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The Cleveland Browns made a trade with the Atlanta Falcons Sunday night, acquiring linebacker Deion Jones in exchange for late-round draft considerations, NFL Media reported. The move fills a need at linebacker for the Browns, who lost starter Anthony Walker Jr. to a season-ending injury in Week 3. Jacob Phillips took Walker’s place in Week […]
Expect Tom Brady-Type Roughing Flags to Trend Up
Eric Mangini join the chorus of voices in disagreement over a roughing-the-passer call on the Falcons’ Grady Jarrett Sunday, but also examines how tough it is for defenders to avoid getting them, and why we could see an increase in similar calls in the weeks ahead in the wake of a change to the league’s […]
Falcons’ Roughing the Passer on Tom Brady Was the Right Call
Mike Martz says Grady Jarrett’s roughing the passer call on his sack of Tom Brady was correct according to the NFL rulebook. The former coach chimes in with more on some game-shaping, controversial calls in Tampa.
Week 5 Matchups: Betting Breakdowns for Every Game
Going forward, we’ll be putting all of my matchups columns in one centralized place, with short summaries on each game. Main slate games will be coming in throughout Friday, while Sunday Night and Monday Night Football will be in by Saturday. Games with live matchups columns come with active links. London: New York Giants vs. […]
Matchups Week 5: Falcons at Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons (2-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2) Opening Spread: Buccaneers -8 Opening Game Total: 48 Opening Team Totals: Buccaneers (28), Falcons (20) Weather: Outdoors, no current concerns The Line Report This line opened as Buccaneers -8. This line moved up to Buccaneers -9.5 with a few […]
Week 5: NFL Top-10 Running Backs Right Now
The 33rd Team’s weekly top-10 RB rankings are a snapshot of where the league’s best running backs are right now, taking into account the player’s recent production, health, and an evaluation by our scouting department, led by former NFL team executive T.J. McCreight and assisted by scouts Justin Casey, Kevin Cohn and Evan Pritt. (Explosive […]
Five Priorities Essential to Building an NFL Offensive Game Plan
In a normal in-season week with a Sunday game, Tuesday is a huge day for the coaching staff. It’s “game plan” day. As an offensive play-caller for much of my career, there were some immediate criteria and considerations for building a game plan. I loved building these plans and hearing the staff’s input and ideas. […]
Week 5 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings
The 33rd Team’s weekly QB rankings are a snapshot of where the league’s 32 current starters are right now, taking into account the player’s recent production, his supporting cast, his health, and an evaluation by our scouting department, led by former NFL team executive T.J. McCreight and assisted by scouts Justin Casey, Kevin Cohn and […]
Week 5 NFL Power Rankings: Bengals Leap Into Top 5
And then there was one. Just four weeks into the season, the Philadelphia Eagles are the league’s only unbeaten team, improving their record to 4-0 Sunday with a 29-21 rain-soaked win over Jacksonville. The Eagles are just the seventh team in league history to start 4-0 and put up at least 400 yards of offense […]
What We Learned: 33 Expert Takeaways From Week 4
There were a number of surprising performances and interesting developments on Sunday in the NFL. The 33rd Team’s experts weighed in with 33 takeaways from the day’s games: Vikings 28, Saints 25 1. “That matchup between Justin Jefferson and Marshon Lattimore was a fun one to watch. You could just tell Jefferson was going after him. […]