Welcome to the Quarterback Notebook, where I’ll cover the past week in NFL quarterbacking — from the most interesting passers, plays and storylines to some other stuff that caught my eye while watching film this week. This week, we’ll make an MVP case for Jordan Love, give C.J. Stroud his flowers, and take a look…
There are quarterback concerns in Austin after Texas suffered a second straight loss to an unranked opponent. After the Longhorns’ 27-24 loss to Florida, concerns have grown about quarterback Arch Manning and his job security as starter. With No. 7 Ole Miss coming to Austin this Saturday, coach Steve Sarkisian is running out of time…
Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — Christopher Bell finished second at Charlotte a week ago and left fuming. He finished fourth Sunday at Phoenix and left hopeful. That’s what The Chase will do to drivers. It’ll make them stew over missed opportunities. Then it will make them feel thankful when they can capitalize on another driver’s…
Welcome to The Plays that Stood Out, where we take a deep dive into the moments that shaped the past week of NFL games and try to figure out what they could mean for the teams and players going forward. This week, we’re looking at how the Rams blew a late lead to Arizona, exposing…
Sean McVay seems to be at a loss. Of course, he and the Los Angeles Rams literally lost to the Arizona Cardinals, 18-16, on Sunday. But McVay — the man who seemed to know everything about football — doesn’t have any answers right now. Not for the team’s offensive issues. Not for the postgame questions. Not…
Our Week 6 All-Stars might be the most random list of players we’ll have in our weekly All-Star series this season. Three pass-catchers made our All-Star team this week despite losing efforts. The AFC South, widely viewed as one of the NFL’s worst divisions, has plenty of representation on this week’s All-Star team as well,…
The 49ers made it harder than it had to be, but a clutch defensive stand thwarted a fourth-quarter rally by the Commanders and San Francisco escaped with its sixth win of the season. San Francisco dominated both sides of the ball through the first three quarters. Washington’s defense had no answer for Brock Purdy, who…
Yandy Diaz said it would all end on Monday: The Rays would defeat the Guardians in Game 6 and advance to the World Series. He was right. Diaz made sure of that with the biggest swing of his life. Diaz, the franchise leader in postseason games played, launched a two-run home run off Hunter Gaddis…
Josh Allen did what?! The Bears are back?! And have the Rams and Chargers finally hit rock bottom?! As I do every Monday night, I’m here to break down the best and worst from the week’s NFL action. Coming out of Week 6, let’s focus on plays, team developments and offenses: Josh Allen gives us…
For most of the offseason and summer and heading into Week 1, the Los Angeles Rams were the top team in these rankings, and it was hard to envision a time when they’d fall out of the top 10. It turns out that time is now. And now it’s hard to figure out how they…
