Category: NFC

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) is shown being sacked by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill (right) during the first half Thursday night at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Lions running back David Mongtomery scored three touchdowns and Detroit had 211 rushing yards to take a 34-20 win. (Photo courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Montgomery, Lions run over Pack, 34-20

Welp, the balloon burst on that really quickly. That is, if you were for the Green Bay Packers to beat the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. Now, if you were for the Detroit Lions, it was

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (above), who has already thrown for 715 yard this season in wins over the L.A. Chargers and New England Patriots, will try to keep rolling today at home against Denver. (Photo courtesy of PALMBEACHDAILYNEWS.COM)
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Week 3 NFL schedule, and TFB picks

Week three of the NFL season officially kicked off on Thursday night, with Christian McCaffery and the San Francisco 49ers topping the visiting New York Giants, 30-12. It resumes today, with a passel (apparently I’ve been watching “The Beverly Hillbillies,

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffery (left) scored a 4-yard touchdown in the second quarter against the New York Giants on Thursday night at Levi's Stadium, tying him with 49ers legend Jerry Rice for most touchdowns scored in consecutive games (12), a record Rice had held alone since the 1987 season. With a touchdown next week against Arizona, of course, McCaffery could own the record alone. (Photo courtesy of YARDBARKER.COM)
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49ers, McCaffery top Giants on ‘TNF’

The National Football League’s “Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime” matchup between San Francisco and the New York Giants had no Phil Simms-Ronnie Lott helmet-to-helmet staredown (in one of the great “Monday Night Football” games ever, here: Giants vs 49ers

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Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (above) has had a less-than-stellar performance in the Bears' two games, both losses. Chicago (0-2) plays at Kansas City (1-1) on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of THESPUN.COM)
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Fields’ he-said, he-said with himself, apparently

Could Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields’ problems be rooted in the way he’s being coached? Fields seemed to pose that prospect himself on Wednesday. In what’s becoming like an old 1980’s mix-tape, Fields’ comments have been made, walked back, walked

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Running back Cam Akers (shown here against the Arizona Cardinals) has been traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Minnesota Vikings. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)
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Rams trade Akers to Vikings

Well, well, well – that’s an awfully-deep subject. So’s this one: the Minnesota Vikings have traded for running back Cam Akers, late of the Los Angeles Rams. ESPN reported the trade early Wednesday evening (Vikings bolster run game, get RB

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