Ed H in Pasadena
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Going to be an interesting year with all the changeover in personnel. Can anyone dethrone the Chiefs? I guess we'll find out.
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Ed H in Pasadena
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Week #1 in the books. Three teams overcame 10 point deficits to win, the average passing yards per team was less than 170 (
) and the champs are looking like they're ready to defend.
Oh, and the Panthers are retched.
) and the champs are looking like they're ready to defend.Oh, and the Panthers are retched.
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CBS Sports gives a grade to every team after every game. Here's the grades for Week #1.
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NFL Week 1 grades: 49ers earn 'A' for blowout win over Jets; Bengals, Browns both receive 'F' for ugly losses
Here are the Week 1 grades for every team
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Ed H in Pasadena
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Three weeks in and the unbeaten teams are the Bills, Steelers (!) and Chiefs in the AFC and Vikings and Seahawks (!) in the NFC.
Steelers are 3-0 with Justin Fields as their starter. And Sam freaking Darnold has led the Vikes to their record.
On the down side, the Bengals are 0-3 and the Niners are 1-2. Cincy really surprising me with their poor play.
Steelers are 3-0 with Justin Fields as their starter. And Sam freaking Darnold has led the Vikes to their record.
On the down side, the Bengals are 0-3 and the Niners are 1-2. Cincy really surprising me with their poor play.
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And the CBS Sports grades for Week #3?
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NFL Week 3 grades: Commanders earn an 'A' for upset win over Bengals, Jaguars receive an 'F' for blowout loss
Here are the Week 3 grades for every team
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NFL power rankings after four weeks, according to TheScore app
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NFL Power Rankings - Week 5: Every team's MVP after 1st month
NFL Power Rankings are selected by a panel of theScore's football editors. This week, we identify every team's MVP through the season's first four weeks.Jump to:ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND | JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN | NE | NO |...
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Five weeks in and the biggest surprises have to be the suddenly potent Washington Commanders and the still-unbeaten Minnesota Vikings, QBs by Sam Darnold!
Biggest bust? The 1-4 Cleveland Browns, a team that made the playoffs last season with 11 wins. To do that this season would take a miracle.
Rankings by TheScore app
NFL Power Rankings - Week 6: Commanders rise, Browns hit bottom
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Biggest bust? The 1-4 Cleveland Browns, a team that made the playoffs last season with 11 wins. To do that this season would take a miracle.
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NFL Power Rankings - Week 6: Commanders rise, Browns hit bottom
NFL Power Rankings - Week 6: Commanders rise, Browns hit bottom
NFL Power Rankings are selected by a panel of theScore's football editors. Jump to:ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND | JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN | NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SEA | SF | TB | TEN | WAS1. Kansas City Chiefs...
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Ed H in Pasadena
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Skipped a couple of weeks, but back at it for this past week. The early season suprises, Detroit and Minnesota, continue to be that, with both registering 5-1 records and the Lions just beat the Vikings last week. The Packers and Commanders are both 5-2, also surprising to me (especially Washington). And somehow, someway, my Steelers changed QBs and went out and performed as well as I've seen them perform offensively in recent seasons. Yes, the Jets' rush D is awful and we took advantage but we stopped their vaunted pass rush with a patchwork O line and Russell Wilson took apart their banged up secondary. And the Bears are 4-3 as Caleb Williams is starting to settle in, as I suspected he would.
On the flip side, the Patriots and the Browns are just awful (and the Browns just lost their "star" QB to a season-ending Achilles injury) but right now, the Carolina Panthers are pitiful. The Saints, Raiders, Giants and Jags are bad, and adding Davante Adams won't really help a woeful Jets team, Aaron Rodgers or no Aaron Rodgers.
But no team is like KC right now, and they just added disgruntled star receiver DeAndre Hopkins from Tennessee, to make an average WR room (without injured emerging star Rashee Rice) that much better now.
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On the flip side, the Patriots and the Browns are just awful (and the Browns just lost their "star" QB to a season-ending Achilles injury) but right now, the Carolina Panthers are pitiful. The Saints, Raiders, Giants and Jags are bad, and adding Davante Adams won't really help a woeful Jets team, Aaron Rodgers or no Aaron Rodgers.
But no team is like KC right now, and they just added disgruntled star receiver DeAndre Hopkins from Tennessee, to make an average WR room (without injured emerging star Rashee Rice) that much better now.
NFL Power Rankings After Week 7: Steelers just keep winning, as usual under Mike Tomlin
Maybe we shouldn't be surprised by the Steelers' success.
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NFL update through Week 11 (thus, not including last night's game). Decided to choose a different perspective, from AS.com, the Spanish sports daily.
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NFL standings after week 11: Winners and losers in the AFC and NFC divisions
It was huge weekend in the NFL as three games featured teams with seven wins as games went down to the wire as the Bills handed the Chiefs their first loss.
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NFL update through Week #14. Not at all sure how my Steelers are 10-3 at this point. Never saw this coming (was convinced they'd be sub-.500 for the first time in the Tomlin era). Instead, Arthur Smith has created the semblance of an actual above-average NFL offense, and their D is still their D. Not as many sacks as in recent seasons but now consistently among the best at forcing turnovers. Better punting, best kicker in the NFL, forcing TOs on special teams. A winning formula.
Oh, and one more thing: maybe it's because he's a Pasadena kid, or maybe because a good friend of mine is close to his family, but I'm really delighted that, in recent weeks, Bryce Young is putting last season's horror rookie season behind him. Now if only he could find himself in a quality NFL organization and not that train wreck in Carolina, and you might find a good NFL starter in there.
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Oh, and one more thing: maybe it's because he's a Pasadena kid, or maybe because a good friend of mine is close to his family, but I'm really delighted that, in recent weeks, Bryce Young is putting last season's horror rookie season behind him. Now if only he could find himself in a quality NFL organization and not that train wreck in Carolina, and you might find a good NFL starter in there.
NFL Power Rankings after Week 14: Lions down Packers, Bills stumble in LA, Philly avoid trap against Panthers
There are no more BYE weeks after Week 14, and that means the playoff race is in full swing as teams look to make their final postseason push.
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Ed H in Pasadena
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Hectic times (including the fires here near my hometown of Pasadena) and we're already done with everything but the Super Bowl. Great collapse by my Steelers: from 10-3 to 10-7, routed in every single game. Then routed in the wild card round matchup with the Ravens. But the Steelers want to run it all back: same GM, same head coach, same QB, same team, mostly. Yeah, that's a team that no longer seems to be about winning but rather cashing in.
Can't believe that run Washington went on, all the way to the NFC title game. Then reality hit them hard: the "tush push" Eagles routed them. And in the AFC, it's KC for the third year running, trying hard to become the first-ever three-time Super Bowl champs. As in three wins in a row. And given who they are, who's to doubt they can beat the superior talent of the Eagles?
Still, looking forward to the Super Bowl.
Can't believe that run Washington went on, all the way to the NFC title game. Then reality hit them hard: the "tush push" Eagles routed them. And in the AFC, it's KC for the third year running, trying hard to become the first-ever three-time Super Bowl champs. As in three wins in a row. And given who they are, who's to doubt they can beat the superior talent of the Eagles?
Still, looking forward to the Super Bowl.