maya (Maya Sweedler, editor): We got spoiled by the first few weeks of the NFL season, which saw so many comebacks, upsets and generally bonkers outcomes that Week 8 — at least in terms of results — felt staid by comparison. Sure, the Atlanta Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers in overtime after the Panthers tied […]
Kyle Shanahan is in his feelings. The head coach of the San Francisco 49ers misses his former offensive coordinator (and current Miami Dolphins head coach) Mike McDaniel, and the Niners offense is suffering mightily in McDaniel’s absence. Well, at least that’s the narrative in San Francisco so far this season. It’s compelling — but is […]
maya (Maya Sweedler, editor): Week 7 of the NFL season is almost done and dusted, and after some thrilling early weeks, it feels like the league has somewhat settled. Through Sunday, only half the league’s divisions include a five- or six-win team. Of those four divisions, just two include multiple such teams. (Are they the […]
It’s almost November, and NFL offenses still can’t find the end zone. That may not sound terribly surprising to anyone who’s watched the Denver Broncos play three ugly, nationally televised games in the season’s first six weeks, but the league’s offensive woes go far beyond Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hackett. Teams are collectively averaging fewer […]
Aaron Rodgers could point to any number of reasons why his Green Bay Packers have started the season 3-3 — his sore thumb, terrible offensive line play, a sudden relapse of the special-teams issues that plagued the team in 2021. But whatever the causes or excuses, the results are inarguable: The Packers’ four-time NFL MVP […]