The Oakland Raiders can still make the playoffs. The good news for the Raiders is that they have a great shot at the No. Just a simple step formula to giving us some Gruden grinding in January. The same could be accomplished if they lose to the Jets in Week 14, instead.
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Bryant was also chided for not picking up the offensive system quickly, foreshadowing a messy relationship between player and team. He was subsequently cut before the regular season and signed shortly thereafter. He was never a consistent target before ending up on injured reserve. He was there when the NFL banned him for violating conditions of his reinstatement following a suspension under the substance abuse policy.
The season hinged on this trade, when optimism went out the window and Gruden started a roster teardown to acquire tools necessary for a full-scale roster rebuild this offseason. It was controversial -- many say ill-advised, even with a long holdout possible. That has proved to be a major flaw in the deal, with Mack making the Bears so good the first-round pick will fall near the bottom. The Mack trade was an overarching theme that hung over the season, and will until the Raiders start using the draft picks acquired for him to improve the roster.
His loss due to injury sent the offense into a bad place, struggling for first downs and touchdowns alike. And getting to see ex-college teammates Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield go shot-for-shot again, and this time in a game that really matters they met in when both teams were struggling gives this one a fun story line from the jump.
ET : The Chargers looked capable of contending for a Super Bowl last week against the Browns, and this week will provide them with another test—with a cross-country trip to face a perennial contender in a hostile environment. And seeing Derwin James chase Lamar Jackson around for three hours should be entertaining, too. But mapping all that out and actually winning the game are two different things.
At any rate, this is the sort of stage where we should get to find out a little something about Justin Fields. Also worth noting: The Titans routed the Bills 42—16 almost exactly a year ago. The coaching matchup in Foxboro. And that makes this an interesting spot for Dallas coach Mike McCarthy. He beat a Super Bowl champion Patriots team as Packers coach. Can he make it look easy this time, in Foxboro? Or will Bill Belichick level the playing field? The Jaguars going into the bye week.
However, it has been a long couple of weeks for that team, and the U. Can the Broncos stop their skid? I understand that Denver leveled up in competition the last two weeks, playing the Broncos and Steelers, after beating the Giants, Jags and Jets in September. And especially because within the six games after this one, the Broncos will get the Browns, Cowboys, Chargers and Chiefs.
Which will be a tough go for a staff that very much has to keep the team in contention, if they want to keep their jobs in Can the kickers rebound? Last week, kickers across the NFL missed 13 extra points, which is a single-week record for the Super Bowl era dating to They missed 13 field goals on top of that. In the Bengals-Packers game, Evan McPherson and Mason Crosby combined to miss five potential game-winners in the fourth quarter and overtime, before Crosby won it for the Packers with a yarder.
Tristan Vizcaino missed two extra points that put the Chargers at risk in their thrilling win over the Browns. So was that a one-week blip? Or will we see more of it this week? Rams Vikings: This seemed too easy. Why would Carolina be a home dog to the Vikings?
Almost seems like a setup. Am I getting set up? No, really … is this a setup? And while this is bad news for quarterback-needy teams, it should be good news for the Texans and Niners, and maybe the Packers and Seahawks, and any other team that could be peddling a veteran quarterback this spring.
NFL underdogs dominated Week 9 at the sportsbooks. Will the Bears continue the trend on Monday night?
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