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Bullish on the Bengals
24 Oct
, 2017
First there's Joe Mixon. The Colts played the run well earlier in the year, but have now allowed 100-yard games in back-to-back weeks to Derrick Henry and T.J...
Zach Ertz on the rampage
23 Oct
, 2017
There are some other great tight ends, of course – Rob Gronkowski, Jordan Reed and Tyler Eifert have been special at times – but all of those tight ends have had problems staying healthy...
Kicking butt (part 2)
22 Oct
, 2017
But one reader, Nick Fritz, pointed out that he doesn’t so much care what kickers have done so far. He’s more interested in what they’re going to do in the coming weeks...
Derek Carr against Kansas City
19 Oct
, 2017
Kansas City has a good defense, and its style tends to work against Carr. He doesn’t tend to take sacks, but they’ve been able to pressure him...
Kicking butt
18 Oct
, 2017
Since the league moved to the 16-game schedule almost 40 years ago, only 12 teams have finished seasons with at least 150 kicking points...
Remember the Titans D
18 Oct
, 2017
Here are the ugly numbers (for the Browns; they're beautiful for opposing fantasy defenses) through the first six weeks of the season...
Defensive and Special Teams touchdowns
17 Oct
, 2017
If they maintain that pace, teams will establish the highest total of such scores since the 2013 season...
Are Raiders, Chargers headed for a shootout?
15 Oct
, 2017
RECENT CHARGERS-RAIDERS GAMES
YearResult
2014Chargers 31, at Raiders 282014at Chargers 13, Raiders 62015Raiders 37, at Chargers 292015at Raiders 23, Chargers 20 (OT)2016at Raiders 34, Chargers 3...
Agholor enjoying a breakout season
13 Oct
, 2017
It's a difficult transition from college to the NFL. Sometimes injuries are a factor, or poor quarterbacking, or a coaching staff and offensive system that isn't a good fit...
Deshaun Watson tearing it up
12 Oct
, 2017
After five weeks, 21 quarterbacks have dropped back to pass at least 10 times when their team was inside the 10-yard line. Watson in that part of the field has gone 7 of 10, all for touchdowns...
Suspect wideouts in Giants-Broncos game
10 Oct
, 2017
The Giants also have a top tandem in Janoris Jenkins and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Five games into the season, the No. 1 and 2 wide receivers from the teams they've faced have done very little...
Mitchell Trubisky makes first start
9 Oct
, 2017
Trubisky didn’t look particularly prone to errors in the preseason...
Collins emerging in Baltimore
2 Oct
, 2017
Collins wasn’t a flop in Seattle, which selected him in the fifth round a year ago. The Seahawks were just overloaded with Chris Carson emerging and Thomas Rawls returning to full strength...
Antonio Brown's home-away numbers
27 Sep
, 2017
Week 4 definitely seems to fit the Pittsburgh road woes narrative...
Struggling up in Seattle
27 Sep
, 2017
Since the start of last season, the Seahawks have played 10 games at home. One this season, and nine last year (including a playoff game)...