Jerry Jones’s Cowboys are enduring a tough season.Photograph: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA Today Sports Marshon Lattimore from New Orleans Saints to Washington Commanders The deal: Washington Commanders get Lattimore and fifth round pick in 2025; Saints get third-, fourth- and sixth-round pick in 2025 Grades: Commanders A-; Saints B The Saints did well to accumulate hefty draft capital while Washington needed someone …
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Vic Fangio: I don’t think Cowboys will change much with Cooper Rush at QB
The Eagles won’t be facing Dak Prescott this weekend and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio doesn’t think that will mean a significant change to the Cowboys’ offensive operation. Cooper Rush will be the team’s starting quarterback and he has been with the team since 2020, which is why Fangio believes that it will basically be business as usual for Dallas with …
Read More »NFL midseason: Top 5 games of the first half, and top 5 matchups yet to come
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates after a memorable win over the Bears. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) What will we remember from this 2024 NFL regular season? If the Kansas City Chiefs chase an undefeated season, that’s the answer. But that’s unlikely. That leaves Jayden Daniels. Daniels is having a truly special rookie year for the Washington Commanders, the type …
Read More »NFL midseason: Team grades, QB storylines, 5 best games so far, and more
Nine weeks down. Nine weeks left. Then the playoffs, culminating in Super Bowl LIX. How is your team grading out so far in the 2024 NFL season? What are the biggest surprises and disappointments? What about the most important developments? We’ve got you covered. It’s all right here. Welcome to Yahoo Sports’ NFL midseason 2024. NFL team grades AFC East …
Read More »Super Bowl Desperation Rankings: NFL fan bases in need of a championship
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter Halfway through the NFL season and for many fans, it’s already over. Admit it: You’re already studying free agency or dreaming about the draft, waiting for another “next year.” Again. For some, that painful ritual is relatively new. For others, it’s lasted for decades. And for many, the constant disappointment is just a part of their …
Read More »QB Room, Week 9: Which quarterbacks won and lost the trade deadline, plus midseason awards and 2nd half predictions
Midseason is upon us and we’ve finally gotten past the NFL trade deadline. Let’s not waste any time and get into it for a different QB Room this week. Rather than the typical format, we’ll get into some midseason awards and predictions for the second half of QB seasons (for fun) — but first, let’s contextualize what happened at the …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 10 Rankings: WRs (Half-PPR)
Puka Nacua’s fantasy football managers are hoping for a full outing in Week 10. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) If you’ve fallen victim to the great Puka Nacua saga of 2024, please know the thoughts of Yahoo Fantasy are certainly with you. After enduring a five-game absence from the Los Angeles Rams’ star second-year receiver, plenty of fantasy football managers …
Read More »Inside the Utah Hockey Club’s plan for long-term success
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 6, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SALT LAKE CITY — There are two versions of Ryan Smith. There’s the public-facing 40-something billionaire tech mogul who answers questions in a way that can be direct, earnest and open to admitting he might not have the right answer … …
Read More »NFL mid-season review – six things we have learned
Could Jared Goff v Patrick Mahomes be the Super Bowl match-up in February? [Getty Images] With nine weeks down and nine to go, the NFL season has reached the halfway point, but with 137 of the 272 regular season games completed, where do we stand? We have seen enough to know the teams that are favourites for Super Bowl LIX …
Read More »NFL midseason grades: Chiefs receive highest marks in AFC West that’s outperforming expectations
Here’s how the NFL is shaping up at midseason in 2024. (Gregory Hodge/Yahoo Sports) Other divisions: AFC East | AFC North | AFC South | NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC West (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) Record: 8-0 (first in AFC West) Top fantasy performer: QB Patrick Mahomes, 134.18 points MVP: Mahomes Key second-half game: Nov. 17 …
Read More »NFL midseason grades: Browns fail, Steelers earn an ‘A’ in AFC North
Here’s how the NFL is shaping up at midseason in 2024. (Gregory Hodge/Yahoo Sports) Other divisions: AFC East | AFC South | AFC West | NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC West (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) Record: 6-2 (first in AFC North) Top fantasy performer: RB Najee Harris, 94.40 points (in place of Justin Fields, who was …
Read More »NFL midseason grades: Vikings are surprise, Lions are class of a super-competitive NFC North
Here’s how the NFL is shaping up at midseason in 2024. (Gregory Hodge/Yahoo Sports) Other divisions: AFC East | AFC North | AFC South | AFC West | NFC East | NFC South | NFC West (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) Record: 7-1 (first in NFC North) Top fantasy performer: RB Jahmyr Gibbs, 140.10 points MVP: QB Jared Goff Key second-half game: …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 10 Rankings: Tight ends (Half-PPR)
Mike Gesicki surprised everyone with a monster fantasy performance in Week 9. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Week 9 marked another odd one in the books for tight ends so far this season. Among those who produced in the top 12 this past week were Mike Gesicki (24.5 fantasy points), Josh Oliver (14.3), Theo Johnson (12.6), Ja’Tavion Sanders (10.7) and Nick Vannett …
Read More »Lions’ Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery both on pace to top 1,000 rushing yards
The Lions may accomplish a rare feat this season, with two different players running for 1,000 yards. Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has 656 rushing yards through eight games this season, which puts him on pace for 1,394 yards in a 17-game season. And teammate David Montgomery has 488 rushing yards through eight games, which puts him on pace for …
Read More »Why Jonathan Mingo to the Cowboys makes no sense | Football 301
Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon discuss the trade by Dallas to bring in the second year wide receiver, just days after the injury to Dak Prescott that will sideline the quarterback for multiple weeks. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you …
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