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Skeptical Football: For Once, My MVP Isn’t Peyton Manning

This NFL season has had its share of head-scratching quirks, but I’m not buying that it’s been as “super weird” as it seems. A lot of stuff happens in the NFL, so every year seems like a crazy year. Variance is tumultuous. In 2010, no teams started the season 4-0; this year we had four […]

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Skeptical Football: For Once, My MVP Isn’t Peyton Manning

This NFL season has had its share of head-scratching quirks, but I’m not buying that it’s been as “super weird” as it seems. A lot of stuff happens in the NFL, so every year seems like a crazy year. Variance is tumultuous. In 2010, no teams started the season 4-0; this year we had four […]

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The Arizona Cardinals Are Shockingly Good — Again

At one point last year, the Arizona Cardinals were arguably the NFL’s most unexpected success story, rising all the way to No. 2 in our NFL Elo rankings before injuries to starting quarterback Carson Palmer (and his backup) tanked their season. But that Cardinals team has nothing on this year’s version, which — according to […]

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The Arizona Cardinals Are Shockingly Good — Again

At one point last year, the Arizona Cardinals were arguably the NFL’s most unexpected success story, rising all the way to No. 2 in our NFL Elo rankings before injuries to starting quarterback Carson Palmer (and his backup) tanked their season. But that Cardinals team has nothing on this year’s version, which — according to […]

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