3 After allowing 10 points to the Patriots in the first half, the Raiders defense surrendered only three in the second half. Not to mention, those three points came off a 44-yard field goal with only 22 seconds remaining in regulation. The biggest storyline in the tale of two halves was the defense’s ability to rush the passer. Drake Maye …
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The San Francisco 49ers kicked off the season with a strong road victory in Week 1, and head coach Kyle Shanahan held a conference call with reporters on Monday to share updates on the team. Here are the biggest takeaways: Injury Updates Shanahan noted a handful of players are working through injuries coming out of the opener: OL Ben Bartch …
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2. The Chiefs committed some uncharacteristic miscues. A divisional matchup thousands of miles from home is tough enough, but the Chiefs made things more difficult on themselves with a handful of uncharacteristic errors throughout Friday’s game. Notably, the Chiefs committed 10 penalties (for 71 yards), failed to convert their first seven third-down attempts and missed an extra point that would …
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The Russell Wilson Era with the Giants will last at least two starts. After he left the door slightly ajar to making a quarterback change in the immediate aftermath of a surprising season-opening dud, head coach Brian Daboll revealed Monday that Wilson will start Sunday against the Cowboys in a virtual must-win on the road. So, why the hesitation in …
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Week 2 gets started with a matchup between the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers, two playoff teams from last season, at Lambeau Field on Thursday night. Both teams won their Week 1 games. There are several compelling matchups Sunday, including the Chicago Bears visiting the Detroit Lions (-4.5) in early window and the Atlanta Falcons visiting the Minnesota Vikings …
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“He just ran an over route. I undercut it, and as soon as I looked up, I saw the ball was coming. [Bowers] has a great catch radius, so I knew I had to get my hands up on the ball,” Davis told Patriots.com. “I looked back and J-Hawk was in a good position and he made the play.” Unfortunately, …
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is battling injuries to his toe and his left (non-throwing) shoulder, putting his status for Week 2’s game against the New Orleans Saints in doubt, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. Shanahan said Purdy’s toe injury is more serious than the shoulder injury. He did not specify which toe is injured, or on which …
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Points, points, points! That was the theme of Week 2 as we saw Florida State (77), Tennessee (72), Ohio State (70), Oregon (69), Nebraska (68), Utah (63), and Texas Tech (62) all score more than 60 this weekend. In fact, 12 out of my top 25 teams on this list scored at least 40 points on Saturday as non-conference action …
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At some point, the Giants will turn to their rookie quarterback, Jaxson Dart. But that will not be in Week 2. New York head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Monday that Russell Wilson will be the starter when the Giants play the Cowboys in Week 2. Daboll had left that a little uncertain when he spoke to reporters after …
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That was some Week 1, huh? It’s hard to ask for a better game to end the Sunday slate on than a battle between Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson that comes down to the wire for a historic finish. With Week 1 in the books (MNF pending), there will obviously be some shake ups to your fantasy rosters whether it …
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