What we learned in NFL Week 3: Dolphins keep cooking, the surprising Colts, Bears are a mess
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What we learned in NFL Week 3: Dolphins keep cooking, the surprising Colts, Bears are a mess

New York Times  

The first time he sat down with Tua Tagovailoa, Mike McDaniel could feel his quarterback’s shaken confidence from across the desk. The Dolphins’ box score reads like a Big 12 game: 10 touchdowns, 30 first downs, 726 total yards, 70 points and four plays that went for 50 yards or more. We understand the frustration … we’re doing everything we can to get better.” — Zack Rosenblatt September 24, 2023 Pressed further by reporters about the residual effects of sticking with Wilson, Saleh said he isn’t “worried about the locker room.” Sure, the Jets are only 1-2, and Wilson wasn’t the primary reason the team lost in Dallas last week, but the evidence is mounting. GO DEEPER NFL Week 3 takeaways: Jets, Zach Wilson struggle again; Dolphins explode for 70 vs. Broncos Surprise early leader in the AFC South The stormy soap opera that stole headlines in Indianapolis throughout training camp — the bitter back-and-forth between the team and its star running back, Jonathan Taylor — overshadowed the challenge facing Shane Steichen, the first-year coach who was hired to restart a franchise still reeling from an embarrassing 2022. GO DEEPER NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Dolphins, 49ers are 1-2, plus QB confidence ratings The Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall.

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