Pete Carroll had a “particularly bad day”

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s day started off bad and didn’t get much better. Carroll was hit in the face by a football during pregame warmups and he coached the game with a nasty looking cut covered by a bandage on his nose. Once the game began, the Seahawks looked sluggish and they lost a chance [more]

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Adam Thielen stays focused, despite reduced opportunities

Through three games last year, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen had 32 catches and 338 yards. Through three games this year, Thielen has only 11 catches and 173 yards. The reduced output “doesn’t matter to me, as long as we win,” Thielen told PFT via phone after Sunday’s 34-14 win over the Raiders. Thielen explained that [more]

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Bruce Arians: I took late delay of game on purpose to move our kicker back

When Jameis Winston hit Mike Evans for a 44-yard pass to the Giants’ 9-yard line with 30 seconds left in today’s game, it appeared that the Buccaneers were about to pull out a last-second win. But things did not go according to plan. After spiking the ball to stop the clock, the Bucs took a [more]

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Sean Payton “proud” of the way Teddy Bridgewater played

Sean Payton has won a lot of games in a lot of ways during his time as the Saints’ head coach, but he found a new box to check off on Sunday. Payton won a game without Drew Brees at quarterback for the first time as Teddy Bridgewater piloted the offense in a 33-27 win [more]

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John Harbaugh: “Clear analytical decisions” to go for two three times

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh went for two after three of the team’s four touchdowns in Sunday’s 33-28 loss to the Chiefs and the team’s failure to convert any of those tries led to questions about his approach after the game was over. Harbaugh said the team made “clear analytical decisions” to both go for [more]

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More tests for Saquon Barkley on Monday

The Giants celebrated an improbable win on Sunday when Buccaneers kicker Matt Gay missed a short field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter. Among those whooping it up was running back Saquon Barkley, who crutched his way across the field when the 32-31 comeback win was in the books. Barkley left the game [more]

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Nuggets reportedly want to extend both Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez

Contextually, both players make sense from a depth perspective for Denver.

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