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Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.

Latest articles from Dan Johnson

Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Jennifer Aniston, and Ted Danson star alongside stellar ensemble in secret 1995 Good Will Hunting audition tape for Dunkin’s Super Bowl 60 ad

Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Jennifer Aniston, and Ted Danson star alongside stellar ensemble in secret 1995 Good Will Hunting audition tape for Dunkin’s Super Bowl 60 ad

Dunkin’ goes full VHS rewind with Good Will Dunkin’, a laugh-track “lost” 1995 pilot that reimagines Good Will Hunting as a Boston workplace sitcom. Ben Affleck plays Will as a Dunkin’ counter guy scribbling equations between orders—then flexes by arranging donut holes into a Fibonacci sequence that makes manager Jason Alexander think he’s found a […]

February 8, 2026

Watch the best Super Bowl 2026 commercials

Watch the best Super Bowl 2026 commercials

This crop of Super Bowl ads isn’t subtle—it’s loud, star-studded, and built to feel like mini-events rather than “commercials.” The shared spirit is commitment: brands take one simple idea, crank it to absurd theater, and let the joke do the explaining. A lot of them lean on comfort-food nostalgia—songs, sitcom energy, familiar faces—because the fastest […]

February 8, 2026

Bosch’s Super Bowl 60 ad takes a buzzer to Guy Fieri’s iconic bleach-blonde haircut

Bosch’s Super Bowl 60 ad takes a buzzer to Guy Fieri’s iconic bleach-blonde haircut

Guy Fieri shows up as “Just a Guy”—brown hair, clean shave, zero swagger—until a Bosch appliance or power tool hits his hands and the full Flavortown persona snaps back on. The bit keeps firing in everyday scenes—sad sandwiches, job-site uncertainty—because the brand promise is simple: Bosch turns “regular” into confident on contact. It’s a transformation […]

February 8, 2026

Backstreet Boys, Druski want it T-Mobile’s way, punk MGK in Super Bowl 60 ad for cell provider

Backstreet Boys, Druski want it T-Mobile’s way, punk MGK in Super Bowl 60 ad for cell provider

T-Mobile turns its Times Square store into a surprise mini-concert, then drops the hook like it’s 1999 again. Backstreet Boys runs “I Want It That Way” with rewritten lyrics that hammer “best network / best value / perks” in big, clean neon. Druski plays the superfan pressure valve, getting absurdly emotional as the store turns […]

February 8, 2026

Ben Stiller, Benson Boone & the boys backflip to a bop for Instacart’s retro Super Bowl 60 ad

Ben Stiller, Benson Boone & the boys backflip to a bop for Instacart’s retro Super Bowl 60 ad

Instacart turns grocery logistics into neon theater, with Ben Stiller and Benson Boone posing as a throwback Europop duo making a full-blown anthem out of bananas. Boone squeals sky-high hooks and throws in acrobatic flips while Stiller plays the irritated deadpan man, and the joke lands because it’s all selling one oddly specific flex: you […]

February 8, 2026

Here’s the result of the Super Bowl 60 coin toss between the Seahawks and the Patriots

Here’s the result of the Super Bowl 60 coin toss between the Seahawks and the Patriots

After the honorary captains were brought out to the field for the coin toss, Joe Montana delivered the official flip. Bettors heading into the game were able to wager on the predicted result, with both Heads and Tails as options at -103 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook ahead of the game. The official result is heads. […]

February 8, 2026

Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots prediction, pick for Super Bowl 60

Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots prediction, pick for Super Bowl 60

All week, the air around this game has been thick with the stuff that sounds good in a segment. Sam Darnold has a roster-bonus on Tuesday that’s getting treated like it’s somehow a Super Bowl subplot, and Klint Kubiak keeps getting discussed both as Tom Brady’s crowned prince and the guy designing the impossible-to-defend offense. […]

February 7, 2026

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. UC San Diego Tritons prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. UC San Diego Tritons prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

Honolulu games always come with their own physics, and this one has real Big West stakes stapled to it. Hawaii is 16–5 (8–3) and protecting an island profile that has carried the league’s top tier. UC San Diego is 16–8 (6–6), still trying to make its road identity feel as sharp as its pedigree. The […]

February 7, 2026

Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

Saint Mary’s is 20–4 with WCC positioning to protect, and Moraga is where that posture turns into margins. San Francisco is 14–11 (6–6), jammed in the league middle, still trying to make its road offense look adult. This is the 195th meeting, but the modern reality is brutal: the Dons haven’t won in Moraga since […]

February 7, 2026

New Mexico Lobos vs. Boise State Broncos prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

New Mexico Lobos vs. Boise State Broncos prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

New Mexico has been building a real Mountain West résumé, and The Pit is where that resume usually turns into separation. The Lobos are 18–5 overall and 9–3 in league, sitting at 12–1 at home with conference stakes sitting in every possession. Boise State comes in 14–9 and 6–6 in Mountain West play, and it’s […]

February 7, 2026

UCLA Bruins vs. Washington Huskies prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

UCLA Bruins vs. Washington Huskies prediction, pick for NCAAM on Saturday 2/07/26

This one still carries Pac-12 residue, even with Big Ten stakes stapled to it. Washington arrives in the late window at 12–11, chasing traction and a clean road identity. UCLA is 16–7, living in the league’s top half and protecting its seed line at home. The first meeting ended in an 82–80 squeeze, so there’s […]

February 7, 2026