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.
MetLife in mid-November feels more like a reset than a showcase. New York just fired Brian Daboll after another collapse, slid the headset to Mike Kafka, and now hands Jameis Winston the keys with the season stuck at 3–6. Green Bay arrives 7–2, carrying a top ten scoring margin and a defense that allows 19.6 […]
November 15, 2025
U.S. Bank Stadium turns this rematch into a controlled-pressure chamber, and Bears/Vikings walks in loaded with context. Chicago arrives at 6–3, sitting in the NFC’s sixth seed and riding late-game heroics after another fourth-quarter comeback against the Giants. Minnesota sits at 4–5, just outside the playoff bracket, fresh off a flat nineteen-point showing in Baltimore […]
November 15, 2025
Orchard Park in mid-November feels like a season-level verdict for the Bills and Buccaneers both, apiece at 6–3. Buffalo chases the Patriots in the AFC East while Tampa protects a thin NFC South cushion and legacy. Cold air, possible rain-snow mix, and a steady WNW wind promise real strain on timing and tackling. Josh Allen […]
November 15, 2025
Fresno gets a proper November test, not a formality. Wyoming brings its bruised record and blue-collar edge down from Laramie, still chasing bowl air and absolutely built to turn sixty minutes into a fistfight. Fresno State counters with a veteran locker room that’s tasted recent hardware and wants this season to land closer to standard […]
November 15, 2025
LaVell Edwards at night always feels a little cosmic. TCU walks into thin air and blue-and-white noise lugging a season that never quite matched its ambition. BYU sprints out with an eight-win frame, a new Big 12 badge, and senior voices that know this is the kind of game that cements legacy. Sonny Dykes is […]
November 15, 2025
Columbia gets one of those restless November crossovers. Missouri walks in 6–2 and ranked, still chasing an upper-tier finish. Mississippi State shows up 5–5 with bowl life hanging by a thread and a roster that knows this is the hinge between momentum and another long winter. Faurot Field remembers SEC days loud and clear; this […]
November 15, 2025
Doak on a Saturday night still feels like a truth serum. Florida State drags a 4–5 mark and a fan base that remembers trophies, not treading water. Virginia Tech shows up at 3–6 with Brent Pry carrying a 16–21 overall record and a brutal 1–12 tag in one-score games. Both sides are fighting the same […]
November 15, 2025
Seattle gets a November Big Ten night that still feels slightly surreal: Purdue in Husky Stadium under gray sky. Washington sits at six and three, bruised by league heavyweights yet very alive for a statement stretch run. Purdue arrives as a rebuilding two and eight, searching less for miracles than for proof the foundation is […]
November 15, 2025
The Steal-Your-Coach Bowl, as it’s so been dubbed! Oxford gets one of those nights where the air feels loaded with subtext. Ole Miss sits 9–1, undefeated at home, still alive in the Playoff race and staring down a wobbly Florida roster that just got embarrassed in Lexington. Across the field is a Gators program that […]
November 15, 2025
North Carolina walks into Winston-Salem like a team that finally remembers what it wants to be, not just what it lost. Two straight wins over Syracuse and Stanford didn’t remake the season, but they re-centered the program: defense first, offense disciplined, Belichick’s fingerprints everywhere. Wake Forest counters with a bowl-eligible profile and a crowd that […]
November 15, 2025
Homecoming in Knoxville doubles as a stress test. Tennessee walks in ranked, rested, and wearing Smokey Grey “Volunteer Spirit” uniforms, still tasting the 33–27 Oklahoma loss through the bye. New Mexico State arrives at 3–6 with four straight defeats, flying east into a stadium where the home side has won twenty-three consecutive games against unranked […]
November 15, 2025