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The Good, Bad and Ugly, Week 12: Cowboys Pull off Epic Comeback Against Eagles Dallas overcame a 21-0 deficit behind Dak Prescott and receiver George Pickens. Plus, Seattle receiver Jaxson-Smith Njigba is on pac., and t

Matt Verderame wraps up the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 12 www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...

The Idea That Shedeur Sanders Will Be the Browns’ Starter in 2026 Remains a Long Shot Cleveland’s longest-tenured starter, Joel Botonio, shares what fans didn’t see leading up to the fifth-round pick’s first NFL start.

@albert-breer.bsky.social shares a couple of opinions on Shedeur Sanders’s first NFL start with the Browns: www.si.com/nfl/idea-tha...

Week 12 NFL Takeaways: How the Lions Can Build Off the ‘Bad Stuff’ Detroit’s best players bailed them out this time. Plus, what Jaxson Smith-Njigba and Caleb Williams told Albert Breer about Sunday’s wins.

@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Week 12 takeaways:
💥 Lions survive, prepare for the future
💥 Will Anderson Jr. deserves an extension
💥 JSN’s pursuit of history
💥 Rams are the NFL’s best team
💥 Joe Burrow’s return
💥 Quick-hitters

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Brian Schottenheimer Explains How Cowboys Came Together After Tragedy Dallas has spent time grieving Marshawn Kneeland’s death and has been honoring a teammate who ‘played the game with his hair on fire.’

On Nov. 10, there was no football. ‘We had a team meeting and we just talked and we laughed and we cried and we cried some more.’

@albert-breer.bsky.social talks to Brian Schottenheimer about how the Cowboys came together after tragedy: www.si.com/nfl/brian-sc...

The NFL has done such a "good" job of satisfying its broadcast partners by front-loading schedules that it has created an additional, inadvertent benefit:

More "good" teams through 12 weeks and the true "good" teams having to go through an artificially constructed wilderness to the playoffs.

Dismiss This Flawed Edition of the Chiefs’ Dynasty at Your Own Risk Captain Nick Bolton credited the team’s collective mindset for K.C.’s thrilling win over the Colts.

@albert-breer.bsky.social spoke with captain Nick Bolton about the Chiefs’ winning mindset after the team’s OT victory over the Colts: www.si.com/nfl/dismiss-...

The AFC Playoff Bracket Is Upside Down, But Familiar Teams Have One Reason to Believe The Chiefs eked by the Colts, as some of the usual conference heavyweights who were saddled with difficult schedules have started making their move.

The AFC playoff bracket is upside down, but @conororr.bsky.social says some of the usual contenders have one very good reason to keep believing www.si.com/nfl/afc-play...

How Will Anderson Jr. Is Taking the Texans’ Player-Driven Defense to Another Level At the start of the offseason every year, or just when he needs to use it, there’s a picture that Texans defensive coordinator Matt Burke will flash up on the s

Will Anderson Jr. isn't just leading the Texans’ defense on the field—he’s setting the standard for all defensive leaders to follow, @albert-breer.bsky.social writes: www.si.com/nfl/how-will...

Week 2 conversation: What the hell is turf toe anyway?

The result: A few thousand words from Greg Bishop below ⬇️

Key Matchups, Predictions for Colts-Chiefs and More NFL Week 12 Games Kansas City’s defense will be tested against Indianapolis’s dominant run game. Plus, the Buccaneers’ secondary will have to step up against the Rams.

Matt Verderame’s NFL Week 12 key matchups:
🏈 Jonathan Taylor vs. K.C.’s front seven
🏈 Jalen Hurts vs. Dallas’s pass defense
🏈 Matthew Stafford vs. Bucs’ secondary
🏈 Tetairoa McMillan vs. 49ers’ defense
🏈 More

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Shedeur Sanders’s First Start Puts Browns’ Longtime Struggles on Display Cleveland has tried just about every strategy to find a quarterback. A decade of searching has led to a game many will watch for the wrong reasons.

The Browns have tried just about every strategy you can think of to find a quarterback. Their creative search has led to a game many will watch for the wrong reasons, writes @conororr.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/shedeur-...

How Turf Toe Became the Most Misunderstood Injury in Sports One little body part can cause big problems for NFL stars such as Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy. Here’s why it’s more painful than its cute name might suggest.

What is turf toe, and why does this one vague injury have a silly name? Before Joe Burrow returns to the field, Greg Bishop gives us a full history of the most mislabeled, misunderstood injury in sports: www.si.com/nfl/turf-toe...

Texans’ Dominant Defense Is Up for a Playoff Push, No Matter Who’s at Quarterback Whether C.J. Stroud or Davis Mills is under center, Houston’s defense can carry the franchise into the AFC race.

The Texans sacked Josh Allen eight times in Thursday night’s upset of the Bills, proving that this team is up for a playoff push, no matter which quarterback is on the field, @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social writes: www.si.com/nfl/texans-d...

Why the Bills Don’t Look Like a Team Ready to Achieve Greatness This should be Buffalo’s year, but a loss to the Texans shows this looks nothing like a team preparing to go on a championship run.

This is supposed to be the Bills’ year, but after a Thursday night loss to the Texans, Buffalo doesn’t look like a team ready to go on a championship run, Matt Verderame writes: www.si.com/nfl/why-bill...

What Bo Nix Reveals About Modern NFL QB Evaluations The narratives that surround the Broncos’ signal-caller underscore the problems with how pro quarterbacks are evaluated.

Greg Bishop on what the divisiveness surrounding Bo Nix reveals about the flaws in modern evaluations of pro QBs: www.si.com/nfl/what-bo-...

Pass Catchers Dominate Top 10 Ranked NFL Rookies Through Week 11 Tetairoa McMillan, Emeka Egbuka and Tyler Warren have posted big numbers. Plus, a Browns linebacker has All-Pro potential.

Tetairoa McMillan, Emeka Egbuka and Tyler Warren have posted big numbers, while Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger has All-Pro potential.

Matt Verderame unveils his latest NFL rookie rankings: www.si.com/nfl/pass-cat...

Albert Breer’s Mailbag: Multiple Paths the Dolphins Could Take in 2026 The GM search could determine Mike McDaniel’s future. Plus, answers to your questions on Sam Darnold, Robert Saleh, Mac Jones and whether the Bears are for real

📬 @albert-breer.bsky.social’s mailbag:

✉️ Mike McDaniel’s future
✉️ Sam Darnold not going anywhere
✉️ Mac Jones trade destinations
✉️ Robert Saleh as HC candidate
✉️ Are the Bears for real?
✉️ More

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How One Winter Day in 2014 Led Tua Tagovailoa and Marcus Mariota to Spain The two starting quarterbacks, who hail from the same high school in Hawai‘i, met in the NFL’s first game held in Spain.

Greg Bishop traces the winding path from a Hawai‘i December day in 2014 to Sunday’s NFL matchup between Tua Tagovailoa and Marcus Mariota in Spain:
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Fact or Fiction: NFL Players Should Push to Remove Turf Fields Back in 2022, I asked then-Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp whether he had a preference between playing on grass or turf. The answer was obvious, but Kupp looked

This week in @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social's fact or fiction:
🏈 Should players make grass fields a priority?
🏈 Will the Panthers win the NFC South?
🏈 More

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Brock Purdy Says He’s ‘Back, Into a Rhythm and Moving Forward’ San Francisco’s quarterback couldn’t have played better in his return. Plus, the Cowboys’ defensive shuffle and Sean McDermott’s milestone.

@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Tuesday notes:
🏈 Brock Purdy’s return
🏈 Chargers’, Lions’ struggles on O-line
🏈 Cowboys’ defensive shuffle
🏈 Sean McDermott’s milestone
🏈 Falcons’ future at QB
🏈 More

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Quarterbacks Dominate the Top Five Candidates for NFL MVP Through Week 11 A second-year signal-caller could be in the process of restoring a former league dynasty to prominence.

This year’s NFL MVP will likely be a quarterback, but a couple of running backs are making a strong case to win the award, writes @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/quarterb...

NFL Power Rankings: Top Five Shuffle Leads to New No. 1 Team The Rams, Eagles, Patriots and Bills all moved up after big Week 11 wins.

📈 Bears, Eagles
📉 Chargers, Chiefs

Check out @conororr.bsky.social’s latest power rankings after Week 11

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Cowboys Honor Marshawn Kneeland With Powerful Message During Monday Night's Win Playing with heavy hearts after Kneeland's sudden death, Dallas put forth a united effort in celebrating him and centering the conversation about mental health.

Playing with heavy hearts after Marshawn Kneeland's death, Dallas put forth a united effort in celebrating the person Kneeland was and centering the conversation about mental health
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Cowboys Honor Marshawn Kneeland With Powerful Message During Monday Night's Win Playing with heavy hearts after Kneeland's sudden death, Dallas put forth a united effort in celebrating him and centering the conversation about mental health.

Throughout Monday night's win over the Raiders, Marshawn Kneeland's face was front and center for the Cowboys, who deserve praise for shining a spotlight on mental health and suicide awareness, writes @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/cowboys-...

Raiders Must Change More Than Just the Personnel in Sin City Las Vegas suffered an embarrassing home defeat on Monday and is stuck in a never-ending cycle of ignominy despite sweeping offseason changes.

The Raiders are stuck in a never-ending cycle of ignominy despite sweeping offseason changes.

A new approach is needed from owner Mark Davis, writes Matt Verderame www.si.com/nfl/las-vega...

Spit Happens, and NFL Players Have a Surprising Sensitivity When it Does Ja’Marr Chase is the latest player to be suspended for a game, even though NFL players do things much more dangerous and disrespectful all the time.

@conororr.bsky.social says it’s ridiculous that NFL players get suspended a game for spitting on opponents. Plenty of them do things much more dangerous and disrespectful, he argues: www.si.com/nfl/jamarr-c...

Inside the NFL’s Grievance Against the NFLPA’s Player Report Cards Sources tell Albert Breer that the league sent three cease and desist letters to former NFLPA president JC Tretter over a process that has embarrassed owners.

@albert-breer.bsky.social explains what’s in the NFL’s grievance over the NFLPA player report cards, along with three previously unknown cease and desist letters sent to JC Tretter: www.si.com/nfl/inside-n...

The Good, Bad and Ugly, Week 11: Broncos Take Control of AFC West Chiefs remain outside the playoffs at 5–5 after loss to Denver. Plus, Green Bay found a way to win after a trying week, and Chicago rallied to beat Minnesota.

Matt Verderame runs down the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 11: www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...

Week 11 NFL Takeaways: Why the Rams Don’t ‘Have Any Ceiling’ The Rams have more than Matthew Stafford, one star defender tells Albert Breer. Plus, Baltimore’s fake tush push, Brock Purdy’s return and the surprising Bears.

@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Week 11 takeaways:
💥 The NFL’s most complete team
💥 Baltimore’s fake tush push
💥 Brock Purdy’s return
💥 Surprising Bears
💥 Vrabel’s road to the Patriots
💥 Quick-hitters

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The NFL’s Next Dynasty Could Reside in Philadelphia Once a team reaches the rare territory of being discussed as a dynasty, the football public inevitably grows tired of all the winning and begins to root for tha

They don't play the most aesthetically pleasing style of football. But the Eagles' dominant physicality has them on the precipice of becoming the NFL's next dynasty, writes @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/nfls-nex...