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• Frank Reich: Inherent respect for Marlon Mack as returning starter

  02-06-2020 14:45 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The addition of Jonathan Taylor to the Colts backfield in the second round of the draft has led to questions about how the team will balance the workload in their backfield. They have Marlon Mack back after running for 1,999 yards and 17 touchdowns over the last two seasons and Nyheim Hines remains on hand [more]
  
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• Where are the vast majority of NFL head coaches on the current unrest?

  02-06-2020 03:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  At this critical moment in American history, only three NFL head coaches have made public statements in their own names (and only their own names) about the situation. Three. Of 32. Even though the vast majority if the league’s players are minorities. Beyond Dolphins coach Brian Flores, Colts coach Frank Reich, and Chargers coach Anthony [more]
  
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• Colts don’t expect to have coaches in facility until players are there

  01-06-2020 21:59 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  In a memo released last week about moving to the next phase of reopening team facilities, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league expects that “clubs will be permitted to include members of their coaching staffs among the employees permitted to resume work in the club facility.” There’s been no followup that coaches have [more]
  
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• Colts statement: We still have a long way to go to ensure equality for all

  01-06-2020 20:47 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts are among the teams issuing statements after the death of George Floyd and the unrest that has followed. Coach Frank Reich opened with his own statement Monday morning, saying, among other things, “I stand firmly behind the Colts statement, and in particular, the phrase that says, ‘We abhor racism.’” The team’s statement reads: [more]
  
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• Frank Reich’s full statement from Monday

  01-06-2020 17:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  A prior post quoted a small portion of the opening statement made on Monday morning by Colts coach Frank Reich. His full statement deserves to be repeated, and to be read. Here it is, from the video and audio posted on the Colts Twitter page: “Injustice, few things, few things stir the human heart and [more]
  
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• Frank Reich addresses social unrest with media

  01-06-2020 16:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Only one NFL coach, Brian Flores, has issued a statement regarding the ongoing unrest sparked by the murder of George Floyd. On Monday morning, Colts coach Frank Reich addressed the situation in a Monday morning videoconference with reporters. “Our black community has bore the brunt of this for far too long,” Reich said, via Stephen [more]
  
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• Peyton Manning preaches the gospel of preparation during lockdowns

  01-06-2020 12:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Peyton Manning was busy recovering from neck surgery in 2011, but he saw the work his brother Eli Manning put in during the lockout. And he also saw what that work led to, so he’s spreading the word. Peyton Manning told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America that the topic came up during [more]
  
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• Auden Tate, other NFL players help clean up Tampa after protests

  01-06-2020 05:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  NFL players aren’t just speaking out. They’re also helping out. Three NFL players who live in Tampa in the offseason but do not play for the Buccaneers helped cleanup efforts in the city Sunday, a day after looters damaged businesses in a strip mall. Grace Remington of WTSP posted video of Bengals receiver Auden Tate, [more]
  
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• Seven classic Super Bowls coming to NBCSN, NBC this week

  30-05-2020 15:21 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As we wait for live sports to return, why not enjoy some of the best live sports from days gone by? You’ll get to do that this week on NBCSN and NBC, with seven classic Super Bowls re-aired from Monday through Sunday. All were originally televised by NBC. It starts Monday night at 8:00 p.m. [more]
  
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• Parris Campbell learned how to deal with adversity last year

  28-05-2020 13:03 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  There’s always a learning curve for rookies entering the NFL, but Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell found out last year that it isn’t always focused on the transition to the field. Campbell had to learn how to deal with injuries after being drafted in the second round. He injured his hamstring in the summer and [more]
  
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• Colts say Philip Rivers has “taken control” of meetings

  28-05-2020 12:48 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Philip Rivers has yet to take a practice snap with the Colts, but he’s already exerting his influence on his new team. That’s taken some getting used to for the Colts, as they go through an offseason of Zoom meetings with a new quarterback. “I feel like I’ve got to know him,” wide receiver T.Y. [more]
  
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• DeForest Buckner planning on doing what he’s always done

  28-05-2020 03:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  DeForest Buckner doesn’t expect much to change aside from the uniform he wears. He will continue to play the three-technique in a familiar scheme. “Going through the meetings, we ran some similar plays in San Francisco,” Buckner said Wednesday in a conference call, via Andrew Walker of the team website. “I’m just getting used to [more]
  
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• Reggie Wayne: Patriots were “best job ever,” paid $450,000 for two weeks

  27-05-2020 19:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It’s sometimes forgotten that Reggie Wayne did not spend his entire NFL career with the Colts. Wayne also spent a very short time with the Patriots — and he has fond memories of it. So does his financial advisor. That’s because Wayne only spent two weeks with the Patriots but made $450,000. Wayne told Dan [more]
  
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• “The Match” could become an annual event

  27-05-2020 16:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  With record cable ratings for a golf event, “The Match II” delivered. It may now be delivering on a more annual basis. Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times reports that talks have commenced regarding the possibility of making it an annual event featuring Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and various other athletes and celebrities. [more]
  
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• Frank Reich: Kemoko Turay brings “dangerous combination” of pass rush skills

  27-05-2020 14:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts picked up a big piece for their defensive front seven when they traded for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner in March, but he’s not the only player that the team sees as a potential upgrade over what they rolled out on the field for most of last season. Linebacker Kemoko Turay had four sacks [more]
  
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• NFL-themed SNL episodes coming tonight on NBCSN

  26-05-2020 23:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Live sports eventually will be back. Until live sports return on a given Saturday night, how about some Saturday Night Live featuring men who play sports? It’s SNL week on NBCSN, and it gets started at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday with four classic episodes featuring NFL players. The evening begins with Tom Brady hosting [more]
  
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• Peyton Manning leaves open possibility of TV announcing in future

  26-05-2020 22:55 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  ESPN keeps asking Peyton Manning to become its lead analyst on Monday Night Football. He keeps saying no. The future Hall of Famer hasn’t ruled out becoming an announcer in the future, though. Manning joined The Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday and said announcing is “not in the cards for me right now, but I [more]
  
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• Frank Reich: Colts fans should be “really excited” after offseason moves

  26-05-2020 21:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have made the postseason only once in the past five seasons. They have not won the division since 2014. After what they consider a successful offseason, filling many needs, the Colts believe they are ready to contend. Coach Frank Reich shared his optimism in a conference call with the team’s beat reporters Tuesday. [more]
  
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• Frank Reich “super pumped” about Parris Campbell

  26-05-2020 16:58 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have high hopes for wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. after taking him in the second round of this year’s draft, but he isn’t the only young receiver they hope to see step up alongside T.Y. Hilton this season. Indianapolis drafted Parris Campbell in the second round last year, but didn’t get a lot [more]
  
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• The Match becomes most-watched golf event in cable history

  25-05-2020 23:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It took a former NFL star, a current NFL star, two of world’s best golfers and a pandemic for The Match: Champions for Charity to become the most-watched golf event in cable TV history. Turner Sports announced Monday that Sunday’s charity event featuring Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods’ 1-up victory over Tom Brady and Phil [more]
  
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• Frank Reich: Chad Kelly has been a 10 out of 10 on and off the field

  25-05-2020 13:50 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts signed Philip Rivers to a one-year deal as a free agent this offseason and Jacoby Brissett is back to play out the final year of his deal, so the team is well-stocked with options for this season and without much certainty beyond the coming season. While the team thinks Rivers will stick around [more]
  
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• Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning hold on to win The Match

  25-05-2020 03:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson reminded us Sunday what we have missed the past two months. The Match: Champions for Charity provided an entertaining afternoon of live golf. Woods and Manning held off Mickelson and Brady, winning 1 up, in the rain at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. In [more]
  
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• Tom Brady, Peyton Manning meet again today

  24-05-2020 15:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history will do something today that people throughout the country routinely do, to varying degrees of success and/or failure: They’re going golfing. Peyton Manning, teaming up with Tiger Woods, will face Tom Brady, whose partner will be Phil Mickelson. The match will raise millions for COVID-19 relief, with [more]
  
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• Frank Reich enjoys officiating weddings on the side

  21-05-2020 12:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Frank Reich can’t speak to his entire flock in person during an OTA this spring, but he’s going to have at least one chance to give a good sermon. The Colts coach, who is also an ordained minister, said during an interview on the Dan Patrick Show that he was officiating a wedding for one [more]
  
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• Colts, Ryan Kelly discuss contract extension

  20-05-2020 21:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts center Ryan Kelly is heading into the fifth and final year of his rookie contract, and an extension may be coming soon. Kelly said today that his agent has talked to Colts General Manager Chris Ballard about a contract extension, and he’s hoping it gets done. “I want to spend my entire career in [more]
  
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• Colts plan to start “gradual and deliberate” opening of facility Tuesday

  19-05-2020 13:18 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  NFL teams are permitted to reopen their facilities on Tuesday as long as local regulations allow for it and the Colts are one of the teams that will begin that process. A team spokesman said, via Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star, that the team “spent the entire quarantine period preparing to reopen.” Those [more]
  
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• Tony Dungy fears “unintended consequences” of proposed Rooney Rule expansion

  18-05-2020 23:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  On Tuesday, the NFL and its owners will consider an expansion of the Rooney Rule that, among other things, would give teams that hire a minority coach or a minority G.M. a boost in the draft a year after the hire is made. Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy addressed the proposal during a Monday [more]
  
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• Colts expect Nyheim Hines to be “very much integrated into the game plan”

  18-05-2020 18:45 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Since drafting Jonathan Taylor in the second round last month, the Colts have talked up the “1-1 punch” he’ll bring to the offense with Marlon Mack. On a Monday conference call, Colts head coach Frank Reich suggested that a three-headed backfield is in the cards. Nyheim Hines remains on the roster after catching 107 passes [more]
  
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• Frank Reich “very optimistic” Philip Rivers will spend multiple years with Colts

  18-05-2020 16:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Philip Rivers has lined up a high school coaching job for when he retires from the NFL, but Colts head coach Frank Reich doesn’t think he’ll be spending all of his time on the sideline in 2021. Rivers signed a one-year deal with the Colts as a free agent this offseason and hasn’t made any [more]
  
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• Report: Former NFL linebacker Antonio Morrison faces felony charge

  16-05-2020 23:19 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Former NFL linebacker Antonio Morrison was arrested this week and charged with intimidation, a felony, according to the Indianapolis Star. A series of erratic behavior by Morrison led neighbors to call Carmel, Indiana, police on multiple occasions. Morrison initially allegedly accused a neighbor of “stepping into his space” on April 22 and made lewd comments [more]
  
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• Colts sign Jonathan Taylor, Jacob Eason, Jordan Glasgow

  15-05-2020 17:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts got three more draft picks signed on Friday. The team announced that second-round running back Jonathan Taylor, fourth-round quarterback Jacob Eason and sixth-round linebacker Jordan Glasgow have agreed to four-year deals. Second-round wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and third-round safety Julian Blackmon are the only unsigned members of Indy’s nine-player group. Taylor ran [more]
  
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• Kenny Moore thinks Xavier Rhodes can teach the Colts defensive backs a lot

  14-05-2020 17:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus said this week that the team is looking forward to the defense benefitting from the chip on cornerback Xavier Rhodes‘ shoulder as Rhodes works to turn his career in a better direction after a bad ending to his run with the Vikings. Eberflus focused on what Rhodes will bring to [more]
  
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• Rank the new uniforms for 2020

  14-05-2020 01:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Now that the Rams finally have unveiled their new uniforms, the seven new Nikefications of the NFL officially have been introduced. So how do the new uniforms rank? The options are the Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Buccaneers, Colts, Chargers, and Browns. In the comments, put them in order of best to worst. Here’s mine, if you [more]
  
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• T.Y. Hilton motivated, hoping for “All-Pro year”

  14-05-2020 00:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni said earlier this week that the team’s passing offense “runs through” T.Y. Hilton. Hilton, 30, accepts the challenge and relishes the opportunity after an injury-plagued 2019. He will play with his ninth quarterback in his ninth season but believes in Philip Rivers. “I think it could be special,” Hilton said [more]
  
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• T.Y. Hilton hoping he can be “a Colt for life”

  13-05-2020 19:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have already acknowledged that their passing game is going to run through T.Y. Hilton. Now it’s a matter of how much of their money they want to run through his pockets. During a videoconference with reporters today, Hilton said he hopes to extend his deal with the Colts beyond this season. “I want [more]
  
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• Colts sign sixth-rounder Isaiah Rodgers

  13-05-2020 16:58 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts started signing 2020 draft picks on Tuesday and they continued the process on Wednesday. The team announced that sixth-round pick Isaiah Rodgers has agreed to his four-year deal with the team. The cornerback joins fifth-round offensive lineman Danny Pinter as draft picks with deals. The Colts selected nine players overall in April. Rodgers [more]
  
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• Colts sign fifth-round pick Danny Pinter

  12-05-2020 16:59 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have struck a deal with a member of their 2020 draft class. Fifth-round offensive lineman Danny Pinter agreed to a deal with the team on Tuesday. They have eight other picks from April’s draft to sign before the entire group is under contract. Pinter opened his time at Ball State as a tight [more]
  
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• Colts call Marlon Mack, Jonathan Taylor a “1-1 punch”

  12-05-2020 16:01 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Plenty of NFL teams refer to their top two running backs as a 1-2 punch, but the Colts see theirs as something a little different. Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni said he views Marlon Mack and rookie Jonathan Taylor as a “1-1 punch” because they’re going to be co-starters in the offense in Indianapolis. “We [more]
  
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• Police call former Eagles linebacker Mike Labinjo’s death suspicious

  12-05-2020 01:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Former NFL linebacker Mike Labinjo died in his home Sept. 21, 2018, at 38 years old. The cause of death was not immediately known, but Calgary police did not suspect foul play. However, police now call Labinjo’s death “suspicious.” Several items were stolen from Labinjo’s residence immediately after his death, including two football rings. He [more]
  
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• Colts expect DeForest Buckner to be engine that drives D-line

  11-05-2020 23:07 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts traded the 13th overall choice to the 49ers for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. The move was endorsed by defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. “I’m like, ‘Well, at least you know what you’re getting with DeForest, exactly what you’re getting,’’’ Eberflus said on a conference call with beat reporters Monday, via Mike Chappell of FOX [more]
  
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• PFT Monday mailbag question No. 1: The future of the quarterback market

  11-05-2020 22:35 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Lately, I’ve asked for questions and answered 10 of them on Sundays. This past Sunday, I could say I took a break in deference to Mother’s Day. The truth, however, is that I forgot. So let’s do it today. At first I thought it made sense because things would be starting to slow down. But [more]
  
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• Nick Sirianni: Offensive line sold Philip Rivers on Colts

  11-05-2020 21:40 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  In the past 10 seasons, Philip Rivers has taken an average of 34 sacks a season. The Colts allowed only 18 sacks in 2018 and 32 last season. It was Anthony Castonzo, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly and the rest of the offensive linemen who sold Rivers on Indianapolis. “The big part of Philip being here [more]
  
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• Colts excited about chip on Xavier Rhodes’ shoulder

  11-05-2020 19:50 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Things went south in a hurry for cornerback Xavier Rhodes over the last couple of years as he went from signing a five-year contract in 2017 to being released by the Vikings in March. Rhodes signed a one-year deal with the Colts later in the month and called the rapid change in Minnesota a “reality [more]
  
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• Nick Sirianni: Passing offense “runs through” T.Y. Hilton

  11-05-2020 18:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton had a rough 2019 season, but that hasn’t changed the team’s thoughts about Hilton’s place in the offense this year. Hilton only missed four games in his first seven seasons, but missed six games last year due to a calf injury. That led to career lows in catches and receiving [more]
  
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• Longtime NFL assistant John Teerlinck dies at 69

  11-05-2020 14:44 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts announced the death of longtime defensive line coach John Teerlinck on Sunday night. Teerlinck, who was 69 at the time of his death, finished his time as an NFL assistant by coaching the defensive line in Indianapolis from 2002 to 2012. Teerlinck coached stars like Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis during his time [more]
  
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• Philip Rivers lines up a high school coaching job for after he retires

  08-05-2020 17:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts quarterback Philip Rivers is signed for the 2020 season and he hasn’t made any decisions about whether he’ll keep playing in 2021, but it looks like he knows what he’ll be doing when he does hang up his helmet. Rivers said when he signed with the Colts that he looked forward to coaching his [more]
  
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• Ravens will travel the least of any team in league

  08-05-2020 14:09 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Ravens have the easiest schedule in the league based on how teams finished during the 2019 season and they won’t have to do much traveling to make their way through the slate. Baltimore will leave the Eastern time zone once during the 2020 regular season. That trip will come in Week Two when they [more]
  
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• Chiefs open as biggest Week One favorites

  08-05-2020 13:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Chiefs are scheduled to open the 2020 NFL season by hosting the Texans on September 10 and it will be a rematch of last season’s divisional round game that ended with the Chiefs winning by 20 points. Oddsmakers like their chances of winning by a comfortable margin again in September. Caesars Sportsbook lists the [more]
  
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• Joe Burrow and Baker Mayfield headline Thursday night in Week Two

  08-05-2020 02:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  First overall pick Joe Burrow will be making his first Thursday night appearance in Week Two of the regular season if all goes according to plan. The Bengals are set to be in Cleveland as the Thursday Night Football slate gets underway. Baker Mayfield got his first NFL win on a Thursday night against the [more]
  
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• Ravens will be in Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving

  08-05-2020 01:42 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The AFC North’s premiere rivalry is set to be a featured attraction on Thanksgiving night. The Ravens released their schedule for the 2020 season on Thursday and it shows that they’re slated to be in Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. The Ravens beat the Steelers twice on their way to the AFC North title last [more]
  
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