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Brock INT.
January 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Nine different Bills with catches so far.
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Footage of Josh Allen's first half
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Wouldn't blame anyone who wanted the Bears to run the ball on fourth-and-1 there. But no play's going to look good if you let a DT run completely unblocked through the A-gap.
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Nine yards for Josh Jacobs on his last nine carries isn't ideal
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Looked like Burden had favorable leverage on that route and a lot of potential room after the catch. But bad snap from Dalman throws off the play, and then Cooper makes a nice play to break it up.
January 11, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Fourth-and-6 interception. Wrong time for the DB to make a great catch!
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Verts with Nacua in the backfield getting a matchup with safety Nick Scott. Jaycee Horn, Carolina's top CB, gets "wasted" on a TE.
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
the hooping these couches have seen www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
just being able to use the headset would be a major upgrade
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
New column: My awards for the 2025 season, including why Drake Maye is my pick for MVP over Matthew Stafford and the major flaw in the schedule argument: measure the *pass defenses* they faced and their quality of opposition was mostly the same www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Oops
January 5, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Jalen Ramsey (5) takes a moment to ponder the fragility of existence at the wrong time. Good job by the Ravens blocking up the blitz on fourth down, which gave Jackson time to throw.
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Not a typo
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Might have been a TD if 49ers protection held up against Lawrence.
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This four strong swing screen was a good call for the Seahawks on third-and-long. Seahawks have the numbers here. But your RB can't run directly into a tackler.
January 4, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Sam Darnold QBR splits

Before the first Rams game: 1st
Since the first Rams game: 27th

Turned down the throw to the pylon on first down. This was the fourth-down play.
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Motion just before the snap confuses the Bucs and nobody runs with Tremble leaking out across the formation for a TD
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Chris Oladokun is a 5.5-point favorite on the road tomorrow against the Raiders. Has there ever been a more unlikely QB favored by more than a field goal in a game on the road? Some others:
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
This is the opposite of the "How many [of that RB] could fit in that hole?" posts

Tyjae Spears did not score on this play
January 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Two things on the Drake Maye-Matthew Stafford debate that I found for my All-Pro column this year (www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...)

1) *Three* different Pats are running otherworldly catch rates over expectation
2) Maye's been much better than Stafford against common opponents
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Not the sequence or the receivers the Steelers were hoping to run through with a division title on the line.
December 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tough INT for Bo Nix on fourth down. Obviously decided he liked the matchup with Bryant, but you'd love to see him get to the checkdown with the RB.
December 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The 1994 Colts had a 12-game alternating win/loss streak. Longest one I can find since 1990.
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
thought I would check the article you linked to see whether anything turned out to be true and apparently this was too fun for the Colts to resist
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM