By Nick Shook
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The Dallas Cowboys (5-3) outlasted the Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) in a back-and-forth affair at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. Here’s what we learned from the Cowboys‘ third-straight win, a 28-17 triumph:

1. It’s been a while since we’ve had a back-and-forth game between two of the NFL’s contending teams. Well, OK, we’ll count last week’s Seattle-Houston game. But this one was of a higher caliber. This one felt like two heavyweights, trading blows in a slugfest. First, it was Dak Prescott‘s scramble for a score and seemingly a 14-3 lead heading into halftime. But being the contender it is, Kansas City did not relent, scoring in unlikely fashion thanks to Tyreek Hill right at halftime.

As the game unfolded, both teams’ records floated on the screen below their abbreviations: 6-2 (Kansas City) and 4-3 (Dallas). For most of this contest, you could have swapped records and it would have been believable. We can’t say that too often about games being played at this time of the year. Continue reading →

By Nick Shook
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Joe Thomas recently saw his consecutive snaps streak broken, his triceps muscle torn and his season ended.

On Friday, he also saw a nice bump to his bank account.

The Cleveland Browns increased Thomas’ 2017 pay by $1.5 million via a roster bonus that was due Friday (Nov. 3), NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported. Thomas is also receiving a $3.5 million raise in 2018 in the form of a March roster bonus, which was increased from $1 million to $3 million, and a base salary increase from $8.8 million to $10.3 million, Pelissero added. Continue reading →

By Nick Shook
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Josh Gordon is getting yet another chance.

The Cleveland Browns receiver — who hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2014 — is set to be reinstated on a conditional basis by the NFL, the league announced Wednesday.

“Effective immediately, Gordon may join the Browns to attend meetings, engage in conditioning work and individual workouts,” the league stated in a release. “Subject to compliance with clinical and other requirements, he will be placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt list and be permitted to practice with the team beginning on Monday, November 20. Beginning Monday, November 27, Gordon will be eligible at the team’s discretion to return to active status or to remain on the Commissioner’s Exempt list for an additional week before returning to active status.” Continue reading →

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Acquiring a potential franchise quarterback will put any fanbase into a frenzy.

But hold your roars: The latest deal for such player might not actually put him on the field for a while.

That’s the word from San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who met with reporters Wednesday to discuss the franchise’s acquisition of Jimmy Garoppolo via trade with the New England Patriots. Continue reading →