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Death. Taxes. And the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be in the discussion for the Super Bowl year in and year out. Sure, it's been a while since the Steelers have made it all the way to the Promised Land, but they haven't had a losing season since 2003. That, if nothing else, makes them awfully interesting to watch when it comes to their relatively lofty regular season win total.... 

Kansas City picked up the pieces after an awful start to challenge for the AFC West crown and is the favorite to win it in 2016. The Chiefs went over two months without losing a football game last season and have the pieces to fill in at the top.... 

The Lions begin the post-Megatron era with plenty of questions, not many answers, and a new management team in place to oversee the on-field product. That product won’t have Calvin Johnson, who retired this offseason after nine seasons in a Lions uniform, taking the face of the franchise over the last decade away.... 

Most of the remnants from the previous regime have been discarded and the Bears are now general manager Ryan Pace’s and head coach John Fox’s team. And that’s a good thing. In Carolina, Fox’s team improved by four games from his first season to the second, reaching 11 wins and the Super Bowl in Year 2.... 

The Cardinals were ridiculous last year. Not only did they go 13-3, but they scored the second-most points in the NFL with 30.6 per game while allowing the seventh-fewest at 19.6 per game. They were incredibly efficient on both sides of the ball, but unfortunately bowed out to the Panthers in the NFC Championship Game.... 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Week 16 of the 2016 NFL regular season will bring plenty of gifts for football fans. With Christmas Day falling on Sunday, the league adjusted its slate for plenty of fun the day before the Holiday. Two AFC division rivalry games are waiting under the tree while Saturday offers a feast of pigskin action.... 

A couple of mouthwatering AFC matchups highlight the Week 15 schedule of the 2016 NFL regular season. The Patriots and Broncos will tangle in a rematch of the conference championship minus one key element. Tom Brady gets a shot to avenge a 2-point loss that kept the Pats from a repeat opportunity. The Steelers and Bengals will also hook up in what is likely to be another bloodbath in the AFC North.... 

The primetime lineup in Week 14 of the 2016 NFL regular season schedule promises to be one of the best of the year. AFC West rivals Oakland and Kansas City get the slate started on Thursday night with an NFC East matchup between the Cowboys and Giants on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens and Patriots have met in the playoffs three times in the last five seasons and end week on Monday night.... 

If you like betting on the road underdog, Week 13 of the NFL regular season is your week to play. Only one visitor is pegged as a favorite on the early lines, with the Denver Broncos 3.5-point chalk at Jacksonville. Sunday Night Football is a must see with another clash between the Panthers and Seahawks, who have produced some memorable regular and postseason games in the past few years.... 

Week 12 of the NFL regular season gets going on Thanksgiving Day with a smorgasbord of football. There are few holidays – at least football related ones – like Thanksgiving and the turkey day games are going to be fun ones. Besides, who doesn’t like a couple of division rivalries to spice the cranberry sauce?... 

The massive marketing arm of the NFL reaches south of the border in Week 10 when Houston and Oakland play on Monday night in Mexico City. Building off the tremendous success of the NFL International series of regular season games in the UK, the league will play its first Monday night game outside the U.S.... 

A rematch of possibly the best Super Bowl game played and teams that have competed three times for the Lombardi Trophy headline Week 10 of the NFL regular season. The Seahawks and Patriots had a memorable title game two years ago and hook up on Sunday Night Football in Foxboro. The Cowboys and Steelers renew acquaintances in another inter-conference battle.... 

The early lines for the 2016 NFL season had the Seattle Seahawks as a double-digit favorite four times. Week 9 is one of those games. The Buffalo Bills will make the cross-country trip to the Pacific Northwest for a Monday Night Football showdown as early 10-point dogs.... 

A rematch of last season’s NFC Championship game highlights the Week 8 schedule of the NFL season. The Cardinals were embarrassed by Cam Newton and the Panthers in January with a trip to Super Bowl 50 on the line. The two are expected to compete again and we could witness a preview of another conference title game.... 

Brock Bowl I will get plenty of headlines in Week 7, but the slate is littered with divisional matchups that could have an impact on the remainder of the regular season. A classic NFC North rivalry with the Packers hosting Chicago gets the week started and the Broncos welcome their former quarterback back to Denver on Monday Night Football.... 

The AFC West takes center stage in Week 6 of the NFL regular season with two games featuring its four division combatants. The Chiefs-Raiders showdown is a likely changing of the guard in the division and could have the top spot in the grouping up for grabs.... 

For those fanatics who enjoy placing wagers on the NFL, take note that Week 5 of the season is the first that includes byes.

Two fewer games will be played but there are still plenty of chances to make some coin.... 

Robert Griffin III could be the starting quarterback in a game in our nation’s capital. It just won’t be with the Redskins.

The Cleveland Browns, Griffin’s new team, visit Washington in what is the most anticipated matchup of Week 4.... 

It’s still too early to tell what’s what in the National Football League, but Week 3 of the regular season offers some intriguing matchups. Exactly half of the 16 games are within a field goal when the early lines came in, but if you like big dogs, San Francisco is your club. The Niners 14-point spread against Seattle is the largest of any opening line for the entire season.... 

Week 2 of the 2016 NFL season looks like it’s going to be a doozy with a plethora of key divisional matchups.

But there is none bigger than the rematch between AFC North rivals Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, who staged a bloodbath in last season’s playoff game.... 

The NFL Draft generally doesn't end up making or breaking the season for bettors. Usually, the teams which were going to contend for the Super Bowl heading into the offseason were the ones who will ultimately be there in the end, but there are a few teams which made some tangible strides forward and some who really failed to reach the mark over the weekend.... 

Draft night in the NFL is always crazy, as there are always a slew of deals made which alter the entire course of how this plays out. We've already seen two Draft-altering deals when the Rams and Eagles moved up to the No. 1 and No. 2 picks respectively, and there could be a lot more to come down the line.... 

The NFL Draft hasn't even happened yet, and there are a slew of teams who don't even know who their starting quarterback is going to be in Week 1 of the season.That said, BookMaker.eu already has early Week 1 NFL betting lines posted for you, lines which might present awesome value for savvy bettors.... 

It isn't all that often the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft is traded, but this year, not only was the pick dealt, but it was dealt a solid two weeks before the draft. The first major transaction the Los Angeles Rams made since their move from St. Louis was moving all the way up from No. 15 to the top selection in the Draft. But the real question? Will they draft Carson Wentz or Jared Goff with the top pick?... 

Of all of the stats we've seen leading into Super Bowl 50, the one which boggles the mind the most is the fact that Luke Kuechly has two more touchdowns than all of the Broncos wide receivers combined here in the playoffs. Neither one of these passing games are considered truly elite, but there still might be some really good opportunities to bet on several receivers and tight ends here in the biggest game of the year....