Inside: Risers and fallers after a busy Sunday that brought some dancing by an 0-3 coach. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox. Week 3 Risers Let’s start with the Browns, whose shocking 13-10 comeback win over the Packers came just days after Green Bay’s left tackle …
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The legalization, and normalization, of sports betting has converted footnotes into headlines. For better or worse. On Sunday, the natural headline is that Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis blocked a last-second Rams field goal, preserving Philly’s stunning 20-point run that wiped out a 26-7 third-quarter deficit. The gambling-related headline is that, instead of falling on the loose ball and ending …
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Instant grades on the Eagles’ performance in their 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams: Quarterback: B+ Jalen Hurts somehow got it done and came up huge with a 4-yard dart to DeVonta Smith on fourth down with 1 minute, 48 seconds left in the game. It held up after an amazing blocked field goal finish. Hurts finally completed some …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Between division rivalries, playoff rematches and cross-country affairs, Week 3 in the NFL had everything you could want. Sunday’s action was blighted by a host of quarterback injuries, though, which meant that a number of star players were absent; Washington’s Jayden Daniels, Minnesota’s JJ McCarthy, Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and Justin Fields of the Jets all missed …
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NFL Week 4 buy or sell: Trust 3-0 Eagles, 49ers? Plus, Daniel Jones enters MVP race NFL.com Today’s Best NFL Bets and Player Props for Week 4 FanDuel NFL Week 4 Odds: Rams open as underdogs at home against Colts Yahoo Sports 2025 NFL Odds Week 4: Lines, Spreads for all 16 Games FOX Sports Opening odds and lines for NFL Week 4 DraftKings Network …
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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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Almost two years ago, Penn State coach James Franklin popularized the rightful lampooning of the mysteriously beloved and confoundingly prevalent chuck-it-deep paradox—a belief from fans that an offense is merely stagnant because a quarterback is not dropping back and whipping the ball downfield as far as he possibly can. “My skin is curling when you say, Just drop back and …
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Tush Push discourse will not die. The Eagles’ use of the Tush Push has once again sparked debate, this time during their Week 3 matchup against the Rams on Sunday. During the game, the Eagles successfully executed the controversial short-yardage maneuver for a touchdown, but replay showed the offensive line may have moved slightly early, which would indicate a potential …
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One of the most sublime things about betting on sports is that every single play matters, a lesson that was cemented Sunday in the Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia Eagles game. In case you flipped away from the game with Los Angeles winning big early, Philadelphia ended up chipping away and taking the lead late in the fourth quarter. With the Rams …
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The Philadelphia Eagles clinched a 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday with a dramatic blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown — a play that proved to be an especially significant one for bettors. Trailing 27-26, the Rams were lining up for a 44-yard, game-winning field goal with only two seconds left. But Joshua Karty’s …
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