The Cowboys have already claimed a victory over the Saints. Who else will solidify a lead or make a last-ditch effort to pull ahead this week? As the NFL season’s 13th chapter unfolds, The Ringer has all the action covered, so stay tuned for updates, analysis, and highlights from our staff.
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December 4, 2018
Lombardi’s Week 13 Reactions
The Eagles keep their playoff hopes alive, and awards are distributed
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December 4, 2018
Washington Is Now Relying on Mark Sanchez to Lead a Playoff Push
Already without Alex Smith, the team lost Colt McCoy to a broken leg on Monday night and will likely turn to the longtime Jets starter
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December 3, 2018
The Starting 11: The Patriots Aren’t Going Anywhere, and Neither Is Russell Wilson
While newcomer franchises like the Rams have taken the NFL by storm this season, league stalwarts showed on Sunday that they plan on sticking around.
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December 3, 2018
The Packers Fired Mike McCarthy Because Every NFL Team Wants Its Own Sean McVay
What does McCarthy’s in-season ouster say about the league’s newfound lack of patience—and how could that attitude shape the landscape of the NFL moving forward?
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December 3, 2018
The Ravens’ Impending Lamar Jackson Decision and Week 13’s Game-Changing Plays
Is Baltimore more effective with its rookie QB under center? Plus: Aaron Donald as the league’s best insurance policy, the Texans’ quiet dominance, and Tyler Lockett’s incredible efficiency.
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December 3, 2018
McCarthy’s Gone and Goodell Won’t Leave
Plus: Super Bowl sleepers and Week 14 lines with Cousin Sal
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December 3, 2018
The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 13
Aaron Rodgers may have gotten his birthday wish. Plus: Congrats to Tom Brady for his obscure rushing milestone and to Jalen Ramsey for being able to talk his trash freely for at least one more week.
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December 3, 2018
The Steelers Just Lifted the Chargers’ Kicking Curse
It took three straight offside penalties and two untimed downs at the end of the game, but Pittsburgh gifted us with the rarest of all sights: a Chargers game-winning field goal
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December 2, 2018
The Green Bay Packers Have Fired Mike McCarthy
The Super Bowl–winning coach was relieved of his duties following Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals, creating one of the most desirable NFL coaching vacancies in years
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December 2, 2018
Power Ranking the Best Non-QB Pass Throwers in the NFL Right Now
Tarik Cohen and Odell Beckham Jr. had their teams’ best throws on Sunday. It got us thinking: With a trick play dialed up and the game on the line, who do you want throwing the ball?
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December 1, 2018
The Kareem Hunt Scandal Shows the NFL Hasn’t Learned Anything Since Ray Rice
For all the league’s assurances since 2014 about having stronger enforcement and more robust investigative powers, a team once again took decisive action against a player accused of violence only because of a video released by TMZ
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November 30, 2018
The NFL Promised It Would Change. The Kareem Hunt Failure Proves It Hasn’t.
The Kansas City Chiefs released the running back on Friday, but only after TMZ published a video showing Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in February. That it took until now for the league and team to take public action is a betrayal of everyone who’s made the mistake of taking the NFL at its word.
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November 30, 2018
The Chiefs Have Released Kareem Hunt After Video Shows Him Shoving and Kicking a Woman
On Friday, TMZ published surveillance footage from a February incident at a Cleveland hotel that shows the Kansas City running back involved in a physical altercation with a woman. Hunt has been placed on the Commissioner Exempt list while the NFL investigates the video.
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November 30, 2018
NFL Three-Quarter-Mark Power Rankings: How ’Bout Them Cowboys?
With a revitalized offense and a ferocious defense, Dallas suddenly looks like a potential NFC playoff threat
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November 30, 2018
Which AFC Teams Really Have the Best Chance at a First-Round Playoff Bye?
The Chiefs and Patriots may be the odds-on favorites to take the top two seeds in their conference, but don’t count out the Texans, Chargers, and Steelers just yet
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November 30, 2018
Which NFL Players Should Make—or Lose—the Most Money After This Season?
As the season winds down, it’s the final chance for the league’s contract-year players to make a push before free agency. Who has already earned the biggest paydays this offseason, and who will likely be taking a pay cut?
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November 30, 2018
Four Must-See Matchups to Watch in the NFL Week 13
Expect the Vikings to dial up the pressure against Tom Brady and the Patriots. Also pay attention to QB matchups both young (Deshaun Watson–Baker Mayfield) and old (Philip Rivers–Ben Roethlisberger).
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November 30, 2018
The Cowboys Are a Defensive Team Now—and Could Be a Force in the Playoffs
Dallas manhandled the hottest team in the league on Thursday and has pole position in the NFC East. Did the Cowboys lay out a blueprint for defense to still matter during the offensive boom?