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Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, and points are awarded based on how many ind...

The way we define a benching is by asking the question, "If he had played well, would he still be on the field?" I bring this up because there were some borderline benching calls this week — a couple of those sympathy benchings, those-bruised e...

Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit waiver wires detailing their recommended pickups. The best waiver column will be published and awarded points as part of Grantland's ongoing contest to select our fantasy football writer. Get it? ...

The loss of Vincent Brown For most of his time in San Diego, Philip Rivers hasn't exactly been flush with weapons. This year — with Vincent Jackson's bolt to Tampa Bay, one more year removed from losing Darren Sproles, and Ryan Mathews's perpe...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. Philip Rivers threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns as the Chargers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 38-14 win over the Jaguars. "It's disappoint...

Every Thursday afternoon in the Triangle for the remainder of the 2011 season, Bill Simmons will make his pick for that night's NFL game. Here's his pick for Week 10 (home team in caps). CHARGERS (-7) over Raiders The Raiders might be quittin...

Welcome to BQBL 101: If you are Philip Rivers, and you throw a pick-six, what should you do with the next possession? Correct, throw another pick-six. If you are John Skelton and you hold on to the ball too long for a safety, what should you do on th...

Hey degenerates — remember me? I'm the guy who last week told you to bet the Ravens over 28.5 points and to wager on the Philip Rivers interception machine to keep rolling. Unfortunately — those were my only winners. A net of -15,000 jerm...

Today is the day that everything returns to normal. No more costumes, no more candy, no more Charlie Whitehurst, and no more Tebowing. Please, no more Tebowing. I have seen enough Tebowing. This week in football was so bizarre we all just need to ...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. With his team poised to kick a game-winning field goal, Chargers QB Philip Rivers fumbled a snap that allowed the Chiefs to recover and send the game into ...

Did you ever wonder what the dude who played The Greatest American Hero dresses up as for Halloween? Me neither. Let's talk pigskin. Moammar Gadhafi and I had bad weeks. He lost his pulse and I lost 19,500 jermajesties (for you first time readers - J...

Some folks have been giving San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers some heat this week for not playing up to his admittedly high standards against the New York Jets this past Sunday. I'm not really worried about Philip Rivers not playing like Philip Riv...

It happened. Down 23-10 to the San Diego Chargers at the half, and in front of the home fans, Denver coach John Fox finally said: "Screw it. Things can't get any worse. Let's put that Tebow kid in." And so began the Tim Tebow Era in Denver. Tebow...

Here's your Friday whip-around on the stories dominating the headlines and lingering in the margins of the NFL. No pads needed. Thursday night's NFL preseason games gave fans a peek at top-line talent like Michael Vick, Philip Rivers, and Tony ...

You may have noticed that we at Grantland take bad quarterback play very seriously. While Grantland's finest in the Los Angeles office take part in the BQBL each season, my basis for bad quarterback knowledge dates back to a childhood during which th...

When I was in first grade, there was a kid named Thomas who couldn't go more than a couple weeks without peeing his pants. Every day he'd come to school dressed in a collared shirt and a nice pair of slacks, and every day you'd think, "Will Thomas pe...