Taylor Heinicke feels “a lot more confident” as starter this year

The Commanders are turning to Taylor Heinicke as their starting quarterback for the third straight season. Heinicke started a playoff loss during the 2020 season after Alex Smith was injured and he started 15 games last year after taking over when Ryan Fitzpatick went down for the season in Week One. Carson Wentz is the [more]

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Buccaneers center Robert Hainsey says the offensive line loves Tom Brady’s passion

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady chewed out his offensive line during Sunday’s loss to the Steelers. Bucs center Robert Hainsey says he has no problem with that. Hainsey said Brady’s message to the linemen was simple: “Improve. Got to do better.” (Brady himself acknowledged that he punctuated the message with some F-bombs.) And Hainsey said the [more]

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Dustin Hopkins is the AFC special teams player of the week

Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins won’t be playing for the next few weeks because of a hamstring injury, but he gutted it out on Monday night against the Broncos and the Chargers benefitted from that grit. Hopkins made four field goals over the course of the evening, including a 39-yard field goal in overtime that lifted [more]

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Tariq Woolen named NFC defensive player of the week

The Seahawks have gotten off to a solid 3-3 start, allowing only nine points in last week’s victory over the Cardinals. One of their young defensive players has now been rewarded for his part in the performance. Cornerback Tariq Woolen has been named NFC defensive player of the week. A rookie fifth-round pick out of [more]

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Quinnen Williams named AFC defensive player of the week

The Jets stifled the Packers offense on their way to a 27-10 win at Lambeau Field last Sunday and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams was an essential part of that effort. Williams had two sacks, three quarterback hits, and a forced fumble over the course of the win. He also blocked a field goal and accomplished [more]

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Marcus Mariota named NFC offensive player of the week

The Falcons are a bit of a surprise at 3-3, currently tied for first place in the NFC South. And quarterback Marcus Mariota has played well with what he’s been asked to do in head coach Arthur Smith’s offensive system. Mariota’s latest successful outing was in Sunday’s 28-14 victory over the 49ers and he’s been [more]

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Josh Allen is the AFC offensive player of the week once again

Bills quarterback Josh Allen came up short at Arrowhead Stadium in the playoffs last season, but his Week Six visit ended in happier fashion. Allen hit tight end Dawson Knox for a touchdown to put the Bills up 24-20 with 1:04 left to play in last Sunday’s game and they secured the win over the [more]

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