FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The decision won’t please everyone in the fan base, but Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank felt comfortable enough with the direction of this season’s team to retain coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff. Does that mean the Falcons will be contenders in 2020? They had better be, even if […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank has decided to retain coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff for the 2020 season. “It’s easy to make changes,” Blank said Friday at the team’s training facility in suburban Flowery Branch. “It’s almost easier in many ways to make changes than to not make changes.” He added: “It’s […]
Continue readingThe NFL Power Rankings are all about deciding who is the best of the best from a team standpoint. We’re taking that one step further this week, as our NFL Nation reporters select the MVP for the teams they cover. Previous rankings: 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 […]
Continue readingThe NFL Power Rankings are relevant for this season (or, to be more accurate, this week in this season), but we’re at the point where it’s cool to look ahead to the future. We’re not talking Week 16 or 17 future, but start of a whole new decade future. So we’ve asked our NFL Nation […]
Continue readingIn his first full season as an NFL starting quarterback, Jackson leads the NFL with 33 touchdown passes and has run for 1,103 yards, an NFL single-season record for a quarterback. He topped all players in this year’s Pro Bowl fan voting, receiving 704,699 votes, nearly 165,000 more than any other player. “This honor is […]
Continue readingThe game will be held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 26. Here is every selection for the 2020 game along with analysis from NFL Nation reporters. Players’ career Pro Bowls are denoted in parentheses. Pro Bowlers: Tre’Davious White (1) Stephon Gilmore is widely thought of as the […]
Continue readingFor the first time since 2013, the 49ers are headed to the postseason, but they needed some help to get there after a 29-22 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan drove the Falcons 70 yards in the closing moments to throw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Julio […]
Continue readingRidley, who caught five passes for 76 yards and a 15-yard touchdown before exiting the game, put together a stellar second season in the NFL. Ridley finishes the season with 63 receptions, 866 yards and a team-leading seven touchdown catches. According to ESPN Stats and Info, Ridley’s 17 touchdown receptions are the most by any […]
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