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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...
Retreads on the rise
19 Oct
, 2025
Mayfield and Goff might both throw 40-plus touchdowns. Danny Dimes and Darnold have their teams winning...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Time to be doubting Thomas?
25 Sep
, 2025
He caught only 2 of the 6 passes thrown his way against Houston...
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...
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...
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