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OFI: Upsets, Near-Upset, and Heartbreak
It seemed like you were either an upset victim or heartbroken because of a near upset in college football's Week 4.
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OFI: Upsets, Near-Upset, and Heartbreak
It seemed like you were either an upset victim or heartbroken because of a near upset in college football's Week 4.
Seventh Day Adventure: Week 4
The biggest games this weekend include Colorado hosting Jake Browning and Washington in a rematch of last year's Pac-12 championship game.
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| Make Playoffs | Win Super Bowl | Earn No. 1 Pick | ||||||
| 1 | PIT | 88.2% | 1 | PIT | 20.3% | 1 | CLE | 18.2% |
| 2 | BAL | 77.7% | 2 | BAL | 9.0% | 2 | IND | 17.3% |
| 3 | DET | 68.5% | 3 | DET | 7.2% | 3 | NYJ | 16.3% |
| 4 | NE | 68.4% | 4 | NE | 6.9% | 4 | SF | 12.1% |
| 5 | KC | 66.7% | 5 | KC | 6.4% | 5 | CHI/NO | 5.9% |
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25 Sep 2017, 11:26am by Chad Peltier
OFI: Upsets, Near-Upset, and Heartbreak
It seemed like you were either an upset victim or heartbroken because of a near upset in college football's Week 4.
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25 Sep 2017, 09:04am by Andrew Potter
Audibles at the Line: Week 3
The first London-length Sunday of the 2017 NFL season throws up surprises from start to finish, most notably a series of epic finishes in the 1 p.m. games.
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23 Sep 2017, 07:36pm by Vincent Verhei
Week 3 Open Game Discussion
Here's the thread for open discussion of all Week 3 NFL's games, starting on Thursday night with (ugh) the Rams at the 49ers, then going all day Sunday, and ending with Dallas at Arizona on Monday Night Football.
148 comments, Last at 10:01pm by drillz
22 Sep 2017, 03:13pm by Guest
Turf Type and NFL Injuries: Part II
In our second look at turf and injuries, we look at specific stadiums, with some surprising results. It turns out the turf in Washington isn't nearly as dangerous as you may have been led to believe.
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22 Sep 2017, 11:58am by Rivers McCown
ESPN: Which Teams Have Most Non-Draft Eligible Talent?
In the NFL, we do an annual list of all 32 teams ranked by young talent, under the age of 25. Now we have a college version: the top 10 teams based on players currently in their first or second seasons. It looks like the next couple years in the Big 10 could be very exciting.
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22 Sep 2017, 11:44am by Ben Muth
Word of Muth: Electric Line
They didn't get the win against Miami, but the Chargers got great play last weekend from their offensive line -- a rarity in the NFL these days.
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22 Sep 2017, 11:20am by Aaron Schatz
Off The Charts Podcast: September 21
This week on the Off The Charts podcast, we talk about the new downfield passing of Carson Wentz and Alex Smith, and the issue of whether throwing to Jarvis Landry too much hurts the Miami offense. Special guest is NFL scout Ryan Hollern, formerly of the Saints and Bills, who discusses prospects he's had his eyes on early in the season. Does the scouting match the analytics?
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22 Sep 2017, 10:58am by Cale Clinton
The Week In Quotes: September 22, 2017
This week: getting to know your co-workers; tough-to-tackle running backs; no love for fantasy football; stinky linebackers; cheap eats; and New York radio folks go crazy over icing the kicker and NERDS.
9 comments, Last at 24 Sep 2017, 7:48pm by The Ninjalectual
21 Sep 2017, 05:56pm by Ian Boyd
Seventh Day Adventure: Week 4
The biggest games this weekend include Colorado hosting Jake Browning and Washington in a rematch of last year's Pac-12 championship game.
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21 Sep 2017, 02:04pm by Scott Kacsmar
Clutch Field Goals: Are the Chargers Cursed?
The Chargers missed another clutch field goal. Are they the unluckiest team when it comes to such plays? Maybe not, but one franchise has clearly had the most good fortune in crunch time since 2002.
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21 Sep 2017, 12:14pm by Aaron Schatz
ESPN: Best Coordinators of the Past 25 Years
Or, the Wade Phillips List. The headline here doesn't quite get at what we were trying to do, which was look at coordinators with success at multiple stops. So we only included those coaches who have led units for at least three franchises in the last 25 years. Al Saunders and Ernie (not Ken) Zampese top the offensive list, Phillips the defensive list, and Scott O'Brien the special teams list. (Dave Toub has only worked for two franchises, so he didn't qualify to be listed.)
18 comments, Last at 23 Sep 2017, 12:04pm by Shattenjager
21 Sep 2017, 11:25am by Derrik Klassen
Film Room: Rams Offense
Jared Goff and Todd Gurley suffered through a disastrous season in 2016, but Sean McVay's schemes have put both players in a position to succeed.
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