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Moving to Hammond, Indiana was always a bluff from the Bears. (And it apparently worked.)

The NFL's current two-conference, eight-division alignment often rewards bad teams with home playoff games. Here's a better, more fair way to configure the league: Four eight-team conferences.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs playing while the NFL still hasn't seen the video of the incident that resulted in a no-contest plea to battery is strange, to say the least.

The league apparently learned nothing from the Jalen Hurts situation, as evidenced by the decision to let Christian Watson return to a game after he was spitting up blood with a broken rib.

Minnesota's formula is about to get tested against teams with elite offenses. At some point, the Vikings' offense will need to respond.

The only problem with having a habit of going for it on fourth down is that it can make a team too predictable.

The concept of trading employees is unique to the business of team sports, and it makes those businesses even more ruthless than any other.

Jonathan Taylor hasn't asked for a trade. He doesn't need to. At this point, the only question is whether there's a deal to be made.

The QB situation has been the core of the recent issues in Indianapolis. Other roster and contract mistakes have only made it worse, and now the franchise is in complete disarray.

Who will replace Troy Aikman at ESPN? We've made our official predictions.

It's crazy to think no one has hired Brian Flores to be a head coach. It's not crazy to think plenty of owners will continue to find reasons not to hire him, given that he has sued the NFL and four of its teams.

The NFL's obsession for "more, more, more" could cause it to lose sight of making the game as good as it can be.

The firing of G.M. Chris Ballard and Tuesday's trades make it crystal clear that the next G.M. will be hiring a new coach.

The NFL is a deadline-driven business, except when it isn't. For the Colts, the planets aligned to make moves two weeks before the window closed.

The Raiders will eventually flip from Kirk Cousins to Fernando Mendoza. It's unclear whether that will happen before, or after, they've been eliminated from playoff contention.

Cam Skattebo's foul for lowering the helmet brings back into focus an impractical rule.

The NFL and NFLPA are jointly communicating about Jalen Hurts. They're not jointly investigating, yet. And it's important for the NFLPA to avoid the perception of complicity in a coverup.

Saquon Barkley needed more time off for his hamstring injury. The team may have welcomed his early return in an effort to attract a strong trade offer.

The Cowboys mismanaged the clock at the end of the first half, which could have come back to haunt them in the second half.

If the Vikings trade for an elite RB, that would potentially change everything for the Vikings' offense.