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Packers come to Mr. Rodgers neighborhood

21 Oct , 2025
It makes me think of Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau, Peyton Manning in a gunfight against Andrew Luck, and Tom Brady hanging on for a win at Foxboro. Pulling up the list of the top 20 all-time to...
Aaron Rodgers

Retreads on the rise

19 Oct , 2025
Mayfield and Goff might both throw 40-plus touchdowns. Danny Dimes and Darnold have their teams winning...
Baker Mayfield Jared Goff Daniel Jones Sam Darnold

London calling

18 Oct , 2025
I ran the numbers. I don’t see much in it. There have been 41 games played in the United Kingdom, plus a Steelers-Vikings game in nearby Dublin a few weeks ago...
Bo Nix NFL International Series

Aging like fine wine

15 Oct , 2025
I don't believe there have been a lot of matchups of 40-year-old quarterbacks over the years...

Backups biding their time

12 Oct , 2025
I’m not sure exactly what these teams are up to. Last year, there was more of an effort to work in other backs...
Emanuel Wilson Josh Jacobs James Cook Ray Davis Ty Johnson

London Calling the Broncos D

8 Oct , 2025
Denver's defense has 21 sacks, which is 5 more than any other team through five games. A year ago it had 63 sacks, which was 9 more than any other team...

Egbuka makes his mark

7 Oct , 2025
Only Egbuka has quickly zoomed past the “relevant rookie” level...
Emeka Egbuka Baker Mayfield

Juiced up Jaguars

6 Oct , 2025
Coen’s work in Tampa Bay last year (as an offensive coordinator) was remarkable. The Bucs had finished last in rushing each of the two previous seasons...
Travis Etienne Liam Coen

Short-range tight ends

5 Oct , 2025
Ferguson so far has caught 34 passes, the most ever by a tight end in the first four games of a season...
Jake Ferguson

No place like home

2 Oct , 2025
At Chicago, most recently, the Cowboys came up small against a defense they should have be putting up big numbers against...

Ferguson's time to shine

28 Sep , 2025
He caught 59 passes last year and didn’t score on any of them. He hasn’t scored on any of his 27 catches this year. And in his last five games of the 2023 season, he caught 22 scoreless passes...
Blake Ferguson

Time to be doubting Thomas?

25 Sep , 2025
He caught only 2 of the 6 passes thrown his way against Houston...
Brian Thomas Calvin Ridley Davante Adams Jerry Jeudy

Backs performing badly

22 Sep , 2025
Christian McCaffrey has averaged 3.1 yards per carry in two of his three. Ashton Jeanty doesn’t look like he should have been selected with a top-10 pick...
Josh Jacobs Chase Brown Christian McCaffrey

Chasing last year's stats

21 Sep , 2025
Jake Browning capably filled in on Sunday, throwing 2 TDs and winning the game at the end on a quarterback sneak. And his fill-in numbers two years ago were solid...

Kicking up a storm

18 Sep , 2025
Shrader has made 9 field goals in his first two games, something done by only three other kickers...
Spencer Shrader Joey Slye

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