Home Field Advantage: Keep Your Seats or Find Friendly Colors
We talk about “The 12th Man” and home field advantage at every turn. In the final weeks of the NFL season, we watch as team’s vie for those coveted spots and then dole out playing time in line with whether that objective is met or fades away.
If you’re a Steelers fan traveling to Denver this [...]
Harmon’s Week 17 Defense Rankings
1 San Francisco
2 Pittsburgh
3 Baltimore
4 Seattle
5 Chicago
6 Atlanta
7 New York Jets
8 Houston
9 Philadelphia
10 Detroit
11 Cincinnati
12 Green Bay
13 Arizona
14 Miami
15 Jacksonville
16 New England
17 Dallas
18 Minnesota
19 New York Giants
20 Denver
21 San Diego
22 Tennessee
23 Indianapolis
24 Kansas City
Harmon’s Week 17 Fantasy Kickers
1 David Akers
2 John Kasay
3 Dan Bailey
4 Robbie Gould
5 Sebastian Janikowski
6 Jason Hanson
7 Mason Crosby
8 Stephen Hauschka
9 Neil Rackers
10 Alex Henery
11 Stephen Gostkowski
12 Rob Bironas
13 Mike Nugent
14 Matt Bryant
15 Dan Carpenter
16 Olindo Mare
17 Nick Novak
18 Shaun Suisham
19 Josh Scobee
20 Matt Prater
21 Nick Folk
22 Graham Gano
23 Connor Barth
24 Ryan Longwell
Harmon’s Week 17 TE Rankings
1 Jimmy Graham
2 Rob Gronkowski
3 Antonio Gates
4 Tony Gonzalez
5 Brent Celek
6 Jason Witten
7 Brandon Pettigrew
8 Aaron Hernandez
9 Vernon Davis
10 Dustin Keller
11 Jared Cook
12 Jermichael Finley
13 Ed Dickson
14 Jermaine Gresham
15 Kellen Winslow
16 Owen Daniels
17 Greg Olsen
18 Anthony Fasano
19 Visanthe Shiancoe
20 Jeremy Shockey
21 Jacob Tamme
22 Heath Miller
23 Joel Dreessen
24 Tony Scheffler
Harmon’s Week 17 RB Rankings UPDATED
1 Maurice Jones-Drew
2 Ray Rice
3 Marshawn Lynch
4 C.J. Spiller
5 Rashard Mendenhall
6 Michael Bush
7 Frank Gore
8 Kahlil Bell
9 Michael Turner
10 Ahmad Bradshaw
11 Mike Tolbert
12 Toby Gerhart
13 DeAngelo Williams
14 Ben Tate
15 Felix Jones
16 Willis McGahee
17 Beanie Wells *** DEACTIVATED
18 Shonn Greene
19 Darren Sproles
20 Chris Johnson
21 Daniel Thomas
22 Ryan Grant
23 Dion Lewis
24 Evan Royster
25 Cedric Benson
26 Steven Jackson
27 Thomas Jones
28 Peyton Hillis
29 Jonathan Stewart
30 Donald Brown
31 LeGarrette Blount
32 Dexter McCluster
33 Brandon Jacobs
34 Kevin Smith
35 Ronnie Brown
36 Brandon Saine
37 Roy Helu
38 Sammy Morris
39 Derrick Ward
40 Stevan Ridley
41 Jamie Harper
42 Christopher Ivory
43 Joseph [...]
Harmon’s Week 16 Team Defenses: Marvin Lewis’ Stand
1 Baltimore
2 San Francisco
3 Houston
4 Cincinnati
5 Green Bay
6 Pittsburgh
7 Seattle
8 Detroit
9 Denver
10 Washington
11 Kansas City
12 Tennessee
13 New York Giants
14 New York Jets
15 Chicago
16 Dallas
17 New England
18 Philadelphia
19 Arizona
20 Buffalo
21 Minnesota
22 Carolina
23 Oakland
24 Miami
25 San Diego
26 New Orleans
27 Atlanta
28 Cleveland
Harmon’s Week 16 Kicker Rankings: Bailey Redemption?
Kickers
1 John Kasay
2 Mason Crosby
3 Dan Bailey
4 Neil Rackers
5 David Akers
6 Nick Novak
7 Robbie Gould
8 Jason Hanson
9 Sebastian Janikowski
10 Stephen Gostkowski
11 Alex Henery
12 Matt Prater
13 Mike Nugent
14 Shaun Suisham
15 Ryan Succop
16 Rob Bironas
17 Lawrence Tynes
18 Matt Bryant
19 Stephen Hauschka
20 Nick Folk
21 Dan Carpenter
22 Graham Gano
23 Ryan Longwell
24 Phil Dawson
25 Connor Barth
26 Shayne Graham
27 Olindo Mare
28 Jay Feely
29 Josh Brown
Harmon’s Week 16 Fantasy Wide Receivers: Can Eli Deliver?
Wide Receivers
1 Calvin Johnson
2 Roddy White
3 Wes Welker
4 A.J. Green
5 Vincent Jackson
6 Steve Smith
7 Brandon Marshall
8 Jordy Nelson
9 Mike Wallace
10 Larry Fitzgerald
11 Marques Colston
12 Julio Jones
13 Dwayne Bowe
14 Demaryius Thomas
15 Santana Moss
16 Dez Bryant
17 Hakeem Nicks
18 Antonio Brown
19 Victor Cruz
20 Nate Washington
21 Lance Moore
22 Santonio Holmes
23 Miles Austin
24 Percy Harvin
25 Stevie Johnson
26 Laurent Robinson
27 Jabar Gaffney
28 Malcom Floyd
29 Jeremy Maclin
30 Torrey Smith
31 DeSean Jackson
32 Michael Crabtree
33 Brandon Lloyd
34 Darrius Heyward-Bey
35 Plaxico Burress
36 Mike Williams
37 Greg Little
38 Kevin Walter
39 James Jones
40 Eric Decker
41 Mario Manningham
42 Nate Burleson
43 Donald Driver
44 Golden Tate
45 Damian Williams
46 Pierre Garcon
47 Earl Bennett
48 Titus Young
49 Jerricho Cotchery
50 Jerome Simpson
51 Early Doucet
52 Reggie Wayne
53 Denarius Moore
54 Davone [...]
Harmon’s Week 16 Fantasy Running Backs: Run, Ricky, Run
Running Back
1 Arian Foster
2 Ray Rice
3 LeSean McCoy
4 Maurice Jones-Drew
5 Ryan Mathews
6 Adrian Peterson
7 Reggie Bush
8 Michael Bush
9 Frank Gore
10 Michael Turner
11 C.J. Spiller
12 Willis McGahee
13 Felix Jones
14 Chris Johnson
15 Marshawn Lynch
16 DeAngelo Williams
17 Roy Helu
18 Shonn Greene
19 Rashard Mendenhall
20 LeGarrette Blount
21 Darren Sproles
22 Kahlil Bell
23 Beanie Wells
24 Cedric Benson
25 Steven Jackson
26 Kevin Smith
27 Peyton Hillis
28 Mike Tolbert
29 Donald Brown
30 Ahmad Bradshaw
31 Toby Gerhart
32 Jackie Battle
33 Lance Ball
34 Ben Tate
35 Brandon Jacobs
36 Sammy Morris
37 Ryan Grant
38 BenJarvus Green-Ellis
39 Ricky Williams
40 Jonathan Stewart
41 Jamie Harper
42 Pierre Thomas
43 Marion Barber
44 Maurice Morris
45 Daniel Thomas
46 Stevan Ridley
47 LaDainian Tomlinson
48 Thomas Jones
49 Evan Royster
50 Isaac Redman
51 Bernard Scott
52 Christopher Ivory
53 Jacquizz Rodgers
54 Joseph [...]
Harmon’s Week 16 QB Rankings: Fantasy Title Dreams of Tebow
Quarterback
1 Drew Brees
2 Tom Brady
3 Cam Newton
4 Aaron Rodgers
5 Tony Romo
6 Matthew Stafford
7 Tim Tebow
8 Michael Vick
9 Matt Ryan
10 Rex Grossman
11 Kyle Orton
12 Philip Rivers
13 Mark Sanchez
14 Eli Manning
15 Matt Moore
16 Jake Locker
17 Carson Palmer
18 Ben Roethlisberger
19 Ryan Fitzpatrick
20 Andy Dalton
21 T.J. Yates
22 Josh Freeman
23 Joe Flacco
24 Christian Ponder
25 Alex Smith
26 Dan Orlovsky
27 John Skelton
28 Seneca Wallace
29 Tarvaris Jackson
30 Josh McCown
31 Kellen Clemens
32 Blaine Gabbert
Lawsuit Filed: Bench Warrant Issued for Leigh Steinberg
Steinberg Vanishes: Bench Warrant Issued
Harmon’s Week 15 Fantasy Defenses
Defense
1 Green Bay
2 Detroit
3 Cincinnati
4 Baltimore
5 Arizona
6 Tennessee
7 Chicago
8 Houston
9 Seattle
10 San Francisco
11 New York Jets
12 Atlanta
13 Dallas
14 Pittsburgh
15 New York Giants
16 Philadelphia
17 Buffalo
18 Washington
19 Miami
20 New Orleans
21 New England
22 Cleveland
23 Denver
24 San Diego
25 Oakland
26 Minnesota
27 Carolina
28 St. Louis
29 Jacksonville
30 Tampa Bay
31 Kansas City
32 Indianapolis
Harmon’s Week 15 Fantasy Kickers
Kickers
1 John Kasay
2 Neil Rackers
3 Dan Bailey
4 Mason Crosby
5 Jason Hanson
6 David Akers
7 Stephen Gostkowski
8 Billy Cundiff
9 Rob Bironas
10 Sebastian Janikowski
11 Matt Bryant
12 Robbie Gould
13 Lawrence Tynes
14 Mike Nugent
15 Nick Novak
16 Stephen Hauschka
17 Graham Gano
18 Shaun Suisham
19 Nick Folk
20 Matt Prater
21 Dan Carpenter
22 Alex Henery
23 Connor Barth
24 Phil Dawson
25 Olindo Mare
26 Ryan Longwell
27 Jay Feely
28 Josh Brown
29 Ryan Succop
Harmon’s Week 15 Fantasy TEs
Tight End
1 Rob Gronkowski
2 Jimmy Graham
3 Tony Gonzalez
4 Antonio Gates
5 Jason Witten
6 Owen Daniels
7 Jermichael Finley
8 Jake Ballard
9 Brandon Pettigrew
10 Greg Olsen
11 Anthony Fasano
12 Vernon Davis
13 Aaron Hernandez
14 Jermaine Gresham
15 Dustin Keller
16 Brent Celek
17 Ed Dickson
18 Kellen Winslow
19 Dallas Clark
20 Joel Dreessen
21 Jared Cook
22 Kellen Davis
23 Marcedes Lewis
24 Heath Miller
25 Visanthe Shiancoe
Harmon’s Week 15 Fantasy WR Rankings
Wide Receivers
1 Wes Welker
2 Hakeem Nicks
3 Jordy Nelson
4 Calvin Johnson
5 Roddy White
6 Victor Cruz
7 A.J. Green
8 Percy Harvin
9 Marques Colston
10 Larry Fitzgerald
11 Mike Wallace
12 Laurent Robinson
13 Julio Jones
14 Dwayne Bowe
15 Santana Moss
16 Antonio Brown
17 Demaryius Thomas
18 Steve Smith
19 Vincent Jackson
20 Miles Austin
21 Brandon Marshall
22 Stevie Johnson
23 Dez Bryant
24 Santonio Holmes
25 DeSean [...]
Harmon’s Week 15 Fantasy RBs
Running Back
33 1 Arian Foster
34 2 Ray Rice
35 3 Chris Johnson
36 4 Adrian Peterson
37 5 Maurice Jones-Drew
38 6 LeSean McCoy
39 7 Marshawn Lynch
40 8 Beanie Wells
41 9 Roy Helu
42 10 Michael Turner
43 11 Michael Bush
44 12 Felix Jones
45 13 Shonn Greene
46 14 Reggie Bush
47 15 Cedric Benson
48 16 Willis McGahee
49 17 Steven Jackson
50 18 Ryan Mathews
51 19 Frank Gore
52 20 Darren Sproles
53 21 Marion Barber
54 22 Ahmad Bradshaw
55 23 LeGarrette Blount
56 24 Ryan Grant
57 25 Ben Tate
58 26 Kevin Smith
59 27 Rashard Mendenhall
60 28 Brandon Jacobs
61 29 C.J. Spiller
62 30 Peyton Hillis
63 31 Jonathan Stewart
64 32 BenJarvus Green-Ellis
65 33 Mike Tolbert
66 34 LaDainian Tomlinson
67 35 DeAngelo Williams
68 36 Maurice Morris
69 37 Pierre Thomas
70 38 Donald Brown
71 39 Daniel Thomas
72 40 Jacquizz Rodgers
73 41 Toby Gerhart
74 42 Christopher Ivory
75 43 Joseph Addai
76 44 Ricky Williams
77 45 Keiland Williams
78 46 Kahlil Bell
79 47 Isaac Redman
80 48 Montario Hardesty
81 49 Sammy Morris
82 50 Jackie Battle
83 51 D.J. Ware
84 52 Danny Woodhead
85 53 Jason Snelling
86 54 Brandon [...]
Sidney Crosby Suffers a Setback: Out Indefinitely
The NHL community celebrated the return of Sidney Crosby to the ice in mid-November against the Islanders. The national media followed Crosby’s rehabilitation efforts closely in his 10 months off of the ice and anxiously awaited his return. Crosby tallied four points (two goals and two assists) in his first game and scored 12 points [...]
Updated Tight End Rankings: 10am ET
Tight End
1 Rob Gronkowski
2 Jimmy Graham
3 Antonio Gates
4 Jermichael Finley
5 Tony Gonzalez
6 Jason Witten
7 Vernon Davis
8 Dustin Keller
9 Brent Celek
10 Aaron Hernandez
11 Kellen Winslow
12 Greg Olsen
13 Brandon Pettigrew
14 Jermaine Gresham
15 Ed Dickson
16 Heath Miller
17 Jake Ballard
18 Anthony Fasano
19 Owen Daniels
20 Joel Dreessen
21 Dallas Clark
22 Tony Scheffler
23 Jared Cook
24 Visanthe Shiancoe
25 Kellen Davis
26 Marcedes Lewis
27 Jacob Tamme
Updated Week 14 WR Rankings (Maclin Removed)
Wide Receiver
1 Calvin Johnson
2 Greg Jennings
3 Wes Welker
4 Roddy White
5 Victor Cruz
6 Steve Smith
7 Hakeem Nicks
8 Percy Harvin
9 A.J. Green
10 Vincent Jackson
11 Mike Wallace
12 Stevie Johnson
13 Jordy Nelson
14 Anquan Boldin
15 Larry Fitzgerald
16 Brandon Marshall
17 Dez Bryant
18 Marques Colston
19 Miles Austin
20 Laurent Robinson
21 Santana Moss
22 Michael Crabtree
23 Julio Jones
24 Antonio Brown
25 Mike Williams
26 Santonio Holmes
27 Malcom Floyd
28 DeSean Jackson
29 Pierre Garcon
30 Dwayne Bowe
31 Torrey Smith
32 Brandon Lloyd
33 Plaxico Burress
34 Lance Moore
35 Deion Branch
36 Johnny Knox
37 Eric Decker
38 Riley Cooper
39 James Jones
40 Damian Williams
41 Golden Tate
42 Jacoby Jones
43 Reggie Wayne
44 Brad Smith
45 Jason Avant
46 Nate Burleson
47 Doug Baldwin
48 Demaryius Thomas
49 Jabar Gaffney
50 Robert Meachem
51 Earl Bennett
52 Harry Douglas
53 Devin Aromashodu
54 David [...]
Fantasy Playoff SOS: Running Backs
Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Score
1 DAL NYG at TB PHI 10 2 7 19
2 NYJ KC at PHI NYG 9 7 10 26
3 HOU at CIN CAR [...]
Harmon’s Week 14 Team Defense Rankings
Defense
1 Baltimore
2 New York Jets
3 San Francisco
4 Seattle
5 Houston
6 Pittsburgh
7 Denver
8 Chicago
9 Green Bay
10 Detroit
11 New England
12 Miami
13 Dallas
14 Cincinnati
15 Kansas City
16 St. Louis
17 Philadelphia
18 Atlanta
19 Arizona
20 New York Giants
21 New Orleans
22 Buffalo
23 Tampa Bay
24 Minnesota
25 Jacksonville
26 Washington
27 Tennessee
28 Cleveland
29 Carolina
30 San Diego
31 Oakland
Harmon’s Week 14 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
Kicker
1 John Kasay
2 Robbie Gould
3 David Akers
4 Dan Bailey
5 Mason Crosby
6 Neil Rackers
7 Sebastian Janikowski
8 Stephen Gostkowski
9 Jason Hanson
10 Billy Cundiff
11 Shaun Suisham
12 Nick Folk
13 Matt Bryant
14 Rob Bironas
15 Nick Novak
16 Lawrence Tynes
17 Stephen Hauschka
18 Olindo Mare
19 Mike Nugent
20 Dan Carpenter
21 Matt Prater
22 Alex Henery
23 Ryan Longwell
24 Graham Gano
25 Josh Scobee
Harmon’s Week 14 Fantasy TE Rankings
Tight End
1 Rob Gronkowski
2 Jimmy Graham
3 Tony Gonzalez
4 Jermichael Finley
5 Antonio Gates
6 Jason Witten
7 Vernon Davis
8 Dustin Keller
9 Brent Celek
10 Aaron Hernandez
11 Kellen Winslow
12 Greg Olsen
13 Jermaine Gresham
14 Heath Miller
15 Jake Ballard
16 Owen Daniels
17 Brandon Pettigrew
18 Anthony Fasano
19 Ed Dickson
20 Joel Dreessen
21 Dallas Clark
22 Tony Scheffler
23 Jared Cook
24 Visanthe Shiancoe
25 Kellen Davis
26 Marcedes Lewis
27 Jacob Tamme
Harmon’s Week 14 Fantasy WR Rankings
Wide Receiver
1 Calvin Johnson
2 Greg Jennings
3 Wes Welker
4 Roddy White
5 Victor Cruz
6 Steve Smith
7 Hakeem Nicks
8 Percy Harvin
9 A.J. Green
10 Vincent Jackson
11 Mike Wallace
12 Stevie Johnson
13 Jordy Nelson
14 Anquan Boldin
15 Larry Fitzgerald
16 Brandon Marshall
17 Dez Bryant
18 Marques Colston
19 Jeremy Maclin
20 Miles Austin
21 Laurent Robinson
22 Santana Moss
23 Julio Jones
24 Michael Crabtree
25 Antonio Brown
26 Mike Williams
27 Santonio Holmes
28 DeSean Jackson
29 Pierre Garcon
30 Dwayne Bowe
31 Torrey Smith
32 Brandon Lloyd
33 Plaxico Burress
34 Lance Moore
35 Malcom Floyd
36 Deion Branch
37 Johnny Knox
38 Eric Decker
39 James Jones
40 Damian Williams
41 Golden Tate
42 Jacoby Jones
43 Reggie Wayne
44 Brad Smith
45 Riley Cooper
46 Nate Burleson
47 Doug Baldwin
48 Demaryius Thomas
49 Jabar Gaffney
50 Robert Meachem
51 Jason Avant
52 Earl Bennett
53 Harry Douglas
54 Devin [...]
Harmon’s Week 14 RB Rankings
Running Back
1 Ray Rice
2 Maurice Jones-Drew
3 Michael Turner
4 Arian Foster
5 Chris Johnson
6 Marshawn Lynch
7 Ryan Mathews
8 Frank Gore
9 Rashard Mendenhall
10 Michael Bush
11 DeMarco Murray
12 LeSean McCoy
13 Reggie Bush
14 Willis McGahee
15 Roy Helu
16 CJ Spiller
17 Shonn Greene
18 Darren Sproles
19 LeGarrette Blount
20 Kevin Smith
21 Ahmad Bradshaw
22 Toby Gerhart
23 Steven Jackson
24 Marion Barber
25 Ryan Grant
26 Cedric Benson
27 Mike Tolbert
28 BenJarvus Green-Ellis
29 Beanie Wells
30 Peyton Hillis
31 Ricky Williams
32 Maurice Morris
33 Lance Ball
34 Pierre Thomas
35 Donald Brown
36 Jonathan Stewart
37 Ben Tate
38 Daniel Thomas
39 DeAngelo Williams
40 Brandon Jacobs
41 Kahlil Bell
42 Isaac Redman
43 Brandon Saine
44 Dexter McCluster
45 Montario Hardesty
46 Felix Jones
47 Chris Ivory
48 LaDainian Tomlinson
49 Jason Snelling
50 LaRod Stephens-Howling
51 Keiland Williams
52 Thomas Jones
53 Kendall Hunter
54 Justin [...]
