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Matthew Stafford has thrown more pick-sixes than anyone in NFL history. And this isn't random trivia -- he has been uniquely proficient at it, and his record may never be beaten.

Matthew Stafford, King of the Pick-Six

Matthew Stafford has thrown more pick-sixes than anyone in NFL history. And this isn't random trivia -- he has been uniquely proficient at it, and his record may never be beaten.

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 3h

Is it normal for this many older quarterbacks to be thriving while the younger ones struggle? New at @ftnfantasy.com from @brykno.bsky.social. ftnfantasy.com/old-quarterb...

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Old Quarterbacks Thriving in 2026

Is there a reason why older quarterbacks such as Case Keenum seem to be thriving while young quarterbacks are struggling?

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The biggest plays of Week 3! From Talanoa Hufanga haunting Matthew Stafford to Derrick Harmon blowing up the Bengals line to Jevon Holland sending Cam Ward to the shadow zone, these are the plays that altered the playoff race the most in Week 3. lateral-thinking.ghost.io/biggest-play...

The biggest plays of Week 3, 2026, in terms of who will eventually be crowned champion.

Biggest Plays of Week 3

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The biggest plays of Week 3, 2026, in terms of who will eventually be crowned champion.

Biggest Plays of Week 3

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Quirky Research @quirkyresearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Case Keenum was the 10th QB, age 38 or older, to have two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in the same game. ...Yes, that's arbitrary endpoints, but hey, were YOU expecting the old man sneak? The Eagles weren't!

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Halftime video: In honor of the 49ers' hook-and-ladder yesterday, the last lateral touchdown by every NFL franchise: youtu.be/jHZJ4R1P5wE

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The Last Lateral Touchdown by Every NFL Franchise

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I think with QB3 in there, you gotta kick the field goal.

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Quarterback controversy in Chicago? My column:

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FTN @ftnfantasy.com · 28/09/2026

In "it's only Week 3" news: The Eagles will remain in the #3 seed and atop the NFC East no matter what. If the Eagles win, SF passes MIN for the #1 seed in the NFC on the points tievreakers. If the Bears win, they jump into the #6 seed in the NFC, bumping SEA down to #7 and replacing NYG.

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49ers too powerful for the substation😤

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The Texans are the first team to no longer control their playoff destiny. It is theoretically possible (if incredibly unlikely) for them to go 14-0 from here on out and miss the playoffs v2.playoffpredictors.com/football/nfl...

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Hail to the king: Matthew Stafford sits alone atop the all-time Pick 6 leaderboards.

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If the Playoffs Started Today! NFC: 1. Vikings (over SF/PHI via SoV) 2. 49ers (over PHI via SoV) 3. Eagles 4. Panthers (over NO/ATL via H2H) 5. Lions (over SEA/NYG via conf) 6. Seahawks (over NYG via SoV) 7. Giants

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Don't take the timeout, Denver; the Rams were panicking!

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In the "it doesn't matter, it's September" files: a Rams loss would flip the #1 seed in the NFC from the 49ers to the Vikings.

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Longest streaks of games with 3+TD passes, 2020s. Kirk Cousins has done it in three straight games to start the year for Las Vegas, the first time he's pulled that off since 2020.

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This is the 12th time the 49ers have started 3-0, and the third time they've done so in back to back years, after 1989-90 and 1947-48.

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timkawakami.bsky.social @timkawakami.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Neither the long pass nor the game-winning FG in Ravens/Cowboys takes over the top spot in most important play of the year because failing that, they would have gone to overtime. Had it changed a loss to a win, it would have been #1.

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Ya think Shanahan trusts Purdy?

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You know what? That's it, Eddy, we're talking away your tilde privileges until you make an extra point. You're Eddy Pineiro for now.

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It's becoming an annual tradition, so let's do it again -- a thread of the Biggest Play of the 2026 NFL Season So Far!

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The Colts won despite committing three turnovers and getting none of their own. It's just the 27th time that's happened in the last 15 years; here are the others.

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Marcus Mariota had a 3-touchdown, 0-INT day -- his first since Week 4 of 2019. Here's every single quarterback who had a 3+ TD, 0+ INT day in between Mariota's two games.

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Via the DVOA Discord: "Deebo Samuel can't catch, Mike Evans can't run, but we can fix that in aggregate"

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Officially demoted to Drake February.

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I'm not saying the Texans are done until they get Nico Collins back, but it's really bad that taking one wideout out of the equation hamstrings them this much.

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I keep confusing the Colts and the Bills when the feeds change...

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Join the DVOA Diaspora Discord Server!

Week 3, and the DVOA Discord is humming. Colts-Texans, in a "who has to absolutely panic" bowl! Cowboys-Ravens, in a bizarrely-timed Brazil game! Rams and Broncos, each trying to show that Week 2 was real, not Week 1! Join us! discord.gg/Rw47FKesa2

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fun with very early numbers, from Stats iQ: Tyler Shough is eighth-best under pressure so far this year. He's second-worst when not pressured; the only QB besides Aaron Rodgers with an actual negative DVOA out of a clean pocket.

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 25/09/2026

New from @brykno.bsky.social at @ftnfantasy.com We've never seen anything like the Vikings' insane blitz rate so far this year. ftnfantasy.com/the-vikings-...

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The Vikings' Insane Blitz Rate

Brian Flores and the Minnesota Vikings are blitzing at a rate unlike anything we've ever seen.

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Michael Penix is the 11th starting quarterback Kevin Stefanski has won with, putting him second among active coaches behind Andy Reid. The others: Mayfield, Watson, Flacco, Brissett, Winston, Keenum, Sanders, Thompson-Robertson, Gabriel, Walker.

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I must apologize for, two weeks ago, saying the Packers were giving off strong seventh-seed vibes. I was clearly overestimating them.

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The 1933 Eagles had six different players throw an interception in their first three games. So Atlanta has a ways to go.

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Michael Penix, here to save the Falcons, I see.

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Join the DVOA Diaspora Discord Server!

The DVOA Discord really comes into its own during unwatchable Thursday games. And Falcons-Packers has the making of an all-time classic. discord.gg/Rw47FKesa2

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 23/09/2026

New from @brykno.bsky.social at @ftnfantasy.com: The annual DOOM Index, looking at the chances for all the 0-2 teams. Based on Vegas spreads, the Chargers had the least likely 0-2 start since 1955! Read more about it here: ftnfantasy.com/nfl/2026-doo...

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2026 DOOM Index: The Chargers Shock

All the 0-2 teams are DOOMED, but who's doomed the most? And how did the Chargers get to this point with two surprising losses?

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of the neat things you can do with FTN's Stats iQ is the player comparison feature -- putting up to four players side by side. You can, for instance, look at the top four players in the current MVP odds, and quickly see where each one succeeds.

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Brandin Cooks doesn't have a TON of gas left, but he looked better with Buffalo than he did with New Orleans last season, and Brock Purdy is closer in quality to Josh Allen than Spencer Rattler. Not a terrible find for the 49ers as a street free agent.

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The biggest plays of Week 2! The Jets and Titans blow winnable games they can't afford to lose, the Vikings defense is impenetrable, the Chargers offense is broken, and the Browns...are winners? lateral-thinking.ghost.io/biggest-play...

The biggest plays of Week 2, 2026, in terms of who will eventually be crowned champion.

Biggest Plays of Week 2

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1997 would be the 49ers-Bucs game where both Steve Young and Jerry Rice got hurt. Young actually had to come back in, because Jeff Brohm was ~that~ bad, and then Druckenmiller got the start the next week.

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