Joe Mixon: If we get hot, it’s just going to be scary

The Bengals have gotten off to their best start in years, sliding into first place in the AFC North with last week’s 41-17 victory over the Ravens. Cincinnati put up 520 yards of offense in the contest, averaging 8.3 yards per play. And Cincinnati’s defense effectively contained Lamar Jackson. While he led Baltimore with 88 [more]

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JC Tretter takes issue with “conspiracy theory” over Jon Gruden email leak

Three weeks ago today, the Jon Gruden email scandal emerged out of the clear blue sky in the middle of a quiet Friday afternoon. Given that the target of his racist trope — NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith — faced within hours after the email surfaced a vote on whether his job would [more]

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David Johnson sees more carries coming his way with Mark Ingram gone

Texans running back David Johnson had a season-high seven carries in last Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals, but it’s a good bet he’ll set a new high in the weeks to come. Mark Ingram led the team with 92 carries before he was traded to the Saints this week, so there’s a lot of work [more]

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Report: Kylin Hill suffered a season-ending knee injury

The scary collision that resulted in two players being carted off the field on Thursday night has resulted in one season-ending injury. According to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, Packers rookie running back Kylin Hill will be out for the rest of the year with a knee injury. Hill was returning a kickoff in the third [more]

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Jameis Winston on facing Bucs: It’s not revenge, it’s a divisional opponent we need to beat

Sunday’s game won’t be the first time that Jameis Winston has faced the Buccaneers since he joined the Saints. Winston completed a pass for 12 yards against the Bucs in the regular season last year and he threw a 56-yard touchdown against them in the playoffs, but he didn’t start either of those games for [more]

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Andy Reid: Patrick Mahomes isn’t going to hide or shy away from anything

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a turnover problem. Mahomes currently leads the league with nine interceptions, tied with Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson. Mahomes hasn’t had a game without a giveaway since Kansas City’s Week One victory over Cleveland, tossing multiple interceptions in three of the last five games. In his first three years as [more]

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Aaron Rodgers: We know how to deal with adversity

When Packers wide receiver Davante Adams first went on the COVID-19 reserve list this week, quarterback Aaron Rodgers noted that the team had found a way to win without him in the past. The Packers were 6-0 without Adams the last two seasons and they moved to 1-0 without him this season with Thursday night’s [more]

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