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Aaron Rodgers’ misdirection gives Jordan Love the opportunity to shine and couldn’t have come at a better time

Green Bay Packers’ backup QB Jordan Love has been like the infrequent Bigfoot sighting of the NFL. We’ve heard his name a lot over the past year and a half without much payoff, and I’m not counting preseason because established players don’t even take it seriously anymore. Read more…

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AJ Green and DeMar DeRozan whiff, as unbeaten teams fall short in late comebacks

We had a pair of fourth quarter thrillers on our hands last night, as two surprising unbeaten teams in the NBA and NFL tried to keep their winning streaks alive. The Bulls mounted a late comeback against the Knicks, which would be a largely meaningless phrase if both teams hadn’t shocked their long-suffering fan bases… […]

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Thursday Night Football, Week 8: Injuries and COVID — it’s beginning to feel like 2020 again

Thursday Night Football has a reputation for being underwhelming. Just look at the seven Thursday games we’ve had thus far this season. Only two were really enticing matchups: Week 1' s Cowboys-Bucs and Week 5' s Rams-Seahawks. Luckily, in Week 8, we get another thrilling matchup between the 7-0 Arizona Cardinals and… Read more…

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Odell Beckham Jr. to the Packers?!

An intriguing trade was proposed recently on First Take by Stephen A. Smith, where he lobbied for the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns to make a deal that teams Odell Beckham Jr. with Aaron Rodgers. Ultimately, I know this comes down to Smith wishing for anything that might knock the Dallas Cowboys off-course as… […]

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He’s right

One of the major tenets of being a sports fan is the conflict you assume with other fandoms. By choosing your side, you actively take up distaste and antipathy for other sides automatically. The back-and-forth is supposed to be part of the fun/misery. And the way these things work, the way sports are supposed to […]

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Week 5 NFL Takeaways: Kickers miss more 3s than Ben Simmons, Eagles D acts like they aren’t butt cheeks, and Raiders show us they’re cubic zirconia

The 2021 NFL season is starting to pick up, and we are learning a lot about certain teams, with some starting to show us exactly who they are usually. Read more…