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Keeping Score: Duende or not Published: 12/18/2020 5:55:38 PM Modified: 12/18/2020 5:55:24 PM Good morning! Back in the day when kids stood on street corners hawking newspapers, Boston sports fans regularly turned to an erudite columnist named George Frazier. Educated at Boston Latin and Harvard, Frazier wrote for the Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe, and later for Esquire and Life magazine. In Boston he coined the term “duende” for a level of class attained by few people or places. Te...

Dec 18, 2020 Bears coach Matt Nagy had to be having a "there but for the grace of God go I," moment this week when he sat down to look at Minnesota Vikings film. So did Cairo Santos. When Dan Bailey missed four kicks last week in a 26-14 Vikings loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, no one else in the league could sympathize better with Vikings coach Mike Zimmer than Nagy, Cody Parkeys victim in the 2018 playoffs. "Some of these kickers, they go out and they might have a bad game for one day or one...

Chargers vs. Raiders matchups: Will secondary have a pick-off party vs. Derek Carr? [Los Angeles Times] Breaking down how the Chargers (4-9) and Las Vegas Raiders (7-6) match up heading into Thursday’s game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas at 5:20 p.m. PT (TV: Fox, NFL Network) When Chargers have the ball: In the three weeks since the return of dynamic and explosive running back Austin Ekeler, the Chargers have not been dynamic and explosive. They have only 37 points during that stretch and ...

After struggling the last two weeks and on the verge of being shown the door, it appears that Dan Bailey will get one more chance for the Minnesota Vikings. One of the most accurate kickers in NFL history, Bailey has struggled over the last two weeks missing seven total kicks. His four misses against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set the Vikings up for a loss and placed Minnesota with its backs against the wall in regards to the playoffs. After a week to window shop and evaluate potential replacemen...

Keeping Score: Duende or not Published: 12/18/2020 5:55:28 PM Modified: 12/18/2020 5:55:15 PM Good morning! Back in the day when kids stood on street corners hawking newspapers, Boston sports fans regularly turned to an erudite columnist named George Frazier. Educated at Boston Latin and Harvard, Frazier wrote for the Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe, and later for Esquire and Life magazine. In Boston he coined the term “duende” for a level of class attained by few people or places. Te...

In October 2019, Santos was cut by the Titans after missing four field goals in a loss. That feels like a long time ago. In a game Sunday that will eliminate one team from playoff contention, -every point counts. And the Bears, amazingly, aren’t the team with the rickety kicker. What in the name of Cody Parkey is going on? “It has certainly been nice,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said. “We’re not talking about it a lot, which has been good. And for a good reason — he’s doing well.�...

More roster moves for the Vikings There’s been a few over the past couple of days Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Over the past couple of days, the Minnesota Vikings have made a handful of roster moves, and since there were a couple that we missed, we’ll summarize them for you now. A couple of the moves involve cornerbacks, as the team has placed Kris Boyd on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Boyd had his issues with special teams penalties this season, but showe...

Playoff push: Bears seek 3rd straight road win vs. Vikings By The Associated PressDecember 17, 2020 GMT CHICAGO (6-7) at MINNESOTA (6-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox OPENING LINE – Vikings by 3 RECORD VS. SPREAD – Bears 6-7, Vikings 6-7 SERIES RECORD – Vikings lead 61-56-2 LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Bears 19-13 on Nov. 16 in Chicago LAST WEEK – Bears beat Texans 36-7; Vikings lost to Buccaneers 26-14 AP PRO32 RANKING — Bears No. 19, Vikings No. 17 BEARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (2...

Lets be honest, Mike Zimmer: Dan Bailey is your kicker Sunday The head coach is trying to create drama regarding what he will do, but the answer seems obvious.   By Michael Rand Text size Copy shortlink: The latest episode of "As Dan Bailey Turns" came and went Wednesday. The embattled Vikings kicker made it through another day, albeit one in which his head coach did not exactly speak of him in glowing terms. When asked if the Viki...

Copy shortlink: If Dan Bailey was looking for a refreshing wave of renewed faith from above Wednesday morning, he sure didnt get it from his boss. In a short, terse video conference with reporters, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer was asked three questions about the embattled Bailey, who missed four kicks in Sundays 26-14 loss at Tampa Bay. Do you anticipate Dan Bailey being your kicker on Sunday? "Well see." "Well see." Later, Zimmer was asked if it makes him angry during the ...