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The Pittsburgh Steelers defense is preparing for an old-school matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers’ run-heavy offense. Sunday’s battle in the Steel City is a proverbial “unstoppable force versus immovable object” game. “It’s fun. It’s old-school football,” Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward said, via the team’s official website. “If you’re worried about having your dime …

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Leading the New York Jets onto the MetLife Stadium field for a second time in as many years, Aaron Rodgers‘ home-opening encore went far better than the infamous opening act. Rodgers was in classic form, surgically precise as he carved up the New England Patriots to lead the Jets to a 24-3 victory on Thursday …

Read more “Second act: Aaron Rodgers turns in 'really special night' to lead Jets past Patriots in MetLife return”

The Philadelphia Eagles defense has gotten run over through two weeks. Philly has allowed an NFL-high 6.4 yards per carry and given up 157.5 rush yards per game (25th in the NFL) while missing a bevy of tackles. While some of the focus has been on the lack of pass rush generated by Vic Fangio’s …

Read more “Eagles looking to 'fix' porous run defense ahead of matchup with league-leading Alvin Kamara, Saints”

The Philadelphia Eagles defense has gotten run over through two weeks. Philly has allowed an NFL-high 6.4 yards per carry and given up 157.5 rush yards per game (25th in the NFL) while missing a bevy of tackles. While some of the focus has been on the lack of pass rush generated by Vic Fangio’s …

Read more “Eagles looking to 'fix' porous run defense ahead of matchup with league-leading Alvin Kamara, Saints”

In the latest episode of the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast, Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones react to the Carolina Panthers’ decision to bench Bryce Young after an 0-2 start. They explore why this move might actually benefit fantasy managers considering starting wide receivers Diontae Johnson and Adam Thielen. Next, the fantasy experts …

Read more “NFL Fantasy Football Podcast: Real or mirage, waiver wire deep dives + 3 players to say goodbye to”

The New England Patriots offensive line entered the season as a sore spot. Thursday night, the unit put its quarterbacks in a painful predicament, repeatedly giving up free rushers to the New York Jets in a 24-3 loss. Center David Andrews, who entered the game questionable with a hip injury and allowed four QB pressures …

Read more “Patriots center David Andrews on O-line play: 'It's not good' ”

Okay, let’s get this out of the way right at the start of this article. If I’m going to brag about going 13-3 in Week 1, the least I can do is admit to having a total nightmare in Week 2! While it was a fun weekend to see upsets play out across the league, …

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In this episode of the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast, Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio and LaQuan Jones discuss whether they trust Jordan Love if he plays this week and how this would affect the Packers wide receivers. Then they make their Week 3 predictions, including which running back they believe will be the week’s top …

Read more “NFL Fantasy Football Podcast: Week 3 predictions: Top scorers, sleepers, and last chances”