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Fearless NFL Week 9 Predictions From Someone Who Should Know Better
Week 8 finished 10-4, lifting the season record to 64-56-1. We have now been above .500 for two consecutive weeks, which is exactly long enough...
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NFL Week 8 roundup: Bengals survive overtime thriller, Broncos stun Chiefs, Bears roll past Seahawks
Week 8 of the National Football League delivered plenty of drama, with the Cincinnati Bengals surviving an overtime shootout against the Tennessee Titans, the Denver...
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From Super Bowl dreams to NFL nightmare: Chargers unravel in disastrous 0–7 start
The Los Angeles Chargers entered the 2026 NFL season dreaming of a Super Bowl. Seven games later, they would probably settle for a touchdown. Jim...
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NFL Week 8 predictions: The international formula refuses to learn its lesson
Week 7 finished 9-5, lifting the season record to 54-52-1. We are above .500. Please remain calm. After seven weeks of questionable mathematics, international marketing...
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NFL Week 7 roundup: Lions edge Packers, Seahawks shut down Chiefs, Bears hold off Patriots
Week 7 of the NFL season featured several surprises, including the Seattle Seahawks handing the Kansas City Chiefs their first defeat, the Detroit Lions pulling...
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Mahnen’s Fearless NFL Week 7 Predictions: Passports, point spreads and questionable judgment
Week 6 finished 8-6, lifting the season record to 45-47-1. The coin toss is still ahead, but it has stopped making eye contact. Another strong...
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Fearless NFL Week 6 Predictions From a Formula Gaining Dangerous Confidence
Week 5 of my Fearless NFL Predictions produced a 9-5-1 record, which gives this operation consecutive winning weeks and a season total of 37-41-1. The...
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NFL Week 5: Jaguars stun Eagles in London, unbeaten 49ers survive and Bills win overtime thriller
NFL Week 5 delivered another wild collection of upsets, offensive explosions and dramatic finishes, with the Jacksonville Jaguars stunning the Philadelphia Eagles in London, the...
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Rams’ Alaric Jackson suspended for punching Bills’ Bradley Chubb
Alaric Jackson hit the Bills’ pass-rusher with an apparent sucker-punch following Buffalo’s wild Monday night win By John Breech The Buffalo Bills picked up one...
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Mahnen’s Fearless NFL Week 5 Predictions: When bookmakers, passports and bad math collide
Week 4 produced a 9-7 record, the first winning week of this exercise and enough evidence for the model to demand a contract extension. The...
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Sean McVay addresses Rams assistant coaches’ viral interaction with Eagles fans
McVay said he addressed the fourth-quarter exchange with Philadelphia fans and promised the coaching staff will handle high-emotion moments with more composure moving forward By...
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NFL Week 4: Patriots stun Bills, Panthers topple Lions as Falcons erupt for 45
NFL Week 4 delivered another collection of surprises, huge individual performances and close finishes, with the New England Patriots knocking off the Buffalo Bills, the...
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Mahnen’s Fearless NFL Week 4 Predictions with a Jameis Winston World Cup Bonus
Week 3 produced a 7-9 record, which was two wins better than Week 2 and therefore qualifies as a breakthrough under the relaxed standards of...
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NFL Week 3: Falcons stun Packers, 49ers survive Cardinals as Bears rout Eagles
NFL Week 3 delivered another round of surprises, close finishes and emphatic statements, from the Atlanta Falcons stunning the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field...
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Mahnen’s Week 3 NFL picks: Fearless and Increasingly Questionable NFL Week 3 Predictions
I have reached the point where using these picks as betting advice would not merely be unwise…it would deprive ridicule of its highest purpose. Week...
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Fearless and Still Flawed NFL Week 2 Predictions
There are easier ways to lose money than using my NFL predictions as betting advice. Most casinos have thoughtfully placed machines near the entrance, while...
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NFL Week 2 features unbeaten showdowns and bounce-back opportunities
The NFL rolls into Week 2 with 16 games spread across Thursday, Sunday and Monday, with several teams looking to build on impressive opening wins...
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NFL Week 1: Upsets, shootouts and statement wins open the 2026 season
The NFL’s opening weekend delivered just about everything, from the Arizona Cardinals stunning the Los Angeles Chargers to a 96-point shootout in Carolina, an overtime...
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Arizona Cardinals deliver biggest shock of NFL Week 1 so far
The Arizona Cardinals have delivered the biggest shock of NFL Week 1 so far, knocking off the heavily favored Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 at SoFi...
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Rams’ Puka Nacua opens up about using alcohol to cope with NFL stardom
By Marcus D. Smith, USA TODAY Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua entered the NFL as a relatively unknown fifth round pick (and the No....
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Mahnen’s Week 1 NFL picks: Passports, Buckeyes, beer prices and a secret formula
An entirely scientific system involving countries, passports and beer prices has already produced one wrong answer. The NFL season is underway, which means it is...
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NFL Week 1 opens with international spotlight and full Sunday slate
The NFL regular season kicks into gear this week with 16 games spread across five days, beginning Wednesday night in Seattle and featuring the league’s...
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NFL lands Down Under with Rams-49ers body-clock battle at the MCG
San Francisco has taken the long road to Melbourne. Los Angeles is betting that the shortest possible stay will be the better one. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA...
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The Rams think they’ve figured out jet lag. Australia is about to test their theory
The Rams and 49ers are about to embark on the longest road trip in NFL history. They’ve also come up with radically different ideas for...
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NFL eager for future Australia games, not worried about potential stadium scheduling conflict in ’27
By Greg Beacham The Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will meet at the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground next week in what the NFL intends to be...
