Chris Broussard: The Chiefs may be the rightful AFC favorite, but the Patriots are a real threat I FIRST THINGS FIRST

While Chris Broussard admits Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are the rightful favorites in the AFC, he also admits that Mac Jones and the New England Patriots have a legitimate shot at making a Super Bowl appearance this year. Watch as he weighs the odds of a New England Patriots vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl.

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Nick Wright: ‘Baker Mayfield is clearly injured, sitting him out shouldn’t be controversial’ I FIRST THINGS FIRST

Kevin Stefanski is sticking with Baker Mayfield at the starting quarterback position, despite clear indications that he is dealing with injury. Chris Broussard maintains that this is the right decision for the Cleveland Browns, but Nick Wright lays out why sitting Baker out isn’t controversial, it’s the right thing to do.

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Nick Wright sees no scenario where Russell Wilson wants to return to Seattle next year I FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright is weighing the odds of Russell Wilson returning to the Seattle Seahawks next year after such a disappointing season, and the odds aren’t looking good. Watch as he breaks down why he doesn’t think Russ is looking to come back to the Seahawks, and why the Seahawks may not even be devastated by the loss.

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‘Expect Samuel to miss one or two games’ — Dr. Matt Provencher’s prognosis for Deebo Samuel’s groin injury in Week 12

Dr. Matt Provencher breaks down San Francisco 49ers Deebo Samuel’s groin injury in Week 12. “We know that at his position, change of direction, burst ability and deceleration are very important. And a groin injury can be detrimental to this.”

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Mike Pereira & Dean Blandino react to the Browns’ Ronnie Harrison interception and the David Njoku catch I Last Call

Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino react to Ronnie Harrison’s interception for the Cleveland Browns and the David Njoku catch against the Baltimore Ravens. “You got the clear shot that showed that the ball popped. This one popped. I was shocked, even without a review that there was enough to reverse.”

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Emmanuel Acho: ‘If Packers limit distractions, I don’t think anyone can beat them’ I SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

The Green Bay Packers have a record of 9-3 after their Week 12 victory against the Los Angeles Rams. The win strengthens Green Bay’s quest for home field advantage in the playoffs as they now sit in second place in the NFC Conference standings and posses the tie breaker over the first place Arizona Cardinals. Emmanuel Acho saw what he needed to see from Green Bay, hear why he thinks the Packers are the best team in the NFL after Week 12.

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Marcellus Wiley explains why the Cam Newton experiment is not over in Carolina I SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

The Cam Newton-Carolina Panthers reunion is not off to a great start. He threw for under 100 yards with only five completions. He was also pulled in the fourth quarter for P.J. Tucker in the Panthers’ blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins. Matt Rhule said that he is not changing quarterbacks, but the Panthers announced today that running back Christian McCaffrey will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Marcellus Wiley explains why the Newton experiment is not over.

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Emmanuel Acho: If Lincoln Riley excels in recruiting and retaining talent, USC is in great hands I SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

Lincoln Riley will become USC’s next head coach after leaving Oklahoma. He led the Sooners to four straight Big 12 titles in his first four seasons with them. He will now join a Trojans program that has not won a Bowl Game since 2016. Emmanuel Acho shares a silver lining to the Riley-USC move for both parties.

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Emmanuel Acho: Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma for USC is not the right football move I SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

Lincoln Riley will become USC’s next head coach after leaving Oklahoma. He led the Sooners to four straight Big 12 titles in his first four seasons with them. He will now join a Trojans program that has not won a Bowl Game since 2016. Emmanuel Acho explains why Riley is ‘making the right life move but not the right football move.’

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