Welcome to Week 1 NFL Grades. In this space, we’re going to try to pick out some of the best and worst of the week, while adhering to the standard rubric of your 1950s report card. This isn’t Brown University. One simply doesn’t pass or fail. There’s nuance to it all. Still, I’m thinking about my own report cards and …
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Micah Parsons has found the light at the end of the tunnel with the Packers after a “super toxic” finish to his Cowboys career. Speaking to reporters Sunday following his first victory in Green Bay — a resounding 27-13 win over the divisional rival Lions — the star edge rusher revealed just how taxing the past few months have been …
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is explaining his side of “spit gate” and revealing what he said to Philadelphia Eagles defensive player Jalen Carter in that moment. If you did not see, on Thursday (September 4), during the two teams’ opening night NFL game, the 24-year-old Defensive Tackle was ejected from the game for spitting on the 32-year-old QB. Later …
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James Harrison is nicknamed “Deebo” for a reason. The former Steelers linebacker looks and acts like he can play in the NFL at this moment. He’s 47. Harrison was named to five Pro Bowls and two All-Pro teams in a 15-year career. He was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams and, in 2008, Harrison was the NFL’s Defensive Player of …
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EUGENE, Ore. — A week that began with head coaches Mike Gundy and Dan Lanning trading barbs about each program’s budget ended with Oregon handing Oklahoma State a 69-3 loss — the worst of the Gundy era and the worst the program has seen since 1907. “It never requires extra motivation for an opportunity to go out and kick ass,” …
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No. 6 Oregon is thrashing Oklahoma State 41-3 at Autzen Stadium behind a dominant offensive effort. The Ducks finished with a 473 yards in the first half and averaged an absurd 13.1 yards per play against an overmatched Oklahoma State defense. Oregon scored 65-yard touchdowns on two of its first three plays of the game — a pass from Dante …
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FRISCO, Texas – In their season opener against the Eagles, the Cowboys fell to the defending Super Bowl champions 24-20. Dallas had their opportunities to grow or regain their lead down the stretch but ultimately couldn’t take advantage of anything to put them in front when the clock struck zero. Brian Schottenheimer is taking no moral victories in the one …
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The Cowboys hung with the Eagles for a full 60 minutes in their season opener but ultimately walked away empty after squandering many opportunities in a 24–20 loss. In their first game since dealing Micah Parsons to the Packers, the retooled Dallas defense played pretty well against an explosive Eagles offense once they made the decision to prevent Jalen Hurts …
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PHILADELPHIA — No Dallas Cowboys player had a better training camp than CeeDee Lamb. He probably didn’t drop three passes the entire four weeks the team was in Oxnard, Calif. That’s why it was so stunning to see him come up short multiple times in key moments Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Lamb officially had three drops and arguably …
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Sometimes, “a win is a win” feels like a cope. In this case, though, the Philadelphia Eagles should feel legitimately happy after their Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Regardless of how they got it done, they did, and that’s what matters most this early in the season. Especially when it originally felt like things might spiral out of …
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