Month: December 2017

Saints pound Panthers, take control of NFC South

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By Nick Shook
NFL.com
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The Saints‘ vaunted running duo of Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara made quick work of the Panthers‘ defense as New Orleans (9-3) took control of the NFC South with a 31-21 win Sunday.

1. The lead story of this game, and potentially of this day is Alvin Kamara. For the second straight week, the running back was New Orleans’ Mr. Do Everything, taking nine handoffs for 60 yards and two touchdowns and catching five passes for an additional 66 yards. The output placed him in a very special club, joining Herschel Walker, Charley Taylor and Billy Sims in becoming just the fourth rookie running back in history to break 600 yards rushing and 600 yards receiving in the same season. Taylor is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Walker and Sims were both All-Pros at least once in their careers. New Orleans hit the jackpot when it selected Kamara in the third round of last spring’s draft. Continue reading →

Inconsistency on Chiefs’ OL putting limitations on Alex Smith

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By Nick Shook
NFL.com
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A week after the disaster in Carson that included five interceptions and a 50-burger put on them, the Buffalo Bills rebounded with a close win over the Kansas City Chiefs, who appear to be up a creek without a paddle as we enter the final quarter of the regular season.

After opening the season with five straight wins, Kansas City has lost five of its last six, including three straight. Sunday’s loss to the Bills would probably be the most concerning of the defeats, had the Chiefsnot just inexplicably fallen to the now 2-9 New York Giants a week earlier.

In both losses, the same theme emerged: The Chiefs‘ offense has fallen apart. Continue reading →