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Continue reading →: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs: 2020 Week 1 NFL Pick
Houston Texans (0-0) at Kansas City Chiefs (0-0) The 2020 NFL season is underway, with the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs playing host to the Houston Texans, a team they defeated 51-31 in the AFC divisional round, en route to their Super Bowl victory. This season will be unlike any…
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Continue reading →: 2020 NFL Season Preview
AFC East New England 8-8 Buffalo 8-8 Miami 4-12 NY Jets 4-12 AFC North Baltimore 12-4 Pittsburgh 11-5 Cleveland 9-7 Cincinnati 6-10 AFC South Indianapolis 12-4 Tennessee 11-5 Houston 7-9 Jacksonville 2-14 AFC West Kansas City 11-5 LA Chargers 8-8 Las Vegas 7-9 Denver 6-10 NFC East Dallas 12-4 Philadelphia…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Lions got off to a decent 3-4-1 start last season, but they weren’t as good as their record suggested, ranking 23rd in first down rate differential at -3.00% and things just got worse from there. Quarterback Matt Stafford suffered a back injury that cost him the final 8…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Vikings took a big risk two off-seasons ago, signing veteran free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins to a fully guaranteed 3-year, 84 million dollar deal to fill their void at the quarterback position. That’s a lot of money, but it’s in line with what some other comparable quarterbacks are…
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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Packers went 13-3 and went to the NFC Championship last year, but they weren’t as good as that suggests. For one, their point differential of +63 is not only more in line with a 9-10 win team than a 13 win team, but it’s also the lowest point…
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Continue reading →: Chicago Bears 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Bears used the 2nd overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft on quarterback Mitch Trubisky and, like many teams that feel they have a franchise quarterback on a cheap rookie deal, they were aggressive about adding talent to this team, in order to maximize their chances of winning…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback It seems hard to believe now, but there was a time when the Chiefs taking Patrick Mahomes with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft was controversial. Not only was Mahomes considered a boom or bust prospect, but remember the Chiefs were coming off of a 12-4…
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Continue reading →: Los Angeles Chargers 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Chargers in 2019. They finished just 5-11, but most of their losses were close, with 9 of 11 coming by 8 points or fewer, giving the Chargers just a 2-9 record in such games. They actually finished with a…
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Continue reading →: Las Vegas Raiders 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback After the 2017 season, the Raiders decided to take things in a drastic new direction. They were coming off of a 6-10 season and, while they were 12-4 the season before, they were never as good as their record suggested that season (19th in first down rate differential at…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos 2020 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Broncos won the Super Bowl in 2015, but they did so in spite of their quarterback play, not because of it, and over the past few seasons the Broncos have shuffled through various options trying to find the right solution. Their defense has remained consistently good, but the…