Author: Michael

The New Orleans Saints fired Dennis Allen (finally) after the team’s seventh straight loss last week. On Sunday, former special teams coordinator and interim head coach Darren Rizzi manned the sideline for the first time in his NFL career.ย 
Everyone was happy to see Allen gone and Rizzi elevated, even the Pope. Well, kinda.ย 
Elite work by the Saints social media team, by the way.ย 
Well, Sunday was a day to remember for Rizzi. New Orleans defeated the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons 20-17, in a game that the Saints never trailed.

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All you can say about the Kansas City Chiefs is, well, they find a way.ย 
They should have lost Sunday.
The Denver Broncos had them dead to rights. All that needed to happen was kicker Will Lutz needed to connect on a gimme 35-yard field goal as time ran out to give Denver a victory.ย 
But โ€ฆ
โ€ฆBlocked!
And Chiefs win.
And they’re still undefeated.ย 
This was nuts. We know this because Patrick Mahomes streamed onto the field as if he was ready to tear down the goal posts in his home GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

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San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuel reached a boiling point Sunday after going for his long snapper’s neck. Desperate for a win to improve their 4-4 season start, tensions among the Niners players are rising.
Samuel, 28, lost his cool on his team’s sideline after kicker Jake Moody missed his third field goal attempt (3-of-6) of the day against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.ย 
Moody’s three misses resulted in a tight game between San Francisco and Tampa Bay. His miss came with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, with the Niners holding a slim advantage at 20-17.

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Jake Moody, Wil Lutz, and Younghoe Koo all had a tough day at the office Sunday.
The early slate of games in Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season might have been thrilling for fans watching them, but they were brutal for one group of people.
Kickers.
Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz, Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo, and San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody in particular endured difficult days at the office. However, at least one of them delivered a game-winning kick, and some redemption as the game clock ran out.

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