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.
Bijan Robinson walks into Sunday night as Atlanta’s tempo-setter, fresh off a statement win on Monday that sharpened this team’s edge and clarified its identity. Raheem Morris and play-caller Zac Robinson have leaned into an approach that stretches you with motion and play-action, and Robinson’s recent shift to the sideline hints at a hands-on, quarterback-close […]
October 19, 2025
Christian McCaffrey arrives as San Francisco’s heartbeat, leading this passing-tilted offense and absorbing primacy in the script. Shanahan’s Sunday-night plans typically open with motion and misdirection designed to spring McCaffrey in space before the defense settles. Atlanta squeezes explosives, so the early answer likely lives in McCaffrey’s option tree and quick game. If the 49ers […]
October 19, 2025
UPDATE: Breece Hall has taken the field to begin the second half with no injury designation. This means he will not be eligible for DraftKings’ Early Exit Program. With just under a minute to go in the first half, Jets running back Breece Hall left the game against the Panthers with an apparent leg injury. […]
October 19, 2025
UPDATE: Breece Hall has taken the field to begin the second half with no injury designation. After taking a hard hit on a carry as the second quarter wound down at MetLife, Jets running back Breece Hall took a hard hit from a Panthers defender on a carry. He would subsequently leave the field and […]
October 19, 2025
Late in the fourth quarter of a game in which the Jaguars were down 35-7, embattled-but-superstar second-year Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. appeared to suffer an injury to his right shoulder on a standard route: There is, as of yet, little reporting and only video and speculation around Thomas’ ailment. Final whistle just blew in […]
October 19, 2025
This one smells like heat. The Cowboys bring the league’s most efficient offense to the doorstep of a division rival with turnover swagger and a rookie quarterback who hasn’t blinked yet. Dallas owns the top EPA/play offense in football (+0.187), leads the league in passing EPA, and drops 29.7 points per game—third-best in the NFL. […]
October 19, 2025
This one smells like heat. The Cowboys bring the league’s most efficient offense to the doorstep of a division rival with turnover swagger and a rookie quarterback who hasn’t blinked yet. Dallas owns the top EPA/play offense in football (+0.187), leads the league in passing EPA, and drops 29.7 points per game—third-best in the NFL. […]
October 19, 2025
SoFi will glow electric with the Rams overseas, and two exciting seasons will bend a little under the lights. The Los Angeles Chargers (4-2) invite the Indianapolis Colts (5-1) into a game that crackles with consequence. Jim Harbaugh’s vision has taken root, with Greg Roman’s fingerprints on the physical blueprint and a weekly insistence on […]
October 19, 2025
The air will sting, the lungs will tighten, and the noise will climb as the Giants step into 5,280 feet and a city that demands composure. Denver just flew home from London with a 13–11 win and nine sacks that squeezed the Jets into negative passing yards, a defensive flex that still left doubts about […]
October 19, 2025
Wembley draws theater, and this one arrives with high drama baked in. The Los Angeles experiment will push the limits of body clocks and routine: the Rams practiced all week at Camden Yards, then chose a Saturday flight to London, trusting continuity over circadian comfort. The Jacksonville counter is classic London muscle memory; the Jaguars […]
October 18, 2025
U.S. Bank Stadium won’t whisper on Sunday; it will tremble, because the subplots crackle as loudly as the stakes. Philly’s own Lane Johnson called the Eagles offense “predictable” after the Giants loss, and the word hung in the air like cordite. Carson Wentz, quarterback, stares at the same winged helmet that once defined him, now […]
October 18, 2025