Tom Brady: “I’m as curious as anybody to see what it’s going to look like”

There may be no team this season as great a curiosity as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady is playing for a team not named the New England Patriots for the first time in 20 years. The Buccaneers are trying to snap a 12-year playoff drought with aspirations of being the first team to play [more]

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J.J. Watt: Booing during moment of unity “was unfortunate”

Before Thursday night’s NFL season opener, and after the national anthem played, the two teams gathered at midfield for a “moment of unity.” Audible booing could be heard from the crowd at Arrowhead Stadium. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt expressed confusion over the reaction after the games. “The moment of unity I personally thought was [more]

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Different energy and leadership from Cam Newton could lift Patriots

I’ve picked the Patriots to advance to the Super Bowl for multiple reasons. First, they still have coach Bill Belichick, who will take full advantage of all of the various rules arising from the pandemic to get the most of out of this most unusual of seasons and who will provide a steady and determined [more]

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Jason Garrett says he doesn’t have advice for Joe Judge

New York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett will coach his first game alongside head coach Joe Judge on Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Garrett is coming off 10 seasons as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys while Judge is getting his first opportunity as a head coach after 15 years as an assistant [more]

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Chiefs manhandle Texans yet again, winning season opener 34-20

Stop if you’ve heard this before: The Texans took a first quarter lead on the Chiefs, shutting them out in the first 15 minutes. And then, it was all Chiefs, all night. Kansas City fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter before scoring 31 unanswered points. The Texans tacked on two late touchdowns, but it [more]

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Alex Okafor out with hamstring injury

The Chiefs have lost another defensive lineman. Defensive end Alex Okafor is out with a hamstring injury, the team announced. Chiefs defensive tackle Khalen Saunders left in the first quarter with an elbow injury. Before the game, Okafor was the only player from either team to kneel for the national anthem. Cornerback Charvarius Ward is [more]

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Clyde Edwards-Helaire gets first NFL touchdown, first 100-yard game

That didn’t take long. Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the 32nd overall choice in the draft this spring, but he likely didn’t last that long in many (if any) fantasy drafts. Everyone knew he was going to be good in the Chiefs’ offense. Edwards-Helaire scored his first NFL touchdown and went over 100 yards on the same [more]

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