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Atlanta Falcons schedule 2020: 3 Toughest, 3 easiest games

Atlanta Falcons (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) With the Atlanta Falcons learning of their full 2020 regular season schedule last week, here's a dive into the toughest and easiest games for the Falcons. The Atlanta Falcons have an interesting season lying ahead of them during the 2020 NFL campaign. First, the Falcons come into the year after finishing the 2019 season with a below-.500 record of 7-9 while tying with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for second place in the NFC South division behind the first-place New Orleans Saints. That resulted in Atlanta missing the postseason for a second...

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Why the Green Bay Packers new offensive approach is wrong

The Green Bay Packers draft class signaled a change in offensive approach but any adjustments may not be for the better. Heading into the 2020 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers badly needed help at wide receiver. Instead of addressing that need, however, the franchise went in a completely different direction — one that almost no one saw coming. Rather than selecting a wide receiver, the Packers drafted a quarterback, running back, H-back, several more players and no pass-catcher to play out wide. What Green Bay did in the 2020 draft wasn't just poor decision-making; it also signified a chang...

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Carolina Panthers schedule: 3 Best, 3 worst parts of the 2020 slate

Carolina Panthers (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) The Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2020 season isn't exactly the prettiest for fans overall but there are some bright spots to offer some hope. The Carolina Panthers schedule release on May 7 didn't offer much mystery as the opponents were already known. They entered 2020 knowing that they would have a difficult schedule on their hands, playing in arguably the toughest division in the NFL, especially now due to the fact that Tom Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Add on battles against every team in the NFC North, a home...

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3 Cowboys players who must step up for Dallas to succeed in 2020

Dallas Cowboys (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) The Dallas Cowboys enter 2020 with some lofty expectations and in order to reach their potential, they need these three players to step up and deliver This season, the Dallas Cowboys will have more eyes on them than they're used to — and that's saying something considering they're already the most visible NFL franchise. The reason for the increased attention, and ensuing pressure that follows, is the fact that they finally made a move at head coach. It was long overdue, but the Cowboys decided it was time to move on from Jason Garrett...

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Buffalo Bills actual favorites over Patriots and the AFC East

Something is different in the AFC East, because the Buffalo Bills are favorites over New England and more. Can they stay consistent and silence their doubters? With both the NFL Draft and free agency behind us, there are few steps left to take before teams set their final rosters for the season. With that being the case, is this the first time in a generation that the Buffalo Bills have a better roster than the New England Patriots? And is that enough to call them the favorites to win the AFC East this season? Buffalo traded out of the first round of the draft last month but still collected...

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NFL strength of schedule 2020: Colts have easiest road, Falcons the toughest

Looking at the 2020 NFL strength of schedule rankings to see, based on projected win totals, which teams have the toughest and which have the easiest roads. When you look at most NFL strength of schedule rankings, there is a common theme. For the most part, these rankings use the records from the previous season to determine the strength of schedule. However, as we approach the upcoming season, there has to be a better way to do the 2020 NFL strength of schedule rankings. Thanks to Jared Dubin of CBS Sports, we can look at the road ahead for the 2020 season for all 32 teams based on win pro...

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New England Patriots schedule 2020: 3 Toughest, 3 easiest games

New England Patriots schedule 2020 (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) With the New England Patriots learning of their full 2020 regular season schedule last week, here are the toughest and easiest games for New England. There is no denying that the New England Patriots will look much different during the 2020 NFL season and in the years ahead after a busy offseason. With a new quarterback set to take over the offense this year following the departure of legendary quarterback Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency this offseason, it will be interesting to see if Bill Belichic...

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Stephen Jones wonders if Dallas Cowboys can win if they pay Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are still in the middle of a long drawn out contract negotiation and Stephen Jones latest comments could explain the reason for such a long wait Long drawn-out contract negotiations have been the new norm in Big D as the Dallas Cowboys have recently become very frugal when it comes to re-signing their players. First, it was DeMarcus Lawrence in 2018 who haggled with the Cowboys, and then in 2019, it was running back Ezekiel Elliott. Each of them got paid, but things got messy in each instance. With Lawrence, there was a point where the star defensive end ...

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Minnesota Vikings schedule 2020: 3 Toughest, 3 easiest games

Minnesota Vikings schedule 2020 (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) Looking at the Minnesota Vikings schedule for the 2020 season and identifying the toughest and easiest games on the slate this year. Although the Minnesota Vikings have seen some personnel shift around and leave the organization this offseason, they still have high hopes for the 2020 NFL season. With multiple key players departing Minnesota on both sides of the field, including wide receiver Stefon Diggs, cornerback Xavier Rhodes, defensive end Everson Griffen and others, there is no doubt the Vikings will look a bit diff...

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Green Bay Packers schedule 2020: 3 Toughest, 3 easiest games

Green Bay Packers schedule 2020 (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The Green Bay Packers schedule for 2020 is out but what are the toughest games and the easiest games to help them repeat their 13-3 season? The Green Bay Packers schedule for the 2020 season was released on Thursday, May 7 and many are wondering whether or not the team can repeat their efforts from this past season. Green Bay finished the regular season at 13-3 and was one game away from the Super Bowl. Of course, the 49ers handled the Packers in the NFC Championship Game. So far in the 2020 offseason, the Packers have been...

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New England Patriots schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

New England Patriots schedule 2020 (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) The New England Patriots schedule for 2020 has dropped so how will the team navigate its first season in two decades without Tom Brady at the helm? With the New England Patriots schedule for 2020 being released this week, there is perhaps no team with a bigger question mark hanging over them than Bill Belichick's club. Yes, he's arguably the greatest head coach ever. Yes, he's earned our trust. But at the same time, we haven't seen the Patriots play without Tom Brady in 20 years — yet that's the task for the upcoming s...

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Jacksonville Jaguars schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Jacksonville Jaguars schedule 2020 (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The Jacksonville Jaguars schedule for 2020 could spell some problems for a team in the midst of a rebuild and coming off of a 6-10 campaign last year. The NFL continues to move full steam ahead as we have reached another important date on the off-season calendar this past Thursday as the Jacksonville Jaguars schedule for 2020, along with the other 31 teams in the league, was released. Jacksonville finished the 2019 season at 6-10 and are in the beginning stages of a rebuild. Just two years removed from making it to the...

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Atlanta Falcons schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Atlanta Falcons schedule 2020 (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) With the announcement of the Atlanta Falcons schedule for the 2020 season, here are predictions for each game for the Falcons this year. After Atlanta Falcons schedule was released this week, the team hopes the 2020 NFL regular season results in ending a disappointing two-year stretch leading into the new year. The past two years, Atlanta has failed to reach the postseason and finished the 2019 campaign with a below-.500 record of 7-9 overall finishing behind the New Orleans Saints while tying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fo...

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Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow can calm a media storm

Cincinnati Bengals first overall pick Joe Burrow diligently dismissed draft rumors for months as the Ohio native's leadership remains on full display. Joe Burrow took the road less traveled in order to get to the Cincinnati Bengals. From the crowded quarterback room at Ohio State to the storybook saga at LSU, the 23-year-old has already lived a remarkable football life. Like so many Bengals fans had hoped this past winter when a disastrous 2-14 season came to an end, Burrow was their first overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft. When we look back at the months leading up to Burrow's unprec...

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Green Bay Packers: 5 Free agent targets following 2020 NFL Draft

Green Bay Packers, NFL Free Agency (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) The Green Bay Packers have a few final holes to fill on their roster. Here are five free agent targets following the 2020 NFL Draft. Are the Green Bay Packers finished signing free agents prior to the start of training camp? Following the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft, several intriguing players remain at positions the Packers lack depth. In what was one of the most talent-rich drafts for the wide receiver position ever, Green Bay elected not to select a single receiver with any of their nine draft picks. The only ...

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Fantasy Football: Winners and losers from the 2020 NFL Draft

Fantasy Football, 2020 NFL Draft (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) Fantasy football doesn't make it out of the NFL Draft untouched, for better or worse. These are the winners and losers from the 2020 draft. Teams can make or break their franchises when it comes to the NFL Draft. Whether or not a team hits or misses on prospects, especially early-round picks, can have huge ripple effects on the future of the organization. But at the same time, NFL Draft picks can also have a big impact on us regular people and our fantasy football rosters. The fantasy football value of teams and players ...

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Minnesota Vikings schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Minnesota Vikings schedule 2020m (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) With the announcement of the 2020 NFL season schedule for the Minnesota Vikings, here are predictions for each game for the Vikings this year. With the offseason nearly halfway done leading up to the 2020 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings schedule was released on Thursday. In a world of uncertainty, trying to focus on some normalcy was a good change of pace for the Vikings, the NFL and its fans on Thursday night when the league released the full schedules for teams in the upcoming 16-game regular season. For Minnesota,...

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NFL 2020: 10 Free agency signings that will backfire

NFL Free Agency (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Not every offseason move made ends up working out as teams expect. With that in mind, these are the 10 signings in 2020 NFL free agency that can backfire It could be argued that there were more big names switching teams during the 2020 NFL free agency period than at any time during the free agency era. Of course, the biggest prize was Tom Brady, the six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback who was parting ways with the only team he ever played for — the New England Patriots. Brady ended up joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and suddenly, the...

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Green Bay Packers schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Green Bay Packers schedule 2020 (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) The Green Bay Packers schedule for the 2020 season is out but how will they fare dealing with it? Picks and predictions for every game. In the Green Bay Packers first season with Matt LaFleur as the head coach, the team enjoyed quite a large amount of success. Not only did the team go 13-3 during the regular season and capture the NFC North crown but Green Bay made it to the NFC Championship Game as well. The hope now is that the Packers schedule for 2020 allows them to have the same success. Of course, the team around fut...

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Baltimore Ravens schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Baltimore Ravens schedule 2020 (Photo by Dan Kubus/Getty Images) After a dominant 14-2 season where they claimed the first seed in the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens look to make another run at winning a Super Bowl. Based on strength of schedule, the Baltimore Ravens face the easiest route to the playoffs in 2020. According to CBS Sports, Baltimore's opponents in 2020 combined for a .437 winning percentage last season. No other team faces a schedule where their opponents combined for a winning percentage below .455. It's early, but the Ravens look primed for another run at the top seed in the AF...

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Did the New York Giants fumble another NFL Draft class?

The lovable New York Giants continue to make friends around the league as a team that doesn't ruffle feathers. Their recent draft history proves that. The New York Giants have become one of the clunkier organizations in football over the past near-decade since their Super Bowl XLVI victory over the mighty New England Patriots and Tom Brady. Since their Super Bowl victory, Big Blue has finished above .500 in two of eight seasons, made one playoff appearance with zero playoff wins and has racked up five top-10 draft picks, including picking in the top six in each of the last three years. It s...

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Seattle Seahawks schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Seattle Seahawks schedule 2020 (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) The Seattle Seahawks schedule for 2020 is here and, after an 11-5 season a year ago, how will Pete Carroll's club finish up this time around? Despite finishing with an 11-5 record last season, the Seattle Seahawks finished second in the NFC West. The San Francisco 49ers, who represented the NFC in the Super Bowl, won the division with a 13-3 record. While Seattle came up short in 2019, the Seahawks proved they can look the NFL's best teams in the eyes and go toe to toe with divisional champions. A string of injuries late ...

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New Orleans Saints: Which 2020 draft pick has the biggest upside?

The New Orleans Saints are hoping all four of their 2020 draft picks are worth their price tag. Which one could be the biggest surprise, though? What the New Orleans Saints were planning to do in the 2020 NFL Draft was a mystery. Of course, as the team had very few picks, many believed they'd do all they could to hang onto those selections. Instead, they traded up on multiple occasions. New Orleans initially had five picks going into the draft but ended up only selecting four players. Furthermore, they didn't have a second-round pick but still sent away all of their Day 3 selections before ...

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Buffalo Bills schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Buffalo Bills schedule 2020 (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) Now that the Buffalo Bills' schedule has been made public, we can go game-by-game and predict the outcomes. Can the Bills improve on their 2019 record? Following a season in which the Buffalo Bills were able to make the postseason for the second time in three years and win double-digit games for the first time this century, many expect this team to be a contender in 2020. And now the 2020 Bills schedule is out to see what that path to contending looks like. Now that Tom Brady is at long-last out of the division, the Bills have ...

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Could Cam Newton end up back in the NFC South?

Cam Newton has seen his prospects for playing in 2020 dwindle by the day but could the quarterback find his way back to the NFC South in a new role? This NFL offseason has been full of quarterback changes. Whether it be long-time veterans ending up with a new team or teams drafting one, the carousel is seemingly never-ending. But while Jameis Winston ended up in New Orleans and Andy Dalton is home in Dallas, Cam Newton hasn't been heard from in a meaningful way yet. Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2011, Newton came in and lit up the league. For the Panthers, he was their solution at qua...

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Pittsburgh Steelers schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Pittsburgh Steelers schedule 2020 (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) After finishing 8-8 and missing the playoffs in 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers look to rebound with Ben Roethlisberger in 2020. Last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers battled through injuries to finish with an 8-8 record. Despite Mike Tomlin's best efforts and the contributions of Pittsburgh's stacked defense, the Steelers missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Now, Tomlin's crew is preparing for a bounce-back season as the Steelers schedule for 2020 has been released. Pittsburgh's 2019 season seemed doomed from...

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Atlanta Falcons still in search of a consistent pass rush

The Atlanta Falcons have struggled the last few years when it comes to chasing down opposing quarterbacks. Will it be any different in 2020? Dan Quinn was named the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2015 and in five seasons with the club, he's has amassed a combined 43-37 regular-season record and has taken the club to the playoffs twice. Of course, in his second year on the job, the team finished 11-5, reached Super Bowl LI and owned a 28-3 third-quarter lead over the New England Patriots. But that's reminiscing for another time. Ironically, that 34-28 overtime loss saw the team get to ...

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Dallas Cowboys schedule 2020: Picks, predictions for every game

Dallas Cowboys schedule 2020 (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Just like the rest of the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys learned what their 2020 schedule would be on Thursday night. Here is a game-by-game breakdown of how those games should play out. It seems at this point that everything the NFL does is a huge event. Dallas Cowboys fans were just like every other fan base as they patiently waited for the 8 p.m. EST release of the 2020 NFL Schedule. In the past, this would simply be announced and that was it. This is no longer the case as all week there has been speculation about who could lan...

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Green Bay Packers: Drafting Jordan Love a move for present and future

For the Green Bay Packers, the selection of first-round quarterback Jordan Love appears to be a move for both the present and future. Here's why. Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst pulled off a shrewd move in the 2020 NFL Draft by trading up in the first round to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, dealing a fourth-rounder to the Miami Dolphins in the process. While the move wasn't necessarily shocking — the Packers had met with Love several times during the pre-draft process — it was still a minor surprise to see Green Bay elect not to equip their future Hall of Fame ...

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2020 NFL Draft: 5 Best Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates

2020 NFL Draft, Defensive Rookie of the Year (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) The 2020 Draft is over — now it's time to look at the rookies who will make the biggest impact and be in the running for Defensive Rookie of the Year. NFL defense is all about toughness, flying to the ball, making impact plays and imposing your will on the offense. There's no doubt every rookie from the 2020 NFL Draft class is readying himself to make a big impression for their team. But only one will be able to call himself Defensive Rookie of the Year at the end of the 2020 season. These 2020 rookies ar...

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Seattle Seahawks: Early 55-man roster predictions after the 2020 draft

Seattle Seahawks (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) With the roster size expanding to 55 players under the new CBA, the Seattle Seahawks have more room for their new influx of talent. With the first wave of free agency and the NFL Draft officially in the rearview mirror, we can begin predicting who the Seattle Seahawks will keep on their roster this coming season. After multiple large draft classes, the Seahawks must strike a balance between keeping enough experienced veterans and putting too many young players in the lineup. Under the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), NFL te...

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Dallas Cowboys: 3 Trade targets following 2020 NFL Draft

Dallas Cowboys, NFL Trade Rumors (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The Dallas Cowboys improved their roster in the 2020 NFL Draft but could still land more talent by looking at one of these 3 potential trade possibilities. It's been a successful offseason for the Dallas Cowboys, even if it hasn't been perfect. They did lose a lot of talent in Robert Quinn, Byron Jones, and Randall Cobb but their free agency moves as well as a strong draft helped fill some of those vacancies. Trevon Diggs and Daryl Worley will help ease the pain of losing Jones whereas CeeDee Lamb should become an upgrade ...

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JuJu Smith-Schuster: 5 Trades to find wide receiver a long-term home

JuJu Smith-Schuster, NFL Trade Rumors (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) The possibility of a JuJu Smith-Schuster trade is back at the forefront of conversation this offseason and these five teams would make great new homes. Leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft, there were growing rumblings that the Pittsburgh Steelers could potentially trade JuJu Smith-Schuster. Those rumors were shot down at the time, however. Over a week removed from the draft, though, the talk about the wide receiver no longer being in Pittsburgh's long-term plans is growing once again. In a Q&A with fans on May 1, Ste...

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