No one talks about the Bucs' defense. They aren't exactly a fun n' gun team, but they win, like beating Drew Brees and New Orleans 23-20. Pay attention now so you're not surprised when this D is making noise in January, Pete Prisco says.
Think great QBs and come up with one who had a rookie season as strong as Matt Ryan. Pete Prisco says only Dan Marino's was better, and he reserves the right to amend that ranking at playoff time.
The Giants and Jets give greater New York a high Thanksgiving profile. But it's finding that team getting piping hot at the right time that Pete Prisco keeps scoping in Power Rankings.
Matt Cassel's second straight 400-yard game (something Tom Brady has never done) sparks the Patriots to victory over the Dolphins, meaning you can make a quick buck betting on his prowess, while Cassel will cash in this offseason, Pete Prisco says.
Small in size only, Titans corner Cortland Finnegan has willed himself to elite level. That leap forward should be confirmed come Pro Bowl time, Pete Prisco says in naming his top breakout players.
Fantasy: The Giants and Titans are the NFL's two best teams and the next two-plus months are just a formality before they meet in Tampa. Reality: One -- or both -- of those teams will not be in the Super Bowl, Pete Prisco says.
Make it 10-0. The Titans roll past their AFC South rival Jaguars for a 24-14 win. Jacksonville focuses on stopping the rushing attack, but Kerry Collins proves Tennessee is more than a running team, Pete Prisco says.
Nobody goes from long shot to big shot quite like Kurt Warner. He did it in St. Louis and he's repeating the feat in Arizona, prompting MVP talk. Pete Prisco, however, has an even more prestigious honor in mind.
The Titans are halfway through the season and have yet to lose, the latest a 19-16 win in overtime against Green Bay. There's no doubt they're good. There is some doubt about how good they actually are, Pete Prisco says.
The offensive line is in shambles, they can't run, throw deep, stop the run or put heat on opposing QBs. That's the recipe that has turned the Jaguars' 2008 from promising to pitiful in a matter of weeks, Pete Prisco says.
For years Kerry Collins was known as a party first, football second kinda guy. Not anymore. In the best shape of his life, the Tennessee quarterback 'wouldn't trade where I am for anything in the world,' Pete Prisco says.
He might be an ogre, but Bill Belichick is the best in the business. That can't be doubted after the Patriots' victory over the Bills on Sunday -- sparked as it is by Matt Cassel and BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Pete Prisco says.
Breaking in a new coach. Weak along both front lines. Green at QB and RB. The post-Vick and Petrino PR debacles. Somehow, Atlanta has turned a steep rebuilding process into a playoff run, Pete Prisco says.