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Josh Gordon and Antonio Brown were 1-2 in receiving yards in the 2013 season.
They now play on the same team.
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There are six 5-win teams in the NFC. Here is their points differential:
Buccaneers +80
Cardinals +57
Rams +52
Packers +38
Seahawks +31
Bears -2
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The Patriots drafted the same number of 1st-Round WR in Tom Brady's first 16 seasons with the team as the Packers in Aaron Rodgers' first 16 seasons in Green Bay:
Zero.
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Schedule Release idea for next year...
- Put the social media teams for all 32 NFL teams in the same place
- Show each schedule release video one after the other
- Have fans vote on which one they like best
This is their Super Bowl. Give the social teams even more shine.
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For all the people obsessing over the fact that all records have an extra game this season...Dak Prescott missed the Cowboys Week 8 game vs the Vikings.
His single-season franchise TD record is as legit as it gets.
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The Raiders traded away Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper in back-to-back months in September and October 2018.
Now they’re both on the move again, traded within days of each other.
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Tom Brady Notable Pass TD by Receiver
1st Terry Glenn
100th Daniel Graham
200th Chris Baker
300th Rob Gronkowski
400th Danny Amendola
500th Josh Gordon
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Houston's P.J. Walker has at least 3 touchdown passes in each of his first 2 XFL games this season.
Only Patrick Mahomes & Dak Prescott had 3+ Pass TD in each of the first 2 weeks of this NFL season.
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Tom Brady has nearly as many playoff wins as the other 13 starting QBs combined.
Tom Brady - 34
Roethlisberger - 13
Rodgers - 11
Mahomes - 6
Allen - 2
Tannehill - 2
Garoppolo - 2
Prescott - 1
Stafford - 0
Murray - 0
Burrow - 0
Carr - 0
Hurts - 0
Jones - 0
TOTAL: 37
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Christian McCaffrey is the only player with 2,500 rushing yards AND 2,500 receiving yards in his first 3 seasons....ever.
Carolina’s Christian McCaffrey is signing a four-year extension, averaging $16 million per year, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, sources tell ESPN.
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The 2nd week of December hasn't been kind to Carson Wentz.
Dec. 10, 2017
Torn ACL ends 2017 season
Dec. 9, 2018
Back injury ends 2018 season
Dec. 8, 2020
Benched for Jalen Hurts
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Bill Belichick Since March
- Spent most guaranteed money in free agency all-time after rarely adding big name FAs
- Drafted QB in 1st round for first time
- Will start rookie QB in season opener for first time
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Jimmy Garoppolo was the only QB in the NFL to finish in the top 5 in Pass TD, Comp pct and Yds per attempt during the reg. season.
Yes, he threw 8 passes in the NFC Championship, but he's more than a game manager.
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Nick Foles’ last win as a starting QB was in Chicago against the Bears in the 2018 Wild Card Playoffs.
He lost all 4 starts with the Jaguars last season.
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The Chiefs have been held under 10 points in the 1st half in 2 games this season: Week 6 vs Patriots, tonight vs Patriots.
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Kirk Cousins when Trailing in 4th Quarter as Vikings QB
Loss at Chiefs
Loss at Bears
Loss at Packers
Loss vs Bears
Loss at Seahawks
Loss at Patriots
Loss at Bears
Loss vs Saints
Loss at Rams
Loss vs Bills
Tie at Packers
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Since Chiefs-Rams MNF classic on Nov. 19, 2018:
Patrick Mahomes
24 games
52 TD, 9 Int
Chiefs are 18-6
Jared Goff
24 games
29 TD, 24 Int
Rams are 14-10
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That's the first interception Tom Brady has thrown on the road since September 13...when it was still summer.
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Wade Phillips does it again...2017 Rams are the 8th straight team to make the playoffs in his first season of a particular stint with that team.
2017 Rams
2015 Broncos
2011 Texans
2007 Cowboys
2004 Chargers
2002 Falcons
1995 Bills
1989 Broncos
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It wasn't pretty but that's 3 straight wins for the Vikings.
Their next 3 games (all at home):
- vs Cowboys
- vs Panthers
- vs Jaguars
They'll be right in the middle of the Wild Card race in a few weeks.
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No team benefits from Day 3 of the NFL Draft more than the Patriots.
Last season New England was the only team to have at least 13,000 snaps played from players drafted in the 4th Round or later.
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The Saints won 2 division titles in their first 39 seasons as a franchise.
With a win today, that will be 7 division titles in 15 seasons since Drew Brees & Sean Payton arrived.
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Patrick Mahomes Last 26 Games in November/December/January (Including Playoffs)
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That's 26 straight.
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Seeing a lot of Dak Prescott criticism on here tonight.
He's the only player in NFL history with 90 Pass TD & 20 Rush TD in his first 4 seasons. Is that good?
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Looks like we can put this in ink now. Jets will be the first.
Jets could pick Zach Wilson second overall after taking Sam Darnold with the third pick in 2018 Draft. If that happens, they would become the first team in the Common Draft Era, since 1967, to select two QBs in the top three overall picks in a four-year span, per
@EpKap
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Bills go for it on 4th down twice and now they're up 7-0.
Guessing we won't hear about the guys from MIT, Harvard and Yale this time around.
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Colts First 5 Games This Season
Week 1 Seahawks
Week 2 Rams
Week 3 at Titans
Week 4 at Dolphins
Week 5 at Ravens
Those teams went a combined 54-26 last season. 4 made the playoffs.
Colts' QB Carson Wentz is out indefinitely as he undergoes further testing on a foot injury that he suffered at the end of Thursday's practice, per
@MikeWellsNFL
and me.
Colts' second-year QB Jacob Eason took the starter reps at today's practice, with Sam Ellinger as his backup.
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Brandon Brooks Last 3 Seasons
- Started all 48 reg. season games
- Played 95% of offensive snaps
- Pro Bowl in each season
Only missed game (incl. playoffs) was 2019 Wild Card loss vs Seahawks...Eagles allowed 7 sacks.
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The
@Browns
are on the verge of their first playoff berth since 2002.
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about it this week.
(Full episode: )
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Tom Brady has never ended a reg. season with as many TDs over the final 5 games as he did this year (at 43).
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about it this week.
(Full episode: )
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On March 10, 2015 Nick Foles was traded to the Rams in exchange for Sam Bradford.
On March 11, 2015 Case Keenum was traded to the Rams in exchange for a 7th-round pick.
They'll start against each other in the 2017 NFC Championship.
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Everson Griffen lined up as a right DE for 91% of snaps in the last 2 seasons, had all 13.5 sacks from that spot.
DeMarcus Lawrence lined up as a left DE for 91% of snaps in the last 2 seasons, had all 15.5 sacks from that spot.
That seems like a good pairing.
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Sunday will be the best QB matchup in Super Bowl history. Period.
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about that this week.
(Full episode: )
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Get the flashbacks ready! It was 40 years ago on January 2, 1982 when the Chargers beat the Dolphins 41-38 in one of the greatest playoff games in NFL history.
NFL flexed the Dolphins-Chargers game into the 8:20 PM ET time slot on Sunday, December 11.
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Russell Wilson vs the 8-0 49ers? He's dominated in games like this.
Wilson is 5-0 in his career against teams 8 games over .500 with 12 TD & 0 Int in those games.
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Notable Head Coaches who Spent Time as Assistants Under Marty Schottenheimer
Bill Cowher
Bruce Arians
Tony Dungy
Herm Edwards
Mike McCarthy
Talk about a coaching tree.
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The
@BuffaloBills
and
@Browns
are both 8-3.
Buffalo hasn't won the division since 1995 and Cleveland hasn't made the playoffs since 2002.
Not sure we're talking about either of those teams enough.
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As you wait out the rain delay at The Masters, take a listen to
@AdamSchefter
and I talking about the brilliance of Dalvin Cook and the 2017 RB class.
(Full episode here: )
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Former Jets Players
- Jamal Adams
- Le'Veon Bell
Still Jets Head Coach
- Adam Gase
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Does everyone realize how ridiculous Russell Wilson has been in the last 3 seasons?
- 100 Pass TD, most in NFL (15 more than any other QB)
- 1st QB in NFL history with 30 Pass TD & 300 Rush yds in 3 straight years
- 36 Pass TD, 5 Int in the 4th quarter
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Two months after Eli Manning was benched and Ben Roethlisberger was placed on IR, Philip Rivers has thrown 7 interceptions in his last 2 games.
It may be coming to an end for the accomplished 2004 draft class.
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The
@BuffaloBills
traded the 2017 10th pick to the
@Chiefs
, who drafted Patrick Mahomes.
If the Bills took Mahomes, they likely wouldn't have Pro Bowlers:
- Tre'Davious White
- Josh Allen
- Tremaine Edmunds
Interesting subplot to Sunday's AFC Championship.
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The
@Ravens
&
@BuffaloBills
have combined for 1 loss since the start of December.
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about that matchup and the rest of Divisional Weekend.
(Full episode: )
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The only full game Zack Martin missed this season was Week 7 at Washington. The Cowboys scored 3 points and allowed 6 sacks.
Impossible to overstate his impact.
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Tom Brady is 1 of 7 QBs in NFL history with 400+ touchdown passes.
He has 7 Super Bowl wins.
The 6 other guys with 400 TD have 5 COMBINED SB wins.
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Entering today there were 3 games that included both teams who were still in playoff contention.
Steelers-Ravens
49ers-Rams
Raiders-Chargers
ALL THREE WENT TO OVERTIME. There is nothing like the NFL.
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That last interception is why we need a new stat for drops that lead to picks. No way that should go against Tom Brady.
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Closed on my first house today, now officially a homeowner. Felt like something worth tweeting about.
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As the
@steelers
look to move to 11-0 today, they could be on a collision course with the Chiefs.
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about that on this week's podcast.
(Full episode: )
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Tom Brady will start opposite Patrick Mahomes, who is in his first postseason as a starter, in the 2018 AFC Championship.
Brady has never lost in the playoffs (10-0) against an opposing QB in his first postseason as a starter.
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Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend...
What's 5 times? Until Lamar Jackson comes back from a 10-point deficit (now 0-5), it will be a story.
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Josh Allen vs NFC West This Season
4 TD vs 49ers (Win)
5 TD vs Rams (Win)
4 TD vs Seahawks (Win)
3 TD vs Cardinals (Lost on Hail Mary)
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Yes, Eli Manning led the Giants to 2 wins over the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
He also beat a 13-3 Cowboys team on the road, a 13-3 49ers team on the road, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers in Lambeau. All in the playoffs.
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In 2 playoff games Josh Allen had 9 TD passes, 0 Int, threw for 637 yards and the Bills scored 83 points.
And he's going home. Unreal.
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Notre Dame...Texas A&M...let's all be honest with each other.
Nobody was beating Alabama in this semifinal game.
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Tom Brady and Drew Brees have 922 combined touchdown passes in their careers.
That's more than six NFL franchises have in their history.
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This is T.J. Watt’s 14th game and he has 21.5 sacks.
Forget about this being a 17-game season. By missing 2 games Watt breaking the record would be even more impressive.
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30 years ago today the greatest Top 5 of all-time was selected...4 Hall of Famers, twice as many as any other single Top 5 in NFL Draft history.
Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, Deion Sanders.
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The Raiders are the only team in the NFL who have the same head coach as they did to start the 2018 season AND have missed the playoffs in each of the last 3 years.
Since Jon Gruden became head coach in 2018, the Raiders’ defense ranks:
32nd in PPG
32nd in EPA
32nd in Efficiency
Stop blaming Derek Carr!
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The Warriors entered this Finals trying to be the first team to 3-peat since the 2014 Heat.
That Miami team lost Game 1, won Game 2 & lost Games 3-4 before losing the series in 5. And Kawhi Leonard was the MVP for the winning team.
We could see an identical scenario tonight.
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Won Multiple Super Bowl MVPs
Tom Brady (4)
Joe Montana (3)
Bart Starr (2)
Terry Bradshaw (2)
Eli Manning (2)
He wasn't a perfect QB but that list speaks volumes.
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The last time Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen lost a start was Nov. 29 (Brady).
As long as Mahomes can play, that's an incredible group of win streaks by the 4 QBs heading into Sunday.
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The 4 Conference Championship teams are a combined 35-2 with their current QB starting since November 1st.
Joe Burrow (10-0)
Brock Purdy (7-0)
Patrick Mahomes (10-1)
Jalen Hurts (8-1)
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Leonard Fournette & Jalen Ramsey are the only Top-5 picks in the NFL who were drafted since 2016 and are no longer with the team that picked them.
That draft team is the Jaguars.
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How good was the Saints 2017 draft? Look at their top 4 picks.
Marshon Lattimore: Pro Bowler
Ryan Ramczyk: played every offensive snap
Marcus Williams: started 15 games
Alvin Kamara: Pro Bowler, 14 touchdowns
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Dak Prescott Touchdown Passes
- 1st Half Tonight: 4
- Weeks 13-15: 3
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The Giants signed Golden Tate 1 day after they traded Odell Beckham Jr. in March 2019.
Paid him about $23M guaranteed for 1,064 yards & 8 TD in 2 seasons.
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That's the 10th rushing TD for James Conner this season, and it's only Week 10.
Le'Veon Bell has never had 10 rushing touchdowns in a season.
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Bill Belichick on April 16 every year:
- His birthday
- The day he drafted Tom Brady in 2000
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To get you ready for tonight's Cardinals-Seahawks game,
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about how the MVP race may have flipped from the first matchup in Week 7.
(Full episode: )
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After all of the trades there are some wild stretches for teams without picks in the 2022 Draft.
Panthers
-Pick 6th, then next pick is 137
Dolphins
-First pick is 102
Rams
-First pick is 104
Cardinals
-Pick 87th, then next pick is 201
Bucs
-Pick 133rd, then next pick is 248
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Russell Wilson has accounted for 85% of the Seahawks offensive yards this season and been involved in 95% of their offensive touchdowns.
Both lead the NFL.
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There's 1 QB who has 140 touchdown passes in the last 4 seasons.
It's not Aaron Rodgers.
It's not Tom Brady.
It's Russell Wilson.
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Saturday night hot take:
Dishwashers are overrated. Doing dishes doesn’t take that long and is weirdly therapeutic for me.
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Landon Collins is 1 of 3 safeties in the last decade to make the Pro Bowl 3 times within his first 4 NFL seasons, along with Earl Thomas & Eric Berry.
Interesting the Giants may just let him walk...
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That wasn't about Andy Reid not trusting the Chiefs defense.
It was about he and Eric Bieniemy having the perfect call in that situation, and trusting Chad Henne.
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On Barry Sanders' 54th birthday...his last 5 seasons could be the best for any player in any sport.
- 8,480 rush yards (1,696 per season)
- 49 touchdowns
- Played every game
Yes, he retired early. But find me another player who had a better final 5 seasons in their sport.
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Tom Brady is the only QB to lead his team to more wins than Ben Roethlisberger since Ben's rookie season in 2004.
His last few seasons shouldn't surprise anyone - it's how most QB's end their career. Brady is the outlier.
Ben Roethlisberger privately has told former teammates and some within the organization that he expects this to be his final season playing quarterback for the Steelers, league sources told ESPN.
More coming ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, with a special start time at 9 am ET.
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7 weeks from now we’ll all be getting ready for the first Sunday of the NFL season.
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All 4 starting QB matchups this weekend feature a QB that's won a playoff game vs a QB that's never won in the postseason.
3rd time that's happened in the Wild Card Round since 1990 (2005 & 2015); QBs with a win went a perfect 8-0 the previous 2 times.
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Jalen Hurts & Carson Wentz standing on the sideline healthy while Nate Sudfeld finishes the season at QB.
A picture that's worth 1,000 words...
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Earlier this week
@AdamSchefter
and I talked about Chiefs-Saints being a potential Super Bowl preview. It just got a little better.
(Full episode: )
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Aside from a blowout loss to the Bengals in Week 16, 5 of the Ravens final 6 losses were by a COMBINED 8 points last season.
Wk 13 at PIT (lost by 1)
Wk 14 at CLE (lost by 2)
Wk 15 vs GB (lost by 1)
Wk 17 vs LA (lost by 1)
Wk 18 vs PIT (lost by 3)
Last season, the Ravens had the worst injury luck of any team in TWENTY YEARS, according to
@fboutsiders
….and they were still in the hunt!
Don’t sleep on Baltimore making a playoff run, even in a crowded AFC.
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Kirk Cousins First Road Win...
- In prime time since Dec. 26, 2015
- vs a winning team since Nov. 5, 2017
Good game we could easily see again on Wild Card Weekend.
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Russell Wilson Career vs Teams 8+ Games Over .500
2014 vs Cardinals Win
2014 vs Cardinals Win
2015 vs Cardinals Win
2017 vs Eagles Win
2018 vs Chiefs Win
2019 vs 49ers Win
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Thanks as always to
@AdamSchefter
for having me on the podcast.
Two intriguing matchups between young QBs in Week 10:
- Josh Allen vs Kyler Murray
- Justin Herbert vs Tua Tagovailoa
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Feels like momentum is building with Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts.
Comparing their final college seasons, Hurts had:
- More Rush TD than Lamar Jackson
- More Pass yds than Andrew Luck
- Higher Comp pct than Aaron Rodgers
- More Pass TD than Matt Ryan
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The Steelers have selected 26 Pro Bowlers in the 2nd and 3rd Round in the Common Draft Era, the most by any team since 1967.
That includes Hall of Famers Jack Ham, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert and Dermontti Dawson.
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The Bills have now allowed over 100 points in their last 2 games.
The Jaguars have allowed 97 points in their last 8 games.
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Jimmy Garoppolo has the 7th-highest average salary per year in the NFL ($27.5M).
He's started 10 games in his career.
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Thanks as always to
@AdamSchefter
for having me on.
We touched on our ESPN NFL Draft Predictor (37:20), which was developed and perfected by the great
@bburkeESPN
&
@SethWalder
. Adam weighed in with his percentages, fun convo.
🎙Jaguars’ HC
@CoachUrbanMeyer
on Trevor Lawrence and Jacksonville’s draft plans.
🎙
@EpKap
on some of this draft’s biggest storylines.
🎧
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The Chiefs and Packers both improved to 4-0 tonight.
Patrick Mahomes & Aaron Rodgers have 24 Pass TD & no interceptions.
Collision course for a Super Bowl I rematch in Super Bowl LV?
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Chiefs, 49ers, Bills all 2-0 with both wins coming on the road.
In Super Bowl era, teams to start 2-0 with both wins on road made playoffs 55% of the time.
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A Saints win tomorrow means it's Brady-Brees Round 3 in the Divisional Playoffs next week (Brees & Saints won both in reg season).
The 2 QBs with the most TD passes and passing yards in NFL history, meeting for a chance to play in the NFC Champ?
Yep.
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Tom Brady & the Patriots won't be playing on Divisional Weekend for the first time since the 2009 Playoffs.
Ryan Tannehill was 21.
Deshaun Watson was 14.
Patrick Mahomes was 14.
Lamar Jackson was 13.
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The 4 AFC QBs in the Divisional Round (Mahomes, Lawrence, Burrow, Allen) were all drafted in the top 10, and their combined draft pick number adds up to 19.
The combined draft pick number of the 4 NFC QBs (Dak, Purdy, Hurts, Jones) adds up to 456.
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