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Bench Kelce?
12 Dec
, 2018
When these teams played back in Week 1, Kelce caught 1 pass for 6 yards, his worst game of the season...
Big numbers for tight ends
11 Dec
, 2018
Gronk and Graham put together their big seasons back in 2011, when Gronkowski finished with 1,327 yards and Graham went for 1,310...
Aaron Jones
11 Dec
, 2018
On the one hand, as we've pointed out in the Weekly recently, schedule has helped. The Bears haven't faced a lot of great running games or elite running backs...
Rookie tacklers
7 Dec
, 2018
Colts linebacker Darius Leonard leads the NFL in tackles, with 12 more than 2nd-place Telvin Smith (who's now played one additional game)...
Passing inside the 10
6 Dec
, 2018
With Newton being physically being banged up, I think it’s reasonable to suspect he won’t run as much (or as effectively) as he was earlier in the year...
Kenny Stills
5 Dec
, 2018
Davis, I think, will be covered by Jalen Ramsey for the bulk of the Thursday night game, and I want no part of that...
Corey Davis
5 Dec
, 2018
The Jaguars haven't been the knockout defense everyone was expecting this season, but they're still pretty good against the pass in general and wide receivers specifically. They're No...
Mayfield or maybe not?
4 Dec
, 2018
Carolina is ranked just 22nd in pass defense this year; they tend to play the run a lot better. Preference is to force opponents to pass...
Vikings on the road
27 Nov
, 2018
Backup options may vary, but my early lean is that Brady will be fine. Tough though Minnesota's defense is, it hasn't been quite as tough away from home. At home, it's been very tough...
Saints looking Super
25 Nov
, 2018
It seems right now as if the Saints, Rams and Kansas City are on a tier above everyone else...
Tight ends lighting it up
14 Nov
, 2018
As things stand, Ertz might become the league’s first tight end with over 130 catches. Currently, Jason Witten holds the record for tight ends with 110 catches...
Baltimore quarterbacks
12 Nov
, 2018
Jackson isn’t anywhere near as good as a passer as Joe Flacco, who apparently picked up a hip injury in the Pittsburgh game...
Sacked-plagued offenses
7 Nov
, 2018
On the one hand, you’ve got a quarterback who’s shown he will take sacks, along with an offensive line with some problems...
Blake Bortles
6 Nov
, 2018
The Colts seem to be a team on the rise. Frank Reich has the offense playing at a high level, and they've been very good at times against the run...
Bench Big Ben?
4 Nov
, 2018
The Ravens have a good defense again this year. They’re allowing a league-low 17 points per game, and only the Jaguars have allowed fewer passing yards...