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Quick Slant: Getting Back on Track in the Shadow of the Oncoming Train - The Saints Try to Get Right Against the Champs
Saints @ Chiefs, Monday @ 8:15 PM Two weeks ago, Saints fans were on top of the world. Having eaten the Cowboys for lunch in front of Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady in the Fox game of the week, they had scored 91 offensive points through two weeks and looked like
Quick Slant: The Love and the Hate - The NFL's Most Historical Inter-Conference Rivalry Plays Out on SNF
Cowboys @ Steelers, Sunday @ 8:20 PM Few inter-conference matchups are as historically prestigious as Dallas and Pittsburgh. They have combined for eleven Super Bowl victories, three against each other—more than any other pairing. The Cowboys had a streak of consecutive winning seasons from 1966 to 1985, the longest of
Quick Slant: Two Remarkably Similar Teams (to Varying Degrees of Success) Vie for the NFC South Lead on TNF
Buccaneers @ Falcons, Thursday @ 8:15 PM The Buccaneers and Falcons come into Week 5’s matchup with the division lead on the line. The 2-2 Falcons were the NFC South’s off-season pet after they added a new coaching staff and the top free agent QB to a roster many
Quick Slant: Grit and Grace on MNF - Motown's Underdog Against Seattle's Overachiever
Seahawks @ Lions, Monday @ 8:15 PM The Lions were last year’s darling – representatives of a city that’s a blue-collar hammer, cold and tough, devastated by the end of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the Great Recession, driven to mass poverty, and desperate for a win. And
Quick Slant: Dolphins and Titans Prepare to Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Dyin' on the MNF Undercard
Titans @ Dolphins, Monday @ 7:30 PM The Dolphins have received waves of bad news this season. A sluggish start against Jacksonville yielded yardage but little scoring; it was unknown the Jags would be one of the worst teams in the AFC approaching the quarter turn, so the blip seemed like
Quick Slant: SNF is a Heavyweight Title Fight, Whether You Realize it Or Not
Bills @ Ravens, Sunday @ 8:20 PM So much for the common opinion that the Bills were taking a step back this year; they’ve appeared to be the best team in football over the first three weeks. Then again, they have arguably the best QB in football (Josh Allen/Patrick
Quick Slant: Is This the Night the Other Shoe Drops?
Cowboys @ Giants, Thursday @ 8:15 PM The Giants have struggled to find footing with the Cowboys in recent seasons, losing ten of their last eleven games against Dallas by a combined score of 333-171. The Giants haven’t won the NFC East since 2011; while the Cowboys have won the
Quick Slant: Cincinnati and Washington Try to Earn Their Stripes on MNF
Commanders @ Bengals, Monday @ 8:15 PM The Bengals have gotten off to a slow start yet again. This seems to be the way of things. They answered their surprising Week 1 fizzle against New England with a highly competitive game against their rival, the defending champs. The Chiefs were all