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Every week during the regular season I’ll use this space to highlight teams facing various funnel defenses. What’s a Funnel Defense? A funnel defense, in case you’re wondering, is a defense that faces an unusually high rate of pass attempts or rushes. I’ll take a close look at how opponents are playing these defenses in neutral game script — when …

FOXBORO — Miami Gardens hasn’t been a desired destination for the New England Patriots over the years. To put it kindly. The Patriots haven’t beaten the Dolphins in Miami since Tom Brady was calling plays in 2019. They’ve left Miami with a win just twice since 2013, with a 2-10 record in that 12-year span. That could change this Sunday, …

The Detroit Lions are set to play the Chicago Bears in their first home game of the 2025 season. Following a lackluster loss to the Green Bay Packers the week prior, Detroit has a lot to prove against another division rival this week. The success of the Detroit Lions will rely on several key matchups on both sides of the …

Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season absolutely delivered with big twists and turns, exciting finishes, and as always — the unexpected. How will Week 2 go as an encore? The NFL has plenty of big-time matchups set for the spotlight, which doesn’t even include the Super Bowl LIX rematch between the Chiefs and Eagles. Still, every primetime matchup features …

The Buffalo Bills’ stunning 41-40 fourth quarter comeback over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season will be almost impossible for the remaining 256 regular season games to top. In fact, Sunday’s dramatic finish will likely go down as one of the most celebrated regular season games of all-time, with only the Rams-Chiefs 2018 Monday night …

This Week 1 matchup was already among the most intriguing on the schedule and got even juicier with Jerry Jones letting Micah Parsons don a Cheesehead. The Green Bay Packers are getting all the offseason hype, but it’s the Detroit Lions who own a three-game winning streak in Green Bay, with their last loss dating back to Jared Goff’s first …

WR Zay Flowers vs. CB Christian Benford Benford is the Bills’ top cover guy and the sixth-highest graded cornerback in the league last year, via Pro Football Focus. He also plays both sides about equally, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see him match up frequently against Flowers. Flowers missed last year’s playoff game, so he’ll be itching to show …

Every week during the regular season I’ll use this space to highlight teams facing various funnel defenses. What’s a Funnel Defense? A funnel defense, in case you’re wondering, is a defense that faces an unusually high rate of pass attempts or rushes. I’ll take a close look at how opponents are playing these defenses in neutral game script — when …

Welcome to Advanced Matchups! Using the Fantasy Points Data Suite, I’ll dig into coverage shells, blitz rates, individual matchups, and more every week throughout the season. If you believe this is too much overanalysis, Millionaire Maker winner rsbathla disagrees with you, crediting this very article as part of his process. This column is mostly geared toward giving you an edge …

Friday Night Football Kansas City @ Los Angeles (in Sao Paulo, Brazil) Team Totals: Chiefs 24.75, Chargers 21.75 Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo conquered Justin Herbert in 2023 with five sacks and two interceptions but was otherwise diced for 17 touchdowns (to four picks) and 7.7 yards per attempt — Herbert’s career-high mark in a single season — in seven surrounding games. With a career-best 4.1 …