GREEN BAY – Packers defensive lineman Micah Parsons has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Sunday’s 27-23 win over Arizona. Playing 54 defensive snaps against the Cardinals, Parsons recorded five tackles, five quarterback hits, four tackles for loss and a career-high three sacks, two of which came during the fourth quarter. Parsons had …
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Running back Christian McCaffrey powered the 49ers to victory on Sunday night and now he’s been recognized for his performance. McCaffrey has been named NFC offensive player of the week. McCaffrey finished the game with 201 yards from scrimmage — 129 rushing, 72 receiving on seven catches — plus two rushing touchdowns in the 20-10 victory over Atlanta. McCaffrey now …
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Week 7 of the NFL season is in the books. There are nine teams with winning records in the NFC, and only four teams with losing records. We are starting to see some separation from the bad teams and the rest of the conference, and we have our first obituary in a while, the Arizona Cardinals. Obituary: Cardinals (2-5) The …
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In a showdown of elite NFC teams, Bucs fall woefully short of Lions Tampa Bay Times Steve Spurrier addresses Florida job, suggests two SEC coaches as candidates CBS Sports College Football Insiders: Are Lane Kiffin, James Franklin among Florida coaching candidates? 247Sports Florida AD: Napier didn’t meet championship goal ESPN Florida, no more messing around: Go get Lane Kiffin or Eli Drinkwitz The New York …
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It’s been talked about on the broadcast of every Dallas game in recent weeks and mentioned in dozens of articles about the team; Dallas has the best offense in the NFL by many metrics and the worst defense in the league by those same metrics. Without getting fancy, let’s just compare the relative rankings of Washington and Dallas offensively and …
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Wednesday’s “First Call” has news about a departing Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back. Lamar Jackson could be down for a while in Baltimore. The Atlantic 10’s commissioner wants a bigger NCAA Tournament. And we check in on some former Pirates in the MLB playoffs. Pillaging the practice squad The Tampa Bay Buccaneers nabbed a member of the Steelers from the practice …
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It was a good Sunday for the Detroit Lions. With NFC North teams in action in all four time slots, not only did we get to see the Lions come out victorious against the Cleveland Browns, but we got a close look at the other three divisional foes—two of which had disappointing ends to their day. With that in mind, …
Read More »Caleb Williams named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after 4-TD game in Chicago Bears win Chicago Tribune How some 2-minute magic put the Bears in complete control against the Cowboys – The Athletic The New York Times Bears QB Caleb Williams wins NFC Offensive Player of the Week award Chicago Bears Bears PFF grades: Best, worst players from Week 3 win vs. …
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It was an iconic moment at Lincoln Financial Field as the Eagles erased a 19-point deficit to remain undefeated. In Year 4, Davis is having his best season in the NFL. “I think it’s just a good example of a guy continuing to work, continuing to get better because he should be playing better football now than he was when …
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NFC Players of the Week under O’Connell 2025 Week 3 vs. Cincinnati: Isaiah Rodgers, CB (Defensive) 2025 Week 1 at Chicago: J.J. McCarthy, QB (Offensive) 2024 Week 16 at Seattle: Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB (Defensive) 2024 Week 14 vs. Atlanta: Sam Darnold, QB (Offensive) 2024 Week 3 vs. Houston: Jonathan Greenard, OLB (Defensive) 2023 Week 14 at Las Vegas: Ivan …
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