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Just What’s at Stake in Super Bowl LIV

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By SPORT EDITOR FOR SUSTAIN HEALTH

PUBLISHED: 04:22, 30 January 2020 | UPDATED: 05:28, 30 January 2020

The National Football League is commemorating the end of its 100th season in Miami with Super Bowl LIV, featuring the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers, the designated road team, and the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs, the designated home team. FOX will televise the contest from Hard Rock Stadium, with kickoff slated for 6:30 PM ET.

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Including the postseason, 49ers quarterback JIMMY GAROPPOLO (23-5, .821) and Chiefs quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES (27-8, .771) have a combined career winning percentage of .794, the highest combined winning percentage among opposing starting Super Bowl quarterbacks (minimum 25 starts).

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Here’s what’s at stake in Super Bowl LIV:

With a San Francisco victory…

The 49ers would record their sixth Super Bowl victory, tied with the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl titles by one franchise. San Francisco also captured Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV and XXIX.

The team would become just the second club in NFL history to win a Super Bowl after finishing the previous season with four-or-fewer wins, joining the 1999 St. Louis Rams.

San Francisco would win the Super Bowl for the first time in 25 years. At the same stadium, on January 29, 1995, the 49ers concluded the NFL’s 75th season with a 49-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers in Miami.

Head coach KYLE SHANAHAN and his father, MIKE SHANAHAN, would become the first father and son head coaches to win Super Bowls. Mike won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII as head coach of the Denver Broncos.

San Francisco would improve to 6-1 in Super Bowls, and 3-0 in Miami Super Bowls (also XXIII after the ’88 season and XXIX after the ’94 season).

With a Kansas City win…

Nearly 50 years to the date of their last Super Bowl appearance (January 11, 1970, Super Bowl IV), the Chiefs would have their first world championship in five decades.

In the 60th season of the Chiefs franchise, the Lombardi Trophy would return to Kansas City for the first time since the AFL merged with the NFL prior to the 1970 campaign. LAMAR HUNT, who founded the franchise in 1960 and passed away in 2006, helped to create the AFL. He also asked then-NFL Commissioner PETE ROZELLE to call the game the Super Bowl.

Head coach ANDY REID would win his first Super Bowl. Reid would have 222 career wins, including postseason. Only five coaches in the history of the league have more victories, including the postseason.

Quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES would become the second-youngest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl (BEN ROETHLISBERGER, Super Bowl XL).

The 49ers, who were 4-12 in 2018, became the third team to advance to a Super Bowl after winning four-or-fewer games the prior season, joining the 1999 St. Louis Rams (4-12 in 1998) and the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals (4-11 in 1987).

San Francisco earned a trip to Miami with a 37-20 win over Green Bay in the NFC Championship. Running back RAHEEM MOSTERT rushed for 220 yards, the second-most ever in an NFL postseason game, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON’s 248 rushing yards for the Los Angeles Rams on January 4, 1986. Mostert also became the third player in postseason history to rush for at least four touchdowns in a single game, joining RICKY WATTERS (five) and LEGARRETTE BLOUNT (four).

Quarterback JIMMY GAROPPOLO has a 23-5 (.821) career record as a starter, including the postseason, and makes his first-career Super Bowl start.

Tight end GEORGE KITTLE has 2,945 career receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MIKE DITKA (2,774) for the most receiving yards by a tight end in his first three seasons in league annals. Wide receiver EMMANUEL SANDERS joined Pro Football Hall of Famers WALTER PAYTON and LADAINIAN TOMLINSON, along with ODELL BECKHAM JR., as the only non-quarterbacks to record both a passing and receiving touchdown in multiple games since 1970. Wide receiver DEEBO SAMUEL had three games with at least 100 receiving yards in 2019, the most by a rookie in franchise history.

Rookie defensive lineman NICK BOSA has recorded three sacks in the 49ers first two postseason games and can become the third rookie since 1982 when the individual sack became an official statistic, to record at least four sacks in a single postseason, joining GREG TOWNSEND (4.5 sacks in 1983) and GARIN VERIS (four in 1985). Defensive lineman ARIK ARMSTEAD has recorded a sack in each of San Francisco’s two postseason games this year while cornerback RICHARD SHERMAN has registered an interception in both the Divisional and Championship rounds. Defensive lineman DEE FORD spent five seasons (2014-18) with Kansas City and recorded a career-high 13 sacks and seven forced fumbles with the Chiefs in 2018.

Kansas City won the AFC Championship with a 35-24 win over the Tennessee Titans. Quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES led the Chiefs back from a 10-0 deficit, giving Kansas City its first lead on a highlight-reel, 27-yard run just prior to halftime. He also threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver SAMMY WATKINS caught seven passes for 114 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown. Earlier, the Chiefs captured the AFC West division title (12-4) for a fourth consecutive year, the longest streak in franchise history.

The Chiefs have scored at least 30 points in each of Mahomes’ first four career postseason starts, tied for the second-longest postseason streak in the Super Bowl era. At 24 years and 138 days old on Sunday, he is the fifth-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl. With a victory, Mahomes would become the youngest player to win both an NFL MVP award and a Super Bowl championship, surpassing Hall of Famer EMMITT SMITH (24 years, 233 days old on the last day of his MVP 1993 season). Mahomes recorded 75 touchdown passes and 9,238 passing yards in his first 30 career games, both the most by any player through his first 30 career games in NFL history.

Running back DAMIEN WILLIAMS has four touchdowns this postseason, including three in the Chiefs Divisional Round victory. Williams has nine total touchdowns in his first five postseason games, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL DAVIS (nine) and LARRY FITZGERALD (nine) for the most by a player in his first five postseason games in NFL history. Wide receiver TYREEK HILL has 21 career touchdowns of at least 40 yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (21) for the third-most such touchdowns in a player’s first four seasons in NFL history. Tight end TRAVIS KELCE became the first tight end in NFL history with four consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Since 2017, Hill and Kelce have combined for 7,795 receiving yards, the most by a wide receiver-tight end teammate duo over a three-season span since 1970.

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The Bear’s Den, November 30, 2018

Ken’s Note: I’ve eliminated one more source that I formerly linked because of their tightening their paywall. I’m pretty much down to only two regular sources that have paywalls in my links (The Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune), and I only include them because they offer a reasonable amounts of “free reads” before the paywall kicks in. I personally subscribe to both, but I also favor the Epic browser for all of my browsing needs. You can read into that whatever you will.

Additionally, I have pushed the “paywall” limited stuff to the bottom of the links, and am pushing the local free sources like 670, NBC, etc. up to the top, to let you get the main news without having to even think paywall if you like.

BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!

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Emma: For Bears, Beating Giants Means Managing Saquon Barkley, Odell Beckham - 670 The Score - The Bears (8-3) know well the danger they're facing against the Giants (3-8).

Emma: Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky - 'I Definitely Want To Be Out There For My Team' - 670 The Score - Mitchell Trubisky is closer to a return, but a key hurdle remains.

Mayer: Bears well-represented in Pro Bowl voting - ChicagoBears.com - In Pro Bowl fan voting through Nov. 27, four Bears players are the leading vote-getters at their respective positions in the NFC, including cornerback Kyle Fuller.

Kaufman: Where Bears team, players rank in the NFL - ChicagoBears.com - Take a look at where the Bears stack up both as a team and individually in the NFL rankings heading into their game against the Giants on Sunday.

Mayer: Trubisky’s injured shoulder improving daily - ChicagoBears.com - Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky said Thursday that he’s “feeling good” and is “getting closer and closer” to returning, but he still hasn’t thrown a football since hurting his right shoulder Nov. 18.

Week 12 Video Room: Hey, That Chase Daniel Fella Can Really Sling It - Bleacher Nation - Chase Daniel threw it surprisingly well against the Detroit Lions. Can he do it again versus the Giants? Here is some evidence that he can!

Medina: Whew! Akiem Hicks' Appearance on the Injury Report Was Only Precautionary - Bleacher Nation - R-E-L-A-X. Akiem Hicks was held out of Wednesday's practice as a precautionary measure, which also brings us to a noticeable trend in his playing time.

Week 13: Bears at Giants Game Preview, Volume I - Da Bears Blog - Jeff Hughes says "these two teams are headed in opposite directions. The Bears are a team on the rise, a few wins from a division title and their first postseason trip in eight years. The Giants are enduring the final days of a champion quarterback and are probably a few years away from being contenders again. (They’ve also got Norv Turner 2: The Revenge at head coach.)"

Can Chase Daniel lead Bears over Giants? - ESPN Video - The NFL Live crew discusses why Chase Daniel has the ability to lead the Bears past the Giants with their dominant defense.

Dickerson: Mitchell Trubisky yet to throw in Bears practice; Chase Daniel ready to start again - ESPN - The Bears have been reluctant to rule out Mitchell Trubisky for Sunday's game against the New York Giants, but coach Matt Nagy says the quarterback has still not attempted to throw a football.

Joniak: Wait Continues For Bears' Ailing QB Mitch Trubisky - 670 The Score - Whatever is specifically ailing Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky is enough to keep him from throwing at practice and therefore likely to prevent him from playing against the Giants Sunday.

Emma: Bears DL Akiem Hicks Being Held Out With Achilles Injury - 670 The Score - Hicks has not practiced this week and his status for Sunday is uncertain.

Moreano: Could Eddie Jackson Be the DPOY? - Da Bears Brothers Blog - Second-year Bears safety Eddie Jackson is having a phenomenal season so far, but can he actually be the Defensive Player of the Year?

Stankevitz: Can the Bears' cautious approach to injuries pay off again with Mitch Trubisky? - NBC Sports Chicago - Mitch Trubisky reportedly will not play Sunday against the New York Giants, meaning he could very well follow the same path taken by Khalil Mack and Allen Robinson earlier this season.

Ellis: Eddie Jackson named NFC Defensive Player of the Month - NBC Sports Chicago - It seems like just yesterday he was named Player of the Week.

Neveau: Eddie Jackson Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month - NBC Chicago - Just one day after he was named as the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson received an even bigger honor on Thursday.

Neveau: Trubisky Not Expected to Play vs. Giants: Report - NBC Chicago - Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is not expected to play Sunday, marking the second consecutive game the Bears would be without their starting quarterback.

Week 13 Key Matchups - ChicagoBears.com - When the Bears take on the Giants on Sunday, keep an eye out for these key matchups, including Taylor Gabriel against Curtis Riley.

Kane: Bears safety Eddie Jackson named NFC Defensive Player of the Month: 'I've never seen anything like him' - Chicago Tribune - Bears safety Eddie Jackson, who was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month on Thursday, has been scoring at a pace in his first two seasons that only one other defensive player in NFL history has matched.

Haugh: Is Matt Nagy's popularity soaring because he's so likable - or only because he's winning? - Chicago Tribune - How much of a coach’s appeal relates to his productivity? Why is success a prerequisite for popularity? Or, maybe a better question: Why do successful coaches become more likable?

Rosenthal: Thank you, Fox Sports, for assigning Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis to Bears-Giants - Chicago Tribune - Dear Fox Sports: On behalf of the Chicago television market, thank you for assigning Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis with Pam Oliver to the Bears-Giants game this weekend rather than Chris Myers and Daryl Johnston again.

Leonard: Giants linebacker Alec Ogletree gets tough challenge this week in Bears' Tarik Cohen - Chicago Tribune - Alec Ogletree was Dave Gettleman’s first big acquisition as Giants GM in a March trade with the L.A. Rams.

Finley: Bears coordinator Mark Helfrich "I'm not involved in college searches" - Sun Times - From 2013-16, Helfrich coached Oregon to a 37-16 record. His Ducks played in, and lost, in the national title game after the 2014 season.

Mitch Trubisky - My running style won't change, but slides might - Sun Times - Mitch Trubisky did not attempt a pass in Wednesday’s practice, and coach Matt Nagy said the plan Thursday was similar.

Finley: Bears DL Akiem Hicks misses practice again, coach cites precaution - Sun Times - Akiem Hicks could be in danger of missing the first regular-season start of his Bears career, which began when he was signed before the 2016 season.

Jahns: Mitch Trubisky injury update: Bears QB doing everything to help Chase Daniel - As Chase Daniel’s pass went up to running back Tarik Cohen in the second quarter of the Bears’ 23-16 victory against the Lions, so did the arms of

Finley: Bears QB Mitch Trubisky still isn't throwing - Sun Times - That's a significant hurdle that Mitch Trubisky, who has a right shoulder injury, has yet to clear.

Finley: Bears S Eddie Jackson named NFC Defensive Player of the Month - Sun Times - Eddie Jackson is the second Bears player to win NFC Defensive Player of the Month this year

Campbell: 7 things we heard from Bears coordinators Thursday - Mark Helfrich on college coaching jobs, Vic Fangio on stopping Odell Beckham and more - Chicago Tribune - Bears offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich downplayed speculation about his rejoining the college coaching ranks.

Wiederer: Mitch Trubisky still not cleared to throw - and timetable for Bears return is unclear - Chicago Tribune - Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky has not been given clearance to resume throwing because of the right shoulder injury he suffered two weeks ago. That puts backup Chase Daniel in position to start against the Giants and raises questions about Trubisky's recovery timetable.

Kane: Matt Nagy says Akiem Hicks held out of Bears practice for ‘precautionary’ reasons with Achilles injury - Chicago Tribune - Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks missed Wednesday’s practice for “precautionary” reasons after an injury to his Achilles tendon popped up in the morning, coach Matt Nagy said Thursday.

Bear Download podcast: Bears surpassing expectations heading into game vs. Giants - Chicago Tribune - Rich and Dan are back from the long weekend to examine why the Bears have already surpassed Vegas' projected season win total — and their preseason record predictions...

Kollmann: Eddie Jackson is the most dangerous safety in the NFL, but should he win DPOY? - YouTube - Ken's Note: Just watch this...

Bergman: Mitchell Trubisky not expected to play vs. Giants - NFL.com - NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports that Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (shoulder) is expected to miss his second straight game with Chase Daniel filling in again, this time against the Giants.

Potash: Finally on a winner, Kyle Long working ‘like he’s about to put a helmet on’ - Sun Times - Teammates are encouraged by his response to the injury and his diligence in rehabbing and remaining in virtually a game-active mode.

Bears predictions: Week 13 at the Giants - Chicago Sun-Times - The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ Week 13 game at the Giants:

POLISH SAUSAGE

Week 13 is Eagles’ last, best chance to get back in contention – ProFootballTalk - A couple weeks ago, it would have been reasonable to say the Super Bowl champion Eagles were no longer contenders to repeat. At the end of this week, the Eagles may own a share of first place.

KNOW THY ENEMY

Giants-Bears injury report, 11/29: Lorenzo Carter misses practice - Big Blue View - Tight end Evan Engram also still sidelined

Odell Beckham not sure what to think of his comeback season - Big Blue View - "Not to say I feel like I’m having a bad year, I just don’t feel like I’ve done as much as I can"

McGaughey: Giants PK Aldrick Rosas can hit from 65 yards with “a nice, smooth, easy swing” - Big Blue View - Special teams coach believes 62 yards would have been "in his wheel house"

Reports indicate Bears’ QB Mitchell Trubisky will not play Sunday - Big Blue View - The Bears could once again be without their starting quarterback

Valentine & Berckes: 5 questions about the Chicago Bears: Khalil Mack, Mitchell Trubisky, Matt Nagy, more - Big Blue View - Let’s learn more about Sunday’s opponent for the Giants

Monster of the Midway: How will the Giants deal with Khalil Mack? - Big Blue View - Khalil Mack sets sights on Eli Manning, Giants

Williams: Harrison Smith on Trubisky hit - It was a tough, quick decision – ProFootballTalk - Vikings safety Harrison Smith plans to appeal the $10,026 fine the NFL levied for his hit on Mitchell Trubisky, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports. "It was kind of a tough, quick decision on the play," Smith said.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

Sustaining Success: Lesser Priorities for the Bears Moving Forward - Windy City Gridiron - Ryan Pace will not have a lot to work with in the offseason when it comes to draft power, but with the way the Bears are playing, that might not matter. The question is, where should they spend their resources?

Nomad30: Draft Thoughts 2019 - Windy City Gridiron - I'm not doomsaying. But even if we win the Super Bowl, questions about the draft are going to happen anyway. Plus it might be interesting to see what changes in what we think we need over the rest...

Bear With Me Podcast: Week 12-13 - Windy City Gridiron - In this week's episode, I start off by taking a look at the NFL's current coaching landscape - are...

Berckes & Valentine: Five Questions with Big Blue View - The Giants “Need a lot of Help” - Windy City Gridiron - Never a dull moment with the Giants and Ed Valentine of Big Blue View stopped by to help us sort it all out.

Householder's Week 13 Game Preview: Chicago Bears at New York Giants - Windy City Gridiron - Bears go on the road against another struggling opponent and they still might be without their starting QB...

Link: It’s Chase’s show on Sunday - Windy City Gridiron - It looks like it’s going to be the Chase Daniel show again this Sunday. What does that mean for the Bears? All that and more, plus a conspiracy theory of my own design, in this week’s episode of: T...

Zeglinski: Chase Daniel to likely start for Chicago Bears against Giants - Windy City Gridiron - As Mitchell Trubisky nurses an injured throwing shoulder, expect to see the veteran Daniel in New Jersey.

Zeglinski: Chicago Bears Eddie Jackson wins NFC Defensive Player of the Month - Windy City Gridiron - There’s a new defensive sheriff in town. All thanks to an unprecedented scoring tear.

Mitchell: Are either “Fast Eddie” or “Action Jackson” officially a “WCG Thing”? - Windy City Gridiron - Perhaps the most important question of the 2018 season, are either of the two most commonly mentioned nicknames for superstar safety Eddie Jackson an official "WCG Thing"?

Mitchell's Ice Cold Takes: A Look At Chicago’s Drubbing Of Detroit - Windy City Gridiron - Things look a bit different when you set emotions aside and go back and watch the tapes a couple of times...

WCG CONTRIBUTORS BEARS PODCASTS & STREAMS

2 Minute Drill - Website - iTunes - Andrew Link; Steven’s Streaming – Twitch – Steven Schweickert; T-Formation Conversation - Website - iTunes - Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; WCG Radio - Website - iTunes - Robert Zeglinski

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Live Update: The Dream (All-NFL 25-and-Under) Team

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Live Update: The Dream (All-NFL 25-and-Under) Team

The NFL is in a golden era in terms of young talent. Nearly every team has a young player that figures to be the face of the franchise. Right now, players like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and JJ Watt are widely recognized as the face of the shield. However, fans are always looking for the next best thing.

Indeed, we are nearing the end of an era. That means we are at the start of a new era and that is not a reference to the hat company. On the contrary, the league is in the midst of a youth overhaul.

With that being said, let’s see what it would look like building a team with players at the age of 25-and-under. This squad was built based on sustained success by the players individually, potential, and preference. There will be plenty of recognizable names with a few up-and-coming studs. Finally, “HM” is not for the clothing franchise. It stands for honorable mention.

Here are the players that would make up my dream squad:

Offense

Todd Gurley picked up more yards than any other running back on inside runs in 2017. pic.twitter.com/LPesnSwKKq

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) June 15, 2018

QB: Carson Wentz (25) HM: Deshaun Watson (22)

RB: Todd Gurley II (23) HM: Ezekiel Elliott (22)

WR: Odell Beckham Jr. (25) HM: Mike Thomas (25)

WR: Mike Evans (24) HM: Devante Adams (25)

Slot: Jarvis Landry (25) HM: Tyreek Hill (24)

TE: Hunter Henry (23)

LT: Mike McGlinchey (23) HM: Trent Brown (25)

LG: Quenton Nelson (22)

C: Cody Whitehair (25)

RG: Dan Feeney (24)

RT: Jack Conklin (23)

Starting at quarterback, Wentz gets the nod over Watson because he has more experience in the NFL. Wentz appears to be on the fast track to becoming the face of the league. He easily wins league MVP last year if he stays healthy.

At tailback, Gurley, surprisingly, is only 23 years old. The 2017 Offensive Player of the Year is continuing the Los Angeles Rams tradition of having a stellar running back. Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, and Steven Jackson might have to worry about some of their franchise records as TG23 is already top 10 in rushing yards (3,296) and touchdowns (29).

OBJ is arguably the game’s best receiver, depending on which way the wind is blowing. He would be accompanied by fellow 2014 draft mates, Evans and Landry. Landry is reliable like a Prius as he averages 100 catches over his four-year span. Evans averages a first down per snag with 14.8 yards per catch. OBJ is the smooth, luxurious Ferrari that only catches the ball with one hand in his sleep.

Henry is, by far, the best young tight end. He can help as a blocker, line up out wide, and control the middle of the field with the speed of a gazelle. Think of him as a jack-of-all-trades.

The offensive line would be a dream scenario for any quarterback. On the left side, you have the only rookies on this list in McGlinchey and Nelson. The Notre Dame linemen are like butter and toast as they go well together. Their chemistry would make Wentz feel secure. Whitehair is the conductor of a very special Chicago Bears offensive line. His recognition of blitz packages and directing the line is astounding for a young center. Lastly, the right side would feature the likes of Feeney and Conklin who are bulldozers. They would build lanes wide enough for a Mack truck to drive through.

Defense

Joey Bosa is now ranked #1 in PFF’s top 25 NFL players under 25 for 2018 pic.twitter.com/yYMqiOyrUA

— PFF LA Chargers (@PFF_Chargers) May 20, 2018

DE: Joey Bosa (22)

DT: Leonard Williams (23)

DT: Dalvin Tomlinson (24)

DE: Jadeveon Clowney (25) HM: Yannick Ngakoue (23)

LB: Myles Jack (22)

LB: Deion Jones (23) HM: Ryan Shazier (25)

LB: Reuben Foster (24) HM: Jarrad Davis (23)

CB: Jalen Ramsey (23) HM: Marshon Lattimore (22)

CB: Marcus Peters (25)

S: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (25)

S: Landon Collins (24) HM: Kevin Byard (24)

The Alabama duo at safety would be something to gush over. Collins and Clinton-Dix are ballhawks at safety (20 interceptions combined), cover well, and offer a presence in the run game. In Tuscaloosa, they were like thunder and lightning.

Ramsey and Peters would combine to make one of the best trash talking duos the NFL has seen since Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson teamed up. They both excel in man coverage as they blanket guys in coverage. Lattimore is a special talent, but it is hard to choose him over established corners.

Shazier would easily make this list if it was not for his injury. Nevertheless, Jack, Jones, and Foster exemplify the new era linebackers. They have the speed of defensive backs with the power of a traditional linebacker. Not to mention, they can drop back into coverage and read quarterbacks like a book.

Clowney and Bosa are both freaks of nature coming off the edge. They are capable of a multi-sack performance on any given week. Tomlinson and Williams are two “Big Apple” interior d-linemen that are fleet of foot and have the uncanny ability to get to the quarterback. All of these players are interchangeable along the front and can provide pressure.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Sean McVay

Offensive Coordinator: Josh McDaniels

Defensive Coordinator: Jim Schwartz

It makes sense to end this dream scenario with a coaching staff right? Well, McDaniels would bring his creative flare on offense and help Wentz utilize his weapons to the fullest extent the same way he has with Tom Brady.

Schwartz is the defensive coordinator of the Super Bowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles. His familiarity with the 4-3 scheme, the Eagles’ boatload of talent. and personalities makes him a no-brainer.

Lastly, McVay is a young coach that did a good job coaching a young Los Angeles Rams team to the playoffs a year ago. He is a quarterback whisperer, helping the likes of Kirk Cousins and Jared Goff, and experience with young players is a bonus.

The youth movement is in full swing in the NFL as young players are littered throughout the league. Players like Wentz, Gurley, and Bosa are not waiting for their time to shine. They are simply taking center stage.

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Seven Statistical Highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday

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PUBLISHED: 06:12, 11 November 2019 | UPDATED: 06:42, 11 November 2019

Take a look at our highlights from games the NFL played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 10, the tenth week of the 2NFL 019 season.

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Baltimore quarterback LAMAR JACKSON completed 15 of 17 pass attempts (88.2 percent) for three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 158.3 rating, the highest attainable mark, and added a career-long 47-yard touchdown run in the Ravens' 49-13 win over Cincinnati. Jackson, who also had a 158.3 rating in Week 1, became the second quarterback to record a passer rating of 158.3 (minimum 10 attempts) in multiple games within a single season in NFL history, joining BEN ROETHLISBERGER (two games in 2007). Ravens cornerback MARCUS PETERS had an 89-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win. Along with Peters' 67-yard interception return for a touchdown in Week 7 and MARLON HUMPHREY's 70-yard fumble recovery touchdown in Week 9, Baltimore is the first team since 1970 to record a defensive touchdown of at least 65 yards in three consecutive games. Peters has returned six interceptions for touchdowns in his five-year career, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer LEM BARNEY (six) for the second-most by a player in his first five seasons in league annals. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer KEN HOUSTON (nine) had more.

New York Giants rookie quarterback DANIEL JONES had 308 yards and four touchdowns while Arizona rookie quarterback KYLER MURRAY passed for 324 yards and three touchdowns with one interception in Week 10. With Jones and Murray, Week 10 of the 2019 season is the first week in which two rookie quarterbacks each recorded at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in NFL history. Jones, who also had four touchdown passes in Week 8, is the fifth rookie quarterback with at least two games of four touchdown passes in NFL history, joining ROBERT GRIFFIN III (two games in 2012), MARCUS MARIOTA (two in 2015), Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (three in 1961) and DESHAUN WATSON (three in 2017).

Making his 10th career start, Arizona rookie quarterback KYLER MURRAY threw three touchdown passes to wide receiver CHRISTIAN KIRK in the Cardinals' Week 10 loss. From Week 4 to Week 10, Murray attempted 211 consecutive passes without an interception, surpassing DEREK CARR (176 attempts in 2014) and DAK PRESCOTT (176 in 2016) for the longest streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. Murray, who has 2,553 passing yards and 351 rushing yards in his first 10 starts, joined DAUNTE CULPEPPER (2000), CAM NEWTON (2011) and DESHAUN WATSON (2017-18) as the only quarterbacks to record at least 2,500 passing yards and 250 rushing yards in their first 10 career starts in NFL history. With Murray (22 years and 95 days old) and Kirk (22 years and 357 days old) connecting on three touchdowns, it marked the first time since November 11, 1962 (Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON and CHARLEY FERGUSON) that two players under the age of 23 connected on three touchdowns in a single game.

Making his 25th career start, Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 446 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 119.2 rating in the Chiefs' Week 10 loss. Mahomes has 8,007 career passing yards, the most by a quarterback in his first 25 starts in NFL history. Mahomes, who has 68 career touchdown passes, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (65 touchdown passes) for the most touchdown passes by a player in his first 25 career starts in NFL history. With his 16th career game of at least 300 passing yards, Mahomes tied Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (16 games) for the most games with at least 300 passing yards in a quarterback's first 25 career starts in league annals.

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Tennessee running back DERRICK HENRY recorded 188 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the Titans' 35-32 win against Kansas City. Henry has three career games with at least 170 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in his four-year NFL career, tied for the fifth-most such games in a player's first four seasons in league annals. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (six), ERIC DICKERSON (six) and EARL CAMPBELL (five), as well as JAMAL LEWIS (four) had more.

New Orleans wide receiver MICHAEL THOMAS had 13 receptions for 152 yards in the Saints' Week 10 loss against Atlanta. Thomas has 407 receptions in 56 career games and surpassed ODELL BECKHAM JR. (61 games) as the fastest player to reach 400 career receptions in NFL history. Currently in his fourth season, Thomas surpassed JARVIS LANDRY (400 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in his first four seasons in league annals. Thomas, who has 1,027 receiving yards this season, joins MIKE EVANS (2014-17), A.J. GREEN (2011-14) and Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (1998-2001) as the only players to have at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of their first four seasons in NFL history.

New York Jets safety JAMAL ADAMS recorded two sacks, two forced fumbles and a 25-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in the Jets' 34-27 win over the New York Giants. Since 2000, Adams is the sixth player to record two sacks, two forced fumbles and a touchdown in a single game, joining CLIFF AVRIL (Week 8, 2011), JASON GILDON (Week 13, 2000), ORLANDO SCANDRICK (Week 5, 2019), JYLES TUCKER (Week 17, 2007) and MIKE VRABEL (Week 8, 2007).

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Fantasy Fallout: Don’t miss out on RBs Derrick Henry, Chris Carson – NFL Nation

I get it. Maybe you haven’t rushed to pick up running backs Derrick Henry or Chris Carson yet because they’re stuck in timeshares and your running back depth is still OK.

But don’t wait any longer. Even if you don’t start them in Week 3, they’re the kind of high-upside players worth stashing on your bench. And they might just wind up starting for you in the fantasy playoffs.

As ESPN Tennessee Titans reporter Cameron Wolfe wrote, Henry isn’t the Titans’ starter yet, but he might soon force their hand.

The second-year power runner, who ran for a career-high 92 yards on 14 carries in Week 2, saw his ownership increase from 60.3 percent to 84.7 percent in ESPN leagues. There’s a chance he might wind up starting Sunday if veteran DeMarco Murray can’t play because of a hamstring injury. If that happens, Henry’s ownership should creep closer to 100 percent.

Titans coach Mike Mularkey reaffirmed this week that Murray remains the starter when healthy. And as Wolfe pointed out, Murray still is the better pass-blocker and offers proven big-play potential. So he’s not going away anytime soon.

But Murray has gotten off to a slow start (21 carries for 69 yards) while battling hamstring issues since the preseason. And Henry is catching up fast.

Derrick Henry averaged 6.6 yards per carry with a touchdown in the Titans’ Week 2 victory at Jacksonville. David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire

As for Carson, the rookie seventh-round draft pick already has emerged as the leading man in the Seattle Seahawks’ backfield. He had 20 carries for 93 yards in Week 2, which makes it pretty surprising that he is still owned in only 37.7 percent of ESPN leagues.

Carson’s playing time is a little cloudier because Seattle also has veterans Thomas Rawls and Eddie Lacy, plus pass-catching back C.J. Prosise. But ESPN Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson said Carson looks like the real deal, “as much as a running back can look like that through two games.”

“He’s going to have a role each week, but I don’t know if it’ll be 20 carries each week,” said Henderson, who said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll explained that Rawls only played a handful of snaps in Week 2 because he was being eased back in following an ankle injury.

Henderson also wrote a fantastic breakdown this week of whether Lacy could still have a role in the Seahawks’ backfield.

On to the rest of our weekly tour of the best fantasy insight from NFL Nation:

Allen, Perine in next tier: The Baltimore Ravens’ Buck Allen and the Washington Redskins’ Samaje Perine are two more running backs with some breakout upside.

Allen has made the most of his opportunity with injuries to Danny Woodhead and Terrance West over the past two games. The third-year pro had 66 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in Week 2. And he could be the leading man Sunday in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars if West (calf) can’t play.

The bad news is that West likely will remain the featured goal-line back when healthy, and Woodhead will be the leading backfield pass-catcher when he returns from injured reserve in the second half of the season. But the good news is that Allen always will have some sort of a role because of his versatility.

As for Perine, the rookie ran 21 times for 67 yards in Week 2 after replacing injured starter Rob Kelley (who is questionable Sunday with a rib injury). Perine is the obvious replacement if Kelley is out, and ESPN Redskins reporter John Keim said he thinks Perine ultimately will become the main guy. But Keim stressed it probably won’t happen right away and that Redskins coach Jay Gruden still likes Kelley a lot.

Plus, both of them will lose touches to third-down back Chris Thompson, who is off to a terrific start, highlighted by his 61-yard touchdown run in Week 2. Keim wrote that Thompson’s role won’t increase substantially — even if Kelley is sidelined — because of Thompson’s smaller frame and his own injury history. But Keim wrote about how Thompson has continued to improve every season.

Concerns about Howard: Meanwhile, one of the most highly ranked fantasy running backs heading into this season is trending in the opposite direction. The Chicago Bears’ Jordan Howard ran for just 7 yards on nine carries in Week 2, has been dropping some passes, is battling a shoulder injury and is losing touches to rookie breakout Tarik Cohen.

ESPN Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson wrote that Chicago claims Howard has been running the same way as last season while blaming overall run-game problems. But Dickerson is highly skeptical of the Bears’ assessment and doesn’t have much confidence in a major turnaround.

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Big day for Beckham? ESPN New York Giants reporter Jordan Raanan said Odell Beckham Jr. is healthier this week, and points out that the receiver has a history of coming up big when the team needs a victory in a big way. Last season, Beckham went for more than 200 yards and two touchdowns in the second half against the Baltimore Ravens when the Giants were 2-3. ESPN Philadelphia Eagles reporter Tim McManus wrote that the Eagles could have an “Odell problem” without cornerback Ronald Darby available to defend him.

Montgomery a workhorse: For anyone who thought Ty Montgomery’s workload might be a concern, ESPN Green Bay Packers reporter Rob Demovsky pointed out that the Packers’ receiver turned running back actually is leading all NFL running backs in snaps. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he wants to eventually try to cut back on that heavy load. But Demovsky said fantasy owners obviously should play Montgomery with confidence as a bona fide No. 1 back, knowing he’ll be heavily involved in both the run game and passing game.

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Season 2 of ‘All or Nothing’ is the ‘Thursday Night Football’ of NFL reality shows

Locker room tensions of a losing team, a coach getting fired ... there was so much potential for the Rams on the newest NFL reality series.

It’s been two months since the NFL Draft. One month since the old men in khakis pearl clutched over Odell Beckham’s decision to skip OTAs. And we’ve still got about a month to go before the first few teams start training camp. Welcome to the void.

As with all empty spaces, there’s a compulsion to fill it. Nature abhors a vacuum, and Roger Goodell’s professional football content corporation despises when you are not paying attention to it’s many fine offerings. Fortunately, the NFL has a fidget spinner you can borrow over the long holiday weekend — a new season of All or Nothing.

This is the second season for the NFL Films and Amazon co-production. Last year’s show followed the Arizona Cardinals through their playoff run over the course of the 2015 season. It was a compelling show and a hopeful intersection of both Peak TV and sports on the internet.

However, this season features the Los Angeles Rams. Their 4-12 record aside, the team had plenty of storylines to provide an underlying drama — a move from St. Louis to Los Angeles, a quarterback competition, and the firing of the team’s head coach, career .500-ist Jeff Fisher.

More plots than a group of screenwriters could cram into a cliched sports movie. And, true to form for a Jeff Fisher-led football team, it still comes up short, eight episodes of mostly forgettable television.

The cross-country move is handled via montage. Viewers who may not be familiar with the Rams’ saga — why would anyone really care that much? — are reminded early in the first episode about the move from the Midwest to a hotel in Manhattan Beach to a temporary practice facility in Oxnard, and then back to a three-year temporary practice facility in Thousand Oaks. Oh, and games on Sunday at the Coliseum downtown.

It sounds like a lot. It is a lot, and Fisher was famous for going back to the team’s move as an excuse throughout the season as the losses piled up.

To paraphrase: “We’ve been through a lot,” Fisher would remind the press after each game. Usually, “we don’t make excuses” was thrown in there too.

The Rams’ struggled to win last season for a lot of reasons. The move was just one small part of that mix, but not enough to paper over four prior years of poor roster building — thanks to a long list of squandered possibilities from trading the second pick in the 2012 NFL Draft to Washington for a bundle of draft picks.

This show picks up in the fifth year since Fisher and general manager Les Snead have run the team. It’s a squad without much talent to speak of on offense. The defense, which features a budding superstar in defensive tackle Aaron Donald, is the better unit, but it too was in a down year in 2016. That was in part due to the team’s failure to lock down cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who would’ve provided the show its most compelling player by far.

How the Rams devolved into a four-win is mostly left up to the viewer to decide. The cameras failed to catch whatever conversation on the subject that might have happened between players and the team’s leadership.

It’s a lost opportunity to make a show about a 4-12 team far more interesting, a chance to give fans of any franchise some insight into why teams fail on the field. Giving the team a say in the final cut probably has a lot to do with that.

We don’t get the chance to know most of the players either. There’s one scene late in the series where running back Todd Gurley, who the team was banking on a being a big star in its new market, takes over the locker room after a loss and tears into his teammates.

Why didn’t we get more Gurley? Few players struggled with the team’s losing ways more than he did. He even gave us some insight into a locker room where it sounded like tensions were running high with his “middle school offense” comment last season. That comment came around the same time as the atmosphere around the team was described to one national insider as being like a “junior high” for all its dysfunction.

Viewers got no taste of that in these eight episodes. And the show really suffers because of it.

There’s probably more footage of the coaches doing their job than the players. It’s unintentionally revealing. The coaching staff’s leadership cadre looks and feel out of place with modern players. Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has one tone: pissed off. Offensive coordinator Rob Boras yells a lot too, but it doesn’t help his unit score more points.

Players are smarter than the coaches give them credit for and have been more empowered as individuals to respond well to being screamed at by old guys.

Fisher is sympathetic to his players. It’s not hard to see why he’s got good reputation among his former players. His “us against them” approach has its limits as a motivational approach. At some point you have to establish some accountability for happens on the field, not just make excuses.

You probably saw the two clips of Fisher telling his coaching staff and his players that he was fired before the show even aired. That was the biggest story about the Rams last year, and if you had already watched those two clips, you’ve seen the narrative high point of the show.

I’m a little biased. Watching Fisher get fired last season was kind of my moon landing as a long-time Rams fan. I wanted to see more of it from All or Nothing, and really, there was nothing else interesting about the Rams last year. But it gets short shrift here as a story arc. I realize that NFL Films didn’t have cameras following Eric Dickerson around last fall; maybe they should have.

This is reality show number three for the Rams since relocating. Three shows (including one focused on the personal lives of a handful of players) about a four-win team. All that screen time is consistent with the vision articulated by the team’s COO Kevin Demoff last year who sees their business as a content production company built around a football team.

Content companies don’t last very long when they don’t offer compelling content. You can’t just package anything related to the Rams for a platform and assume it’s palatable to audiences. Having a national television contract and a new base in one of the world’s most lucrative television markets makes it easy to forget that.

I’m not so sure the Rams understand that building a winning team makes for better, um, content. But the point of series’ final episode was that they’re at least trying.

There’s a warning in that for the entire NFL, which saw its once unstoppable ratings slide last season. The league is at least making an effort to address that, even if they are still intent on serving up subpar offerings like Thursday Night Football while consumers have limitless other entertainment options to chose from.

The second season of All or Nothing has a lot in common with those Thursday night games. It’s palatable entertainment if you just want something football related to watch. Otherwise, you’re better off just waiting until September for actual games to start.

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