Week 1 couldn’t have been much worse for the Cleveland Browns and quarterback Deshaun Watson. The visiting Dallas Cowboys pummeled them 33-17 in a game that was much more lopsided than the score indicated. Browns running back Jerome Ford scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown against Cowboys backups with 29 seconds left to put lipstick on the pig that was their …
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Bosa reveals game-day superstition he has carried on since rookie season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa recently let a lesser known secret out of the bag — the 49ers star is superstitious. During pregame warmups, the All-Pro pass rusher always wears the same sleeveless undershirt and black shorts. While that combination is not …
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Getty Images Dak Prescott is now the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history based on average annual value, fresh off a four-year contract extension worth $240 million. And there’s only one thing the Dallas Cowboys signal-caller can do to hold up his “end of the deal,” Prescott told ESPN on Sunday: Win a Super Bowl. “It’s my only motivation,” Prescott said, …
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Getty Images Welcome to the Week 1 grades. The 2024 NFL season is off and running and like we do every year, we’re going to be grading every game that’s played between now and January. The first week of the season is usually the most unpredictable week of the year and the Bengals found that out the hard way on …
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The first Sunday afternoon slate of the NFL season is completed, with some wild results. The Miami Dolphins came back to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cincinnati Bengals were upset by the New England Patriots, and the Los Angeles Chargers earned the first win of the Jim Harbaugh era by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders. Week 1 certainly had its …
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This is becoming a trend for Joe Burrow. It was another pedestrian start for the Bengals quarterback in a dismal 16-10 home loss to the Patriots to begin the 2024 campaign, not too dissimilar from the 24-3 beatdown Cincinnati took at the hands of the Browns in Week 1 one year ago. In this loss on Sunday, Burrow went 21 …
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The New York Giants were the only NFL team on Sunday that failed to reach double digits in points scored with their 28-6 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings. The sold-out crowd inside MetLife Stadium reacted accordingly, booing the team with each and every one of their failed drives and Daniel Jones’ two interceptions, which included a woeful pick-six to Andrew …
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New York Giants fans weren’t shy about booing their own team on Sunday, showering MetLife Stadium with disapproval throughout a season-opening 28-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Star defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, meanwhile, said afterward he doesn’t “respect” the hostility of the home crowd, while also acknowledging the widespread frustration over the team’s struggles. “Did I hear the fans?” Lawrence …
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The New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers will collide in a Monday Night Football showdown to close out the Week 1 NFL schedule. New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers is looking for redemption after his Jets tenure went up in flames last year, tearing his Achilles just four snaps into the 2023 season. In his NFL career, the four-time MVP …
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A full week of regular-season NFL action is almost in the books. And, boy, has the start of the 2024 campaign been flush with drama: From the Miami Dolphins overcoming a pregame police incident and edging the Jacksonville Jaguars to the New England Patriots stunning the Cincinnati Bengals with a major upset, Week 1 is already promising a roller-coaster ride …
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The 2024 NFL season starts off right where the 2023 season left off, with the Chiefs in the top spot in my Top 10. But there’s plenty of competition. The Cowboys and Vikings posted dominant wins in Week 1, and the Texans, Eagles and Lions showed they just know how to get the W. Here’s my first Top 10 of …
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When the Jets take the field for Monday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, it’ll not only mark the beginning of the regular season, but it’ll also be Aaron Rodgers’ first time in action since his devastating Achilles injury. The superstar quarterback was sidelined just four offensive snaps into the season opener last year against the Buffalo Bills, and it …
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The Patriots were the biggest underdogs in the league in Week One, but they will be one of 16 undefeated teams heading into Week Two. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett said credit for that belongs to head coach Jerod Mayo. Mayo was making his debut as the successor to Bill Belichick in New England and he got the Patriots out to a …
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All but two of the NFL’s 32 teams have opened up their 2024 campaigns, and the fallout from Week 1 is here. From a few big injuries that could impact the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns, and nearly every fantasy league out there, to what’s next with the Tyreek Hill incident in Miami and the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh, …
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The term game manager is not exactly a flattering thing for a quarterback to be called. If you don’t believe me, check out Matt Ryan’s reaction during Super Bowl LVIII coverage below. It’s a term the media has generally weaponized in the last few decades to criticize quarterbacks who are conservative, have weak arms and protect the ball, but are …
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