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Courtesy of Rob Carr At long last, the Washington Football Team has unveiled their new identity. Behold, the Washington Commanders. The future of Washington football is here #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/MwkCLTkVAA — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022 The football club once known as the Washington Redskins has at last completed the development of a full rebrand for the 2022 season and beyond. Two summers ago, the franchise retired the original team name which stood for 87 years, and announced they would undergo a complete rebrand. The previous name was a long-standing point of discord, for its racial and disparaging connotations to Native Americans, and glorification of sustained genocide, dehumanization, and historical mistreatment of American Indians.  Owner Dan Snyder stood his ground for two decades about the original name and insisted the franchise would never change it. Snyder grew up as a fan of the team before buying the franchise in 1999, and glorified th...

Courtesy of Tyge O'Donnell In true Raider fashion, their season came down to the bitter end, and they delivered. Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson nailed a 47-yard field goal attempt in overtime to knock off the Los Angeles Chargers, and send the Raiders back to the playoffs. It marks just the franchise's second playoff appearance since losing Super Bowl XXXVII following the 2002 season, and their first since 2016. They have a date with the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Wild Card.  From start to finish, the 2021 Raiders season was theatrically pulsating, with the team securing six walk-off wins, four overtime wins, and seven wins in one-possession games. But beyond the last-minute football dramatics, a soap opera of unending heartache and distress circulated the team all season long. Resiliency is an overused trait to describe the heart and mental fortitude of a team, but resiliency defined the Raiders journey back to the playoffs in one of the darkest seasons in the history of the...

Courtesy of Nic Antaya Week 7 record : 9-4 Lock of the Week record: 2-5 Regular season record: 74-33 Packers @ Cardinals This is my Lock of the Week . Prediction: Packers 10, Cardinals 37 Steelers @ Browns Prediction: Steelers 17, Browns 20 Titans @ Colts Prediction: Titans 31 , Colts 21 49ers @ Bears Prediction: 49ers 23 , Bears 16 Panthers @ Falcons Prediction: Panthers 13, Falcons 23   Dolphins @ Bills Prediction: Dolphins 10, Bills 38 Eagles @ Lions Prediction: Eagles 24 , Lions 21 Bengals @ Jets Prediction: Bengals 24 , Jets 17 Rams @ Texans Prediction: Rams 33 , Texans 17 Patriots @ Chargers Prediction: Patriots 13, Chargers 27 Jaguars @ Seahawks Prediction: Jaguars 10, Seahawks 24 Buccaneers @ Saints Prediction: Buccaneers 30 , Saints 27 Football Team @ Broncos Prediction: Football Team 17, Broncos 23 Cowboys @ Vikings Prediction: Cowboys 20, Vikings 27 Giants @ Chiefs Prediction; Giants 17, Chiefs 33

Written by Sam DeCoste Week 6 record:  10-3 Lock of the Week record:  1-5 Regular season record:  65-29 Broncos @ Browns Prediction: Broncos 17, Browns 24 Chiefs @ Titans Prediction: Chiefs 37 , Titans 31 Bengals @ Ravens Prediction: Bengals 14, Ravens 30 Football Team @ Packers Prediction: Football Team 13, Packers 27 Panthers @ Giants Prediction: Panthers 23, Giants 24 Jets @ Patriots Prediction: Jets 10, Patriots 29 Falcons @ Dolphins Prediction: Falcos 17, Dolphins 23 Eagles @ Raiders Prediction: Eagles 27, Raiders 31 Lions @ Rams Prediction: Lions 16, Rams 30 Bears @ Buccaneers This is my Lock of the Week . Prediction: Bears 16, Buccaneers 34 Texans @ Cardinals Prediction: Texans 10, Cardinals 37 Colts @ 49ers Prediction: Colts 21, 49ers 24 Saints @ Seahawks Prediction: Saints 28 , Seahawks 20

Courtesy of Alan Glanzman/Getty Images Written by Sam DeCoste We've reached a point in the regular season where we are closer to Halloween than we were to Week 1. The 2021 regular season is advancing at rapid fire pace, and the contenders and pretenders are starting to reveal themselves to us at last. And for the first time since 2019, the Jaguars are back where they belong, in London. Nature is truly healing.  While the Jets, Falcons, Saints, and 49ers take the first bye week of the season, Week 6 presents as entertaining a slate of games as any we've seen so far in 2021. The week kicks off with Bucs-Eagles on Thursday night, and continues with a matchup between a pair of 4-1 AFC squads, the Chargers and Ravens, a cross-conference showdown between the Cardinals and Browns, and with the Cowboys taking on the Patriots. Week 5 was my greatest week of the season to date, in which I accurately predicted 13 of 16 games. I have reached a 68.8 winning percentage thru 6 weeks, after a ...