How much more important is a good offense than a good defense in the NFL?
David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsIt’s unanimous: these are boom times for NFL offenses. Just pick your favorite stat or tidbit. There are plenty from which to choose.
Et cetera. ESPN analyst and former Browns defensive back Louis Riddick summed it up pretty appropriately during Sunday night’s wild New England-Kansas City game:
Read Article >Tom Brady ran in a TD after Chiefs’ Breeland Speaks was afraid of roughing the passer penalty
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesNothing has been more controversial this NFL season than the roughing the passer rule. Defensive players especially have been critical of how the league protects quarterbacks, sometimes at the expense of defenders.
It reared its head again Sunday night in the Patriots’ thrilling win 43-40 win over the Chiefs. But not because a player got hit with a flag. It was because he went out of his way to avoid one.
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