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.
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
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
Rivalry games tend to reveal who a team really is, and this one arrives at a telling moment for both NFC South outfits. The Atlanta Falcons bring a defense playing at a top-five clip and a run game that dictates terms; the Carolina Panthers counter with a pass-heavy identity, a home opener, and the urgency […]
September 20, 2025
The meeting between well-what-happened-here-to-our-fearless-leader-quarterback-so-devastatingly-and-so-soon teams! Carson Wentz and Jake Browning, respectively, face off as the starters helming the offenses for the Vikings and the Bengals. U.S. Bank Stadium hosts two unbeaten streaks colliding in unusual form: the Minnesota Vikings have never lost to the Cincinnati Bengals at home, and the Bengals have not dropped a […]
September 20, 2025
Sunday in Cleveland lines up as trench football dressed in attrition. Green Bay storms in unbeaten and sparklingly-so, scoring twenty-seven a game while strangling opponents to fifteen and a half, and they’ve yet to turn the ball over. The Browns stagger in at sixteen and a half per game, yielding twenty-nine, their top-ranked yardage defense […]
September 20, 2025
America’s Game of the Week it is, somehow, not! But it’s the Week 3 marquee tilt in our hearts. Because the Rams’ return to Lincoln Financial Field feels like unfinished business. January’s divisional round ended with Philadelphia clinging to a 28–22 win, and Los Angeles walked away knowing they had chances. Both teams arrive at […]
September 20, 2025
Snapdragon at night sets a clean stage for a ruthless test of control and composure. California arrives 3–0 with a defense allowing 10.7 points per game and a quarterback playing beyond his years. San Diego State counters with rest, a heavy ground inclination, and a defense allowing 18.0 points per game. The spread sits two […]
September 20, 2025