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05 Key takeaways from NFL week 03

Rams, the new favourite to win it all?

With the rams beating the buccaneers 34–24, it seems like everybody has them as their early favourite to win the super bowl. Both the defence and offence looked incredible, so at the moment, they seem to be the best team in the NFL on the side of the Bucs; they didn't have a terrible game, but their running game and defence as a whole seem to be struggling at the moment, but with Brady's return to New England coming up in next week we can assume that everyone will bring their A-game to that.

2. Patriot Struggles

New Orleans Saints beat new England patriots convincingly by 28–13 & there have been talks about the expectations for this NE team; many people predicted that they would make the playoffs at the beginning of the season. Mac jones threw three interceptions in the game while only throwing 1 TD. To make matters worse, they lost their Running back James white to an injury. With Tom Brady coming back to NE next week, Bill Belichick and the Patriots have a huge week ahead, bucs being 7points favourites for the game.

3. Chiefs fall to 1–2

with the loss to the Los Angeles chargers, the chiefs fell to a losing record for the first time in Patrick Mahomes era. Their defence seems to be struggling a lot, and many people are calling out Patrick Mahomes about his reckless plays, especially the no-look throws when there is no need for them. With having to play eagle next week, they can improve their record to 2–2, but many experts are speculating that they might lose this game too.

4. Raiders keep impressing

Raiders improved their record to 3–0 to stay undefeated; they got it to a horrible start with a Derek Carr pick 06 but managed to come back and win over time. With another outstanding performance by Derek Carr after that pick6, he's for sure the MVP leader at the moment. Next week, they will be playing against the Los Angeles chargers; being a divisional game, we can expect another thrilling game between two excellent teams.

5. Packers on full force

after the first game of the season, many people wondered what would happen to Aron Rodgers and the Packers this year; a lot of people douted that he was sabotaging the packers season to get out of the green bay. But with another impressive win over the 49ers looks like the packers are back on full force with Rodgers leading from the front. Aaron has publically called out media for doubting his commitment and at the moment looks like he is fully committed t the team even though there is a strong possibility of him playing for another team in next season

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5 Key takeaways from NFL Week 02

Is Tom Brady the MVP Frontrunner?

With a five-touchdown performance against the Falcons in week 02, it's safe to assume that Tom Brady is an early favourite for the MVP. Buccaneers beat the falcons 48–25 even though the game was close in the 3rd quarter. Bucs have a huge game ahead of them, having to face Matt Stafford and the Los Angeles rams on week 04, I'm sure Tom Brady is looking forward to avenging the last year's loss to the rams, but Aron Darnold and Jalen Ramsey not going to make it easy to him.

Will the Raiders finally make the playoffs?

With a win over the Pittsburg steelers, the Las vegas raiders improved their record to 2–0, following their impressive overtime win over the Ravens. Derek Carr again had a remarkable performance with close to 400 yards and 2 touchdowns. This is more impressive because they won this game without their primary Running Back, Josh Jacobs. They will be facing the Dolphins without Tua next week, and they have a great chance of improving to 3–0 and staying undefeated.

Lamar finally beats Mahomes!

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens beat Kansas City Chiefs 36–35 in an impressive win, making this the first time Lamar Jackson beat Patrick Mahomes. Chiefs were leading heading into the 4th quarter by Lamar, and the Ravens scored 12 points in the 4th to edge out the chiefs. The game's turning point was a late fumble from Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, allowing the ravens to lead the game-winning TD drive.

lots of injuries

week 02 finished with many damages to teams; some of the most prominent names were Tua Tagovailoa, Bradley Chubb, Andy Dolton, T.J watt, Jarvis Landry, Tyrod Taylor and 3 "More" Running backs from 49ners. Even though none of these injuries is season-ending, it was unfortunate to have so many injuries this early in the season.

Undefeated Pretenders?

After week 02, seven undefeated teams are remaining in the NFL, which are the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bucs, Rams, Cardinals and the 49ers are legitimate contenders on everyone's books, but what about the panthers, broncos and the Raiders? Are they undefeated Pretenders? Most people seem to think so, but I guess we just have to wait and see!.

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5 Key takeaways from NFL Week 1

It's finally here!. Football season is back in full swing; we got to see some awesome games this week, and here are my top 05 takeaways from week one of NFL football.

Takeaway Number o1

Tom Brady is still that guy - with Tampa bay buccaneers playing America`s team on the opening game of the 2021 season, fans couldn't have expected a better game. It finished thrillingly with Tom Brady leading the Bucs offence in a 4th quarter drive to set up a field goal to win the game by 31–29.

Brady, with 380 yards with 4 Tds, had the best passer rating by a QB in week 01; even though he had 2 Interceptions, they were not his fault, one being a drop by the receivers and one being a hail marry at the end of 2nd quarter. With this performance, he has begun his campaign to win his 8th ring, and who knows, he might add an MVP award for his collection this season.

Takeaway Number 02

Mattew Stafford with the Rams gonna be a huge problem in the NFC - in his debut for Los Angeles rams against the Chicago bears, former Detroit Qb Matthew Stafford threw for 320 yards, 3Tds with almost perfect passer rating.

With Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Darnold leading the defence and cooper Cupp and Robert woods lighting up the offence, they are a force to reckon in the NFC and a favourite to represent the NFC in Superbowl the toughest division in the NFL in NFC west.

Takeaway Number 03

Which rookie QB looked the best? - with every rookie from the 2021 draft class getting at least one snap in week one, we got the chance to look at every one of them. But we have to exclude Justin fields and trey lance because they only played a couple of gadget plays on 4th and goal.

So comparing Taylor Lawrence, Zach Winson and mac jones, I would say mac jones looked most poised with the pats 280 yards and 1 TD. Still, it is important to note that he has a lot of weapons around him that the other two guys, Taylor Lawrence, had 3tds with 3its he had both amazing and terrible throws, Zach Wilson had 260yards, and 2tds with 1 int got off to a very shaky start but looked poised in the second half.

Takeaway number 04

Aaron Rodger Quit against the Saints? - with the packers playing the saints in their season opener, they lost to Jamies Winston led the saints 39–03. Aron only had 130 yards with 3. It's with no Touchdowns. Both offence and defence, the whole Packers team played terribly, and many people speculate that Rodgers quit in the game. He certainly had the worst game of his career

did he quit? well, it is safe to assume that even though he might not have the best relationship with the front office and might not play with the packers after this season, he will be back to his MVP form from the 2nd week onwards

Takeaway number 05

nobody`s beating the chiefs in AFC? - with Kansas city chiefs playing baker Mayfield and the browns, the Chiefs won the game 33–29. chiefs came back from a 9point deficit and won while Patrick Mahomes racked up 337 yards and a 3td performance.

Baker Mayfield had over 300 yards but failed to score and with rushing attack doing most of the scoring, with Nick Chubb having 2TDs. But the question is, is anybody challenge the Chiefs in AFC? With buffalo and brows being the biggest threats, it looks like the chiefs are the team to beat in AFC Again!!.

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5 Key takeaways from NFL Week 1

It's finally here!. Football season is back in full swing; we got to see some awesome games this week, and here are my top 05 takeaways from week one of NFL football.

Takeaway Number o1

Tom Brady is still that guy - with Tampa bay buccaneers playing America`s team on the opening game of the 2021 season, fans couldn't have expected a better game. It finished thrillingly with Tom Brady leading the Bucs offence in a 4th quarter drive to set up a field goal to win the game by 31–29.

Brady, with 380 yards with 4 Tds, had the best passer rating by a QB in week 01; even though he had 2 Interceptions, they were not his fault, one being a drop by the receivers and one being a hail marry at the end of 2nd quarter. With this performance, he has begun his campaign to win his 8th ring, and who knows, he might add an MVP award for his collection this season.

Takeaway Number 02

Mattew Stafford with the Rams gonna be a huge problem in the NFC - in his debut for Los Angeles rams against the Chicago bears, former Detroit Qb Matthew Stafford threw for 320 yards, 3Tds with almost perfect passer rating.

With Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Darnold leading the defence and cooper Cupp and Robert woods lighting up the offence, they are a force to reckon in the NFC and a favourite to represent the NFC in Superbowl the toughest division in the NFL in NFC west.

Takeaway Number 03

Which rookie QB looked the best? - with every rookie from the 2021 draft class getting at least one snap in week one, we got the chance to look at every one of them. But we have to exclude Justin fields and trey lance because they only played a couple of gadget plays on 4th and goal.

So comparing Taylor Lawrence, Zach Winson and mac jones, I would say mac jones looked most poised with the pats 280 yards and 1 TD. Still, it is important to note that he has a lot of weapons around him that the other two guys, Taylor Lawrence, had 3tds with 3its he had both amazing and terrible throws, Zach Wilson had 260yards, and 2tds with 1 int got off to a very shaky start but looked poised in the second half.

Takeaway number 04

Aaron Rodger Quit against the Saints? - with the packers playing the saints in their season opener, they lost to Jamies Winston led the saints 39–03. Aron only had 130 yards with 3. It's with no Touchdowns. Both offence and defence, the whole Packers team played terribly, and many people speculate that Rodgers quit in the game. He certainly had the worst game of his career

did he quit? well, it is safe to assume that even though he might not have the best relationship with the front office and might not play with the packers after this season, he will be back to his MVP form from the 2nd week onwards

Takeaway number 05

nobody`s beating the chiefs in AFC? - with Kansas city chiefs playing baker Mayfield and the browns, the Chiefs won the game 33–29. chiefs came back from a 9point deficit and won while Patrick Mahomes racked up 337 yards and a 3td performance.

Baker Mayfield had over 300 yards but failed to score and with rushing attack doing most of the scoring, with Nick Chubb having 2TDs. But the question is, is anybody challenge the Chiefs in AFC? With buffalo and brows being the biggest threats, it looks like the chiefs are the team to beat in AFC Again!!.

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Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas less than 1 week to prepare?

SHOW LESS There is NO WAY Managers, matchmakers, promoters, advisors would allow Elite fighters to fight one another in less than 1 week notice. NO WAY. Manny Pacquiao & Yordenis Ugas both knew they would be fighting each other way before the announcement of Pacquiao vs Spence cancellation was announced. My opinion

Manny's workout sessions were filmed every single day, and it was clear he was focused on fighting Spence, a southpaw. This is what I feel: Ugas' camp knew about the injury and he was already preparing for Manny while Manny was busy preparing for Spence. So now, the switcheroo happens to stack the fight in favour of Ugas.

If Ugas wins, it justifies why the WBA did not reinstate Manny, and now Spence will need to face Ugas for unification. A win over Pacquiao will then boost Ugas' profile for PPV.

If Manny wins, he just did the job the top welters don't want: fight a high-risk, low-market value fighter. And then Manny will be older when either Spence or Crawford finally fights him. Remember, after the Thurman fight, Manny already signed to fight Crawford, and Crawford backed out. Spence got the fight, but training footage showed that Manny still had the speed and movement and was too risky for Spence, who is younger and will be the future cash cow of the PBC.

The conspiracy for me is that the powers that be are looking to get Manny out of the picture because if he beats the young guns and then retires, then the young guns no longer have the same marketability as they were beaten by an old fighter past his prime. So it's important to get Manny to fight more fights to the path to undisputed, wait for him to be even older and more vulnerable so the young guns can 'surely' beat and retire him.

That's how I feel. Also, I get this feeling that if Manny doesn't completely dominate Ugas, they'd do a Jeff Horn on him and that will be that. Manny will have no belt and neither Crawford nor Spence will need to fight Manny for undisputed.

What's my proof to justify thinking that way? Well, Manny signed to fight the top 3 welterweights (Thurman, Crawford, Spence) in a span of 2 years; you know the 3 welterweights that avoided fighting each other since 2014. And Manny did that in his 40s.

The GOAT doing GOAT things but the powers that be can't accept that a lightweight Asian midget is the GOAT and has to put all kinds of hurdles to prevent him from being undisputed.

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Expectations from Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season?

After an experimental and weird season while missing the playoffs, Warriors were looking at a strong comeback season with all of their starters healthy and ready to go, Just until warriors starting Shooting guard Klay Thompson teared his Achilles during a practice session, with this unfortunate incident lot of GSW fans are wondering what are the expectations for the team in the coming season.

When looking at all the factors, we can expect a very competitive and back to winning season from the GSW, there are few factors for this Number 1 and the most important one being “Chef Curry’, The warriors most important player and back to back MVP is back healthy after missing the majority of the last season due to injuries. Number two being all the the players who are still under contract including Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, kevon Looney and last year`s 2nd round pick Eric Paschall who made the NBA All-Rookie First Team (2020) even without the presence of starts of the team.

When talking about the moves GM Bob Myres made during this off season I must say I`m very impressed by these moves, Even though there were some chatter about trading for Giannis in Milwaukee warriors drafted center James Wisemen out of University of Memphis, who lot of draft analysts believed the best player in the Draft. with Wisemen warriors also drafted PG Nico Mannion in the second round who they just signed to a two way contact.

But the highlight of the off season move came at the trade deadline when warriors trades for SF kelly Oubre from OKC for n exchange for a conditional 2021 first-round pick and 2021 second-round pick. this is considered as one the underrated moves of the free agency and trade line but very impact full one for the warriors roster, with his shooting ability he can blend in perfectly with steph at the point guard.

it looks like warrior`s staring 5 going to be Steph Curry, Kelly Oubre, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggings and James Wisemen. considering both the starting 5 and the bench we can expect them to be in the top 5 positions in the western conference, with the season being limited to 72 games and with all the COVID protocols we can expect them make a deep run in the playoffs while competing with Clippers, Lakers and all other top teams for a chance to represent the west in the NBA Finals!.

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Expectations from Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season?

After an experimental and weird season while missing the playoffs, Warriors were looking at a strong comeback season with all of their starters healthy and ready to go, Just until warriors starting Shooting guard Klay Thompson teared his Achilles during a practice session, with this unfortunate incident lot of GSW fans are wondering what are the expectations for the team in the coming season.

When looking at all the factors, we can expect a very competitive and back to winning season from the GSW, there are few factors for this Number 1 and the most important one being “Chef Curry’, The warriors most important player and back to back MVP is back healthy after missing the majority of the last season due to injuries. Number two being all the the players who are still under contract including Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, kevon Looney and last year`s 2nd round pick Eric Paschall who made the NBA All-Rookie First Team (2020) even without the presence of starts of the team.

When talking about the moves GM Bob Myres made during this off season I must say I`m very impressed by these moves, Even though there were some chatter about trading for Giannis in Milwaukee warriors drafted center James Wisemen out of University of Memphis, who lot of draft analysts believed the best player in the Draft. with Wisemen warriors also drafted PG Nico Mannion in the second round who they just signed to a two way contact.

But the highlight of the off season move came at the trade deadline when warriors trades for SF kelly Oubre from OKC for n exchange for a conditional 2021 first-round pick and 2021 second-round pick. this is considered as one the underrated moves of the free agency and trade line but very impact full one for the warriors roster, with his shooting ability he can blend in perfectly with steph at the point guard.

it looks like warrior`s staring 5 going to be Steph Curry, Kelly Oubre, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggings and James Wisemen. considering both the starting 5 and the bench we can expect them to be in the top 5 positions in the western conference, with the season being limited to 72 games and with all the COVID protocols we can expect them make a deep run in the playoffs while competing with Clippers, Lakers and all other top teams for a chance to represent the west in the NBA Finals!.

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How Kevin Love Trade affects the future of Cleveland Cavaliers.

Yesterday it was reported that Cleveland Cavaliers topped their forward Kevin love’s contract of 145 million for 5 years with a 4 year 120 million contract.

When you really look at it there were no other moves left for the cavs on the table, their franchise player and “the best player in the world” left them and Kyrie Irving who was their second opinion demanded a trade before the season started. So now it’s Kevin Love’s team even though cav’s first round pick up in this year’s draft Collin sexton showed some guy and star potential in summer league.

There will be the problem of attracting superstar free agents when you are a team like cavs, but what cavs GM Dan Gilbert is thinking should be to if he can trade love in the future for first round picks and starts rebuilding from the scratch again.

And from Kevin Love’s side he got a nice deal even though he didn’t play up to the standards in last season and any team who might want to give him a try might be worried about his continuous injuries.

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How Kevin Love Trade affects the future of Cleveland Cavaliers.

Yesterday it was reported that Cleveland Cavaliers topped their forward Kevin love’s contract of 145 million for 5 years with a 4 year 120 million contract.

When you really look at it there were no other moves left for the cavs on the table, their franchise player and “the best player in the world” left them and Kyrie Irving who was their second opinion demanded a trade before the season started. So now it’s Kevin Love’s team even though cav’s first round pick up in this year’s draft Collin sexton showed some guy and star potential in summer league.

There will be the problem of attracting superstar free agents when you are a team like cavs, but what cavs GM Dan Gilbert is thinking should be to if he can trade love in the future for first round picks and starts rebuilding from the scratch again.

And from Kevin Love’s side he got a nice deal even though he didn’t play up to the standards in last season and any team who might want to give him a try might be worried about his continuous injuries.

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How Kevin Love Trade affects the future of Cleveland Cavaliers.

Yesterday it was reported that Cleveland Cavaliers topped their forward Kevin love's contract of 145 million for 5 years with a 4 year 120 million contract.

When you really look at it there were no other moves left for the cavs on the table, their franchise player and "the best player in the world" left them and Kyrie Irving who was their second opinion demanded a trade before the season started. So now it's Kevin Love's team even though cav's first round pick up in this year's draft Collin sexton showed some guy and star potential in summer league.

There will be the problem of attracting superstar free agents when you are a team like cavs, but what cavs GM Dan Gilbert is thinking should be to if he can trade love in the future for first round picks and starts rebuilding from the scratch again.

And from Kevin Love's side he got a nice deal even though he didn't play up to the standards in last season and any team who might want to give him a try might be worried about his continuous injuries.