Vikings Cope With Defeat, Ponder Favre's Future

The questions about Gabe Landeskog’s future make people squirm. And they are growing increasingly uncomfortable. The Avs captain has missed two consecutive seasons because of his right knee and recently had a setback in his rehabilitation that required him to stop skating. He should be back on the ice soon, but what does that mean? Is it time for Landeskog to retire?

As a playcaller, Sean Payton understands there are moments when you have to throw out the analytics, trust your gut and have a “don’t care” attitude. Down by 10 to the Ravens, and desperate for points on fourth-and-goal in the first half, the Broncos encountered one of those moments. Rather than settle for a field goal, Denver’s head coach took a gamble. Following Bo Nix’s hand-off to running back Javonte Williams, the Broncos quarterback took off for the goal line.

Around the AFC Cold world. Joe Burrow threw for 428 yards and four touchdowns, the Bengals once again looked like a force in the AFC and they… lost to Baltimore, 35-34, on Thursday night, after leading by two scores in the second half. Cincinnati can beat anybody and can still go on a big run, but at 4-6 the playoff odds are stacked against them.

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