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NFL Week 6 takeaways: Is it panic season for the Dallas Cowboys? Another Lamar Jackson MVP season?

NFL Week 6 takeaways: Is it panic season for the Dallas Cowboys? Another Lamar Jackson MVP season?

Sunday Week 6 featured the Cowboys blown out at home again, Lamar Jackson’s Ravens outlasting Jayden Daniels’ Commanders, starting debuts from not one but two rookie quarterbacks, and another rookie QB continuing to climb fast. SLAYYYYYYYY 📺: @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/pyRPzM7rmM — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 13, 2024 The Athletic NFL writers Tim Graham, Mike Jones and […]

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NFL Week 6 top storylines: Commanders-Ravens, rookie QBs in spotlight and Jets start over

NFL Week 6 top storylines: Commanders-Ravens, rookie QBs in spotlight and Jets start over

It was a topsy-turvy week across the NFL. The New York Jets gave us the first head coach firing of the season. In Cleveland, the pressure continues to mount on Browns coach Kevin Stefanski and quarterback Deshaun Watson. New Orleans had to go to a backup plan at quarterback (Spencer Rattler) far sooner than expected

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Which NFL coaches are on the hot seat? As the Jets showed, it’s about the owners

Which NFL coaches are on the hot seat? As the Jets showed, it’s about the owners

Former New York Jets coach Eric Mangini had a prescient read on team owner Woody Johnson before a Week 5 defeat in London precipitated coach Robert Saleh’s firing Tuesday. The way Mangini saw things, Johnson’s status as a former U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom raised the stakes for what otherwise might have been just

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NFL head coaches on hot seat may include Browns’ Kevin Stefanski, Eagles’ Nick Sirianni

NFL head coaches on hot seat may include Browns’ Kevin Stefanski, Eagles’ Nick Sirianni

The New York Jets stunned NFL followers by firing head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday, two days after his team fell to 2-3 in a 23-17 loss in London to the Minnesota Vikings. Saleh, a well-respected defensive mind, was in his fourth season with the Jets. He had a 20-36 record, going 4-13 in 2021

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NFL players say more money, second bye week needed to approve 18th game: Poll

NFL players say more money, second bye week needed to approve 18th game: Poll

The handwriting is on the wall. NFL owners want to eventually expand the regular season from 17 games to 18. The owners usually get what they want, so it seems like a matter of when, and not if, we see an expansion. The current collective bargaining agreement runs through 2030, but NFL owners, officials and

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Anonymous NFL player poll 2024: Josh Allen for MVP; Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson as building blocks

Anonymous NFL player poll 2024: Josh Allen for MVP; Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson as building blocks

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is widely regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. He has all of the desirable traits one could ask for in a quarterback: size, a cannon of an arm, elite-level athleticism, keen instincts, strong leadership traits and an intense competitive fire. Ever since he ascended to a

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NFL QB stock report, Week 5: Is Justin Herbert underutilized? Jayden Daniels surges up ranks

NFL QB stock report, Week 5: Is Justin Herbert underutilized? Jayden Daniels surges up ranks

Lamar Jackson’s second prime-time quarterback showdown went much better than the first. The two-time MVP’s Baltimore Ravens drubbed Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, 35-10, on Sunday night. Jackson amassed three touchdowns but didn’t need to do it all himself, as the running back tandem of Derrick Henry and Justice Hill combined for 305 yards

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NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Believing in the Vikings and rookie check-in

NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Believing in the Vikings and rookie check-in

In honor of Jayden Daniels’ historic start to his NFL career, the Power Rankings are checking in on rookies this week. Daniels, the No. 2 pick in April’s draft, has overshadowed top pick Caleb Williams and given Washington Commanders fans hope that they’ve finally found their savior. The news is not quite so good in

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