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The MMQB @themmqb.bsky.social · Sep 7
🏈 Week 1 Sunday! Follow Team MMQB:

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📈 Packers, Jaguars
📉 Eagles, Falcons

Check out @conororr.bsky.social’s latest power rankings after Week 13 www.si.com/nfl/week-14-...
NFL Power Rankings: AFC Hopefuls Not Inspiring Confidence
With the Chiefs’ playoff hopes hanging by a thread, it’s difficult to confidently identify which team will represent the AFC in the Super Bowl.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Jaxson Dart recorded just four carries Monday night, but still sustained some hard hits to continue a concerning trend, writes @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/giants-j...
Jaxson Dart Needs to Start Listening to the Annoying Advice
The Giants’ rookie quarterback recorded just four carries Monday night, but still sustained some hard hits outside of the pocket to continue a concerning trend.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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After half a decade of wandering through the desert, the Patriots—thanks to Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel—are back to being the bullies of the AFC East, writes Matt Verderame: www.si.com/nfl/afc-east...
The AFC East Has a Patriots Problem Again
Imagine being the Dolphins, Jets and Bills.  For two decades, you had virtually no chance of winning your division. The AFC East was the domain of the Patriots,
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December 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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After a turkey-sized serving of chaos, Week 13 has the NFL playoff picture turned upside down. @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social breaks down everything we learned after Thanksgiving weekend: www.si.com/nfl/cj-strou...
C.J. Stroud, Texans Shake Up the Playoff Picture in Upset-Filled Week 13
There were a handful of upsets in Week 13 that created plenty of shuffling in the standings.  Football is at its best when outcomes aren’t predictable, but it m
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December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Week 13 takeaways:
💥 Bills’ search for extra gear
💥 Why Panthers are a real threat
💥 Jets’ trades spark turnaround
💥 Texans’ offense shows signs of life
💥 Ben Johnson’s plan to fix Bears
💥 Giants’, Titans’ coaching searches
💥 Quick-hitters

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Week 13 NFL Takeaways: Bills Still Searching to Find That Extra Gear Consistently
Buffalo is in a fascinating spot after its win over Pittsburgh. Plus, why the Panthers’ win over the 49ers wasn’t a fluke and the Bears’ rebirth up front.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Discard your preconceived notions about Bo Nix and the Broncos, who won their ninth straight game Sunday night and can no longer be overlooked, writes @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/denver-b...
It’s Anyone’s Year to Win the Super Bowl, Including the Broncos
Sunday marked the third straight week that the Super Bowl betting favorite lost. Denver, meanwhile, won its ninth straight game.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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@conororr.bsky.social is ready to hesitantly whisper that it may be time for Mike Tomlin and the Steelers to part ways www.si.com/nfl/mike-tom...
It May Finally Be Time for Mike Tomlin and the Steelers to Part Ways
Pittsburgh’s coach has been an institution for 19 years, but recent seasons have not lived up to his own lofty expectations.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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@albert-breer.bsky.social spoke with Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick about how Mike McDaniel kept the Dolphins’ locker room together and the team’s three-game winning streak: www.si.com/nfl/hallowee...
The Halloween Meeting That Changed the Dolphins’ Season
Veteran safety Minkah Fitzpatrick tells Albert Breer how Mike McDaniel empowered leaders to take charge of the team.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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While there are several strong candidates this season, @conororr.bsky.social says the Panthers’ impressive turnaround should make Dave Canales the Coach of the Year favorite www.si.com/nfl/panthers...
Why Dave Canales Has Been the Coach of the Year Through 13 Weeks
While Mike Vrabel, Shane Steichen and Mike Macdonald are strong candidates, the Panthers’ turnaround has been even more impressive.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Matt Verderame and @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social run down the good, the bad and the ugly from the four games on Thanksgiving and Black Friday www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...
The Good, Bad and Ugly, Week 13: Bears Run All Over Eagles on Black Friday
Chicago was the more physical team the day after Thanksgiving against Philadelphia. Plus more takeaways from the three games on Turkey Day.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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@albert-breer.bsky.social takes us inside Joe Burrow’s rehab that brought him back well ahead of schedule—and just in time for a must-needed win against the Ravens www.si.com/nfl/inside-j...
Inside Bengals QB Joe Burrow’s Remarkable Road to Recovery
Joe Burrow tried to take his ACL tear in 2020, as a Bengals rookie, in stride, as the kind of thing most NFL players will have to deal with at some point. His w
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November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Matt Verderame’s NFL Week 13 key matchups:
🏈 Jared Goff vs. Packers’ defense
🏈 Patrick Mahomes vs. Dallas’s secondary
🏈 Josh Allen vs. Pittsburgh’s pass defense
🏈 Saquon Barkley vs. Bears’ run defense

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Key Matchups, Predictions for Lions-Packers and More NFL Week 13 Games
Detroit’s middling offense will be tested by Green Bay’s stout defense. Plus, Josh Allen will look to put Pittsburgh’s pass defense through its paces.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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An annual Thanksgiving tradition: @conororr.bsky.social is back with one reason for all 32 teams to be thankful www.si.com/nfl/thanksgi...
One Thing Every NFL Team Should Be Thankful for on Thanksgiving 2025
From position coaches to group celebrations to fashion choices, here’s one thing for each franchise to appreciate on Turkey Day.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The right-wrong part of Minnesota’s QB equation last spring cannot be answered by anybody, not yet, including those who work at Vikings headquarters, writes Greg Bishop www.si.com/nfl/way-too-...
Why It’s Way Too Early to Draw Any Definitive Conclusions on Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy
Until Sam Darnold or Daniel Jones win a Super Bowl, Minnesota still has time to determine whether their former first-round pick can excel in the NFL.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Matt Verderame makes his All-Pro first- and second-team selections at Thanksgiving: www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl...
2025 NFL All-Pro Picks and Predictions Through Week 12
Matt Verderame makes his first- and second-team selections at each position, and the Chiefs lead the way with five players.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Tuesday notes:
🏈 Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s greatness
🏈 Packers’ sturdy defense
🏈 J.J. McCarthy’s struggles
🏈 Christian McCaffrey’s durability

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Might Be the NFL’s Most Outstanding Player
While a receiver has never won MVP, there’s no denying the Seahawks star’s superiority.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Pete Carroll is blaming seemingly everyone except himself and his sons for another subpar Raiders season. Should he be fired after one season?

@gilbertomanzano.bsky.social debates in this week's Fact or Fiction: www.si.com/nfl/raiders-...
Raiders Should Move On From Pete Carroll After This Season
In this week’s fact or fiction, we debate the future of a coach who’s blaming seemingly everyone but himself and his sons for yet another subpar Raiders season.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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5️⃣ Patriots
9️⃣ Bears
1️⃣5️⃣ Cowboys
2️⃣5️⃣ Browns

@conororr.bsky.social’s power rankings after Week 12: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-powe...
NFL Power Rankings: Eagles’ Collapse Leads to Shakeup at the Top
The theme of this week’s power rankings is: punishment. For too long, I have held on to niceties when it comes to teams that are clearly destined to be unintere
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November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Few teams have had worse injury luck than the 49ers, yet Kyle Shanahan and a fiery defense have kept San Francisco afloat in the NFC playoff hunt. @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social after a win over the Panthers: www.si.com/nfl/patchwor...
Patchwork 49ers Deserve More Credit for Finding Ways to Keep Winning
Most of the attention regarding the 49ers this year has been about the players who aren’t available, are no longer with the team or are on the verge of leaving.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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The Panthers are clearly getting better. Bryce Young is not.

Matt Verderame on why it's time for Carolina to move on from the 2023 No. 1 pick: www.si.com/nfl/time-for...
It’s Time for the Panthers to Move on From Bryce Young
The Panthers are vastly improved. Bryce Young, despite his one-off performance in Week 11, is decidedly not.  With a decision on Young’s fifth-year option comin
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November 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Matt Verderame wraps up the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 12 www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...
The Good, Bad and Ugly, Week 12: Cowboys Pull off Epic Comeback Against Eagles
Dallas overcame a 21-0 deficit behind Dak Prescott and receiver George Pickens. Plus, Seattle receiver Jaxson-Smith Njigba is on pac., and t
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November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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@albert-breer.bsky.social shares a couple of opinions on Shedeur Sanders’s first NFL start with the Browns: www.si.com/nfl/idea-tha...
The Idea That Shedeur Sanders Will Be the Browns’ Starter in 2026 Remains a Long Shot
Cleveland’s longest-tenured starter, Joel Botonio, shares what fans didn’t see leading up to the fifth-round pick’s first NFL start.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Week 12 takeaways:
💥 Lions survive, prepare for the future
💥 Will Anderson Jr. deserves an extension
💥 JSN’s pursuit of history
💥 Rams are the NFL’s best team
💥 Joe Burrow’s return
💥 Quick-hitters

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Week 12 NFL Takeaways: How the Lions Can Build Off the ‘Bad Stuff’
Detroit’s best players bailed them out this time. Plus, what Jaxson Smith-Njigba and Caleb Williams told Albert Breer about Sunday’s wins.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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On Nov. 10, there was no football. ‘We had a team meeting and we just talked and we laughed and we cried and we cried some more.’

@albert-breer.bsky.social talks to Brian Schottenheimer about how the Cowboys came together after tragedy: www.si.com/nfl/brian-sc...
Brian Schottenheimer Explains How Cowboys Came Together After Tragedy
Dallas has spent time grieving Marshawn Kneeland’s death and has been honoring a teammate who ‘played the game with his hair on fire.’
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November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The NFL has done such a "good" job of satisfying its broadcast partners by front-loading schedules that it has created an additional, inadvertent benefit:

More "good" teams through 12 weeks and the true "good" teams having to go through an artificially constructed wilderness to the playoffs.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM