http://blogs.nfl.com Official Blog of the National Football League Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:35:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blogs.nfl.com http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/01/12/playbook-picks-patriots-will-silence-chatty-jets/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/01/12/playbook-picks-patriots-will-silence-chatty-jets/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:40:45 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=69142 Playbook analysts Brian Baldinger, Joe Theismann and Brian Billick aren't buying the hype. All three like the Patriots.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/01/12/playbook-picks-patriots-will-silence-chatty-jets/feed/ 1 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/29/playbook-picks-forecasting-nfc-playoff-teams/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/29/playbook-picks-forecasting-nfc-playoff-teams/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:43:57 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=68141 Sterling Sharpe is boldly going where no analyst has gone before. Well, not exactly, but he is going out on a limb and making quite the prediction for Week 17.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/29/playbook-picks-forecasting-nfc-playoff-teams/feed/ 3 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/22/playbook-picks-split-on-the-falcons-saints-tilt/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/22/playbook-picks-split-on-the-falcons-saints-tilt/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:35:47 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=67598 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/22/playbook-picks-split-on-the-falcons-saints-tilt/feed/ 2 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/15/playbook-picks-jags-to-win-first-afc-south-title/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/15/playbook-picks-jags-to-win-first-afc-south-title/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:16:31 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=67041 Playbook analysts.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/15/playbook-picks-jags-to-win-first-afc-south-title/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/08/playbook-picks-pats-just-too-good-for-bears/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/08/playbook-picks-pats-just-too-good-for-bears/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:30:15 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=66607 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/12/08/playbook-picks-pats-just-too-good-for-bears/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/24/playbook-picks-colts-or-bolts-tough-call/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/24/playbook-picks-colts-or-bolts-tough-call/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:28:43 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=65543 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/24/playbook-picks-colts-or-bolts-tough-call/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/17/playbook-picks-sorry-favre-packers-ready-for-sweep/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/17/playbook-picks-sorry-favre-packers-ready-for-sweep/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:12:21 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=65088 Queen Latifah. It's also representative of how the "Playbook" analysts picked this week.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/17/playbook-picks-sorry-favre-packers-ready-for-sweep/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/10/playbook-picks-eagles-will-top-mcnabb-this-time/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/10/playbook-picks-eagles-will-top-mcnabb-this-time/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:14:17 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=64697 Donovan McNabb might have gotten revenge on the Eagles the first time around, but all three of our Playbook analysts expect Philadelphia to get the better of McNabb in the rematch.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/10/playbook-picks-eagles-will-top-mcnabb-this-time/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/03/playbook-picks-bucs-not-ready-to-overtake-falcons/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/03/playbook-picks-bucs-not-ready-to-overtake-falcons/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:14:08 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=64245 Raheem Morris has proudly stated he thinks his team is the best in the NFC. Consider our Playbook analysts unimpressed. Sterling Sharpe, Joe Theismann and Brian Baldinger all predict the Falcons will knock off the Buccaneers in a crucial NFC South showdown.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/11/03/playbook-picks-bucs-not-ready-to-overtake-falcons/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/27/playbook-picks-could-bills-get-first-win/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/27/playbook-picks-could-bills-get-first-win/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:00:34 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=63800 Sterling Sharpe went out on his own to make a couple of gutsy picks.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/27/playbook-picks-could-bills-get-first-win/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/21/playbook-picks-cowboys-could-keep-sliding/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/21/playbook-picks-cowboys-could-keep-sliding/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:51:34 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=63428 Playbook ranks this week. Sterling Sharpe, Brian Billick and Brian Baldinger all feel differently about the three biggest games.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/21/playbook-picks-cowboys-could-keep-sliding/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/13/playbook-picks-without-moss-pats-cant-handle-ravens/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/13/playbook-picks-without-moss-pats-cant-handle-ravens/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:02:53 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=62790 Playbook analysts expect New England to get off to a rocky start without their former No. 1 receiver.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/13/playbook-picks-without-moss-pats-cant-handle-ravens/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/06/playbook-picks-could-be-good-week-for-winless-teams/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/06/playbook-picks-could-be-good-week-for-winless-teams/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:10:53 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=62251 Sterling Sharpe, Joe Theismann and Brian Baldinger. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/10/06/playbook-picks-could-be-good-week-for-winless-teams/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/29/playbook-picks-steelers-to-go-4-0-without-big-ben/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/29/playbook-picks-steelers-to-go-4-0-without-big-ben/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:55:27 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=61691 Playbook analysts Sterling Sharpe, Joe Theismann and Brian Baldinger are largely in agreement with their predictions.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/29/playbook-picks-steelers-to-go-4-0-without-big-ben/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/15/playbook-picks-bengals-could-have-tough-time-vs-ravens/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/15/playbook-picks-bengals-could-have-tough-time-vs-ravens/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:31:01 +0000 Jason Feller http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=60694 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/15/playbook-picks-bengals-could-have-tough-time-vs-ravens/feed/ 0 rypienforhof http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/07/playbook-picks-texans-over-colts-in-week-1/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/07/playbook-picks-texans-over-colts-in-week-1/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:50:35 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=60146 Playbook analysts (Sterling Sharpe and Joe Theismann) expect them to get off on the right foot by knocking off Indianapolis in Week 1. Brian Billick is sticking with the Colts.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/07/playbook-picks-texans-over-colts-in-week-1/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/01/13/playbook-picks-cowboys-to-roll-right-past-vikings/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/01/13/playbook-picks-cowboys-to-roll-right-past-vikings/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:24:33 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=44243 Playbook analysts like the Cowboys to knock off the host Vikings, and the Colts to fend off the Ravens, but there are differing opinions on the other two games. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/01/13/playbook-picks-cowboys-to-roll-right-past-vikings/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/01/06/playbook-picks-cowboys-to-beat-eagles-again/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/01/06/playbook-picks-cowboys-to-beat-eagles-again/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:51:22 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=43833 Playbook analysts are almost unanimous on their wild card picks. They all expect the Cowboys, Jets and Packers to march on in the postseason. The only place in which not all three agree is in the Patriots-Ravens matchup. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/01/06/playbook-picks-cowboys-to-beat-eagles-again/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/30/playbook-picks-afc-playoff-spot-predictions/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/30/playbook-picks-afc-playoff-spot-predictions/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:09:22 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=43414 Playbook analysts are standing united in their predcitions of who will earn the two AFC wild-card spots that remain up for grabs. Brian Baldinger, Sterling Sharpe and Joe Theismann all expect the Jets and Ravens to win and get the job done. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/30/playbook-picks-afc-playoff-spot-predictions/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/23/playbook-picks-will-chargers-win-10th-in-a-row/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/23/playbook-picks-will-chargers-win-10th-in-a-row/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:28:37 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=42986 Playbook analysts seem to have finally learned how to agree. It only took until the season was in its penultimate week. They concur on 13 of 16 picks, but there is one notable game in which they are not unanimous: The big Christmas night matchup between the Chargers and Titans on NFL Network. Joe Theismann likes Tennessee to stop San Diego's nine-game winning streak, while Brian Baldinger and Sterling Sharpe are confident the Chargers will extend their streak to 10.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/23/playbook-picks-will-chargers-win-10th-in-a-row/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/16/playbook-picks-will-steelers-stop-slide-vs-pack/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/16/playbook-picks-will-steelers-stop-slide-vs-pack/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:47:49 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=42494 Playbook analysts are in agreement for the most part this week, but as usual Brian Baldinger strays from his fellow experts in one key game. He likes the Steelers to snap their five-game losing skid with a win over the Packers. Sterling Sharpe and Joe Theismann, on the other hand, see Green Bay winning its sixth straight.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/16/playbook-picks-will-steelers-stop-slide-vs-pack/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/09/playbook-picks-will-panthers-extend-pats-losing-skid/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/09/playbook-picks-will-panthers-extend-pats-losing-skid/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:27:24 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=41882 Playbook analyst Brian Baldinger disagrees with his fellow experts on a few key Week 14 games. He is going with the Cowboys to beat the Chargers, the Bengals to beat the Vikings and the Panthers to upset the Patriots. Sterling Sharpe and Joe Theismann feel otherwise.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/09/playbook-picks-will-panthers-extend-pats-losing-skid/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/02/playbook-picks-two-experts-say-colts-streak-will-end/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/02/playbook-picks-two-experts-say-colts-streak-will-end/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:28:35 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=41394 Playbook analyst who likes the Colts to remain undefeated this week against the Titans. Sterling Sharpe and Joe Theismann, expect Tennessee to hand Indianapolis its first loss of the year. One thing all three analysts can agree on, however, is that the Saints will defeat the Redskins, and improve to 12-0.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/02/playbook-picks-two-experts-say-colts-streak-will-end/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/25/playbook-picks-which-team-will-stay-undefeated/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/25/playbook-picks-which-team-will-stay-undefeated/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:19:35 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=40953 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/25/playbook-picks-which-team-will-stay-undefeated/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/18/playbook-picks-titans-to-top-texans-keep-streak-going/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/18/playbook-picks-titans-to-top-texans-keep-streak-going/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:50:26 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=40459 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/18/playbook-picks-titans-to-top-texans-keep-streak-going/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/11/playbook-picks-two-experts-expect-pats-to-drop-colts/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/11/playbook-picks-two-experts-expect-pats-to-drop-colts/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:10:47 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=39867 Playbook analysts (Sterling Sharpe and Joe Theismann) predict the Patriots will hand them their first loss of the year. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/11/playbook-picks-two-experts-expect-pats-to-drop-colts/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/04/playbook-picks-broncos-will-lose-their-second-straight/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/04/playbook-picks-broncos-will-lose-their-second-straight/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:03 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=39326 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/11/04/playbook-picks-broncos-will-lose-their-second-straight/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/28/playbook-picks-a-rude-homecoming-for-favre/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/28/playbook-picks-a-rude-homecoming-for-favre/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:38:08 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=38839 Playbook prognosticators picking the Packers to beat the Vikings on Sunday.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/28/playbook-picks-a-rude-homecoming-for-favre/feed/ 2 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/21/playbook-picks-can-jets-rebound-in-oakland/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/21/playbook-picks-can-jets-rebound-in-oakland/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:14:52 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=38235 Playbook analyst Brian Baldinger may have made the lamentable choice of picking the Titans to upset the Patriots in Week 6, but he more than made up for it by being the only one to sagely predict the Vikings would upend the Ravens.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/21/playbook-picks-can-jets-rebound-in-oakland/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/14/which-winless-team-will-prevail-our-experts-weigh-in/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/14/which-winless-team-will-prevail-our-experts-weigh-in/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:43:56 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=37621 Playbook analysts think will break through this week.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/10/14/which-winless-team-will-prevail-our-experts-weigh-in/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff