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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Quick Slant: The First of Two MNF Games Features Teams Soaring in Opposite Directions

Jaguars @ Bills, Monday @ 7:30 PM There is no question which team needs to win Game 1 of a MNF doubleheader more; the Bills have started like gangbusters, and the Jaguars’ coaches are already being held with their feet to the fire. Sure, the Bills have been disappointing in their

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Quick Slant: The Chiefs and Falcons Face Off in the ATL on SNF

Falcons @ Chiefs, Sunday @ 8:20 PM The Chiefs have been in nothing but exciting games thus far, winning by the length of a big toe in Week 1 and a last-minute drive aided by an egregious pass interference penalty in Week 2. The Falcons are fresh off an MNF classic,