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Saints Over Colts – Not Everyone Gets Rusty
The New Orleans Saints have the privilege of a quarterback like Drew Brees, who doesn’t need long windup in order to feel confident and sharp as he heads into the new season, leading his team to a 23-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts, getting a far from similar performance out of Andrew Luck.
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Dolphins Over Cowboys – No One Really Encouraged
It’s hard to put the definition of a “friendly” game on any kind of NFL contest, and yet the feeling from the Miami Dolphins beating the Dallas Cowboys 25-20 was that of two teams who weren’t planning on giving their best shot when their starting quarterbacks, Tony Romo and Ryan Tannehill, were on the field.
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Ravens Over Redskins – Different Modes of Readiness
The preseason is almost over and it’s quite clear that the Baltimore Ravens, coming away with the 23-17, have a very different sense of confidence going into the “real” season, especially when it comes to their quarterback, compared to the Washington Redskins, who aren’t too pleased with what they’re seeing from Robert Griffin III.
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Kevin Love Trade – LeBron James Has the Dream Team he Wanted
This has been the summer of LeBron James, leaving the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers and engineering a huge trade that landed Kevin Love next to him while getting rid of two number one draft picks in Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins, creating a superstar team with an improved big three ready to win championships right now.
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Premier League – Week 2 Results & Table
Six matches were played to open the second weekend of Premier League football, highlighted by Chelsea beating Leicester to remain on top of the table, joined by Swansea, winning against Burnley, to be perfect after two matches. Arsenal managed to climb out of a two-goal hole at Goodison Park, drawing with Everton in a fantastic match.
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Match Highlights – Everton vs Arsenal
The best match of the season so far as Arsenal come back from two goals down to end their visit to Goodison Park in a 2-2 draw with Everton, who led thanks to goals from Seamus Coleman and Steven Naismith, but had to give up two points due to second half goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Leicester
Not quite the impressive performance from their opening match, but Chelsea once again proved their worth with a 2-0 win over a stubborn Leicester side, completely dominating the second half with Diego Costa and Eden Hazard getting on the score sheet.
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Packers Over Raiders – The Difference in Quarterback Quality
The Oakland Raiders seem to be in internal limbo when it comes to their quarterback position. The Green Bay Packers, winning their preseason encounter 31-21, are in the opposite situation with Aaron Rodgers, who wasn’t at his most accurate but didn’t cause any doubts as to why his team has one less position to worry about when he’s on the field.
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Seahawks Over Bears – What Champions Should Look Like
Not everything about this preseason has been perfect, but the Seattle Seahawks looked more than ready in a 34-6 win over the Chicago Bears as Russell Wilson, the offense and the defense looked excellent while the starters were playing, as opposed to Jay Cutler and the rest of his teammates who didn’t look quite prepared for this kind of competition, which might be saying something about their upcoming season.
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Patriots Over Panthers – The Right & Wrong Path
Preseason is usually a time for looking at what’s wrong and fixing it, but the New England Patriots looked close to flawless through most of their 30-7 win over the Carolina Panthers, with Tom Brady throwing two touchdown passes in an excellent first half performance from him, something that can’t be said about Cam Newton who also gave his coaching staff quite the injury scare.