His PT dipped down the stretch, but is way up during the postseason, yet the production has not followed as he’s actually getting fewer touches. It sort of mirrors Bridges’ regular season when he set a career high in MPG, yet saw his scoring regress for a second straight campaign.
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Alright, fine… we’re done betting against Brady. Especially this weekend, as he gets a soft draw against a pass defense ranked 15th in DVOA. Moreover, Green Bay has been downright inept at pressuring passers, managing an anemic rate of 14.2 per cent in 2020. If the Packers choose to routinely just send four rushers, the old man will pick the defense apart like he did to New Orleans. While we do expect Arians to lean more on the run game due to the weather in Green Bay, don’’t be surprised if Brady plays out of his mind in the cold weather (he’s plenty used to it).
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As we’ll allude to below, Tampa Bay’s slaughter of awful teams late in the season will be its undoing. In securing the NFC East title, Washington’s mediocre but battle tested team sports a pass defense ranked second in DVOA. Ranking 12th in pressures, Washington differs from a lot of teams by being able to convert that pressure into tackles for loss, sacks and turnovers.
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Since winning the World Series in 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers have returned to the postseason 14 times, including each of the last eight seasons, finally taking home the game’s most coveted prize again on Tuesday.
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It’s been several days since the Tampa Bay Lightning wrapped up the second championship in franchise history. It’s high time to offer some observations from an entertaining series.
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After their impressive victory over the Nashville Predators in six games, the Dallas Stars will now face another very familiar foe in the St. Louis Blues, who pulled off an equally amazing feat in taking down the Winnipeg Jets in six games.
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However, his effort against the Ducks — including another two-goal performance in Game Seven — was the stuff legends are made of. As the Hawks won three of the last four games to win the series, Toews stepped up with five goals, one assist and a +4 rating. Captain Clutch is now averaging better than a point per game in the playoffs.
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