Tom Brady threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots downed the Atlanta Falcons 23-7 in a Super Bowl rematch on Oct. 22. Patriots running back Dion Lewis was the top rusher on the day with 76 rushing yards, while Atlanta wide receiver Julio Jones was the top receiver with 99 yards and one touchdown. With the New England victory, news … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 8
Denver quarterback Trevor Siemian threw for 376 yards and a touchdown, but the Broncos fell to the New York Giants 23-10 on Sunday, Oct. 15. Giants running back Orleans Darkwa rushed for 117 yards, while tight end Evan Engram added a touchdown and 82 receiving yards on the day. The victory is New York’s first on the season, and, despite hoping to keep her losing … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 7
The Kansas City Chiefs remain undefeated after taking down the Houston Texans 42-34 on Sunday, Oct. 8. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, while running back Kareem Hunt rushed for 107 yards. Kansas City’s victory leaves news editor Raymond Arke alone at the top of the leaderboard with an impressive 4-0 record. However, opinions editor Shivani Gosai and photo editor … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 6
Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns as the Seahawks downed the Indianapolis Colts 46-18 on Sunday, Oct. 1. Wide receiver Tyler Lockett tallied 67 receiving yards and added 24 rushing in the victory, while defensive end Marcus Smith had 1.5 sacks on the day. The Seahawks win maintains news editor Raymond Arke and opinions editor Shivani Gosai’s perfect records, and … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 5
The Washington Redskins held the Oakland Raiders to just 128 total yards en route to a 27-10 victory in last week’s installment of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Washington running back Chris Thompson put up a career-high 150 receiving yards, while safety Montae Nicholson recorded his first career interception on the first possession of the game. Only two Duke editors chose Washington to win, sending news … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 4
On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers 34-23 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Falcons receiver Julio Jones racked up 108 receiving yards and quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 252 yards, leading four Duke editors to victory in their Week 2 predictions. The Sunday Night Football game for Week 3 pits the Oakland Raiders against the Washington Redskins, so check below … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 3
The National Football League kicked off its 2017-18 season last week, drawing millions of eager viewers to their television screens to tune into the action after a long offseason. Professional football has quickly become the sport of choice in America, with the average regular season NFL game attracting 16.5 million viewers last year, according to ESPN. However, not everyone on The Duke’s editorial staff shares … Continue reading Expert NFL Predictions from The Duke’s Staff: Week 2
Bryanna McDermott | Asst. Photo Editor Running back Ezekiel Elliott, 22, took to the field for the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, just days after a federal court judge in Texas blocked his six-game suspension for an alleged domestic violence claim due to an unfair trial by the National Football League. The NFL has never been sufficient, accurate or even consistent with legal affairs, and … Continue reading Elliott’s legal saga painful, but a step in right direction for NFL
David Borne | Staff Writer This past weekend, football fans enjoyed exciting finishes, a flurry of marquee rookie performances and a few surprising upsets in the first week of NFL action. It’s way too early in the year to make any sort of judgments based on how teams performed, but we do know that we’re surely in for another wild ride of an NFL season. … Continue reading First week of NFL football surely did not disappoint
Will New England be able to defend its SBLI title as Tom Brady continues to age? Who will be the Patriots’ chief competitors this season? The answer lays close to home. Adam Lindner | Sports Editor Thursday evening, the Kansas City Chiefs will face the reigning Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots at 8:30 p.m. in Foxborough, Massachusetts, effectively ushering in the NFL’s new … Continue reading The Duke’s 2017-18 NFL Preview
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