Author: Mikesportz
second touchdown on a jet-sweep enabled by a pancake block on Pratt by Warren. With a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, the Steelers defense had the luxury of playing against a Bengals offense needing to take some chances to get back into the game. A T.J. Watt sack on third down created a three-and-out; the second takeaway came when Highsmith pressured Browning on a throw for Tyler Boyd that was intercepted by Rowe and returned to the Cincinnati 14-yard line. One play after Rudolph used his legs to get 7 yards to convert a third-and-6, Harris blasted…
MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Jefferson looked like the Cleveland Cavs version of LeBron James against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. With his team trailing 17-7 with 1:48 remaining in the first half, he took over the game. On second-and-3 from the 32-yard line, Jefferson made a flying catch across the middle for 22 yards. The next two plays were an incomplete pass and a sack that lost nine yards. So on third-and-19, Jefferson got open and grabbed a 29-yard pass to put the Vikings in scoring position. One play later, quarterback Nick Mullens rolled out and heaved the ball in…
Rangers have achieved great success with their current squad, winning the Scottish Premiership last season and ending Celtic’s hopes of an unprecedented 10-in-a-row, and then reaching the Europa League semi-finals this season. The Gers have become one of the most consistent performers in Europe’s second biggest club football tournament, reaching the latter stages regularly. While RB Leipzig are 1-0 up in their Europa League semi-final tie, following Angelino’s late strike in the first leg, Rangers are not out of it and will hope to progress at Ibrox and reach their final European final since 2008. However, manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst…
The coaching staff likes to target playmakers with a high ceiling, a method that tends to pay off. Erik Bean Erik is a lifelong Wolverines fan born and raised in West Michigan. He covers a variety of topics related to Michigan football including game analysis and recruiting. The Michigan Wolverines are less than a week away from their Rose Bowl matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide. While the players prepare to win on the field, the coaching staff is coming off a recruiting victory, signing all 27 committed players last Wednesday. Several of the signees started popping onto the scene…
The Suns and Mavericks are usually a fantastic game, and Dallas greatly benefited from Dereck Lively II’s return. Their defence suffered greatly while Lively II was sidelined due to an ankle sprain. The Dallas Mavericks will start with a new lineup that will delight fans. Dallas has four of their five starters back from injury now that Lively II is returned. Jason Kidd, the head coach of the Mavericks, has stated that Dante Exum will continue to start even when Kyrie Irving recovers from his injury. We now also know who will start in place of Irving, Doncic, Lively…
NBC Sports’ Mike Florio said the 49ers were going to “kick the s— out of” the Ravens on Christmas night. The Ravens took that personally, used it as motivation, and kept the receipts. After Baltimore’s 33-19 win in San Francisco, Lamar Jackson and Ravens players brought it up. We’re in the NFL. We play ball. Not to take away from that team, but you can’t just discredit us. We’re grown men. We have to feed our families,” said Jackson, who turned in an MVP-level performance with nearly 300 total yards. “[Mike Florio] can have his opinion, but don’t…
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ ex-star Diogo Jota could “do well” in the club’s current set-up, as Talking Wolves presenter Dave Azzopardi considers his regrets about the 2020 sale of the forward from Molineux. Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil’s side have endured a mixed start to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and could do with more goalscoring prowess in the final third of the pitch. Jota enjoyed an exceptional spell during his three-year stay at Molineux before eventually being moved on, having received an offer to join Liverpool after slipping down the pecking order. The forward has won significant honours at…
As the Michigan Wolverines prepare for the upcoming College Football Playoff showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide, it sounds like head coach Jim Harbaugh has a big decision to make. According to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Michigan has offered Jim Harbaugh an absolutely massive contract extension with an important clause that would prevent him from seeking an NFL coaching job for the 2024 season. “Sources say Harbaugh, whose current deal runs through 2026, received an offer from Michigan for a 10-year, $125-million contract extension that would make him one of the highest-paid coaches…
The Phoenix Suns dropped to 14-13 earlier this week with a disappointing loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. A rebuilding opponent that featured former Suns first overall pick Deandre Ayton, as well as a second rounder from this summer that Suns’ head coach Frank Vogel raved about afterwards. Whatever your thoughts on if this team can win a championship – and right now that end goal seems further away than ever – the simple fact is that they have to start to win some of the games that they have dropped recently. They have dropped three of the last…
The Cleveland Browns must replace elite kicker Dustin Hopkins for the stretch run of the regular season, and it appears they made their decision on Christmas Day. Cleveland inked kicker Riley Patterson to the practice squad on Monday, December 25, one day after Hopkins suffered a hamstring injury against the Houston Texans. “The Cleveland Browns have signed K Riley Patterson to the practice squad,” per the team’s official website. Browns Ink Former Lions Kicker to Replace InjuredHe made good on 15-of-17 field goals and 35-of-37 extra point tries through 13 games in Detroit before the franchise abruptly dumped him two weeks ago in favor of six-year veteran Michael…