After a busy off-season, Damar Hamlin is back, Odell Beckham Jr. is a Raven, Sean Payton leads the Broncos, and 10 players are out because of gambling violations.
Tag: National Football League
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Lions Dare Their Way to a Win Over Short-Handed Chiefs
Detroit benefited from a fake punt and dropped passes from Kansas City’s wide receivers to beat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to open the N.F.L. season.
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How the N.F.L. Used Supercomputers to Solve Its TV Schedule Problems
The N.F.L. leaned into optimizing its 2023 schedule for TV (and streaming), turning to high-powered computers rather than football tradition to create matchups.
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How the Drama of ‘The Blind Side’ Helped Sports Fans Look Past Questions
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L. player and the family depicted in the film seeks to answer questions the dramatization looked past.
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This Jazz Artist Makes Football Hall of Fame Speeches Sing
When the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inductees began to ramble, executives turned to Jezra Kaye to help them rein it in.