The Lions’ offensive line against the Browns’ defensive line should be one of the best matchups of Week Four in the NFL. Lions offensive coordinator John Morton and Browns defensive end Myles Garrett are both looking forward to it. Morton was asked this week about the Browns’ defense leading the league in rushing yards allowed, and Morton indicated that he …
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Offensive coordinator John Morton, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp spoke to the media Thursday ahead of Detroit’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns Sunday at Ford Field. Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from those media sessions: 1. Sheppard credited the execution more than the game plan itself for the defensive performance against Baltimore last week. …
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The Detroit Lions have only faced the Cleveland Browns once in the Dan Campbell era, a 13-10 loss in his inaugural 2021 season. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was at the helm in that game, but he has since swapped out his coordinators, including adding a former Lions head coach to run his defense. Let’s take a closer look at …
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The Ravens’ entire starting defensive line is not at practice on Wednesday as they prepare to play the Kansas City Chiefs. Defensive tackles Nnamdi Madubuike (neck), Travis Jones, and Broderick Washington Jr. were not spotted as rain came down at the Under Armour Performance Center. Veteran nose tackle John Jenkins and rookie Aeneas Peebles are the only defensive linemen on …
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The Cowboys have given up 92 points through the first three weeks of the season and team owner Jerry Jones suggested the team will be making some changes to their defense heading into Week 4’s game against the Packers. Jones said on 105.3 The Fan the team is talking about “how can we basically address it personnel wise, scheme wise” …
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The Ravens defense had a rough day in a 38-30 loss to the Detroit Lions on “Monday Night Football,” and some of the leaders were pointing at themselves. Baltimore surrendered 224 rushing yards, the third-most during the Head Coach John Harbaugh era, and had 20 missed tackles, per Next Gen Stats. “We just have to be more physical at the …
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What an absolutely gonzo week it was for team defenses in fantasy. Bonkers. Gaga, even. There were nine non-offensive touchdowns scored on Sunday of Week 3 alone—the most in a single week since 2020. Per Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports, it was the first time in NFL history that that there were multiple interception return touchdowns, multiple fumble blocked field …
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In the first two weeks of the season, Jaguars No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter played more offensive snaps than defensive snaps. That trend flipped in Jacksonville’s Week 3 victory over Houston. Hunter was on the field for 37 offensive snaps (53 percent) and 43 defensive snaps (68 percent). He’s now played 59 percent of Jacksonville’s offensive snaps this year …
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Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is just the right kind of petty. The fun kind of petty. After the Bucs beat the Jets on Sunday, following late-game nuttiness that prompted Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles to say “you gotta fucking be shitting me,” Mayfield had his own way of commemorating his third last-minute victory in three weks. “I loved it,” Mayfield …
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PHILADELPHIA — Protocol said for Jordan Davis to go down. For once, the defensive tackle didn’t listen. Not after batting a last-second field goal from the sky. Not after finding the football still rolling on the turf. Not after scooping it with a grace he didn’t have a year ago and seeing nothing but 61 yards of green grass ahead. …
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