Welcome to Week 2 of the 2023 NFL regular season, where we will discover if our Week 1 overreactions were warranted or not. Will Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals bounce back after a nightmare start to the season? Can Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills take care of the Las Vegas Raiders on a short week? Get ready for more surprises this weekend.As we do every week, we've collected all of the best picks and gambling content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine and put them in one place, so you can get picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts as well as additional feature content for each game, including plays from top SportsLine experts and the SportsLine Projection Model, best bets from our staff, survivor picks and more. Ready? Let's jump in. Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ () Open:Bengals -3.5, O/U 47 "At three I like the Bengals, so the Bengals -3 are a best bet. The new-look Baltimore offense never got going against Houston despite the score looking like it did with all those points, and Cincy's offense, they're always bad in Cleveland. Last year they had 220-something yards of offense, they went out the next week and scored 42 points. I don't think this is indicative of the Cincy team we're going to see throughout the rest of the year, and the weather didn't help last week. Cincy's pa s defense was solid, the rush defense goes from facing Nick Chubb to Gus Edwards, Justice Hill and an injured offensive line that probably is going to be without Ronnie Stanley and Tyler Linderbaum in this game. Key injures for the Ravens already rearing their ugly head like they do every year for the Ravens somehow."That's R.J. White's take from the Pick Six Podcast, where he, Will Brinson, Katie Mox and Alex Selesnick broke down every NFL game this week. Subscribe below for great NFL content every single day. Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Ravens at Bengals (-3.5) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fubo () Open:Bears -1, O/U 44.5 "The lookahead line had the Bears favored here but featured a big swing after the Bucs upset the Vikings and the Bears laid an egg. The latter was in line with my expectations for the Bears entering the season, but what if they aren't as bad as they looked last week? And I don't think the Bucs looked particularly good or even deserved to come out of that game with a win. My number for this game is Bucs -1.5, so there's decent value on the Bears already, and pushing them up to +8.5 is the best teaser move you can make as you not only capture the 3, 4, 6 and 7 but also the 8, which is a more common number in recent years."That's SportsLine expert R.J. White, who finished up more than 35 units on NFL ATS picks from 2017-22. He likes the Bears as a teaser leg this week. To check out his other picks, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Bears at Buccaneers (-
Rickey Henderson Jersey 2.5) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fubo () Open:Falcons -1, O/U 42 "It's, of course, too early to make any definitive stamps on teams for the season, but the Packers (more specifically Jordan Love) confirmed a lot of what I had hoped he'd be in Week 1. Yes, he completed 55.5% of his pa ses in the opener, but he was making some elite throws in that win over Chicago, including three touchdown pa ses. And that was without No. 1 option Christian Watson. As for the other quarterback in this game, I wasn't overly impre sed by Falcons QB Desmond Ridder, despite his 83.3 completion percentage in the win over Carolina. I think Green Bay has the more explosive offense and that could prove to be too much for Ridder to keep pace with. Meanwhile, Love is 2-0 ATS in his two career starts and the Falcons are 1-5 ATS in their last six games as an underdog."Tyler Sullivan likes the Packers to move to 2-0 on Sunday. To read his Week 2 column, click . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Packers (-1.5) at Falcons Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fubo () Open:Texans -1 O/U 41.5 "Last year the Colts inexplicably went 0-1-1 against Houston, but the final week of the season actually helped Indy land Anthony Richardson and move Houston out of the No. 1 spot and into C.J. Stroud. Which makes a potential win somehow better than revenge. Richardson got banged up last week but would have played if the game was on the line and isn't even on the injury report going into this game. Call it what you want, but the Colts offense might turn Richardson -- as an effective runner (he ran 10 times for 40 yards and a touchdown) and dangerous pa ser (24 of 37 for 223 yards, a touchdown and a pick) -- into the Offensive Rookie of the Year, in a similar vein to Cam Newton if he can stay healthy the whole season. Indy can generate pa s rush against a banged-up Houston offensive line and I trust the Colts coaching staff and Richardson to prevent the ma sive mistake more than I trust the Texans and Stroud to do so."CBS Sports Senior NFL Writer Will Brinson is on the Colts to cover the spread vs. their AFC South rivals in Week 2. To read his best bets, click . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Colts (-1) at Texans Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ () Open:Chiefs -3, O/U 50.5 Before you make any Week 2or NFL parlays, you need to see what SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein has to say. A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed
Cory Spangenberg Jersey working for Pro Football Focus. He tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Those selections form the basis of his SportsLine NFL best bets, which are 38-27-1 since the start of last season.Now, Hartstein has locked in three confident Week 2 NFL best bets. If you succe sfully parlay his picks, you're looking at a payout of almost 6-1. We can tell you he likes the Chiefs to cover three points this week, but to see his full parlay,. Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Chiefs (-3) at Jaguars Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ () Open:Chargers -3, O/U 46.5 "As someone who lives in Nashville, I was forced to watch all four quarters of the Titans game on Sunday and let me just say that my head still hurts from watching them play. The offense was so bad that I'm halfway convinced that they didn't actually have a training camp this year, and if they did have one, Ryan Tannehill definitely wasn't there. I mean, that's the only conclusion that makes any sense to me after watching him play in Week 1."If you mi sed Tenne see's opener, Tannehill threw three interceptions and completed fewer than 50% of his pa ses. He looked absolutely lost and I'm not sure he can be fixed in one week. The good news for the Titans is that they're playing the Chargers, the one team in the NFL that seems to invent new ways to lose every week, well, except for this week, because I don't think they're going to lose."I think the Titans defense can keep this close and I also think that Tennesee could pull off the upset if Derrick Henry gets rolling, but in the end, I think this game will turn out like last week's game for Tenne see where everyone but Tannehill plays well enough to win." John Breech likes the Titans to again cover the spread in Week 2. To read his full column, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Chargers (-3) at Titans Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ () Open:Bills -9.5, O/U 48R.J. White has been SportsLine's No. 1 NFL against-the-spread expert over the last six years, going 535-450-30 against the spread to put him up more than 35 units on those picks at SportsLine since 2017. He's also delivered a 56.5% hit rate on his Vegas contest picks over the last eight seasons, which is exactly what you're getting here as he explains why he's taking the Bills this week. "The Bills (and in particular Josh Allen) laid a dud against the Jets, but I don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with their offense. The Jets defense has had their number and Allen tried to do too much. That won't be nece sary against the Raiders, who weren't tested deep at all last week against Ru sell Wilson. This line was Bills -10 before Monday night and I think it should've been higher." To see which way R.J.'s leaning on all his contest picks,. Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Raiders at Bills (-9.5) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fubo () Open:Lions -3, O/U 51.5"The Seahawks are 3-0 ATS in their last three meetings with the Lions, but you should know by now this Lions team is different. Detroit is actually 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games, which ranks No. 1 in the NFL in that span. After their upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, you know Ford Field is going to be rocking. In fact, it was rocking in the preseason. The Giants even had to use a silent count! "The Seahawks' lo s to the Los Angeles Rams was surprising. I thought Seattle's defense was going to be improved, but Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell both recorded 119 receiving yards apiece last Sunday. I guarantee no one had that on their bingo card. I'm not basing this pick solely off of Seattle's Week 1 performance (it's never smart to do that), but more off of the injury report. Left tackle Charles Cro s and right tackle Abraham Lucas are both likely out Sunday, which could potentially spell disaster for Geno Smith. Is there
Rollie Fingers Jersey a line for Aidan Hutchinson sacks? Take the Over."Jordan Dajani is high on Detroit this week. To check out his other best bets of Week 2, check out his column, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Seahawks at Lions (-5.5) Time:Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fubo () Open:Giants -5.5, O/U 39"The Giants are coming off a terrible showing at home in getting shut out by the. Now they face a tough trip west to play the Cardinals, who showed well in their opener. The Cardinals had six sacks, which is not good for a Giants line that was brutalized against Dallas. This is now a tougher game for the Giants than expected. The Cardinals hang around."Senior NFL Writer Pete Prisco is taking the Cardinals to cover the spread against the Giants after doing so against the Commanders in Week 1. To read Prisco's breakdown of every game this weekend, click. Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Giants (-5.5) at Cardinals Time:Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fubo () Open:49ers -6.5, O/U 42How about a player prop? Alex Selesnick (aka PropStarz) specializes in NFL, MLB and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. He has been crushing his picks, and was a highly profitable 42-28 on NFL prop picks in his column during the 2022 regular season.He likes 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk to continue to dominate this week after a special performance against the Steelers last Sunday, and is taking the Over on his receiving yards (57.5). To read his Week 2 player props column, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg 49ers (-8) at Rams Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ () Open:Cowboys -3, O/U 45.5"Monday night was a gut punch for the Jets, who'll now be going back to Zach Wilson at quarterback. This reverts them to what they were a year ago: a team with a great defense and phenomenal weapons, but lack the quarterback to string it all together. While they were able to ride the emotions of losing Rodgers and enjoy Josh Allen handing them the football four times en route to an overtime win, I don't believe they'll be as fortunate in Week 2 when they head to Dallas. Instead, they could be looking at a similar fate to what their MetLife Stadium roommates, the Giants, faced in Week 1."While it was an admittedly tough spot to be thrust into action under the circumstances, Wilson looked like the quarterback we remember. He stared down a throw that was easily intercepted by Matt Milano, looked uncomfortable in the pocket and largely played around the line of scrimmage. That's not going to work against Dallas, who has covered 58% of its games since drafting Dak Prescott in 2016 (best mark in the NFL over that span). I also have concerns about New York's pa s protection after allowing a 50% pre sure rate in Week 1 (third highest in the NFL). If that continues, the Cowboys' stellar pa s rush could feast."Tyler Sullivan believes the Cowboys are going to dominate this week. To read his Week 2 column and check out his best bets, click. Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Jets at Cowboys (-9.5) Time:Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ () Open:Broncos -3.5, O/U 41.5Before you make your Week 2 NFL survivor picks, you need to see which team the SportsLine Projection Model is backing. The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL
Chase Headley Jersey picks since its inception. The model enters Week 2 on an incredible 163-114 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates to the 2017 season. In Week 1, the model backed the Falcons in its NFL survivor pick. The result: Atlanta beat Carolina 24-10.We can tell you the model likes the Broncos this week, but they aren't the only team it has a good read on. To check out what the model has to say, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Commanders at Broncos (-3.5) Time:Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC), stream on fubo () Open:Dolphins -2, O/U 45.5"Miami is coming off a high-flying offensive victory against the Chargers.was outstanding in that game. The Patriots lost to the Eagles, but the defense played well. That defense will keep them in this game as they slow down the high-flying Dolphins to win it late. Upset special." -- Pete Prisco on why he's taking the Pats to stun the Dolphins. .Before you make your Dolphins vs. Patriots picks, make sure you check out the "Sunday Night Football" predictions from SportsLine NFL expert Emory Hunt. Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007. He is a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and knows the game from a player's perspective. Hunt has a read on the pulse of the Patriots. In fact, he is an INSANE 17-4 (+1254) on his last 21 picks in games involving New England!We can tell you he's leaning under the point total, but to check out his against-the-spread pick, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Dolphins (-2.5) at Patriots Time:Monday, 7:15 p.m. ET (ESPN), stream on fubo () Open:Saints -2.5, O/U 41.5"The Saints defense is strong but I also don't thinkmakes the mistakes he made in back-to-back weeks. ... The Panthers defense looked stout for much of last week, Carolina is at home, it's a Monday night game in Young's first start against a division rival. I think Frank Reich brings out the kitchen sink for this Carolina offense and we see some sparks fly." -- Will Brinson on why he's taking the Panthers. .Before you make any Saints vs. Panthers picks, you need to see which side Larry Hartstein is on. A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed working for Pro Football Focus. Larry tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Those selections formed the basis of his SportsLine NFL best bets article, which finished 36-25-1. In addition, Hartstein has a keen sense of what to expect from the Saints and is 45-29 on his last 74 NFL picks involving New Orleans, returning a whopping $1,234.We can
Eric Hosmer Jersey tell you he's leaning Under the total, but to see his against-the-spread pick, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Saints (-3) at Panthers Time:Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC), stream on fubo ()Open:Browns -1.5, O/U 42.5"With the Browns coming off one of the most impre sive wins of Week 1 and the Steelers coming off one of the worst lo ses, the obvious pick here seems to be Cleveland, but I hate doing the obvious thing. That's why I never order waffles from the Waffle House. Too obvious. ... I won't be surprised at all if Deshaun Watson struggles in Pittsburgh. Watson wasn't great against the Bengals, and now he has to face the Steelers without his All-Pro right tackle, who's out for the season after suffering a brutal knee injury against Cincinnati. The Steelers have won 20 straight Monday night games at home, which is an NFL record. They've beaten the Browns 19 straight times at home in the regular season and let me just say that there's no way I'm picking against either of those streaks." -- John Breech, on why he's taking the Steelers. .Before you make any Browns vs. Steelers picks, you need to see which side R.J. White is on. White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and went 535-450-30 on his ATS picks from 2017-22, which returned more than $3,500 to $100 players. He also closed the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 107-80-6 run on his last 193 against-the-spread and total, returning more than $1,800 for $100 bettors. Moreover, White has a read on the pulse of the Steelers. In fact, he is an incredible 55-28-4 (+2,307) on his last 87 picks involving Pittsburgh!We can tell you he's leaning Under the total, but to check out his against-the-spread pick, . Pete Prisco Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Tyler Sullivan Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Browns (-2.5) at Steelers
The failed to qualify for the 2023 , but that didn't stop some players from and blasting music in the locker room following a Week 18 win over the . While Seattle has since claimed the celebration was in honor of safety becoming a new father, veteran leaders
Matt Szczur Jersey and suggested in separate pre s conferences that the behavior stems from the "youth" on the team."I'm old-school, so it was nice to get a win, but we didn't make the playoffs," Wagner after Seattle's 21-20 win. "We didn't do what we needed to do early on, so it's a lot of mixed emotions. But you understand you got a young team, and as they progre s in their career, they realize how hard wins are to come by, so it's a balance."Asked directly about the locker-room
Austin Hedges Jersey celebration, Wagner agreed the "youth" were behind it and said he wouldn't be enjoying any kind of victory cigar after the regular-season finale."No," he said. "Not at all." Love later denied that the cigars came out
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Luis Perdomo Jersey Diggs didn't convey frustration over the celebration, admitting that he, Wagner and other older players simply have a bigger-picture perspective on the team's results -- and what is or isn't worthy of post-game celebration. "Me and Bobby, we've been around a long time, so our expectations are playoffs," Diggs . "That's not what happened, but those guys just finished their first regular season in the . ... It's always a ble sing and an
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has broken a lot of records in his NFL career, and he could be adding another one by the time the 2022 season ends. This record might be his most impre sive yet, and that's because
Burch Smith Jersey it didn't seem like he had a chance to break it as recently as two years ago.So what's the record?By the end of the 2022 season, Brady could set the record for most playoff wins by a starting quarterback against NFC teams. Brady has only been playing in the NFC for two full seasons, and somehow, he's on the cusp of breaking the record. The NFC has produced multiple Hall of Fame quarterbacks over the years who played all or most of their careers in the NFC. From Brett Favre to Joe Montana to Troy Aikman, there have been some big names, but Brady could top them all.The current record for most playoff wins against NFC teams belongs to Favre, who recorded 12 such victories during his 20-year career. Favre
Jorge Soler Jersey picked up 11 of those wins with the and then tacked on one more in 2009 while he was with the .If the reach the Super Bowl during the upcoming season, Brady could end up topping that number, and the crazy part is that he could do it while having played just three full seasons in the NFC. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Over the course of his career, Brady has 10
Jason Vargas Jersey postseason wins against NFC teams. Of course, six of those came in the Super Bowl while he was playing for the . After signing with the Buccaneers in 2020, Brady immediately added three more playoff wins against NFC teams during Tampa Bay's run to Super Bowl LV. In 2021, Brady tacked on one more playoff win before losing to the in the divisional round. That gave him six wins with the Patriots and four with the Buccaneers.Now that he has 10, Favre's record is in reach. If the Buccaneers once again reach the Super Bowl in 2022 with a run that starts in the wild-card round, then Brady would tack on three more wins against
Ryan O'Hearn Jersey NFC teams. That would give him 13 for his career, which would break Favre's record.Here
Blaine Boyer Jersey 's a look at the quarterbacks who have the most playoffs wins against NFC teams:Brett Favre: 12Joe Montana: 10: 10Tom Brady: 10If the Packers play the Buccaneers in the NFC title game, we could get a situation where the winning quarterback becomes the record-holder. (This could only happen if the Packers and Buccaneers both start their playoff runs in the wild-card round.) As for Brady, he has 35 overall playoffs wins in his career. Not only is that the NFL record, but it's also more than double the next quarterbackon the list. (Joe Montana has 16 total wins when you count his victories over both AFC and NFC teams.)
The divisional round of the playoffs certainly disproved some narratives that lasted in the NFL throughout the year. Perhaps the Dallas Cowboys weren't the Super Bowl contender they were originally believed to be over the last several months or the Cincinnati Bengals really are the best team in the AFC (despite their 2-3 start to the season).Where do the Buffalo Bills go from here after a tough lo s to the Bengals? What about the
Blake Swihart Jersey Cowboys going forward? Both those teams can't view their seasons the same way as the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars, two teams that surprisingly made the divisional round after being two of the worst teams in football for several seasons. There's a reason to be optimistic in Jacksonville and New York.As for the teams that made it to conference championship weekend? Can and the Kansas City Chiefs finally defeat their kryptonite of and the Cincinnati Bengals? Can the San Francisco 49ers and the No. 1 defense continue the "defense wins championships" mantra and beat the NFC's No. 1 offense in the Philadelphia Eagles?Divisional weekend certainly provided a lot of answers, especially with the conference championship games next week. Here's what we learned in the divisional round of the playoffs from each team. Defense rose to the occasion with Patrick Mahomes injured: The Chiefs are 54-3 when they hold their opponents to le s than 27 points, including postseason play. The defense took that statistic to merit, doing a very good job at limiting Jacksonville to 20 points in the 27-20 victory.Was it a perfect performance? No, but it was good enough. The Jaguars had 144 rushing yards and averaged 7.6 yards per carry while going 7 of 13 on third down, but the Chiefs forced a interception up 27-20 late in the fourth quarter and hit him seven times.The defense stepped up during the second quarter when Mahomes was in the locker room, holding Jacksonville to three points in the second quarter and keeping the lead at the break before Mahomes returned. Is the Chiefs defense great? No, but this is Steve Spagnuolo's best unit since he arrived in Kansas City. Le s than 27 points seems to be the magic number for a victory, whether Mahomes is healthy or not.Drops cost team chance at an upset: The
David Ortiz Jersey Jaguars were able to hang around with the Chiefs throughout the game, but Jacksonville may have been going to the AFC Championship Game if it wasn't for a few key drops. Trevor Lawrence found on a deep pa s that would have gone for 55 yards in the second quarter, but Kirk dropped the pa s and the Jaguars rallied for a field goal.In a 17-7 game, Kirk needed that reception to get Jacksonville in the red zone and put some pre sure on Kansas City. The Jaguars had another drop in the second quarter, as had a drop on third-and-19 that forced the Jaguars to punt. The drops had an effect on Lawrence in the third quarter, as he was 5 of 8 for 10 yards on two po se sions as Jacksonville couldn't gain any ground. The Jaguars offense just seemed out of sync after the Kirk drop -- and never recovered.Jacksonville will be back next year with a franchise quarterback in Lawrence and a roster that should improve. The Jaguars will learn from these miscues as the young team continues to develop. returned in a big way: Johnson spent the past three weeks rehabbing and prepping for the opportunity to play in the postseason after delaying surgery for a torn adductor in his groin. How effective the best right tackle would be was anyone's gue s. Turns out, Johnson was his typical dominant self. He allowed no sacks, pre sures, quarterback hits, and had a 0.0% pre sure rate in 26 pa s-blocking snaps. His impact was felt against Giants pa s rusher , who didn't have a pre sure facing Johnson in the divisional round. The Eagles also ran for 268 yards, the second most in a postseason game in franchise history.The Eagles offensive line is the best in football. With Johnson on the field, they're dominant.The offensive line needs improvements this offseason: In each of the Giants' three meetings with the Eagles, the offensive line was no match for a front that had 70 sacks this season. The Giants allowed 60 pre sures and 14 sacks in three games against the Eagles, 16 pre sures and five sacks came in Saturday's
Jimmie Foxx Jersey lo s. New York allowed 49 sacks on the year, which was tied for the fifth most in the NFL. The 272 pre sures allowed was the second most and the 43.4% pre sure rate was the highest. This simply isn't good enough.New York needs to further develop to give a battery mate at tackle. The interior of the line needs to be reworked as , , and struggled against the elite pa s-rushing teams. wasn't much better either.The Giants have cap space to improve the offensive line. If New York keeps , the Giants need to protect him and give him a chance to throw the ball downfield. So much for having three offensive linemen out: The Bengals didn't have left tackle , right tackle , and right guard against the Bills. Three-fifths of the offensive line out? Didn't matter. made his first start at left tackle, made his third start at right tackle, and made his second start at right guard. The inexperience didn't matter as the three were part of a dismantling of Buffalo's defensive front, pacing Cincinnati to 172 rushing yards and 5.1 yards per carry. This is the same Cincinnati run offense that was 29th in rushing yards and 29th in yards per carry during the regular season.The trio of Carman, Adeniji, and Scharping didn't allow a sack in the game. They allowed just two quarterback hits, but did allow 11 pre sures. Regardle s of the high pre sure rate, they protected Joe Burrow and set up the run game for arguably its best performance of the year. The Bengals offensive line answered all the questions it needed to.The run game was a farce: No team had more deceiving rushing numbers than the Bills this season, yet the rushing yards per game and yards per carry didn't rear its ugly head until Sunday. Buffalo had just 63 rush yards and averaged 3.3 yards per carry against Cincinnati, their lowest yards per carry average in a game all season. was a nonfactor with six carries for 24 yards. The Bills didn't trust rookie enough to give him the ball late in the year either (he finished with five carries for 13 yards). was their leading rusher with 26 yards, and he had just 3.3 yards per carry (averaged 6.1 on the season).Neither Singletary nor Cook appeared to be go-to backs late, as the Bills averaged just 3.8 yards per carry in the fourth quarter on the year. Singletary averaged just 4.0 yards per carry as defenses keyed in on Allen (3.2 yards per carry). Buffalo needs a go-to back in 2023 if the Bills want to go to the Super Bowl. Of course, having a better offensive line won't hurt either. They just can't depend on Allen as much to carry the run game. struggled against Cowboys pre sure: Purdy did his job for the seventh straight start -- leading the 49ers to a win. He didn't turn the football over in a game in which the defense played a major role and getting him off his spot, which was crucial toward the 49ers advancing.There is a cause for
Eduardo Rodriguez Jersey concern, especially with who the 49ers are facing next week. Purdy was just 3 of 11 for 24 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions while being sacked twice (39.6 rating). The Cowboys were able to not make Purdy's life easy, something other defenses couldn't do in his six previous starts. Purdy completed 51.1% of his pa ses for 264 yards with three touchdowns to one interception under pre sure in the regular season (82.1 rating). In the playoffs, 36.8% of his pa ses (7 of 19) for 157 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions (102.3 rating).Are the numbers better? The Seattle game inflated how Purdy has been performing when a defense gets near him, but the Dallas game may be an indication of how things could go next week. Of course, the Eagles and their 75 sacks (regular season and playoffs) have to actually get to Purdy too. needed to be good -- and wasn't: The Dak Prescott who showed up the majority of the season reappeared in
Wade Boggs Jersey Sunday's lo s to the 49ers. Prescott was 23 of 37 for 206 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, his sixth multi-interception game of the year.Prescott mi sed several open receivers and made questionable decisions, becoming a liability for the offense instead of a strength. When pre sured, Prescott was a putrid 4 of 11 for 14 yards and an interception for a 7.0 rating. In the second half (the half without ), Prescott was 11 of 21 for 125 yards with no touchdowns and a 70.5 rating.Those numbers simply aren't good enough for a $40 million quarterback who needed to carry the offense to scoring drives. Prescott looked like the player who led the NFL in interceptions since he returned in Week 7 with his questionable decision-making -- instead of the quarterback who had huge games against Philadelphia and Tampa Bay over the last month.Prescott is simply too inconsistent to help the Cowboys make a Super Bowl run. He is what he is at this point -- and it's up to Dallas to attempt to correct his i sues as he approaches 30.
In a week that sees the working to bounce back from a nauseating performance against the , they'll have to also work to figure out their situation at kicker. Two days after suffering a 30-16 lo s to the Broncos at AT&T Stadium, they were forced to move to the COVID/Reserve list, putting extreme doubt on his ability to be available for the
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None of Hue Jackson's tanking allegations against thecould be substantiated, the NFL announced in a .After a 60-day independent review
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Since the NFL season ended in February, it seems like there's been a new rumor every week about the fact that the NFL is going to expand the schedule to 17 games for 2021. Well, I have some good news for you and that news it that those rumors are finally going to end and they're likely going to end today because the NFL's 32 owners are finally going to vote on it.The NFL's annual league meeting will be virtually going down today and tomorrow with the vote on the 17th game expected to come Tuesday afternoon. By the time you read this newsletter, there's a good chance that the NFL will officially have expanded the schedule to 17 games. When that happens, not only will it add 16 new games to the schedule every year, but one of those games might be played in Germany!We'll have more details on that Germany game in today's newsletter plus some free agency grades and all the mock drafts you can handle. Alright, let's get to the rundown. As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. All you have to do is. 1. Today's show: AFC East free agency gradesWith the brunt of free agency now in the rearview mirror, that means it's now time to do our favorite thing here at the Pick Six Podcast: Grade how everyone did. For the rest of the week, we'll be going through each division and handing out grades for each team. On
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At this time a year ago, the status of Sean McVay and his continuation as the head coach of the After the 2022 campaign, McVay contemplated his future and a po sible retirement from coaching for what
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As everyone obse ses over the Raheem Sterling saga, their attention should be turned to the other exciting English talent that has made his move to the Etihad: Patrick Roberts. City have acquired a midfielder that at the tender age of 18, has already scored 14 times at youth international level. He is an extraordinary talent according to former bo s Felix Magath, and with the right education and development England fans as well as City fans will soon have a new hero to fascinate over.For
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While the were victorious in Super Bowl LVI, there were unanswered questions about the future. Head coach Sean McVay openly mulled an early retirement, and NBC dropped a bombshell shortly before kickoff about howcould potentially retire if the Rams were to win the Super Bowl. However, both McVay and Donald will be in
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