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.
Monday night in Baltimore pits two of the NFL’s most efficient passing games against defenses that bend differently. Detroit leans on rhythm and precision, with Jared Goff’s 80.6% completion rate pacing the league, while Baltimore’s coverage unit has sprung leaks to the tune of 298.0 passing yards allowed per game. In that spotlight, Amon-Ra St. […]
September 22, 2025
M&T Bank Stadium under the lights sets the stage for the NFL’s Week 3 finale, a strength-on-strength showcase between two top-five offenses by early EPA per pass (both at 0.32) and two staffs that weaponize tempo, motion, and play-action. The Baltimore Ravens are unbeaten at home on Monday nights under John Harbaugh over their last […]
September 22, 2025
Early in the first quarter of the Cowboys’ game at the Bears in Chicago, star WR CeeDee Lamb went to the ground awkwardly on a hit after taking a jet screen from Dak Prescott. In a game with a stratospheric 50.5 total, Lamb was expected to be a focal point of the Cowboys’ surging offense […]
September 21, 2025
Levi’s Stadium gets the stage for a divisional game wrapped in urgency. San Francisco sits unbeaten at 2–0 but banged up, leaning on Mac Jones to steady the passing game with Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle shelved. Arizona also stands at 2–0, riding Kyler Murray’s improvisation and a rookie star in Marvin Harrison Jr., but […]
September 21, 2025
U.S. Bank Stadium hosts a game built on backups: Minnesota’s defense has allowed only 153 passing yards per game with a now-Carson-Wentz-led offense, while Cincinnati’s offense manages just 47 rushing yards per contest and must ride backup Jake Browning’s arm. The Vikings’ pass funnel and Brian Flores’ disguises set up Justin Jefferson for heavy volume, […]
September 21, 2025
Lambeau hosts a collision of trench strength and offensive efficiency. Green Bay has scored 27 points in back-to-back games, leaning on Jordan Love’s precision and Matt LaFleur’s red-zone sequencing. Cleveland arrives with a defense ranked top-five in run-stop metrics, allowing just 2.1 yards per carry and under 90 rushing yards per game, but its offense […]
September 21, 2025
Sunday in Philadelphia delivers a clash of identities: the Eagles’ trench-driven power game meets a Rams offense built on tempo and motion. Los Angeles leans on Matthew Stafford’s precision and Kyren Williams’ one-cut patience, while Philadelphia dictates pace with Saquon Barkley downhill and Jalen Hurts’ dual-threat leverage. Both teams have started fast on the scoreboard, […]
September 21, 2025
Levi’s Stadium hosts a divisional collision layered in urgency and memory. San Francisco has owned stretches of this rivalry, but Arizona swept the 49ers last season, including a comeback win in Santa Clara where Kyler Murray flashed both speed and touch. Now both teams arrive 2-0, still imperfect, but positioned for control of the NFC […]
September 21, 2025
Soldier Field will stage a volatile Week 3 showdown between two franchises traveling opposite paths. The Dallas Cowboys arrive 1–1, fresh from a 40–37 overtime thriller over the Giants, an offensive eruption tempered by defensive lapses. The Chicago Bears stagger home 0–2 after yielding 52 points and 8.8 yards per play in Detroit, a collapse […]
September 21, 2025
The AFC West stage shifts to Inglewood where the Los Angeles Chargers finally return home at 2-0, aiming for their first 3-0 start since 2002. The Denver Broncos arrive 1-1 and licking wounds from a crushing one-point loss in Indianapolis, knowing a defeat here buries them two games back in the division. SoFi Stadium has […]
September 21, 2025
