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Week 4 Wrap: The Haves vs. the Have Nots
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was published before reports surfaced that the Dolphins had fired head coach Joe Philbin. There are six undefeated teams in the NFL, and you can construct an easy story for...
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The NFL Quarter-Season Awards
The vast majority of the NFL’s 32 teams have made it through four games, which means it’s time to begin one of my favorite annual recurring features. It’s fun to hand out awards during each quarter of...
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Odell Beckham Jr., Ryan Tannehill, and What Happens When NFL Players Get a...
Of all the judgments levied against Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. following last Sunday’s game against the Bills — that he was a “prima donna,” that he punched safety Duke Williams in the...
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Week 5 Takeaways: Separation Anxiety
The same old Bengals appear to have learned some new tricks. Unsurprisingly derided after falling behind 24-7 to the Seahawks at home during the third quarter, Cincinnati launched into a stirring...
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NFL Week 5 Winners and Losers: Odell Beckham Jr., Von Miller, Jamaal Charles,...
Winners The Giants Giants guard Geoff Schwartz usually does a silent roll call of the entire offense on the first play of every drive. It’s an ideal time for a broad look at the game, as assignments...
View ArticleTaking the NFL’s Statistical Temperature
ESPN tracks a staggering variety of statistics for the NFL’s 32 teams. Some of them are wildly useful, like figuring out which teams do the best job of exceeding expectations given the down and...
View ArticleYour NFL All-Surprise Team
It’s been a weird season, even by NFL standards. It seems bizarre to think that the Colts and Eagles were among the favorites to win the Super Bowl as recently as six weeks ago. That was a world in...
View ArticleWeek 7 Picks: Welcome to Finding Your NFL Roots
Let’s just get it out of the way: Even I think the term “football babies” is a little creepy, but it’s going to be the way we get into this Friday’s picks column. No, this isn’t a reference to that...
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The NFL Top 25 Rankings
It’s about time for an NFL Top 25 ballot. I’m jealous of college football, where the nation’s finest coaching assistants and interns submit votes each week on behalf of their institution’s head coaches...
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NFL Week 8 Picks: The Weight of the Interim Label
The Patriots made short work of Dan Campbell’s Coach of the Year campaign on Thursday night, handing Miami’s interim coach his first defeat with a 36-7 rout in Foxborough. There’s no shame in losing to...
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