• Bengals rookie safety Jessie Bates III making the transition to an NFL stage
• LeBron made good on his promise, just not quite the way he envisioned
• Celtics defying all odds despite key injuries
• Warriors continue to look unflappable when it matters most
• Melo’s stardom fading right before our eyes
• Redskins placing short-term trust in Alex Smith
• How three unheralded QBs landed on Super Bowl caliber teams
• Big Ben gets second chance against vaunted Jaguars secondary
• Goal-line Stand: Deshaun Watson ties single-game rookie record vs. Titans
• What a momentous NBA offseason

AFC West

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  Redskins placing short-term trust in Alex Smith

  Embed from Getty Images   Kirk Cousins was a full-time starter for three seasons in the nation’s capital. He finished with outstanding stats, one playoff appearance, which ended in a first-round...

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  Goal-line Stand: Broncos looking legit with Trevor Siemian at the helm

  Embed from Getty Images   The NFL is a week-to-week league, and there’s no telling which teams will be relevant once the playoffs approach. But there are so many games to...

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  Goal-line Stand: Chiefs shock Patriots, make early-season statement to NFL

  Embed from Getty Images   It’s a new season and a new year for my weekly column, “Goal-line Stand.” After anxiously awaiting for the NFL season to begin, Week 1 finally...

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  Goal Line Stand: Cardinals, Chiefs could be dangerous when postseason arrives

  Embed from Getty Images   The 2015 NFL regular season will be soon coming to a close. Barring some type of miracle that would allow the Indianapolis Colts to clinch a...

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  Goal Line Stand: Chiefs are the hottest team in the AFC

  View image | gettyimages.com   Only four weeks remain in the 2015 NFL season, and the playoffs are slowly approaching. But there’s only one team who has clinched a postseason birth...