It was said that the signing of the first round of NFL draft picks was going to be easier after the new CBA, and that appears to be the case. It’s only been a few weeks since the 2012 NFL Draft concluded and we already have six first round draft picks either signed or agreed to terms.

The latest first rounder to sign is Nick Perry, the defensive end from USC who the Green Bay Packers selected with the 28th overall pick. The terms of the contract are yet to be disclosed. Perry joins the likes of Luke Kuechly, Bruce Irvin, Melvin Ingram, Shea McClellin and David Wilson, who have all agreed to terms or officially signed with their teams. Read the rest of this entry »

The official beer sponsor of the National Football League is about to make one fan’s dream come true. This year, football fans will have a chance to win Bud Light’s NFL Football Tickets for Life Sweepstakes*, providing one fan a lifetime supply of tickets to his or her favorite NFL team.

Beginning Tuesday, May 8, 2012, fans age 21 and older simply can fill out an online entry form on the Bud Light Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BudLight, or at www.BudLight.com/TicketsForLife. Entries will be accepted through January 11, 2013, with the winner announced before Super Bowl XLVII. The winning fan will receive two season tickets to his or her favorite team’s regular season home games, along with a season parking pass, for up to 50 years beginning with the 2013 season. Read the rest of this entry »

Three down, 28 more to go. Today, the Carolina Panthers came to a mutual agreement with their first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, linebacker Luke Kuechly. The deal is reportedly worth $12.58 million over four years with every cent guaranteed.

Kuechly was picked 9th overall and was touted by many as the best linebacker in the 2012 draft class and is now the third 2012 first round draft pick to agree to terms with their new team. The previous two were Melvin Ingram of the San Diego Chargers and Bruce Irvin of the Seattle Seahawks.

The three announcements mean that those three players are the incorrect answer to our 2012 First Picked/Last Signed contest. Read the rest of this entry »

And so it begins. The first 2012 first round draft pick to be signed is linebacker, and now officially Seattle Seahawk, Bruce Irvin. The two parties came to terms earlier today. The contract also makes Irvin the first incorrect answer in our “First Picked/Last Signed” Contest.

The First Picked/Last Signed Contest is unlike any other contest you’ve entered before, well, unless you entered this contest last year or the year before. Entrants are given the opportunity to predict who will be the very last first-round draft pick from the 2012 class to sign with the team that drafted him. Once you have made your choice, you could call it a day and wait until there is only one first rounder unsigned… OR, you can come back tomorrow, and every day up until all but one of the first round draft picks are under contract, and submit your entry again. Read the rest of this entry »

We are still in the middle of the 2012 NFL Amateur Draft, but the first round is a few days old and that means the players’ next step is landing their first NFL contract. With the new rookie wage scale, it puts all of the leverage back in the hands of the owners, but that doesn’t mean the process is going to be easy.

There seems to be one every season… A first round NFL Draft pick that becomes a thorn in the side of the team that picked him and becomes difficult to sign. Sometimes these “hold outs” last well into camp, and, in recent years, we’ve seen draft picks not sign until a few weeks after the season started. The owners of those NFL teams may not be having fun with it, but to hell with them… it doesn’t mean we can’t be entertained by it. Therefore, TMR Zoo presents: the 2012 NFL First Round Draft Pick “First Picked/Last Signed” Contest. Read the rest of this entry »

The votes are in and the players have spoken: at least one of these two quarterbacks – Tim Tebow of the New York Jets and Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys – is ranked among players No. 91-100 as voted by their fellow players in Saturday’s debut episode of The Top 100: Players of 2012 Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings debuting at 8:00 PM ET immediately following NFL Network’s live coverage of the 2012 NFL Draft.

For the second year, current NFL players have weighed in to determine the top players in today’s game on the new season of the returning series. After Saturday’s season debut, the NFL Films-produced series continues at its regular time on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET, beginning May 2. Read the rest of this entry »

After five weeks and as many rounds of voting, Detroit Lions’ superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Megatron, was voted in by fans as the cover athlete the upcoming Madden NFL ’13 video game. In the final round, he narrowly beat out Carolina Panthers’ rookie sensation and starting QB, Cam Newton, 52% to 48%. In the previous rounds leading up to the final, Johnson beat the hell out of the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Rob Gronkowski, Arian Foster and Dwayne Bowe. Only the vote against Newton was close, the rest were blowouts.

So now all we have to do is wait for Madden NFL ’13 to hit store shelves… oh, and also see what ill fate is upcoming for Megatron via the dreaded “Madden Curse”. Last year’s cover athlete, Peyton Hills, who was on the Browns at the time (isn’t that curse enough?), saw limited action in 2011 due to a hamstring injury and contract dispute. Read the rest of this entry »

The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2012, which kicks off on Wednesday night, September 5 and concludes on Sunday, December 30 with 16 division games.

The season begins with the NFL’s annual primetime kickoff game. The opener on September 5 on NBC (8:30 PM ET) will feature the defending-champion New York Giants hosting the division-rival Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. In a format introduced in 2004, the Super Bowl champion annually hosts the NFL season opener.

NBC’s Sunday Night Football will get underway on September 9 when the Denver Broncos host the Pittsburgh Steelers (8:20 PM ET) in a rematch of last season’s Wild Card playoff thriller.

Among the highlights of Kickoff Weekend are six division games, including a pair on Monday night, September 10.  ESPN’s Monday Night Football doubleheader will feature the AFC North’s Cincinnati Bengals at the Baltimore Ravens (7:00 PM ET) followed by the AFC West’s Oakland Raiders hosting the San Diego Chargers (10:15 PM ET).

For the remainder of the season, ESPN will televise one game each Monday night in Weeks 2-15 and a Saturday-night contest in Week 16. There will be no Monday night game on the final regular-season weekend (Week 17) to provide more flexibility to the scheduling of the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs.

The 2012 NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule:

Wednesday, September 5
	LOCAL	EASTERN
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants	8:30 PM ET	8:30 PM
Sunday, September 9
	LOCAL	EASTERN
Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals	1:15 PM MST	4:15 PM
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers	3:15 PM CT	4:15 PM
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4:15 PM ET	4:15 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos	6:20 PM MT	8:20 PM
Monday, September 10
	LOCAL	EASTERN
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens	7:00 PM ET	7:00 PM
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders	7:15 PM PT	10:15 PM

The regular season will conclude with Week 17 on Sunday, December 30. For the third consecutive year, all 16 games scheduled for Week 17 are division contests, enhancing the potential for more games at the end of the season with playoff ramifications.

The 2012 season concludes on Sunday, February 3 when the NFL will crown a champion at Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans (CBS).

Thanksgiving will feature an NFL tripleheader. The early game will send the Houston Texans to Detroit to face the Lions (12:30 PM ET, CBS). The late afternoon game will feature the Washington Redskins visiting Dallas (4:15 PM ET, FOX) in an NFC East showdown. The holiday concludes with an AFC East matchup as the New York Jets will host the New England Patriots on NBC (8:20 PM ET).

The NFL will again extend beyond the borders of the United States. On October 28 at London’s historic Wembley Stadium, the league will resume its international series of regular-season games when the St. Louis Rams host the New England Patriots (1:00 PM ET, CBS). Then on Sunday, December 16, the Buffalo Bills will venture north to Canada for the fifth consecutive season when they host the Seattle Seahawks in Toronto at the Rogers Centre (4:05 PM ET, FOX).

NFL Network will now feature 13 games – all on Thursdays – from Weeks 2-15 (excluding Week 12 on Thanksgiving night). The NFL Network slate will start on Thursday, September 13 (8:20 PM ET) with an NFC North showdown featuring the Green Bay Packers hosting the Chicago Bears.

The season again will utilize “flexible scheduling” in Weeks 11-17. In Weeks 11-16, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights. A flexible scheduling move would be announced at least 12 days before the game. For Week 17, the change will be announced no later than six days before the game. The schedule does not list a Sunday night game in Week 17, but an afternoon game with playoff implications will be moved to that time slot to conclude the season. Flexible scheduling will ensure quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks and give “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into primetime.

The NFL’s 32 teams will each play 16 games over 17 weeks. Byes will begin in Week 4 and end in Week 11.

The playoffs will include four division winners and two wild cards from each conference. The playoffs begin with Wild Card Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6. The two division winners with the best records in each conference will earn first-round byes.

Wild Card Weekend winners join the top two division champions in each conference in the Divisional Playoffs on Saturday and Sunday, January 12-13. The AFC and NFC Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20. The winners meet two weeks later on Sunday, February 3 in New Orleans in Super Bowl XLVII.

CBS will present the AFC, the AFC playoffs, the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl XLVII. FOX will carry NFC games, the NFC playoffs and the NFC Championship Game. The 64 AFC-NFC interconference games (excluding primetime) are carried by CBS when the AFC team is the visitor and by FOX when the NFC team is on the road. All postseason games are televised nationally. In addition to its Sunday night package, NBC will televise a Wild Card playoff doubleheader on Saturday, January 5, and the Pro Bowl on Sunday, January 27.

By NFL policy, ESPN and NFL Network games also will be carried on free, over-the-air television in the city of the visiting team and in the city where the game is played if it is sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff.

The NFL is the only sports league that carries all regular-season and postseason games on free, over-the-air television.

Westwood One/Dial Global will broadcast all NFL primetime games, the three Thanksgiving Day games and the entire NFL playoffs.

For ticket information, fans may visit www.nfl.com/tickets.

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (FIRST WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

1.   DALLAS COWBOYS AT N.Y. GIANTS                  8:30p (ET)   8:30p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

2.   INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT CHICAGO BEARS           12:00p (CT)   1:00p

3.   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CLEVELAND BROWNS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

4.   ST. LOUIS RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS                1:00p (ET)   1:00p

5.   MIAMI DOLPHINS AT HOUSTON TEXANS              12:00p (CT)   1:00p

6.   ATLANTA FALCONS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS         12:00p (CT)   1:00p

7.   JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS     12:00p (CT)   1:00p

8.   WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS     12:00p (CT)   1:00p

9.   BUFFALO BILLS AT N.Y. JETS                     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

10.  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

11.  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS          1:15p (MST)  4:15p

12.  SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS       3:15p (CT)   4:15p

13.  CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS      4:15p (ET)   4:15p

14.  PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS          6:20p (MT)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

15.  CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS         7:00p (ET)   7:00p

16.  SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS          7:15p (PT)  10:15p

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (SECOND WEEKEND)

17.  CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS             7:20p (CT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

 

18.  KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT BUFFALO BILLS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

19.  NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

20.  CLEVELAND BROWNS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

21.  MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

22.  HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

23.  ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS      1:00p (ET)   1:00p

24.  TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT N.Y. GIANTS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

25.  BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

26.  WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS          3:05p (CT)   4:05p

27.  DALLAS COWBOYS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS             1:05p (PT)   4:05p

28.  OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS              4:15p (ET)   4:15p

29.  N.Y. JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS               4:15p (ET)   4:15p

30.  TENNESSEE TITANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS         1:15p (PT)   4:15p

31.  DETROIT LIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS           5:20p (PT)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

32.  DENVER BRONCOS AT ATLANTA FALCONS              8:30p (ET)   8:30p

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 (THIRD WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

33.  N.Y. GIANTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS               8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

34.  ST. LOUIS RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS               12:00p (CT)   1:00p

35.  BUFFALO BILLS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS              1:00p (ET)   1:00p

36.  TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

37.  JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

38.  N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS                    1:00p (ET)   1:00p

39.  SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

40.  KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

41.  DETROIT LIONS AT TENNESSEE TITANS             12:00p (CT)   1:00p

42.  CINCINNATI BENGALS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS      1:00p (ET)   1:00p

43.  PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT ARIZONA CARDINALS       1:05p (MST)  4:05p

44.  ATLANTA FALCONS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS          1:05p (PT)   4:05p

45.  HOUSTON TEXANS AT DENVER BRONCOS               2:15p (MT)   4:15p

46.  PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS         1:15p (PT)   4:15p

47.  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS       8:20p (ET)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

48.  GREEN BAY PACKERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS          5:30p (PT)   8:30p

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (FOURTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: INDIANAPOLIS, PITTSBURGH)

49.  CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS           8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

50.  CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

51.  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS          1:00p (ET)   1:00p

52.  MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

53.  TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

55.  SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

56.  SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT N.Y. JETS               1:00p (ET)   1:00p

57.  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

59.  MIAMI DOLPHINS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS            1:05p (MST)  4:05p

54.  CINCINNATI BENGALS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS     4:05p (ET)   4:05p

60.  OAKLAND RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS              2:05p (MT)   4:05p

61.  NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS        3:15p (CT)   4:15p

58.  WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS    4:15p (ET)   4:15p

62.  N.Y. GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             8:20p (ET)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

63.  CHICAGO BEARS AT DALLAS COWBOYS                7:30p (CT)   8:30p

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 (FIFTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: DALLAS, DETROIT, OAKLAND, TAMPA BAY)

LOCAL EASTERN

64.  ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS            7:20p (CT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

65.  MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

66.  GREEN BAY PACKERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

67.  BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

68.  TENNESSEE TITANS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS         12:00p (CT)   1:00p

69.  CLEVELAND BROWNS AT N.Y. GIANTS                1:00p (ET)   1:00p

70.  PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

71.  ATLANTA FALCONS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

72.  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS          4:05p (ET)   4:05p

73.  CHICAGO BEARS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS          4:05p (ET)   4:05p

74.  DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS         4:15p (ET)   4:15p

75.  BUFFALO BILLS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS           1:15p (PT)   4:15p

76.  SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS       7:20p (CT)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

77.  HOUSTON TEXANS AT N.Y. JETS                    8:30p (ET)   8:30p

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 (SIXTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: CAROLINA, CHICAGO, JACKSONVILLE, NEW ORLEANS)

78.  PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS        7:20p (CT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

79.  OAKLAND RAIDERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

80.  DALLAS COWBOYS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

81.  CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

82.  ST. LOUIS RAMS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS               1:00p (ET)   1:00p

83.  INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT N.Y. JETS                1:00p (ET)   1:00p

84.  DETROIT LIONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

85.  KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

86.  BUFFALO BILLS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS             1:05p (MST)  4:05p

87.  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS       1:05p (PT)   4:05p

88.  N.Y. GIANTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS             1:15p (PT)   4:15p

89.  MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS       4:15p (ET)   4:15p

90.  GREEN BAY PACKERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS            7:20p (CT)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15

91.  DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS           5:30p (PT)   8:30p

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 (SEVENTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: ATLANTA, DENVER, KANSAS CITY, MIAMI, PHILADELPHIA, SAN DIEGO)

 

LOCAL EASTERN

92.  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS        5:20p (PT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

93.  TENNESSEE TITANS AT BUFFALO BILLS              1:00p (ET)   1:00p

94.  DALLAS COWBOYS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

95.  BALTIMORE RAVENS AT HOUSTON TEXANS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

96.  CLEVELAND BROWNS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

97.  ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

98.  WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. GIANTS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

99.  GREEN BAY PACKERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS           12:00p (CT)   1:00p

100. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

101. N.Y. JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS              4:15p (ET)   4:15p

102. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS        1:15p (PT)   4:15p

103. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS      8:20p (ET)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22

104. DETROIT LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS                 7:30p (CT)   8:30p

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 (EIGHTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: BALTIMORE, BUFFALO, CINCINNATI, HOUSTON)

105. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS      7:20p (CT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

106. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

107. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

108. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS              1:00p (ET)   1:00p

109. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS     12:00p (CT)   1:00p

110. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT N.Y. JETS                    1:00p (ET)   1:00p

111. ATLANTA FALCONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

112. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

113. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (LONDON) 6:00p (GMT)  1:00p

114. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

115. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS          3:05p (CT)   4:05p

116. N.Y. GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS                  3:15p (CT)   4:15p

117. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT DENVER BRONCOS           6:20p (MT)   8:20p

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

118. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS       5:30p (MST)  8:30p

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (NINTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: NEW ENGLAND, NY JETS, ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO)

LOCAL EASTERN

119. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS       5:20p (PT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4

120. DENVER BRONCOS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

121. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

122. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

123. BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS               12:00p (CT)   1:00p

124. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

125. DETROIT LIONS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS          1:00p (ET)   1:00p

126. CHICAGO BEARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS             12:00p (CT)   1:00p

127. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS       1:00p (ET)   1:00p

128. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS        1:05p (PT)   4:05p

129. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS          1:05p (PT)   4:05p

130. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT N.Y. GIANTS             4:15p (ET)   4:15p

131. DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS              8:20p (ET)   8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5

132. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS      7:30p (CT)   8:30p

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 (TENTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: ARIZONA, CLEVELAND, GREEN BAY, WASHINGTON)

133. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS     8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11

134. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

135. DENVER BRONCOS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

136. N.Y. GIANTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS              1:00p (ET)   1:00p

137. TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

138. DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

139. BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS          1:00p (ET)   1:00p

140. ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS         12:00p (CT)   1:00p

141. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

142. N.Y. JETS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS                  1:05p (PT)   4:05p

143. DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES          4:15p (ET)   4:15p

144. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS          1:15p (PT)   4:15p

145. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CHICAGO BEARS                7:20p (CT)   8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

146. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS      8:30p (ET)   8:30p

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 (ELEVENTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: MINNESOTA, NY GIANTS, SEATTLE, TENNESSEE)

LOCAL EASTERN

147. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS                8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18

148. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ATLANTA FALCONS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

149. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS      1:00p (ET)   1:00p

150. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DALLAS COWBOYS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

151. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

152. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

153. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

154. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

155. N.Y. JETS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS                   12:00p (CT)   1:00p

156. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

157. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS          1:05p (PT)   4:05p

158. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS           2:15p (MT)   4:15p

159. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS *      8:20p (ET)   8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19

160. CHICAGO BEARS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS           5:30p (PT)   8:30p

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (TWELFTH WEEKEND)

161. HOUSTON TEXANS AT DETROIT LIONS               12:30p (ET)  12:30p

162. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DALLAS COWBOYS          3:15p (CT)   4:15p

163. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. JETS              8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25

164. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

165. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS          1:00p (ET)   1:00p

166. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

167. BUFFALO BILLS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

168. TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS       1:00p (ET)   1:00p

169. DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS          12:00p (CT)   1:00p

170. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

171. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

172. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS         1:05p (PT)   4:05p

173. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS            2:15p (MT)   4:15p

174. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS      3:15p (CT)   4:15p

175. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT N.Y. GIANTS *             8:20p (ET)   8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26

176. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES       8:30p (ET)   8:30p

* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-16 subject to change

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (THIRTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

177. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS          8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2

178. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS          1:00p (ET)   1:00p

179. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CHICAGO BEARS             12:00p (CT)   1:00p

180. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT DETROIT LIONS            1:00p (ET)   1:00p

181. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

182. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS       12:00p (CT)   1:00p

183. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

184. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT N.Y. JETS                 1:00p (ET)   1:00p

185. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS         12:00p (CT)   1:00p

186. HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

187. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DENVER BRONCOS         2:05p (MT)   4:05p

188. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS        4:15p (ET)   4:15p

189. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS            1:15p (PT)   4:15p

190. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS       1:15p (PT)   4:15p

191. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS *        7:20p (CT)   8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3

192. N.Y. GIANTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS             8:30p (ET)   8:30p

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 (FOURTEENTH WEEKEND)

193. DENVER BRONCOS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS              5:20p (PT)   8:20p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

194. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT BUFFALO BILLS                1:00p (ET)   1:00p

195. ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

196. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

197. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

198. TENNESSEE TITANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

199. N.Y. JETS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS              1:00p (ET)   1:00p

200. CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

201. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS      1:00p (ET)   1:00p

202. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS    1:00p (ET)   1:00p

203. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

204. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS          1:05p (PT)   4:05p

205. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT N.Y. GIANTS              4:15p (ET)   4:15p

206. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS          1:15p (PT)   4:15p

207. DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS *           7:20p (CT)   8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10

208. HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS         8:30p (ET)   8:30p

* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-16 subject to change

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 (FIFTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

209. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES      8:20p (ET)   8:20p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16

210. N.Y. GIANTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS                 1:00p (ET)   1:00p

211. DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

212. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS            12:00p (CT)   1:00p

213. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

214. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS          12:00p (CT)   1:00p

215. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

216. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS    12:00p (CT)   1:00p

217. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS           12:00p (CT)   1:00p

218. DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS             2:05p (MT)   4:05p

219. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT BUFFALO BILLS (TORONTO)    4:05p (ET)   4:05p

220. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS        1:05p (PT)   4:05p

221. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS          3:15p (CT)   4:15p

222. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS          1:15p (PT)   4:15p

223. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS *  8:20p (ET)   8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

224. N.Y. JETS AT TENNESSEE TITANS                  7:30p (CT)   8:30p

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 (SIXTEENTH WEEKEND)

225. ATLANTA FALCONS AT DETROIT LIONS               8:30p (ET)   8:30p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

226. N.Y. GIANTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS                1:00p (ET)   1:00p

227. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

228. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS          12:00p (CT)   1:00p

229. TENNESSEE TITANS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS         12:00p (CT)   1:00p

230. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT HOUSTON TEXANS           12:00p (CT)   1:00p

231. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS   1:00p (ET)   1:00p

232. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

233. BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS                1:00p (ET)   1:00p

234. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

235. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS      1:00p (ET)   1:00p

236. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

237. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS             2:05p (MT)   4:05p

238. CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS             2:15p (MT)   4:15p

239. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS        1:15p (PT)   4:15p

240. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT N.Y. JETS *              8:20p (ET)   8:20p

* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-16 subject to change

2012 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

LOCAL EASTERN

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 (SEVENTEENTH WEEKEND)

241. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

242. N.Y. JETS AT BUFFALO BILLS                     1:00p (ET)   1:00p

243. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

244. CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS                 1:00p (ET)   1:00p

245. HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS           1:00p (ET)   1:00p

246. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS        12:00p (CT)   1:00p

247. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS         1:00p (ET)   1:00p

248. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS       12:00p (CT)   1:00p

249. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. GIANTS             1:00p (ET)   1:00p

250. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS        1:00p (ET)   1:00p

251. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS      12:00p (CT)   1:00p

252. DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS          1:00p (ET)   1:00p

253. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS           2:15p (MT)   4:15p

254. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS          1:15p (PT)   4:15p

255. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS       1:15p (PT)   4:15p

256. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS             1:15p (PT)   4:15p

* – Sunday night game in Week 17 TBD

POSTSEASON

Saturday, January 5     AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (NBC)

Sunday, January 6       AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (CBS and FOX)

Saturday, January 12    AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, January 13      AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, January 20      AFC and NFC Championship Games (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, January 27      AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (NBC)

Sunday, February 3      Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans (CBS)

Today, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay was available for a media conference call to discuss the 2012 NFL Draft. A full audio replay can be found on ESPN MediaZone. The transcript is as follows:

Q: Sorry to take you away from the larger picture and ask you about some Northwestern guys.  I’m curious about Dan Persa, Jeremy Ebert, Al Netter.  Any of these guys moving up the board in attracting teams at this point? And I’d also include Drake Dunsmore in that.

TODD McSHAY: Well, I want to like Dan Persa more as an NFL prospect, but unfortunately he’s limited.  You look at what he offers, 5’11″ and a little bit of change, just about 210 pounds, in that range.  Such a good competitor and can create with his feet.  He’ll get a look.  I mean, he’ll get an opportunity to come and compete for a roster spot in training camp, but I don’t know that he’s going to wind up getting drafted.  He’s a good enough athlete where they could try to get him involved in special teams and do some different things, the kind of guy you want on your team, but I just don’t know that he fits in the NFL from a skills perspective. Read the rest of this entry »

AFC Bengals-Ravens, Chargers-Raiders Division Matchups in Season-Opening Doubleheader on Sept. 10

MNF Highlights:

• Appearances by both Super Bowl teams – New York Giants at Washington Redskins (Dec. 3); and New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans (Dec. 10);
• Chicago Bears lead all NFL teams with three MNF appearances. Eight teams (49ers, Broncos, Chargers, Eagles, Falcons, Jets, Lions and Texans) have two appearances each;
• Six of 17 MNF games involve divisional matchups. Read the rest of this entry »

A record twenty-six top prospects are confirmed to attend the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the NFL announced today. That includes a record five players from BCS National Champion Alabama: S Mark Barron, LB Dont’a Hightower, CB Dre Kirkpatrick, RB Trent Richardson and LB Courtney Upshaw.

Louisiana State will have three players in attendance, while Baylor, South Carolina, Southern California and Stanford will each have two players in New York this year. Read the rest of this entry »

The National Football League is vehemently denying that the 2012 regular season schedule that has been popping up all over the interwebs is authentic. The pre-season schedule was officially released last week.

In recent years the regular season schedule has been announced on ESPN, in prime time, during a full bells and whistles circle jerk special… you know, the kind of thing that has been ruining the NFL as of late. Read the rest of this entry »

The NFL’s slate of 12 nationally televised preseason games will feature the entire 2011 playoff field, one of the highlights of the 65-game 2012 NFL preseason schedule announced today. The 2012 preseason will kick off on Sunday, August 5 (NFL Network, 8:00 PM ET) in Canton, Ohio when the Arizona Cardinals face the New Orleans Saints in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.

The Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants will be showcased on national TV when the club faces the Chicago Bears on Friday, August 24 (CBS, 8:00 PM ET) at MetLife Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

The NFL competition committee and security officials met until almost midnight last night to discuss the player fines and suspensions for “Bountygate”. The majority of the fines seem to be of the garden-variety $25,000 to $50,000 range for most players involved.

The biggest hits to the current Saints roster are Jonathan Vilma, Roman Harper and Tracy Porter who all received 1 year suspensions and $100,000 fines. Former Saint and current Philadelphia Eagles free agent Bobby McCray is also in that top tier of suspensions. Bobby McCray who has already been fined $20,000 for illegal hits on Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre in the 2010 NFC Championship game, a hit that has been directly tied to Bountygate. Read the rest of this entry »

MediaTakeOut.com just broke the news that ex Arizona Cardinal Eric Green will have to pay a $160,000 judgment in his pending rape case. A transgender woman named Angelina Mavila who was born a man brought the charges against Green.

The incitement states Angelina Mavilia’s met then Arizona Cardinal Eric Green in a Scottsdale, Ariz., casino in early 2009. Angelina Mavilia then stated they went back to his condo, where Green, assaulted her, she charges. Green reported to police that Green was “extremely agitated and threatening,” according to court documents, and warned: “This never happened. You’d better not tell.” Read the rest of this entry »

Now that all of the compensatory picks have been awarded, and penalty picks have been taken away, the 2012 NFL Amateur Draft order is set. At least for now, until the trades start happening. as you can see, the Indianapolis Colts will start and finish the 2012 NFL Draft with both the first and the 253rd picks.

The full draft order is listed below. The first number is the round, the second number is the pick in that round and the third number is over draft pick. This list has been officially announced by the NFL in their compensatory pick press release so we are not expecting any more changes, at least from the league. The teams have full control of what picks they will possess up to an including draft day. Read the rest of this entry »