The 2024 National Football League regular is somehow over halfway done.
We are now in Week 10 action, and it kicked off on Thursday night with an exciting clash between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. The Philadelphia Eagles will return to the field on Sunday against one of their biggest rivals in the Dallas Cowboys.
There’s a lot to like about this Eagles team, and they currently are one of the hottest teams in football, with four straight wins heading into the clash against the Cowboys.
Philadelphia should have its full focus on finding ways to continue adding depth to the organization with the playoffs looking like a real possibility and hopefully a deep run as well.
Over the next few months, the team will be discussed heavily as the playoffs approach. Now that we are in the second half of the season, free agency after the campaign will start to get brought up as well.
Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox already put together a list of the top 50 players expected to hit free agency and had Eagles star Josh Sweat at No. 38. Knox also noted that Sweat will have “plenty of interest” on the open market which could make a return difficult.
“Josh Sweat has been one of the few consistent pass-rushers for the Philadelphia Eagles this season, though his statistical production peaked back in 2022,” Knox said. “He had 11 sacks that season and only produced 6.5 in 2023.
“However, sacks don’t tell the whole story, as Sweat also had 37 quarterback pressures last year. At only 27 years old, he should command plenty of interest on the open market.”
Losing Sweat would be tough, but it’s still too early to be thinking about free agency.
This article first appeared on Philadelphia Eagles on SI and was syndicated with permission.
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NFL
NFL MVP odds: Where does red-hot Lamar Jackson stand now?
A few words of warning to all NFL non-quarterbacks: Your chances of winning the league MVP are near nil, especially this season. Per FanDuel as of Friday (Nov. 8), the players with the best odds of winning the award this season are all quarterbacks. Since 2000, only four non-QBs have earned an MVP Award: running backs Marshall Faulk of the Rams (2000), Shaun Alexander of the Seahawks (2005), LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers (2006) and Adrian Peterson of the Vikings (2012). Here’s a look at this season’s MVP favorites: Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders His season: Daniels has been by far the most impressive rookie in the NFL this season, and he’s one of the better players overall of any draft class. Washington (7-2) is first in the NFC East and Daniels is the main reason for that. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner from LSU has a QBR that’s second highest in the league at 75.7. Daniels checks out on the advanced numbers, too. His Pro Football Focus grade is 88.6, which is the third highest in the league. His outlook: The only rookie to win MVP was a guy named Jim Brown, who accomplished that feat for the Browns in 1957. So as good as Daniels has been, history suggests it isn’t his time yet
. His MVP odds are +800. Jared Goff | Detroit Lions His season: Goff, whose MVP odds are +800, is the pilot of the offense that leads the NFL in scoring average (32.3 points per game). Of course, the quarterback has played a big part in that. He has 14 touchdown passes to just four interceptions, and he leads the league in completion percentage at just under 75%. If Goff’s completion percentage, which is officially 74.9%, holds up, he’ll break the NFL record set by New Orleans’ Drew Brees (74.44) in 2018. His outlook: Like Daniels, Goff is a long shot. FanDuel has the two with the same odds. The NFL MVP is based solely on the regular season, so even if the Lions (7-1) make a deep playoff run, that won’t be a factor in the voting. Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs His season: Mahomes has been one of the NFL’s best players since becoming a starting quarterback in the 2018 season. He has 11 TD passes and nine interceptions, but he’s sixth in the league in QBR (69.2). Mahomes has the fourth-highest grade among QBs, per Pro Football Focus (86.4). Plus, the Chiefs (8-0) are the NFL’s last remaining unbeaten team. His outlook: Mahomes, already a two-time MVP, will be a candidate as long as he’s a capable starting QB. As of Friday, his FanDuel odds (+500) are a distant third, but Mahomes gets better as the weather gets colder. He could still make a run. Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills His season: Bills fans have come to expect excellence from Allen, and he hasn’t disappointed them this season. He has 17 TD passes, two interceptions and the fourth-ranked QBR (73.2). His rushing numbers are on pace to be down from last season (524 yards and 15 TDs last season to 211 yards and three TDs in 2024), but he’s still been an effective dual threat. Allen’s PFF grade of 78.1 is 12th among QBs. The Bills (7-2) will go as far as he can take them. His outlook: Allen (+340) has the second-best odds of winning NFL MVP. Unlike Mahomes and the current front-runner, Allen has never won the award. Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens His season: The reigning league MVP could well win the award again in 2024. Jackson, who also won the award in 2019, his first full season as a starter, is lighting it up again. In a come-from-behind win over Cincinnati on “Thursday Night Football,” he threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns. “He’s carrying us,” Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey said after the game, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. Jackson is second in the league in passing yards (2,669), first in QBR (77.6) and has a league-leading 24 TD passes (along with Joe Burrow) to only two interceptions. His rushing numbers (538 yards, two TDs, 5.9 yards per carry) are also excellent, as always. PFF has Jackson with a grade of 92.5, the best among NFL QBs. His outlook: Before Thursday’s game, Jackson had the second-best NFL MVP odds behind Allen. He’s now the favorite at +170.
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MLB
Cardinals Star Predicted To Cut Ties With St. Louis With $13M Deal
The St. Louis Cardinals surely will be losing first baseman Paul Goldschmidt this winter. The 2022 National League Most Valuable Player is a free agent now after spending the last six seasons as a member of the Cardinals organization. He shined throughout his stint with the Cardinals but now will be playing elsewhere in 2025. It had been reported toward the end of the season that the two sides were going to go their separate ways and then recently it was reported that Willson Contreras was going to take over the first base spot in 2025. It’s clear that Goldschmidt will be leaving the club. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman put together a list of the top 40 free agents this winter with contract predictions and predicted that Goldschmidt will end up getting a $13 million deal this winter. “Paul Goldschmidt: If he can have one or two more good years, he’s a Hall candidate,” Heyman said. “$13M, one year.” Goldschmidt was ranked No. 35 on Heyman’s list which isn’t surprising at this stage of his career. He certainly will have options as he was an above-average first baseman in 2024, despite a down year by his standards. It’s unclear where he will land, but teams like the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs have been mentioned as possibilities. The New York Mets also may end up needing a first baseman if Pete Alonso decides to leave. He will have options and hopefully will shine once again.
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Formula One
Ex-F1 mechanic compares Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes struggles to Daniel Ricciardo…
Lewis Hamilton was hoping to end his final season with Mercedes in 2024 on a high. However, a streak of woeful performance has rendered the seven-time world champion unable to contend for a great finish in the season. As a result, with the season finale inching closer, Ex-F1 mechanic Marc Priestley recalled Daniel Ricciardo‘s failed stint with McLaren and compared it to Hamilton’s current performances. Marc Priestley took a dig at Lewis Hamilton‘s disastrous performance this season despite the latter scoring two highly coveted race wins. Priestley questioned ‘what on earth’ happened to the seven-time world champion all of a sudden. The Former McLaren mechanic reckoned that drivers like Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez, and others didn’t suddenly become bad drivers. I mean, Lewis Hamilton, what on earth happened to Lewis Hamilton? I don’t think Daniel Ricciardo, Checo Perez or Lewis Hamilton have suddenly become bad drivers. Marc Priestely said on his Youtube Channel, @Marc Priestley F1 Elvis Speaking upon the downfall of experienced drivers like Ricciardo, Priestley believed that the issues were in the chassis. The Englishman highlighted that the newer generation of chassis were so nuanced that they didn’t suit the veterans in Formula 1. The new challengers didn’t align with the driving style of older-generation drivers like Ricciardo, Hamilton, and others. I think the modern generation of cars are so specific, they’re so nuanced, it’s not suiting the driving style that they’re so used to, that’s ingrained within them. Marc Priestley added Ferrari’s chassis might be ‘much more suited’ to Lewis Hamilton in the coming season Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari by the coming season meant that the Briton would move out of his comfort zone. Hamilton will work with the Italian constructor for the first time as he will witness a massive change in crew members. Marc Priestley believed that Ferrari’s chassis might be much more suited to the seven-time world champion. Hence, things could completely change in the coming season for the 39-year-old. If you’re a Lewis Hamilton fan, take heart from that, it could well be that Ferrari is a car that’s much more suited to his driving style, and things could completely change. It may not, but let’s see. Marc Priestley noted Mercedes’s form is still improving this year as compared to the previous two seasons. The German carmaker might witness a great start to 2025 following the learnings from this time around. Ferrari on the other hand has put forth a steady performance this season and could contend for the constructors’ championship amidst improving performances.
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MLB
Report: Mets have already offered $160M deal to top free agent
The New York Mets are ready to pony up to improve their infield this winter. Baseball writer Mike Rodriguez reported Thursday that the Mets have made a seven-year, $160 million contract offer to free-agent infielder Willy Adames. Rodriguez notes that the Mets intend for Adames to play third base for them but that he is not convinced since he would prefer to continue as a shortstop. The 29-year-old Adames is viewed as one of the top free-agent infielders this offseason along with Alex Bregman and the Mets’ own Pete Alonso. He hit .251 with a .794 OPS last season for the Milwaukee Brewers, producing 32 home runs, 112 RBI and 21 stolen bases. That is a skill set that plenty of teams would easily pay up to have. While Adames has exclusively been a shortstop throughout his career (save for 10 appearances at second base for Tampa Bay in 2018), the Mets already have four-time All-Star Francisco Lindor locked in at that position. Signing Adames to play third would allow 2024 postseason standout Mark Vientos to move from third base to first base and possibly make Alonso expendable for the Mets. But they will first have to convince Adames to make the switch, which may not be easy given that he has other big fish in pursuit of him too.
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