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2020 NFL quarter-season awards: Picks for MVP, rookies of the year, top coach, best catch, more
If it weren’t for the Steelers-Titans game getting postponed, we would be through exactly 25% of the NFL’s regular season. As is custom, with (something close to) the first quarter in the books, I’m taking stock of the league by handing out quarter-season awards for the best performances over the first month of the campaign. […]
Continue readingWeek 5 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus 2020 playoff chances for every team
While the NFL Power Rankings are a weekly thing, it’s never too early to jump ahead and look toward the playoffs. With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, that’s what we’re doing. This week, we determined each team’s postseason chances, according to the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI), then we had each […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers WR Davante Adams says he’s being held out of Monday Night Football game, deletes tweet
Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Davante Adams said in a now deleted tweet that he will not play in Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Adams will miss his second straight game because of a hamstring injury suffered during Green Bay’s Week 2 victory over the Detroit Lions. Adams had been officially listed […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons receivers Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley questionable vs. Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, listed as questionable, are trending upward for Monday night’s game at Green Bay. The team ruled out four other players. Starting safeties Keanu Neal and Ricardo Allen, starting defensive end Takk McKinley and kicker Younghoe Koo won’t play due to injuries. McKinley and Koo are recovering from […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 4 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: What’s next for Michael Thomas, George Kittle and others
The 2020 NFL season moves into Week 4, which features a highly anticipated matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The Chiefs could be without defensive lineman Chris Jones against quarterback Cam Newton and the Patriots, who received some good news on Wednesday when running back Damien Harris […]
Continue readingWeek 4 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus 2020 preseason predictions we got wrong
The NFL Power Rankings are about identifying where each team stands on a week-to-week basis. But in doing that, there is often a conflict between where an NFL team is now and preconceived notions we had about it in the past. That’s what we’re exploring this week, as each NFL Nation writer will identify a […]
Continue readingFantasy football intel for all 32 NFL teams ahead of Week 4
The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the league’s 32 teams. Though efficiency will be discussed plenty, the column will lean heavily on usage data, as volume is king (by far) in fantasy football. Use these tidbits to make the best waiver-wire, trade and […]
Continue readingSean Payton: Two straight losses ‘bit of a gut check’ for undisciplined New Orleans Saints
NEW ORLEANS — So much for the idea that the New Orleans Saints’ continuity would give them an advantage this season. The Saints fell to 1-2 with a 37-30 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in the Superdome. They have lost back-to-back games for the first time since an 0-2 start in 2017. […]
Continue readingFantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 4: Myles Gaskin, Justin Jefferson among top pickups
One of the best strategies in fantasy football is to always be looking ahead, planning for the next move. Along those lines, it’s worth reminding you that starting in Week 5, NFL byes will begin. I mention this because it won’t be long before you and your league mates will be looking for help to […]
Continue readingPackers’ Marcedes Lewis reaches for the rebound and touchdown
Marcedes Lewis, the Green Bay Packers’ 36-year-old tight end, might have gotten away with a push off, but when the ball arrived, his hands were soft as a sponge. And the result was a 19-yard touchdown catch that gave the Packers a 27-20 lead with 2:17 left in the third quarter. Lewis, the 15th-year veteran, […]
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