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The right-wrong part of Minnesota’s QB equation last spring cannot be answered by anybody, not yet, including those who work at Vikings headquarters, writes Greg Bishop www.si.com/nfl/way-too-...
Why It’s Way Too Early to Draw Any Definitive Conclusions on Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy
Until Sam Darnold or Daniel Jones win a Super Bowl, Minnesota still has time to determine whether their former first-round pick can excel in the NFL.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The right-wrong part of Minnesota’s QB equation last spring cannot be answered by anybody, not yet, including those who work at Vikings headquarters, writes Greg Bishop www.si.com/nfl/way-too-...
Matt Verderame makes his All-Pro first- and second-team selections at Thanksgiving: www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl...
2025 NFL All-Pro Picks and Predictions Through Week 12
Matt Verderame makes his first- and second-team selections at each position, and the Chiefs lead the way with five players.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Matt Verderame makes his All-Pro first- and second-team selections at Thanksgiving: www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl...
@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Tuesday notes:
🏈 Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s greatness
🏈 Packers’ sturdy defense
🏈 J.J. McCarthy’s struggles
🏈 Christian McCaffrey’s durability
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🏈 Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s greatness
🏈 Packers’ sturdy defense
🏈 J.J. McCarthy’s struggles
🏈 Christian McCaffrey’s durability
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Might Be the NFL’s Most Outstanding Player
While a receiver has never won MVP, there’s no denying the Seahawks star’s superiority.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Tuesday notes:
🏈 Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s greatness
🏈 Packers’ sturdy defense
🏈 J.J. McCarthy’s struggles
🏈 Christian McCaffrey’s durability
www.si.com/nfl/jaxon-sm...
🏈 Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s greatness
🏈 Packers’ sturdy defense
🏈 J.J. McCarthy’s struggles
🏈 Christian McCaffrey’s durability
www.si.com/nfl/jaxon-sm...
Pete Carroll is blaming seemingly everyone except himself and his sons for another subpar Raiders season. Should he be fired after one season?
@gilbertomanzano.bsky.social debates in this week's Fact or Fiction: www.si.com/nfl/raiders-...
@gilbertomanzano.bsky.social debates in this week's Fact or Fiction: www.si.com/nfl/raiders-...
Raiders Should Move On From Pete Carroll After This Season
In this week’s fact or fiction, we debate the future of a coach who’s blaming seemingly everyone but himself and his sons for yet another subpar Raiders season.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Pete Carroll is blaming seemingly everyone except himself and his sons for another subpar Raiders season. Should he be fired after one season?
@gilbertomanzano.bsky.social debates in this week's Fact or Fiction: www.si.com/nfl/raiders-...
@gilbertomanzano.bsky.social debates in this week's Fact or Fiction: www.si.com/nfl/raiders-...
5️⃣ Patriots
9️⃣ Bears
1️⃣5️⃣ Cowboys
2️⃣5️⃣ Browns
@conororr.bsky.social’s power rankings after Week 12: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-powe...
9️⃣ Bears
1️⃣5️⃣ Cowboys
2️⃣5️⃣ Browns
@conororr.bsky.social’s power rankings after Week 12: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-powe...
NFL Power Rankings: Eagles’ Collapse Leads to Shakeup at the Top
The theme of this week’s power rankings is: punishment. For too long, I have held on to niceties when it comes to teams that are clearly destined to be unintere
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November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
5️⃣ Patriots
9️⃣ Bears
1️⃣5️⃣ Cowboys
2️⃣5️⃣ Browns
@conororr.bsky.social’s power rankings after Week 12: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-powe...
9️⃣ Bears
1️⃣5️⃣ Cowboys
2️⃣5️⃣ Browns
@conororr.bsky.social’s power rankings after Week 12: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-powe...
Few teams have had worse injury luck than the 49ers, yet Kyle Shanahan and a fiery defense have kept San Francisco afloat in the NFC playoff hunt. @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social after a win over the Panthers: www.si.com/nfl/patchwor...
Patchwork 49ers Deserve More Credit for Finding Ways to Keep Winning
Most of the attention regarding the 49ers this year has been about the players who aren’t available, are no longer with the team or are on the verge of leaving.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Few teams have had worse injury luck than the 49ers, yet Kyle Shanahan and a fiery defense have kept San Francisco afloat in the NFC playoff hunt. @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social after a win over the Panthers: www.si.com/nfl/patchwor...
The Panthers are clearly getting better. Bryce Young is not.
Matt Verderame on why it's time for Carolina to move on from the 2023 No. 1 pick: www.si.com/nfl/time-for...
Matt Verderame on why it's time for Carolina to move on from the 2023 No. 1 pick: www.si.com/nfl/time-for...
It’s Time for the Panthers to Move on From Bryce Young
The Panthers are vastly improved. Bryce Young, despite his one-off performance in Week 11, is decidedly not. With a decision on Young’s fifth-year option comin
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November 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Panthers are clearly getting better. Bryce Young is not.
Matt Verderame on why it's time for Carolina to move on from the 2023 No. 1 pick: www.si.com/nfl/time-for...
Matt Verderame on why it's time for Carolina to move on from the 2023 No. 1 pick: www.si.com/nfl/time-for...
Matt Verderame wraps up the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 12 www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...
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
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November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Matt Verderame wraps up the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 12 www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...
@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...
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@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...
@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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💥 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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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.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@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
www.si.com/nfl/week-12-...
💥 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
www.si.com/nfl/week-12-...
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...
@albert-breer.bsky.social talks to Brian Schottenheimer about how the Cowboys came together after tragedy: www.si.com/nfl/brian-sc...
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.’
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November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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...
@albert-breer.bsky.social talks to Brian Schottenheimer about how the Cowboys came together after tragedy: www.si.com/nfl/brian-sc...
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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.
More "good" teams through 12 weeks and the true "good" teams having to go through an artificially constructed wilderness to the playoffs.
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...
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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.
More "good" teams through 12 weeks and the true "good" teams having to go through an artificially constructed wilderness to the playoffs.
@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-...
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@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 @conororr.bsky.social says some of the usual contenders have one very good reason to keep believing www.si.com/nfl/afc-play...
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.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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...
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...
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
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November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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...
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Week 2 conversation: What the hell is turf toe anyway?
The result: A few thousand words from Greg Bishop below ⬇️
The result: A few thousand words from Greg Bishop below ⬇️
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...
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Week 2 conversation: What the hell is turf toe anyway?
The result: A few thousand words from Greg Bishop below ⬇️
The result: A few thousand words from Greg Bishop below ⬇️
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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🏈 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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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.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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
www.si.com/nfl/key-matc...
🏈 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
www.si.com/nfl/key-matc...
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-...
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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-...
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...
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.
www.si.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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...
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...
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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...
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...
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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...
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-...
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.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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-...
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...
Matt Verderame unveils his latest NFL rookie rankings: www.si.com/nfl/pass-cat...
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.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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...
Matt Verderame unveils his latest NFL rookie rankings: www.si.com/nfl/pass-cat...
📬 @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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✉️ Mike McDaniel’s future
✉️ Sam Darnold not going anywhere
✉️ Mac Jones trade destinations
✉️ Robert Saleh as HC candidate
✉️ Are the Bears for real?
✉️ More
www.si.com/nfl/albert-b...
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
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
📬 @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
www.si.com/nfl/albert-b...
✉️ Mike McDaniel’s future
✉️ Sam Darnold not going anywhere
✉️ Mac Jones trade destinations
✉️ Robert Saleh as HC candidate
✉️ Are the Bears for real?
✉️ More
www.si.com/nfl/albert-b...
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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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.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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:
www.si.com/nfl/how-one-...
www.si.com/nfl/how-one-...