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Fantasy hockey bounce back picks – Defensemen to draft

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 18, 2024, 09:00 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Just like the forwards, there are defenders that will experience a lull in their fantasy careers, only to return once again to …

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Patriots defense wants to “carry the torch” for Ja’Whaun Bentley

The Patriots defense suffered a serious blow in last Sunday’s overtime loss to the Seahawks when linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley tore his pectoral muscle. Bentley will miss the rest of the season as a result of the injury and that will force the team to shuffle players around as they head into Thursday night’s game against the Jets. Linebacker Joshua Uche …

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In Roob’s Eagles stats: Historically bad run defense

In Roob’s Eagles stats: Historically bad run defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The unfortunate thing about doing a weekly Eagles stats column is when you have a game like this one. But the show must go on, and I promise we’ll squeeze some positive numbers and trends in there at the end. At least, we’ll try. 1. The …

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Eagles snap counts: How Eagles played it without A.J. Brown

Eagles snap counts: How Eagles played it without A.J. Brown originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles lost a heartbreaker 22-21 to the Falcons on Monday Night Football. They definitely missed A.J. Brown. The Eagles’ Pro Bowl receiver didn’t play in this game because of a hamstring injury suffered during the week and his status for Week 3 in …

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J.K. Dobbins: It’s been a long journey, but it’s made me stronger

After Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins ran 10 times for 135 yards in the team’s season-opening win, he said he thinks he can be “way better” in future games. Dobbins’s second game for the AFC West team may not have been way better, but it definitely showed that the opener wasn’t a fluke. Dobbins posted 17 carries for 131 yards …

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Week 2 2024 DFS DraftKings Milly Maker Breakdown

NFL: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys The dynamic game of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) requires much more than simply knowing the sport for which we’re entering contests to be successful. We must be adaptable, precise, and open to learning from previous endeavors, the latter of which will be the primary focus of this weekly written piece. Game Theoretic methodologies …

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Was Eagles defense ready to get back to work late?

Much has been said — and much can be said — about Philadelphia’s failure to close the deal on Monday night against the Falcons. The attention has focused on the inexplicable decision to throw the ball (and to risk an incompletion) on third and three from the Atlanta 10 with less than two minutes to play. But the Eagles defense …

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