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Matt Verderame’s NFL Week 11 key matchups:
🏈 Bills’ run defense vs. Buccaneers’ ground game
🏈 Trevor Lawrence vs. Jesse Minter
🏈 Rams’ offensive line vs. Seahawks’ front four
🏈 Bo Nix vs. Steve Spagnuolo
🏈 Lions’ passing attack vs. Eagles’ secondary

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Key Matchups, Predictions for Rams-Seahawks and More NFL Week 11 Games
First place in the NFC West, and the top seed in the NFC will be on the line. Plus, the Broncos will need Bo Nix to step up in a big matchup with the Chiefs.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Everything the Patriots want to achieve is right in front of them, Matt Verderame writes: www.si.com/nfl/everythi...
Everything the Patriots Could Want Is Right in Front of Them
New England looks like it could coast to the playoffs and perhaps the AFC’s No. 1 seed, but only if the franchise stays focused on the task at hand. a jo
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
➡️ Rams-Seahawks for NFC West lead
➡️ Eagles host Lions on SNF
➡️ Chiefs visit Denver down 2.5 games

The MMQB makes its picks for Week 11: www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl...
NFL Week 11 Picks From the MMQB Staff: Two Huge NFC Showdowns
Our writers and editors pick winners in all 15 games, including Rams-Seahawks and Eagles-Lions.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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@conororr.bsky.social wrote a very good magazine cover story about why special teams has gone crazy this year and we put Jordan Davis’s blocked FG on a cool looking cover.

KICK BAIT! www.si.com/nfl/special-...
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
From knuckleball kickoffs to blocked field goals to 70-yard boots, the third phase of the game is no longer a forgotten frontier.

@conororr.bsky.social explains how special teams have come to dominate the NFL season: www.si.com/nfl/special-...
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
President Trump has tried repeatedly this year to insert himself into the NFL’s conversation, and every time he has failed, @michael-rosenberg.bsky.social writes: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-roge...
The NFL and Roger Goodell Are Providing a Blueprint for Tussling With Donald Trump
The President would like to use the league for political gain, but the owners and the commissioner haven’t been willing partners.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Is Matt LaFleur’s job security really getting shaky? This week’s Fact of Fiction from @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-fact...
Packers Coach Matt LaFleur’s Job Could Be in Jeopardy
Usually, it’s the head coaches with losing teams who should be worried about their job security. But winning coaches could be in trouble, too.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Tuesday notes:
🏈 Giants’ head coach search
🏈 Joe Burrow’s return
🏈 NFL officiating woes
🏈 Matthew Stafford’s MVP case
🏈 More

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How the Giants Should Approach Their Head Coach Search
History will likely be a guide for the New York brass. Plus, when to expect a Joe Burrow return and Matthew Stafford strengthens his MVP case.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Who’s on the hottest of seats for coaches with eight weeks remaining? Matt Verderame offers up his updated hot seat rankings: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-coac...
NFL Coaching Hot Seat Rankings: Four Whose Jobs Could Be in Jeopardy
One coach took a step toward saving his job on Sunday, while another could be in big trouble.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Eagles’ win over the Packers on Monday night wasn't pretty, but @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social says they showed how to take Micah Parsons out of a game—even if no NFL team can replicate them: www.si.com/nfl/eagles-s...
The Eagles Showed How to Negate Micah Parsons
Philadelphia’s win over the Packers on Monday night wasn’t pretty, but it succeeded in taking perhaps the NFL’s best defender out of the game.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After Monday night’s loss to the Eagles, Matt Verderame says it’s clear the Packers must find new answers in an offense without Tucker Kraft www.si.com/nfl/green-ba...
Packers Must Find Answers On Offense Without Tucker Kraft
Green Bay’s offense was stymied at Lambeau Field for the second straight week in a drab loss to the Eagles on Monday night.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
3️⃣ Colts
9️⃣ Chargers
1️⃣5️⃣ 49ers
2️⃣7️⃣ Giants

@conororr.bsky.social’s power rankings after Week 10: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-powe...
NFL Power Rankings: Rams Surge to Set Up Heavyweight Matchup vs. Seahawks
Welcome to Week 10 of the Power Rankings. Like the globe at the end of Pangea, we’ve broken off into separate nations. In this case, two of them: a land of team
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November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Mike Kafka has his own unique situation that makes him a legitimate option for the full-time position as Giants coach, writes @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/mike-kaf...
Mike Kafka Makes the Right Decision to Bet on Himself as Giants’ Interim Coach
Now he needs to continue to develop Jaxson Dart and make savvy late-game decisions in the remaining games this season.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Canvassed the industry for a Giants-specific list of coaching candidates. Here's mine, tailored to what is thought to be the top projected opening in 2025.

To note: Many are noting how unorthodox this cycle will be. College coaches are back en vogue. www.si.com/nfl/giants-t...
Fifteen Top Candidates to Replace Brian Daboll as Giants Head Coach
Why New York may have the best job that will come open this cycle, and the types of candidates a proud franchise will look to fill it.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
@conororr.bsky.social explains why the Giants may have the best head coaching job that will come open this cycle, the types of candidates a proud franchise will look to fill it and 15 names to keep an eye on www.si.com/nfl/giants-t...
Fifteen Top Candidates to Replace Brian Daboll as Giants Head Coach
Why New York may have the best job that will come open this cycle, and the types of candidates a proud franchise will look to fill it.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@gilbertomanzano.bsky.social’s biggest lessons learned in Week 10:
🏈 Patriots are the AFC's team to beat
🏈 Raheem Morris is on the hot seat
🏈 Dan Campbell's bold move
🏈 More

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Why the Patriots Are the Best Team in the AFC
Week 10 to 15, to me, is the sweet spot for highly anticipated games that will say plenty when it comes to the Super Bowl contender pecking order.   We learned
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November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
@albert-breer.bsky.social’s Week 10 takeaways:
🏈 Bears living in ‘the knowing’
🏈 Dan Campbell dials up a win
🏈 The Bills’ collapse
🏈 Jets respond to Aaron Glenn
🏈 Davis Mills delivers in the clutch
🏈 More

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NFL Week 10 Takeaways: Ben Johnson’s Three Stages of Team Building Benefit Caleb Williams
Rome Odunze reveals how the Bears are winning and how his QB is developing. Plus, more on the Bills’ loss, and the Jets’ win.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Seahawks and Rams are both peaking before their massive Week 11 clash. @albert-breer.bsky.social on the two NFC West leaders, who both rolled on Sunday in Week 10: www.si.com/nfl/seahawks...
The Seahawks and Rams Are Both Peaking Before Their Massive Week 11 Clash
Albert Breer talks to Davante Adams and Mike Macdonald about how both NFC West leaders rolled on Sunday in Week 10.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Chargers Show They Can Adjust on the Fly With Impressive Win Over Steelers
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Chargers Show They Can Adjust on the Fly With Impressive Win Over Steelers
The Chargers made the right move for Justin Herbert when they passed on star receiver Malik Nabers in favor of stud tackle Joe Alt in last year’s draft. They al
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November 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Dan Campbell will not settle for just good enough. @conororr.bsky.social says that explains his big decision on Sunday: www.si.com/nfl/dan-camp...
Dan Campbell’s Big Move Sunday Shows the Lions Are Thinking Long Term
It would have been easy for Detroit to settle for offensive numbers that were good enough. He remains focused on being great.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Matt Verderame runs through the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 10 in the NFL www.si.com/nfl/good-bad...
The Good, Bad and Ugly, Week 10: The Seahawks Could Be the Best Team in the NFL
Sam Darnold and Seattle’s defense dominated. Plus, Caleb Williams delivered at crunch time, and Indianapolis’s Jonathan Taylor is a candidate for major awards.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@albert-breer.bsky.social on what’s behind the Patriots’ surprise success and one player who saw it coming all along www.si.com/nfl/drake-ma...
Drake Maye Is Just the Start of What’s Going Right With the Patriots
Albert Breer unpacks what’s behind New England’s success, and talks to one player who saw it all coming.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It feels obvious now, but Robert Kraft deserves more credit for hiring Mike Vrabel. @conororr.bsky.social on a humbling admission after the 2024 season: www.si.com/nfl/robert-k...
It Feels Obvious Now, but Robert Kraft Deserves More Credit for Mike Vrabel Hire
The Patriots’ owner made a humbling admission after the 2024 season and it may have turned around the franchise.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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MMQB staff midseason roundtable: first-half surprises, second-half storylines and updated Super Bowl predictions from our writers and editors 🏆 www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl...
2025 NFL Midseason: First-Half Surprises, Second-Half Storylines, New Super Bowl Picks
Our writers and editors break down which teams they never saw coming, which trends are for real and who they now think will play in Super Bowl LX.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM