Month: December 2020

The 2020 NFL regular season is a week away from finishing up, and it’s time we give out the First Annual Kotite Awards for horrific coaching. It’s been a remarkable year for terrible coaching. We bid farewell to old friends and reliable punching bags Bill O’Brien, Matt Patricia and Dan Quinn. We got to know […]

Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers are locked in one of the tightest MVP races in recent history. This is the second-to-last installment of FanSided‘s 18-part series of MVP award analysis. Each week, the top five players in contention to take home the NFL’s most esteemed individual award are examined. The series is a running tabulation of statistics, […]

With the Indianapolis Colts looking for a quarterback of the future, could they trade for either Carson Wentz or Matthew Stafford?  After signing veteran quarterback Philip Rivers to a one-year, $25 million contract for the 2020 campaign, the Indianapolis Colts are going to need to find themselves a new starter for 2021 and beyond soon. […]

Kansas City Chiefs speedster Tyreek Hill hilariously trolled Patrick Mahomes on Twitter after he failed to haul in a touchdown pass on Sunday.  Life sure is good for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid right now. Following Sunday’s nail-biting win over the Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City is 14-1 on the year and […]

Every team is playing this Sunday, which could provide you with some of the best FanDuel lineups of the season. It’s Week 17 of the NFL season. Almost every fantasy football season is over, as most championships take place in Week 16. The playoff race is really down to six or seven teams fighting for […]

The Saints and Ravens are among the five best bets in the NFL this week. Week 17 is finally here and with it comes the end of the NFL’s regular season. There are plenty of games with playoff implications in the AFC and NFC but there are also cases where teams simply don’t have a […]

The Miami Dolphins are trying to make the playoffs the hard way, which AFC wild card is most dangerous and much more this week. Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is walking a tightrope. Among the favorites for NFL Coach of The Year, Flores has guided the Dolphins to the doorstep of the postseason — […]

The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The New Orleans Pelicans were in prime position to sneak into the playoffs when the NBA restarted its season and gave them a four-game window to force a […]