Mike Tanier
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The Lions Are Finally Playing Up to Their Coach’s Tough-Guy Image
The Detroit Lions turned their season around thanks to a people-throwing offensive line and gambling play calls. Much of it owes to the personality and...
The N.F.L. Playoff Picture Isn’t as Cloudy as Records Make It Seem
As teams jockey for 14 playoff spots over the end of the regular season, the gap between postseason hopefuls and championship contenders is widening.
How Is Tua Tagovailoa Having a Season This Good?
Tagovailoa, the Dolphins quarterback, is putting up numbers that have him being mentioned alongside Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino. That wasn’t the expectation...
How Is Tua Tagovailoa Having a Season This Good?
Tagovailoa, the Dolphins quarterback, is putting up numbers that have him being mentioned alongside Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino. That wasn’t the expectation...
The Rams Bet It All for a Title. The Tab Is Coming Due.
The ring-winning nucleus of Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey remains intact but is loping through the 2022 season without solid support...
NFL Running Backs Are Experiencing a Resurgence
The ground game took a back seat as passing innovations grabbed hold of N.F.L. teams in the past decade. Running backs are seeing a resurgence...
A Midseason Look at Who Could Win M.V.P. and Other N.F.L. Awards
It seems almost certain that Aaron Rodgers won’t win his fifth Most Valuable Player Award, a race in which Patrick Mahomes is fast making up...
Geno Smith Isn’t the Only Reason the Seahawks Are Riding a Mile High
A new offensive system, a resurgent quarterback, and a stellar draft class have the Seahawks soaring in the N.F.C. West.
Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers Look to Rebound From Bad Starts
Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan have been among the N.F.L.’s most successful quarterbacks over the past 15 years. Their disappointing starts...
The Existential Horror of Thursday Night Football
On the whole, the N.F.L.’s Thursday night games aren’t statistically worse than the rest of the schedule and draw more viewers than “Young Sheldon.” So...