHEN THE BILLS HAVE THE BALL Ryan Fitzpatrick needs two touchdown passes to join Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (237), Joe Ferguson (181), Jack Kemp (77) and Drew Bledsoe (55) as the fifth Bills quarterback with 50 career scoring passes. Spiller has seven carries for 21 yards in three career games against the Jets, while [...]
AFC Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks For Week Twelve
Last Week: 10-6 Season: 91-55 Thursday: Green Bay at Detroit – Last season the Lions knocked out Aaron Rodgers in a 7-3 win at Ford Field. Won’t happen this time around, as the Lions are 7-3, but not in the same class as the unbeaten Packers, who are 10-0 for the third time in franchise [...]
Jaguars Gab Week 12 NFL Preivew – Houston at Jacksonville
WHEN THE TEXANS HAVE THE BALL Leinart will make his first start since November of 2009 with the Cardinals. The Texans are tied with Oakland and Minnesota with an NFL-best 13 rushing touchdowns in 2011, and Foster leads the NFL with 148.1 yards from scrimmage per game this season. He also is the first running [...]
Panthers Gab NFL Week 12 Preview – Carolina at Indianapolis
WHEN THE PANTHERS HAVE THE BALL In four road starts, Newton has passed for 1,313 yards (328.3 per game) with four touchdowns while rushing for 137 yards and six touchdowns. He ranks sixth in the NFL with 2,885 passing yards and is third in the league with nine rushing touchdowns. Running back DeAngelo Williams has [...]
Bengals Gab NFL Week 12 Preview – Cleveland at Cincinnati
WHEN THE BROWNS HAVE THE BALL In two career games against the Bengals, McCoy has completed 38-of-65 passes (58.5 percent) for 456 yards with four touchdowns, an interception and a 94.1 passer rating. In his past three starts in November, the second-year quarterback has a 90.2 passer rating. Ogbonnaya had a career-high 115 rushing yards [...]
Falcons Gab NFL Week 12 Preview – Minnesota at Atlanta
WHEN THE VIKINGS HAVE THE BALL The expected absence of Peterson (872 rushing yards, 16 receptions, 12 total TD) could be a devastating blow to a Minnesota offense that’s fifth in the league in rushing (143.1 ypg) and has depended heavily on its workhorse back. It also hasn’t helped matters that Ponder (955 rushing yards, [...]
