As Aaron Rodgers enters his final NFL season, he has a chance to reach several notable milestones. He already holds records for touchdown/interception ratio and passer rating, and is tied for the best career passer rating. Rodgers is also on the verge of joining an elite group of quarterbacks with over 70,000 career passing yards, needing 3,726 yards to do so. Despite an Achilles injury in 2023 that likely ended his chance to pass Brett Favre on the all-time passing list, Rodgers is still poised to achieve significant career statistical achievements in his final year
CBS Sports ranked the top 10 offensive and defensive play-callers for the 2026 NFL season. Sean McVay of the Rams and Mike Macdonald of the Seahawks topped their respective lists. Many head coaches also serve as play-callers. The Rams' offense under McVay, utilizing 13 personnel, was particularly dominant in 2025, while Kyle Shanahan's innovative schemes have consistently elevated quarterbacks like Matt Ryan and Brock Purdy
The Atlanta Falcons have had a quarterback problem for years, a statement blindingly obvious to anyone who has been an Atlanta Falcons fan over the past few seasons. Since 2022, when the Falcons hastily traded Matt Ryan to Indianapolis in the wake of a failed effort to trade for Deshaun Watson , they’ve started Marcus Mariota , Desmond Ridder , Taylor Heinicke , Kirk Cousins , and Michael Penix Jr.; that’s more than one starter per season. In fact, they’ve had two different quarterbacks starting for the team in each of those four years, and they have not had one true franchise guy at any point in that span. Penix could still be that player, but it’s hardly a given. We enter 2026 with Penix recovering from ACL surgery, one of many such surgeries in his college and now NFL career, and with very little on-field to suggest he’s a potentially elite quarterback. He’s competing with Tua Tagovailoa, who is coming off a dismal season with the Dolphins where he was benched, and has dealt with scary concussions throughout his career. The only guys behind them are big-armed undrafted free agent Jack Strand and journeyman backup Trevor Siemien, so there’s very little chance of a Cinderella story if Tua and Penix don’t pan out. That makes the quarterback battle crucial on two fronts. It’s obviously important for this year, because the better player needs to have the reins of an offense richly veined with playmakers to help these Falcons shake off eight straight losing seasons and recapture hope and competence. But it’s also important for next year, because any outcome outside of Penix seizing this job and excelling will likely have the Falcons looking to draft, sign, or trade for a potential franchise option. The Falcons don’t want to continue to squander their talent. Bijan Robinson was the league’s most productive running back last year, leading the NFL in yards from scrimmage, but was stuck on a team that had a frequently anemic passing attack and blew far too many games. Drake London and Kyle Pitts are game-changing talents who have dealt with streaky, inconsistent passers throughout their careers. Jahan Dotson , Zachariah Branch, and Austin Hooper offer real talent—and in the case of Branch, really intriguing potential—but could see their production blunted if the quarterback position isn’t effectively settled. A great quarterback would have a passing attack with this many weapons humming. A good quarterback would have it looking capable, at minimum. As we’ve seen over the years, promising but inconsistent quarterbacks and shaky ones alike have conspired to make it look elite for shining moments and disappointing for long stretches. The Falcons badly need to figure out whether Tua or Penix is the right fit for these weapons and this passing attack. At his best, Tua can deliver timely, very accurate passes in the short-to-intermediate areas of the field, a skill set that plays well with the YAC capabilities of Bijan, Brian Robinson , London, and Branch, as well as Kevin Stefanski and Tommy Rees’ screen designs. Penix has been more inconsistent across the board in his brief career, but his ability to attack defenses deep opens up potentially devastating big plays for London, Pitts, and Dotson. There are significant stylistic differences here that might come into play if this ends up being a very close battle, but the likelier outcome is simply that one of these quarterbacks is more healthy and effective this summer and wins the battle outright well before preseason wraps. At the moment, my money would be on Tua, who had a head start as the healthy player earlier this summer and should be able to reliably pepper his supporting cast with short-to-intermediate passes the way Kirk Cousins did at his best last year. Whoever wins, however, will need to be good enough to at least partially unlock this passing game’s significant potential, lest their backup catapult past them midseason. Let’s say Tua grabs the starting job and lands som
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The Los Angeles Rams must feel pretty good about the success of their monumental 2021 trade that swapped Jared Goff and a cache of picks for Matthew Stafford. The move resulted in a Super Bowl championship at the team’s home in SoFi Stadium. Years later Stafford is finding new heights in his career. He just put a bow on his most productive season yet and earned the NFL’s Most Valuable Player honors. Even with things going so well, the Rams understand quarterback is the most important position in football. Stafford’s career continuation is on a year-to-year basis. He could easily decide to call it quits after 2026. LA decided now is the time to prepare for the future. They drafted Ty Simpson with the thirteenth overall pick earlier this spring. There is plenty of time to discern what Simpson brings to the table and whether he’s someone that the Rams can be trusted with the keys as soon as 2027. As training camp approaches, now seems like a good moment to ponder on Simpson’s NFL ceiling. For as good as Stafford is, could Simpson one day surpass him? For most of Stafford’s NFL tenure, he was often the 8th to 12th best quarterback in the league. Many in front of him have hung up their cleats: Peyton Manning , Tom Brady , Drew Brees , Matt Ryan , Philip Rivers , Ben Roethlisberger , Eli Manning , Andrew Luck , and others. The league’s new elite quarterbacks are stylistically very different from those who have come before. There is a significant difference in the way they play the game from what makes Stafford successful. I’m thinking of Patrick Mahomes , Josh Allen , Lamar Jackson , Joe Burrow , Drake Maye , Caleb Williams , Jordan Love , and more. The NFL is in good hands with this emerging crop. But modern professional football almost requires quarterbacks to be able to win with their legs. You can get by with a savvy pocket passer, although in short-yardage and goal line situations you may be leaving meat on the bone if your signal caller can’t pick it up himself. This alone is one of the biggest changes the Rams will see when they one day transition from Stafford to Simpson. And certainly Stafford brings a headiness to his play that is unrivaled by the next generation. His no-look passes and ability to quickly progress through the defense gives Los Angeles a massive inherent advantage. There are tradeoffs for nearly any player teams decide to put under center. At least on the surface the Rams seem to understand where the quarterback position is headed. Simpson fits that bill from a stylistic standpoint. A common draft season knock against both Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson was that they are probably NFL starters but may be not better than mid-tier. Simpson has frequently been compared to Brock Purdy , a former seventh round pick and someone who may never become elite himself. But Simpson has Sean McVay’s seal of approval. That is meaningful for nearly anyone on the offensive side of the ball. While seeing Simpson in such a favorable light does require some hand waving and looking past a small sample size, you can certainly see why the Rams felt he was a fit for their system and that he has the potential to grow into a difference maker. One of the main concerns with Simpson is his frame. He stands 6-1 and weighed 211 lbs. at the NFL scouting combine. That weight is likely significantly heavier than where he played at last season while he was battling gastritis. For example, the below list of quarterbacks have a earned reputation for missing time. Being slight of frame is a real concern. Brock Purdy, 212 lbs JJ McCarthy, 219 lbs Jayden Daniels , 21o lbs Lamar Jackson, 216 lbs Kyler Murray , 207 lbs Joe Burrow, 221 lbs Josh Allen is pushing 240 pounds. Caleb Williams and Drake Maye are in the mid-220’s. Even 10 additional pounds may make a big difference in terms of sustaining hits over the course of a season. With an opportunity to observe one of the most savvy passers in football, time to build out his ph
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Matthew Stafford was the 13th consecutive quarterback to win the AP Most Valuable Player after bringing it home for the Los Angeles Rams in 2025. The last time a non-QB won was Adrian Peterson with his superhuman season in 2012. It’s a quarterback award for the most part these days, and the list of recent winners is littered with some of the best quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen. After putting up those big years, though, how did those last 12 quarterbacks fare in their follow-up effort? Is it at all predictive for what could be in store for Matthew Stafford? Let’s dive into the data. After missing the 2011 season due to his neck injury, Manning arrived in Denver with a bang in 2012, but it was the 2013 Broncos season that earned Manning his fifth MVP honor. One year later, in 2014, Manning was still undeniably good, throwing for 4,727 yards and 39 touchdowns in a Pro Bowl campaign, but the signs of decline were starting to creep in. He’d retire after winning Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season when his decline was at its nadir. There was a legitimate argument for J.J. Watt to win the award this year, but Rodgers pulled it out for his second MVP with another hyper productive and exceptionally efficient year. In 2015 things sputtered a little for Rodgers and the Packers offense, though they still won a playoff game and Rodgers reached the Pro Bowl. We’re nowhere near done with him on this list. Cam Newton was phenomenal in 2015, leading the Panthers to a 15-1 record and their second-ever Super Bowl appearance, although his performance in that game is still criticized to this day. He never reached those heights again, with no more Pro Bowls or any other honors in the remainder of his career. In fact, his 2016 season was the least productive healthy season in Carolina, throwing for just 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, going 6-8 as a starter and missing the playoffs. Everyone knows how this season ended for Ryan and the Falcons, but he was exceptional on his way to winning MVP. After Kyle Shanahan departed following Super Bowl 51 to become the head coach of the 49ers , Ryan stumbled production-wise, posting his lowest yardage total since 2010 and fewest touchdowns (20) since his rookie season. He remained productive for the remainder of his career but never got close to his MVP campaign again. Tom Brady won his third and final MVP in 2017, racking up big-time numbers through the air yet again. He followed it up by winning the Super Bowl the following season. We don’t need to rehash any more about that particular accomplishment. In his first season as a starter, Mahomes took the league by storm when he won the MVP award in 2018. He threw for a league-high 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,100 yards for one of the best offenses in league history. Defense cost the Chiefs in the long run as they melted down in the AFC Championship Game that year, but he battled back to win the Super Bowl the next season. Another quarterback in his first full season as a starter, Jackson similarly put the league on notice right away like Mahomes did, although did so with a very good campaign throwing the ball and a historic one rushing it. He dropped off a bit in 2020, though, missing even a Pro Bowl and passing for 12 fewer touchdowns, and the Ravens only scored three points in a divisional round loss to the Bills. After putting up good numbers and an NFC title game appearance in his first season with Matt LaFleur as his play caller, Rodgers and the Packers offense exploded in 2020. He completed nearly 71% of his passes that season and posted a league-best 48 touchdown passes. How did he follow that up? Well… Rodgers became the first player to win back-to-back MVPs in over a decade, since Peyton Manning did it in 2008 and 2009. The raw numbers weren’t quite as gaudy for Rodgers in ’21 as they were in ’20, but he still led the league in TD%, INT% and passer rating, although Green Bay ’s offense collapsed and went one-and-done in the playoffs, the [... truncated ...]
When Kyle Pitts was a rookie in 2021, Matt Ryan was his quarterback. Now, Ryan is his boss. Earlier this week, the Falcons president of football gave the green light to a three-year deal that will keep Pitts in red and black. The contract replaces Pitts’s one-year franchise tag, which would have paid $15.045 million. Here are the full details of the new Pitts deal. 1. Signing bonus: $16.785 million. 2. 2026 base salary: $1.215 million, fully guaranteed. 3. 2027 option bonus: $16.49 million, fully guaranteed. 4. 2027 workout bonus: $250,000, fully guaranteed (but must be earned). 5. 2027 base salary: $1.26 million, fully guaranteed. 6. 2028 90-man roster bonus: $1 million. 7. 2028 option bonus: $13.36 million. 8. 2028 offseason workout bonus: $250,000. 9. 2028 base salary: $1.39 million. 10. 2028 per-game roster bonus: $1 million total ($58,882 per game). 11. 2028 escalator: $1 million, with $250,000 for making the Pro Bowl or first- or second-team All-Pro in 2026, the same for 2027, $250,000 for 80 catches or 900 receiving yards in 2026, and the same for 2027. Pitts basically traded the franchise tag for a two-year, fully guaranteed deal in the amount of $36 million. If he’d been tagged twice, he would have earned $33.099 million. The final year is not guaranteed; it gives the Falcons an option at $17 million, or as much as $18 million. The base deal is $53 million over three years, for an average of $17.66 million. It reaches $18 million per year if he hits all four escalator triggers
The NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2026 list has begun dropping, and it’s almost time to see where Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford lands. With Stafford coming off an MVP season, he’s likely to earn his highest placement ever on the list, but where exactly is uncertain. The Top 100 Players list recognizes accomplishments from the previous year and ranks players ahead of the upcoming season. Stafford has made the NFL’s Top 100 Players rankings eight times in his career. He made the list five times with the Lions, with the remaining three with Los Angeles . Additionally, the veteran QB has made the list every year he has been with the team, except 2023, when he was coming off an injury-shortened campaign. Ahead of his time in Hollywood, Stafford’s highest placement in the rankings was No. 31, achieved from 2017-18. Following a three-year hiatus, he returned to the NFL’s Top 100 Players with his highest-ever ranking on the 2022 list at No. 27, thanks to his part in leading the Rams to a second Super Bowl title. Since then, Stafford was No. 42 on the 2024 list and No. 59 for 2025 after helping guide L.A. to back-to-back playoff appearances. Stafford is guaranteed to top his ranking from his first season with the Rams, as reigning MVPs generally fare well in the rankings. That has been the case throughout the 2020s, especially given that every NFL MVP has finished in the top three. NFL Top 100 Players Year Reigning MVP Winner/Placement in Rankings Top Player for that Year 2025 Josh Allen ; No. 3 Saquon Barkley 2024 Lamar Jackson ; No. 2 Tyreek Hill 2023 Patrick Mahomes ; No. 1 Patrick Mahomes 2022 Aaron Rodgers ; No. 3 Tom Brady 2021 Aaron Rodgers; No. 3 Patrick Mahomes 2020 Lamar Jackson; No. 1 Lamar Jackson Twice in the 2020s, a player has won MVP and finished atop the NFL’s Top 100 Players. The lowest an MVP has placed within the last decade was the Falcons’ Matt Ryan at No. 10 in 2017. Again, Stafford is assured of his highest ranking ever, one that is potentially in the top three, yet he is unlikely to top this year’s list, all thanks to his new teammate acquired this offseason. Myles Garrett is almost a certainty to top the rankings, given that he is coming off a season where he set the NFL single-season sack record. Either way, the Rams will be well represented on the list this year and could have two players in the top five for the first time since 2019, when Aaron Donald was the top player and Todd Gurley came in at No. 5. No matter where Stafford is placed on the NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2026, he certainly deserves all the continued accolades coming his way. The Rams will need every bit of his MVP form this upcoming season as he attempts to get his team back to the Super Bowl
[ Ed. note: Last week we ran two posts here ranking active NFL QBs by their number of good games and bad games . As a key metric we used ESPN’s proprietary Total QBR, which prompted some comments about how the classic passer rating might be a more appropriate and transparent metric to use, also because it explicitly omits a QB’s running game. This post addresses that. ] Dak Prescott’s Wikipedia page contains an entire subsection dedicated to the NFL records he set in his rookie season. Those records include the rookie record for wins (13), the rookie passer rating record (104.3), the rookie completion percentage record (67.8%), and many others – and that’s not even counting the many Cowboys franchise records he broke. But the one record that stood out to me is the first one listed: Prescott finished his 2016 rookie regular season with a record 11 games with an over 100 NFL passer rating, breaking the rookie record of 9 games set by Russell Wilson in 2012. 11 games with a 100+ NFL passer rating is a feat that had previously only been surpassed five times in NFL history: 1994: Steve Young (12 games) 2010: Tom Brady (12) 2011: Aaron Rodgers (13) 2011: Tom Brady (12) 2016: Matt Ryan (12) When the NFL passer rating (not to be confused with ESPN’s QBR) was initially developed in 1973, the objective was to create a single number that would differentiate between outstanding, excellent, average, and poor performances. Below are the metrics that the developers of the formula felt best denoted those performances, and which they combined into the passer rating we know today. body .sbnu-legacy-content-table td, body .sbnu-legacy-content-table th, body .sbnu-legacy-content-table { border: 1px solid #000 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; } body .sbnu-legacy-content-table td, body .sbnu-legacy-content-table th { padding: 4px 6px !important; } Completion Percentage Yards per Attempt Touchdown Percentage Interception Percentage Passer Rating Outstanding 70% 11.0 10% 1.5% 133.3 Excellent 60% 9.0 7.5% 3.5% 100.0 Average 50% 7.0 5% 5.5% 66.7 Poor 30% 3.0 0% 9.5% 0.0 In 1973, a passer rating of 66.7 was considered average, which was slightly above the league average passer rating of 61.7 at the time. 53 years later, the NFL average has improved by a staggering 30 points. In 2025, the NFL average passer rating was 91.4, and a 66.7 passer rating today would be considered a “poor” game by a QB. In 1973, a rating of exactly 100.0 was considered an “excellent” game, and while in today’s pass-happy NFL a passer rating of 100.0 may not be considered “excellent” anymore, it is still a pretty good performance any way you look at it. Last year, for example, NFL QBs combined for 199 games with a passer rating over 100 in 544 opportunities. Pro-Football-Reference.com shows that there are 77 active QBs in the NFL today who have thrown for a 100+ passer rating at least once in their career. The combined W/L record of those QBs in games with a 100+ rating is 1,377-411-6 for an impressive .768 winning percentage. Simply put, the higher your passer rating, the more you’re putting your team in a position to succeed. If we slot last year’s 544 games by passer rating tiers, these are the W/L records for each tier: Outstanding (>133): . 897 (35-4) Excellent (>100): 0.729 (147-54-2) Average (66.7-99.9): 0.423 (104-142) Poor (<66.7): 0.211 (20-75) If we accept that a 100+ rating in a game is a “good” performance by the QB, it follows that a QB with a lot of 100+ rating games is a good, perhaps even excellent, quarterback. And with all that out of the way, here’s a look at 35 active NFL QBs with at least 20 starts along with their “good game percentage” as well as 19 retired QBs for reference. We’ll look at the QBs with fewer than 20 starts a little further down this post. body .sbnu-legacy-content-table td, body .sbnu-legacy-content-table th, body .sbnu-legacy-content-table { border: 1px solid #000 !important;
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Russell Wilson has retired from the NFL and will join CBS Sports' 'The NFL Today' as an analyst. He announced his retirement and new role on social media. Kyle Long, a former offensive lineman, is also joining the show as an analyst. They will join existing panelists Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, and James Brown. Matt Ryan and J.J. Watt are former analysts who have moved to other roles
Analyzing potential future analysis could be fool’s errand, but with Russell Wilson and Kyle Long joining CBS’ storied NFL Sunday pregame studio show “The NFL Today,” the Sunday morning viewing experience will look different in 2026. The duo will join the team that includes host James Brown and analysts Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher. Wilson, who said goodbye to football without ever saying the word “retired” in a three-minute video posted June 3, goes straight from the playing field to the desk. Long received a promotion from CBS’ Sunday morning programming that aired on CBS Sports, “That Other Pregame Show,” and “The NFL TODAY+.” A Super Bowl champion with the Seattle Seahawks , Wilson has long-positioned himself for a role in media once his post-playing days arrived. He worked for CBS last season during the New York Giants ’ bye week. Wilson ended his 14-year career with a season in New York (he started three games before being benched), one with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2024), two with the Denver Broncos (2022-23) after the first 10 with the Seahawks. Wilson replaces departed quarterback Matt Ryan , who left the show to become the president of football for the Atlanta Falcons . The 37-year-old has crossover fame to other parts of pop culture by proxy of his marriage to singer Ciara, and surely CBS’ producers are figuring out ways to leverage that. Wilson should have the benefit of competing recently, and his various stops toward the end of his career means he formed relationships with players across the league. “The NFL Today” would be wise to set Wilson up with some 1-on-1 interviews in which he can relate to a quarterback or coach about a shared experience. By the end of Wilson’s playing career, “Mr. Unlimited” was unable to provide an answer in media sessions that was not riddled with cliché. To be an entertaining analyst, Wilson will have to ditch that – or else he’ll never outrun the accusations of being corny. Nothing comes across worse on TV than a lack of authenticity. Luckily for Wilson, his teammates on the desk should be able to keep him imbued with some semblance of self-awareness. CBS had shown interest in former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly , according to The Athletic , but staying internal with Long was wise. An offensive lineman’s perspective tends to be undervalued on television, but Long has proven himself capable of analyzing trench play in relatable terminology. He can also go into epic storyteller mode, which can be an asset on a program such as “The NFL Today.” The former guard for the Chicago Bears , Long also represents the next generation of analysts quite literally, as his father – Hall of Famer Howie – has been on FOX’s pregame studio show “FOX NFL Sunday” since its inception in 1994. "This is everything a boy like me could've ever dreamed of, having watched my dad be in the studio, sitting on James Browns' knee in 1994 at the desk," Long said during an appearance on “CBS Mornings,” which Burleson co-hosts, alongside Wilson. "I knew this is where I wanted to be and CBS has been awesome and we get to do it every Sunday now." CBS isn’t alone in remaking their pregame panel among NFL media partners. NBC said sayonara to Tony Dungy and Chris Simms while adding former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin , the splashiest hire of the offseason. Now CBS has countered with a pair of hires. How much the additions actually impact the show is up to the talent. Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels greets New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson after the game at Northwest Stadium on Sept. 7, 2025. New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sept. 21, 2025. Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels greets New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson after the game at Northwest Stadium on Sept. 7, 2025. New York Giants quarterback Russell Wil
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After four good to very good seasons, Matt Ryan took a sizable leap into the upper echelon in 2012. The offense was fully in his control with Dirk Koetter taking over the reins as offensive coordinator. Not operating in a run-first offense anymore helped him throw over 30 touchdowns for the first time in his career. He was in the MVP conversation for most of the season. It was clear he established himself as a top-tier quarterback. The Falcons had another outstanding regular season as the top team in the NFC. Winning their first eight games made them feel more credible as Super Bowl contenders compared to the team that went 13-3 in 2010. There was more offensive firepower with Julio Jones rapidly ascending. There were more defensive difference makers with Asante Samuel joining them and Sean Weatherspoon at his peak. It was a special group, led by a quarterback who was coming into his own. Facing a 4-10 Lions in primetime doesn’t feel all that memorable when reviewing Ryan’s career. Analyzing the game itself in one of his best seasons ever raises the significance of this performance. Ryan played as flawlessly as it gets for a quarterback. He secured the all-important home-field advantage in a stacked NFC with the 49ers , Packers , and Seahawks ready to make a championship push. What he did in Detroit capped off the significant strides he made in 2012. Throwing four touchdown passes while only having seven incompletions tells the tale of how in command a quarterback is. There was full confidence in how the Falcons were operating offensively. That was evident on a 3rd and 1 on the second drive. In 22 personnel, Koetter decided to get aggressive, calling play action with Roddy White as the lone wide receiver going vertical. Ryan didn’t hesitate in throwing a pinpoint bomb to White as he was matched up against their old pal Chris Houston . That 44-yard touchdown pass set the tone for a special night. Detroit started blitzing more after the drive, knowing they didn’t have the personnel to cover Atlanta’s trio of exceptional pass-catchers. That’s something most defenses had to come to terms with when seeing White, Julio Jones, and Tony Gonzalez on the field. Koetter countered the blitzes with more screens to get the ball out faster and capitalize on having more space. That strategy worked brilliantly as White galloped into the end zone untouched on a 39-yard touchdown. A terrific block from Sam Baker created the necessary space for the jailbreak screen to be perfectly executed. After rarely running screens under Mike Mularkey, Koetter’s emphasis on utilizing screens was hugely beneficial for Ryan in his first year as offensive coordinator. It provided a strong counter to opposing blitzes with an array of playmakers to get the ball to and athletic offensive linemen to clear space. The terrific start only continued for Ryan as he was ready to deliver another highlight-reel touchdown. With less than 90 seconds remaining in the first half, the Falcons were in a prime position to build on their 14-3 lead. The trio of White, Jones, and Harry Douglas was overloaded to the right on 2nd and 9. With White in the slot, Ryan wanted to find him over the middle on his first read. The Lions weren’t going to allow White to score a third touchdown. Ryan went to his next read as Jones accelerated past Houston to get to the back of the end zone. It would take an absolute dime for the throw to be completed in such a tight area. Ryan dropped it in there beautifully for Jones to make a spectacular catch with his signature toe-tap in getting both feet in bounds. Those types of aggressive decisions and precise, tight window throws really elevated Ryan’s game. His ability to astutely read coverages and place the ball where only his playmakers can get it transformed the offense into one of the league’s best units. The days of running the ball 25 times and operating frequently in heavy formations were over. This was Ryan’s offense to lead to glory
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Russell Wilson, former Seahawks quarterback and one of Seattle's all-time leaders in passing yards and touchdowns, has announced his retirement after 14 seasons. He will join CBS Sports as a studio analyst and previously visited the New York Jets
Russell Wilson, a 10-time Pro Bowl quarterback, is joining CBS Sports' "The NFL Today" pregame show. He will replace Matt Ryan, who returned to the Atlanta Falcons. Wilson announced his move on social media, expressing his excitement to remain involved with the game
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