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.
Landover on a cold Sunday night feels like the perfect lie detector. Denver walks in at 9-2, carrying a record that looks like a contender and an offense that mostly does just enough. Washington staggers in at 3-8 with six straight losses, a locker room full of talent, and a defense that keeps throwing gasoline […]
November 30, 2025
Acrisure action in late November feels built for games like this. Buffalo walks in 7-4, trying to turn a shaky middle stretch back into a real AFC push. Pittsburgh sits 6-5, bruised but very alive, with Aaron Rodgers back and a crowd that still expects Tomlin to drag this roster into January. The weather looks […]
November 30, 2025
Lumen Field gets a rookie start and a reality check. Seattle is 8–3, pushing for seeding in an NFC that suddenly feels wide open again. Minnesota is flying west with Max Brosmer making his first NFL start, dragging a broken offense behind an aggressive, exhausted defense. The Vikings still talk like a playoff hunter, but […]
November 30, 2025
Rams–Panthers lands on the schedule like a status check on two franchises moving in opposite directions. Los Angeles is 9-2, living in that part of the year where home-field math and MVP whispers actually matter. Carolina is fighting, running it better, playing harder, but they’ve still worn a 40-9 home embarrassment and a 20-9 offensive […]
November 29, 2025
Valley Trophy night sets up like a stat trap for San Jose State’s offense. The Spartans look explosive on paper at 418.8 yards per game and 298.5 through the air, but the scoreboard keeps telling a different story. They are sitting at only 22.1 points per game with a -11 turnover margin, and now they […]
November 29, 2025
Valley Trophy night sets up like a stat trap for San Jose State’s offense. The Spartans look explosive on paper at 418.8 yards per game and 298.5 through the air, but the scoreboard keeps telling a different story. They are sitting at only 22.1 points per game with a -11 turnover margin, and now they […]
November 29, 2025
BStanford Stadium gets a farewell of opposites: a playoff climber and a roster just trying to get to the locker room healthy. Notre Dame walks in at 9-2 and No. 9, playing for committee style points and Jeremiyah Love’s Heisman tape. Stanford closes a 4-7 slog, changing coaches and living off rivalry residue after the […]
November 29, 2025
Berkeley gets a ranked invader and a reality check at the same time. SMU flies in at 8-3 and No. 21, chasing a return trip to the ACC title game and a double-digit-win path in year two at this level. Cal walks out for Senior Day at 6-5 with an interim coach, a freshman quarterback, […]
November 29, 2025
The rematch in Indianapolis feels less like a divisional game and more like an exam on how contenders finish. Houston arrives with three straight wins, a defense turning every snap into a stress test, and real playoff leverage. Indianapolis comes home with Jonathan Taylor in full stride but Daniel Jones playing through a fractured fibula […]
November 29, 2025
Jordan–Hare gets another Alabama season placed on its table. Alabama arrives 9-2, playing for 10 wins and playoff oxygen. Auburn drags 5-6 into the night, desperate just to steal a bowl berth and a year of peace. The spread sits inside a touchdown because everyone remembers Kick Six and fourth-and-31. This time the matchup leans […]
November 29, 2025
Norman gets a playoff audition wrapped in a street fight. Oklahoma walks in ranked eighth, knowing a win likely seals a semifinal slot. LSU shows up with an interim coach, a 7–4 record, and a clean chance to smash the bracket. The stadium will remember last year’s Sooners spoiler act against Alabama and recognize the […]
November 29, 2025