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As the NFL London Games begin, are we witnessing a Changing of the Guard at the top of the league? In last week’s roundtable, FOX Sports’ NFL experts showed a lot of love for the Vikings as a potential title contender. In Week 5, unbeaten Minnesota, which has trailed for all of three minutes this season, takes on the Jets at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Coming off their 10-9 loss to the Broncos, the Jets are already a cauldron of drama, and our writers offer their takes on who’s to blame for that. Other topics heading into Week 5 include the upstart Bucs’ staying power, Bears players calling out their new offensive coordinator, Trevor Lawrence’s future in Jacksonville and if any of the nine 1-3 NFL teams still have reasonable postseason chances.
Time to spill the tea.
Buying or selling: Are the Bucs a legitimate NFC contender?
I think their start is legit. They’re the only team to beat two 3-1 teams, and Washington and Detroit have looked strong since losing to the Bucs. And they’ve done it shorthanded, playing mostly without safety Antoine Winfield, defensive lineman Calijah Kancey and tackle Luke Goedeke. They should be relatively healthy by Week 6.
The next two weeks are hugely important as they play their toughest division games. If they win at Atlanta and New Orleans, they’d be at least two games up with the tiebreaker on both. Even a split would put them at 4-2. Now, last year they were also 3-1 and then lost six of seven, but they’ve looked better in this start than a year ago. If they’re even 6-4 going into their Week 11 bye, they get the Panthers twice and the Giants and Raiders in their last seven weeks. — Greg Auman
Selling. Look, I understand it’s easy to buy on Tampa considering the terrific play of Baker Mayfield, who’s pacing for more than 42 touchdowns. But look at the Bucs’ schedule. Three of their next four games are in-division, and they’ll face the Ravens, Chiefs and 49ers — three of last season’s conference finalists — before…
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Publish date : 2024-10-02 20:41:58
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