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Fowler & Graziano predict Week 1 upsets, bounce-backs and playoff sleepers: Latest buzz from around NFL
Here's what we're hearing on QBs coming off injuries, position battles, playoff sleepers and holdouts -- plus Week 1 upset picks and fantasy intel.
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Eagles' unique combination tops Week 1 NFL uniforms
The Philadelphia Eagles' unique combination kicks off Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season.
TOP HEADLINES
Kansas City Chiefs embark on quest for Super Bowl three-peat
Coaches, athletes share accounts of achieving the championship three-peat, or coming agonizingly close.
Lamar Jackson has a Patrick Mahomes problem: Will he and the Ravens be able to beat K.C.?
The Baltimore QB can't even the score by beating Kansas City, but a win could start to shift the narrative.
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WEEK 1 OF NFL SEASON AWAITS
REGULAR SEASON STARTS TONIGHT
Solak predicts this season's stat leaders: Every player who could pace five categories, plus their odds
Which QBs could top the league in passing yards and interceptions? Who could dominate rushing and receiving numbers? And what about sack leader candidates?
Eight locks and six new playoff teams: Predicting the postseason bracket
Every year, an average of six teams don't make it to back-to-back postseasons. Who are those teams in 2024?
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TALKING FOOTBALL
Joyless Embarrassing Tragic Suffering: Is this finally the Jets' year?
Stephen A. to Dak Prescott: 'You haven't gotten it done!'
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NFL NATION
Despite practice no-shows, Bengals expect prime Ja'Marr Chase when he decides to play
Chase has limited his offseason participation, but Joe Burrow believes he won't miss a step if he plays.
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FANTASY FOOTBALL
The Playbook: Your fantasy football guide for Week 1 games
Mike Clay provides an all-encompassing look at Week 1's matchups to exploit and avoid in weekly fantasy and DFS, including projected final scores.
It's time for Trevor Lawrence, Drake London and others to show what they can do
Many of us think we know who will shine and who will struggle, but real games give us the answers we need.
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CALL IT A BACKUP QUARTERBACK CRISIS
Why backup quarterbacks matter more than ever -- and why some NFL teams still lack a plan
More quarterbacks are starting games than ever before. So why do so many teams lack a backup plan?
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THE ERA OF THE TIGHT END
The tight end evolution: Bigger role, greater impact, lingering problem
Tight ends like Travis Kelce are among the most productive pass catchers in the league, but there's one area in which they still lag behind.
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2025 NFL DRAFT
Mel Kiper Jr. ranks QBs from 2025 NFL draft class
25 early NFL draft predictions: Kiper & Co. on the 2025 class
Who will go No. 1? Which QBs could rise? And which sleepers have first-round upside?
Top Headlines
- Commanders fire VP for comments made in video
- WR Adams: 'Not a fact' I'm unhappy in Las Vegas
- Two charges dismissed vs. ex-Panthers VP Wilson
- Chase practices as Bengals poised to be flexible
- Teen arraigned for Pearsall shooting, 'very sorry'
- Chargers QB Herbert says foot is back to 100%
- Broncos' Nix: Captain honors as rookie a 'privilege'
- Brazil beefs up security amid NFL player concerns
- The Playbook: Week 1 fantasy guide
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