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NFL kickers are rewriting the record books for distance and accuracy in 2024.
When the NFL moved back the extra point from the 2-yard line to the 15 in 2015, the reasoning was basically that the kicks were too boring. NFL kickers made 99.3% of their extra points in 2014, the season before the rule change, and the league thought that pushing it back would both make the kicks more difficult and incentivize teams into going for two.
It worked, for the most part.
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After a prolific career, Golden Tate will always be remembered for a spur-of-the-moment celebration.
Andy Behrens checks in on the year-to-date production of the consensus first-round picks in fantasy drafts. Spoiler alert, it’s not pretty.
Malik Willis will find himself in a rather unique situation this upcoming Sunday. His Green Bay Packers will travel to Nashville to take on his former team, the Tennessee Titans.
Willis was traded from the Titans to the Packers on August 26 in exchange for a seventh-round pick, and just 27 days later, it looks likely that he’ll get the start under center on Sunday with Jordan Love’s status still in question due to injury.
This week’s Football 301 Playbook digs into each of these five teams’ recipe for success so far and how likely it is to continue.
Still thinking about this wild Justin Fields throw that didn’t count.
Justin Fields wasn’t supposed to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback to being the 2024 season. The Steelers also brought in Russell Wilson over the offseason, and the veteran was expected to be the Week 1 starter while the younger Fields served as an understudy. Instead, Wilson came up with a calf injury in practice just before the opener, and Fields has been thrust into duty.
So far, so good. The Steelers are 2-0, and Fields is playing efficient if not exactly spectacular football.
Kupp’s injury is not season-ending and he could return within the next month.
Standing on the opposing sidelines in Norman, Okla., on Saturday night will surely bring back some emotional memories for Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel.
There was a point in his early career of coaching that Heupel was the one calling plays for the Oklahoma Sooners, years after leading the team to a national championship. The history between the Vols head coach and his former school has been well-documented over the years, since he was fired by Bob Stoops in 2014 after leading the offense for four years.
The Steelers, Seahawks, Chargers, Saints and Vikings are off to somewhat unexpected 2-0 starts.
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Clark and Reese headline the rookie class, but there have been several other outstanding performers.
Every year, WNBA head coaches vote on the All-Rookie Team, an honor bestowed upon the five most impactful first-year players each season. This draft class has been particularly stacked, and there are lots of compelling candidates who could have made the five-member All-Rookie squad.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have dominated the national conversation, but here’s the full list of who should be named the All-Rookie team.