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New on Sports Illustrated: Top Story Lines Ahead of 2021–22 NHL Season

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<p class="subtitle">The return of professional hockey to Seattle, Tampa Bay’s quest for more championship boat parades, NHL at the Olympics and more to look for in the 2021–22 season.</p>
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<p>The divisions have been adjusted back, there’s no chance of a Stanley Cup rematch and hockey is starting in October again. Yes that’s right it’s time for the 2021–22 NHL season. Leave the all-Canadian division and the play-in round in the past to welcome a full slate of games and a predictable season without disruptions that will definitely go exactly as planned.</p>
<p>Just kidding, we all know that chaos will still ensue; it’ll just (hopefully) be more of the standard chaos that makes hockey the beautiful game that it is. And there’s plenty of room for fun this year. The NHL’s return to the Olympics, a <a href="https://www.si.com/more-sports/2021/10/12/seattle-kraken-octopus-wrestling-daily-cover">new team of mystical cephalopods</a>, the Ovi goal counter and more await us so let’s get to it. Here are some of the top story lines this season has in store.</p>
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<h3>Back to Normal</h3>
<p>After two pandemic-shortened seasons and all the weirdness that entailed, the NHL is going back to the standard 82-game schedule. COVID-19 still looms over the globe and there are a handful of players who are unvaccinated, but <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/daly-10-15-nhl-players-will-not-be-fully-vaccinated">the league has estimated 98% is fully vaccinated</a>. This should theoretically take away a lot of the disruption and unknowns that have clouded the last couple of seasons.</p>
<p>We will also see fans back in arenas across the league. Although some teams had home crowds (some even at max capacity) last year, filled seats will be the norm again, making for a drastic change in atmosphere.</p>
<h3>Lightning Threepeat?</h3>
<p>The Tom Brady effect has spread throughout Tampa. Shortly after the star quarterback started his seventh championship-winning campaign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Lightning went on to win not one, but two Stanley Cups. Coincidence? Probably. But there sure have been a lot of boat parades in Florida recently.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/nhl-eastern-conference-race-still-runs-through-champa-bay">The Bolts will aim to make it a third</a> consecutive championship this season, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the Islanders won four straight in the 1980s (and haven’t returned to the finals since). Tampa Bay lost a few key pieces—including the entire third line—in the offseason, but is bringing back the core that has been instrumental in those two championship runs.</p>
<h3>Releasing the Kraken</h3>
<p>After almost 50 years, professional hockey is making its return to Seattle. The Kraken hit the ice for their regular-season debut on the road against the NHL’s last expansion team, the Golden Knights. The sophomores are welcoming in the freshmen to round out the Pacific Division (displacing the Coyotes to the high-octane Central Division) but can Seattle put on as great of an opening act as Vegas did in 2017–18?</p>
<p>The Kraken should have some solid goaltending from Philipp Grubauer, who was a Vezina Trophy finalist with the Avalanche last season, and the defensive presence should be solid as well. On the other end of the ice, however, what the Kraken will be able to generate offensively is still as mysterious as what happens when one makes eye contact with the <a href="https://www.si.com/more-sports/2021/10/12/seattle-kraken-octopus-wrestling-daily-cover">Pacific Northwest’s mythical beast</a>. The top scoring line of Jared McCann, Jordan Eberle and Jaden Schwartz was consistent in the preseason, but the trio made up for about half of the team’s goals and will need some secondary scoring if the Avs want to make an inaugural splash.</p>
<h3>Shaking the Playoff Rut</h3>
<p>The Canadiens shocked many in the hockey world by cruising to the Stanley Cup Final last season in the rare feature of two Eastern Conferences teams battling for the championship. Repeating that magic in a full season will not be easy. Montreal changed up its roster in the offseason, with Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault and Jesperi Kotkaniemi all gone. Plus, Shea Weber is out and Carey Price won’t be available to start the season, leaving many to wonder if last year was just a glitch in pandemic hockey or if the Canadiens are still a legit playoff contender.</p>
<p>Elsewhere in Canada there are teams trying to level up in this year’s postseason. Can the Leafs finally get past the first round unlike the last five years, or will this be the final ride with the core group intact? And then there’s Edmonton out West. Connor McDavid has firmly established himself as the best offensive player on the ice right now and Leon Draisaital certainly likes to tag along with him for that ride. The Oilers were busy in the offseason trying to add support for the duo, but will it be enough?</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Avalanche will try to get past their playoff hump of recent years after dominating in the regular season only to struggle to carry that momentum deep into the postseason. Colorado was ousted in the second round for three straight years due to a lack of secondary scoring. The top line of Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen is lethal, but is there enough depth to keep them going this season?</p>
<h3>Old Faces in New Places</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/all-eyes-on-eichel-and-ongoing-stalemate-with-sabres">Jack Eichel saga</a> has been a great source of whiplash in the last year, and there are likely still a few twists and turns before this situation is resolved. After missing the end of the season with a herniated disc, Eichel said he and the team’s doctors had different views on how to approach surgery. As the disconnect between the team and its star player apparently worsened, Eichel was stripped of his captaincy last month and has gone from Buffalo’s darling to a likely trade candidate. Given the uncertainty with his impending surgery and recovery, <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/some-movement-at-last-in-the-jack-eichel-saga">finding the right trade partner</a> who is both willing to wait and is comfortable with Eichel’s preferred surgery will likely take some time.</p>
<p>Things are also a bit mysterious in St. Louis, where Vladimir Tarasenko requested a trade during the summer, but is starting the season in a Blues uniform. There don’t seem to be any hard feelings on either side, at least not publicly, and the <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/new-look-blues-keep-tarasenko-and-will-need-him-to-produce">star forward is finally healthy after dealing with shoulder injuries</a>. For now it appears Tarasenko is fine with staying put, but if the Blues still struggle on the ice again this season, the winger could resubmit that request.</p>
<p>As those two wait to see where (or if) they will be dealt, other stars have already found a new home. Chicago will have a few notable names on its roster this year after acquiring veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Knights, star defenseman Seth Jones from the Blue Jackets and recent two-time Stanley Cup champion Tyler Johnson from the Lightning. And after losing to the Bolts in the last two Stanley Cup Finals, Corey Perry has joined Tampa Bay on a two-year contract.</p>
<h3>Ovechkin Goal Counter</h3>
<p>After signing a five-year contract extension with the Capitals in the offseason, Alex Ovechkin will continue to climb the mountain that is Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. Sitting at sixth all-time with 730 career goals, Ovechkin has a chance to move up several spots in the rankings: Marcel Dionne is fifth with 731 followed by Brett Hull with 741 and Jaromir Jagr with 766. Last year’s shortened season slowed Ovechkin’s pace a bit with just 24 goals, but he scored 48 or more for six of the seven seasons before that. The summit of Gretzky’s 894 is still a ways away, but jumping into third place isn’t out of the question for Ovi.</p>
<h3>Olympic Return</h3>
<p>In a major win for the players while negotiating the latest CBA, the NHL is returning to the Olympics after skipping the 2018 PyeongChang Games. As many stars head to Beijing in 2022, the league is combining its All-Star break with the Olympic break, pausing from Feb. 3–22. This will be a significant chunk of time for teams to heal up and regroup before a playoff push in the spring, but it also means an added grind to many of the sport’s best. The NHL still has the option to withdraw participation if conditions surrounding the pandemic worsen, but for now players are scheduling trips to Beijing as Olympic rosters begin to trickle out. </p>

New on Sports Illustrated: Top Story Lines Ahead of 2021–22 NHL Season

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New on Sports Illustrated: Top Rookies to Watch in the 2021–22 NHL Season

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<p class="subtitle">Looking at this year's Calder Trophy race, including young stars who got a taste of the big stage last year and true newcomers to look out for.</p>
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<p>Before the pandemic-shortened season, there was little reason to doubt that <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/wild-sign-kirill-kaprizov-to-five-year-contract">Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov would thrive</a> in his 24-year-old rookie season. The youngest player to 100 goals in KHL history, Kaprizov dazzled and finished one vote shy of becoming the first unanimous Calder Trophy winner since 1993. Few, if any, prospects enter the NHL with that level of surety.</p>
<p>But, because of last year’s limited games, several young players this season have displayed their talents and <em>still</em> retain their rookie status. A trio of 2019 U.S. blue chips—Cole Caufield, Trevor Zegras, Spencer Knight—sneak past the Calder eligibility cutoff as they compete with true newcomers seeking to make their mark on the 2021–22 season. With the season about to kick off, here are the top rookies to watch.</p>
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<h3>Cole Caufield | Montreal Canadiens | RW</h3>
<p>Wherever Caufield has gone, goals follow. He smashed Phil Kessel’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program all-time goals record, scoring 126 times in 123 games. He led the NCAA in goals (30) last season and he notched four goals in 10 regular season games with Montreal, too. Once more, he took gold at the 2021 World Juniors, won the Hobey Baker Award with Wisconsin and <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/cole-caufield-is-enjoying-the-complete-playoff-experience">tallied 12 points in the Canadiens’ surprise run to the Stanley Cup Final</a>. All in the span of six months. Not bad for the 5 ’7”, 162-pound prospect who fell due to size concerns.</p>
<p>Ahead of his first full NHL season, Caufield is poised to rejoin second-year standout Nick Suzuki on the Habs’ top line. The duo dominated on the power play in the postseason, helping Montreal outscore opponents 8–1 and accounting for 40% of Montreal’s extra-strength goals. Caufield opened as the betting market’s favorite to take the 2022 Calder Trophy, and his frontrunner status isn’t likely to change as long as his sniping prowess continues.</p>
<h3>Trevor Zegras | Anaheim Ducks | C</h3>
<p>Zegras flashed his two-way playmaking ability in Anaheim, dishing out 10 assists in 24 games despite Anaheim’s allergy to scoring. Still, the Ducks … patiently … enacted his development plan. He started with the Ducks’ AHL affiliate. He then earned a late February call-up and played wing to ease his transition, but returned to San Diego after his first multi-point performance to gain seasoning at center—his natural position. The 2021 World Juniors MVP swapped AHL and NHL jerseys twice more before the season ended.</p>
<p>The No. 9 pick in the 2019 NHL draft, Zegras displays quick skating and serene puck distribution only rivaled in his class by Jack Hughes. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gPlSwB5zgY">Not to mention slick stickhandling</a>, either. Meanwhile, the Ducks have fallen into an arduous rebuild and succumbed to the league’s second-worst goal differential since 2018. <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/trevor-zegras-is-ready-for-the-big-time">Expect Zegras to not just stick with the team but to push for a top-six spot</a> and lead Anaheim’s youth movement.</p>
<h3>Spencer Knight | Florida Panthers | G</h3>
<p>A beguiling puck handler? An explosive skater moving between the pipes? A calm, cool and collected netminder? Knight showcases all of the traits that makeup an elite NHL goaltender and has the expectations to match. With the No. 13 pick, the Panthers made Knight the highest-drafted goalie since the Kings selected Jack Campbell at No. 11 in 2010. Knight parlayed his international success ⁠(a sterling .940 save percentage and 1.63 goals-against average en route to World Junior gold) to the pros, where he became the youngest netminder to win his first four games.</p>
<p>The sensation didn’t end there: <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/after-splashy-start-panthers-goalie-knight-preps-for-camp">Knight filled in for a beleaguered Sergei Bobrovsky and stonewalled the Lightning</a>, stopping 36 of 37 shots, as the Panthers took Game 5 of their first-round series. (Tampa Bay responded with a series-ending 4–0 bludgeoning.) Therein lies the drama, and the greatest roadblock to Knight’s ascendance. Bobrovsky, and his $10 million annual cap hit that runs through 2026, remains the 1A, but prolonged shaky play might have Knight challenging for a more even platoon sooner than not.</p>
<h3>Moritz Seider | Detroit Red Wings | D</h3>
<p>Before 2020, Seider hadn’t earned many superlatives beyond <em>best German blueliner prospect in nearly two decades</em>. He wasn’t even a top-three European defenseman in his draft class. That changed, quick. Seider, at 19, joined the Swedish Hockey League’s Rögle BK for the 2020–21 season. There he scored seven goals and 28 points, led Rögle BK to the league’s finals and took defenseman of the year honors. He became the youngest winner in the award’s seven-year history.</p>
<p>A two-way right-handed defenseman who can play with the puck and with an edge, Seider has grown from a draft-day reach to a likely opening-night roster lock. He can thrive on the power play, where the Red Wings have scored the second-fewest goals per game over the last three seasons. Taking instruction from another big-bodied blueliner, Niklas Kronwall, Seider is hoping to develop further into Detroit’s top-pairing defensemen of the future.</p>
<h3>Jamie Drysdale | Anaheim Ducks | D</h3>
<p>The No. 6 pick in the 2020 NHL draft, Drysdale, 19, has made a habit out of earning more minutes than his age suggests. He became the seventh 17-year-old defenseman to play for Canada at the World Junior⁠s, joining names like Scott Niedermayer and Wade Redden. Last year, Drysdale debuted with a goal and an assist in a win over the Coyotes as an 18-year-old. That was after winning AHL Rookie of the Month with the San Diego Gulls.</p>
<p>A slick skater and a prototypical power-play quarterback, Drysdale will helm Anaheim’s rebuild on the backend as Zegras attempts to do the same up front. And like Seider, Drysdale’s only barrier to significant playing time is how much he can handle this early in his career.</p>
<h3>Vasily Podkolzin | Vancouver Canucks | RW</h3>
<p>Heading into the 2019 NHL draft, there was a case to be made that Podkolzin was the third-most talented prospect behind Hughes and Kaapo Kakko. Podkolzin, at 6’ 1”, 196 pounds, boasted dominant physical attributes fused with a finisher’s touch and a defender’s penchant for puck stealing. The problem? He didn’t have on-paper production in limited KHL ice time.</p>
<p>The Russian winger broke through, tallying six goals and five assists in SKA St. Petersburg's run to the KHL Conference Finals. He’s shown <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet650/status/1445594474361491464">glimpses of his potential</a> during the preseason. On a Canucks team searching for a bounceback campaign, Podkolzin offers offensive firepower while the blue line hopes to piece together a respectable unit.</p>
<h3>Marco Rossi | Minnesota Wild | C</h3>
<p>Last November Rossi tested positive for COVID-19 while playing for the Swiss National League’s Zurich Lions. He recovered and played at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, but extreme fatigue kicked in. When he arrived in Minnesota for training camp, Rossi failed his cardiac screening. <a href="https://theathletic.com/2547710/2021/04/27/exclusive-minnesota-wilds-marco-rossi-on-covid-19-complications-im-just-happy-that-im-still-alive/?source=emp_shared_article">Doctors diagnosed Rossi with myocarditis</a>, an inflammation of the heart muscle. He couldn’t walk, much less skate.</p>
<p>Rossi was cleared to resume training in May. Now, he’s fighting for a spot on the Wilds’ 23-man roster. The No. 9 pick in the 2020 NHL draft, Rossi led the entire CHL in scoring with 120 points for the Ottawa 67’s in 2019–20. The Austrian playmaker excels in his own end, too, and was considered one of the <a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/the-ohls-most-outstanding-player-is-2020-draft-prospect-marco-rossi">best defensive forwards in his class</a>.</p>
<h3>HONORABLE MENTIONS</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.si.com/hockey/news/quinton-byfield-reign-like-a-king"><strong>Quinton Byfield</strong></a> fractured his left ankle in a loss to the Coyotes during the preseason and is out indefinitely, but he had leapfrogged Gabe Vilardi as the Kings’ second-line center last season … <strong>Lucas Raymond</strong> debuted as a 16-year-old in the Swedish Hockey League and has the talent to crack the Red Wings roster, even if he starts the season in the AHL … <strong>Jeremy Swayman</strong> won the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA’s best goalie in 2019–20 and had a 1.50 goals-against average and .945 save percentage to go along with a 7–3 record with the Bruins last year. Tuukka Rask remains entrenched as Boston’s unquestioned starter ... <strong>Bowen Byram</strong>, unlike Seider and Drysdale, has a bigger hill to climb in terms of playing time on Colorado’s blue line.</p>

New on Sports Illustrated: Top Rookies to Watch in the 2021–22 NHL Season

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New on Sports Illustrated: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich Finalists for NFL Host City in Germany

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<p>Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich are the final candidates for NFL host cities in Germany, the league announced Tuesday. </p>
<p>This is the latest development in the NFL's mission to expand overseas. Next season, the NFL will start to play at least four international regular season games. This season, there are two games played in London. The <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/news/new-york-jets-first-half-nightmares-continued-london-atlanta-falcons">Falcons defeated the Jets 27–20</a> this past Sunday. The Jaguars are scheduled to face the Dolphins this upcoming Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET in the NFL's 30th game in England. </p>
<p>Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12040/12421365/nfl-germany-dusseldorf-frankfurt-and-munich-named-as-three-finalist-cities-in-search-for-host-partner">Sky Sports</a> reported on two more German cities and the possibility of their hosting of NFL games. Berlin's Senate Department for Home Affairs and Sport told Sky Sports that Berlin did not pitch to be home city and Hamburg's Ministry of the Interior and Sports went as far as to say the city would have trouble meeting the NFL's requirements. </p>
<p>The NFL will also require teams to play at least one international game every eight years starting in 2022. The new expectations for international play were made more attainable with the NFL's addition of a <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/03/30/nfl-vote-17-game-regular-season-international-game-rules">17th regular season game</a> this year. </p>
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New on Sports Illustrated: 6 Things to Know After Week 5: Lamar Jackson Can Win in a Variety of Ways

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<p class="subtitle">Plus, another day of Urban Meyer head-scratchers, the Bills’ schedule softens up, Justin Herbert’s greatest skill, a Rookie of the Year frontrunner, and more.</p>
<p>The biggest news of the season happened Monday night, when Jon Gruden resigned following a <em>New York Times</em> report detailing his use of hate speech in emails over a several-year period. We</p>
</a><a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/12/after-gruden-emails-its-time-for-entire-washington-franchise-investigation-to-be-public">wrote</a> about the fact that the Raiders coach faced accountability only once the emails were made public, and why the rest of the details collected during the NFL’s investigation into a toxic workplace culture overseen by one of its owners should also be released. The fallout will continue to affect the Raiders and, hopefully, will spur others around the league to confront and correct their own use or encouragement of derogatory and demeaning behaviors.
<p>There’s no way to transition from this serious topic, but in case you need a break from the heavy news of the day, here are some of our observations after the Week 5 games.</p>
<p><strong>1. Lamar Jackson keeps finding new ways to win.</strong> Jackson continues to disprove the <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/08/11/lamar-jackson-si-cover-story-changing-how-young-qbs-are-viewed">narratives about him</a>, most recently that the NFL would <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so-this-is-what-figuring-out-lamar-jackson-looks-like/id916244917?i=1000535984281">“figure him out”</a> this year. That notion made little sense first of all, because part of Jackson’s magic is his ability to create plays with his quickness and evasiveness, even when opponents know he’s keeping the ball. Then, Monday night against the Colts, Jackson won a game in a way he hadn’t before, leading the team back from a seemingly insurmountable 16-point fourth-quarter deficit. Because of their run-heavy offense, the Ravens have struggled to claw their way out of big deficits in the past. But Jackson was up to the challenge, becoming the first QB in NFL history to complete more than 85% of his passes while throwing for more than 400 yards. Jackson’s 335 passing yards in <em>just the second half and overtime</em> were more than he’d had in any other regular-season game. (The <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/04/the-beautiful-senselessness-of-the-ravens-broncos-feud">now-infamous streak</a> of 100-yard rushing games did, however, end at 43.) When Jackson fumbled at the goal line midway through the third quarter, the Ravens offense only had managed three points. But with his back up against the wall, Jackson found a way to win, proving yet again that he has more dimensions to his game than some have given him credit for.</p>
<p><strong>2. Urban Meyer hasn’t given the NFL much reason to trust his coaching, either.</strong> The Jaguars head coach couldn’t wait to play a football game after he invited scrutiny upon himself by not flying back to Florida with his team after a Thursday night loss to the Bengals and then being filmed dancing with a woman at his eponymous restaurant in Ohio. But the football game, a loss to Tennessee, didn’t help much. There was the bizarre moment, <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/10/week-5-takeaways-big-picture-breakdown">chronicled by MMQB editor Gary Gramling</a>, in which Meyer threw an ill-advised challenge flag in a theatrical show that looked a lot like a coach desperate to make up with his players. Then there was the even more bizarre explanation for why the Jaguars have not run a QB sneak with Trevor Lawrence. John Shipley over at Jaguar Report has <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/urban-meyer-clarifies-the-jaguars-qb-sneak-situation">detailed</a> everything Meyer and Lawrence said, but after the game, Meyer seemed to put the inability to use the sneak with the No. 1 overall pick, saying, “he’s not quite comfortable with that yet.” To which Lawrence said, “No. I feel comfortable.” Meyer then tried to clarify on Monday, saying that the offensive coaching staff did not want to run the sneak in a critical game situation because Lawrence hasn’t yet been able to try it live. This is a head-scratcher. Sure, there’s an adjustment to playing under center when you played out of the shotgun in college, as Lawrence has. But Meyer has known Lawrence would be his QB since Jan. 14, when Meyer was hired by the Jaguars. Lawrence, viewed by talent evaluators as <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/14/trevor-lawrence-magazine-cover-story-daily-cover">the best QB prospect since Andrew Luck</a>, is capable of learning how to do basically anything on a football field, including the QB sneak. If Meyer does not feel comfortable calling a QB sneak for Lawrence on Oct. 10, more than five months after Lawrence was drafted, that is a reflection only on Meyer. There were plenty of opportunities to get “practice” live reps of the sneak, namely live periods during training camp and preseason games. Meyer, however, split the reps in a faux competition between Lawrence and Gardner Minshew, a player Meyer would trade. That time would have been better spent getting the starter, Lawrence, ready to run a fundamental skill like the QB sneak live. If Meyer had cited other reasons for not wanting to run a sneak, like not wanting to risk injury to the face of the franchise, that would have been understandable. But a lack of preparation certainly won’t help rebuild the confidence Meyer has already eroded.</p>
<p><strong>3. Justin Herbert’s ball placement is a thing of beauty.</strong> The second-year QB has many attributes that have contributed to his rapid ascent. His big arm. His excellent mobility. But what might be his best attribute is his ability to place the ball for his receivers: fitting it into tight windows, putting it where only they can grab it and locating it so they have the opportunity to gain yards after the catch. Over the last three weeks, he’s thrown 11 passing TDs with no interceptions, and the Chargers also have the fourth-most YAC in the NFL. His ball placement skills far exceed his experience level, and are a major reason why he’s been able to have so much success at the position so quickly. And while he has excellent receivers to throw to in Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, he’s the rare young QB who is also symbiotically making them better, too.</p>
<p><strong>4. The 4–1 Bills have the NFL’s easiest remaining schedule.</strong> At the risk of making too much out of strength-of-schedule rankings just five games into the season, when we are still figuring out who teams are, the Bills have a very navigable path ahead as they try to remain atop the AFC. Their 12 remaining opponents combine for a .390 winning percentage, tied with Tennessee for the weakest remaining schedule, per <a href="http://www.tankathon.com/nfl/remaining_schedule_strength">Tankathon</a>, and just four have a winning record. On the other hand, last year’s AFC top seed, the Chiefs, have the toughest remaining schedule in the conference: Their remaining opponents combine for a .583 winning percentage, and 9 of 12 currently have a winning record.</p>
<p><strong>5. Ja’Marr Chase is playing like the Offensive Rookie of the Year.</strong> The Bengals rookie receiver already has 456 receiving yards and five TDs in five games, statistics that have put him in rare company. He’s only the fifth rookie with 50-plus receiving yards in each of his first five games, and he’s just the third rookie receiver to record five TDs in the first five games, along with Calvin Ridley and Randy Moss. Expectations were lowered for Chase after he had four drops in the preseason, and he was teased for his honest admission about the differences in catching a college vs. professional football. But he’s proven wrong those who wrote him off too soon, instead showing that he was using the preseason for what a rookie should use it for: an opportunity to get ready to play. He’s created a deep passing game for Joe Burrow, improving both the Bengals offense and the Bengals overall. Only three receivers have won OROY this century: Anquan Boldin (2003), Percy Harvin (2009) and Odell Beckham, Jr. (2014). Chase has a good opportunity to be the next one.</p>
<p><strong>6. The Browns need to finish games.</strong> The Chargers-Browns game was the most enjoyable game of the weekend, with two good and interesting teams going toe to toe for a full 60 minutes. But for the Browns, this even matchup ended with a familiar result, as they experienced Week 1 against the Chiefs and also in last year’s season-ending divisional round at Arrowhead Stadium. In each situation, the Browns were in position to pull out a huge road win against an elite conference opponent, but couldn’t quite close it out. We discussed on <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/mmqb?sid=twitter">The Monday Morning Podcast</a> how you correct this. In this specific situation, the Browns may look back and wish they were more aggressive when they got the ball back with 3:08 to play and a one-point lead after the Chargers missed the extra point. (Though Baker Mayfield expressed frustration after the game about what he thought were two DPI no-calls on their one pass play on that three-and-out.) And when they got the ball back for one final chance with 1:31 to play and no timeouts, Mayfield threw three straight short passes, advancing the ball just 11 yards while 50 seconds ticked off the clock, then threw a fourth pass of just 10 yards. But other teams have taken on the concept of finishing more directly, including the 2011 Giants, for whom Tom Coughlin made “Finish” a mantra after the team had in recent seasons piddled away good early records. On the first day of training camp, he showed the team a video of a high-school cross country runner, Holland Reynolds, crawling across the finish line after collapsing during a state championship race. “Finish” became a constant theme throughout the season, and Coughlin showed that video again the night before the Giants won their second Super Bowl in four years. Whatever works, right?</p>
<p><strong>More NFL coverage</strong></p>
<p><strong>• <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/12/after-gruden-emails-its-time-for-entire-washington-franchise-investigation-to-be-public?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story">It’s Time for the Washington Investigation Details to Be Made Public</a><br />
• <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/11/giants-cowboys-not-game-of-the-week?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story">Stop Forcing Us to Watch Giants-Cowboys Games</a><br />
• <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/10/week-5-takeaways-big-picture-breakdown?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story">The Sunday FreakOut: Herbert Plants His Flag as NFL’s Best Player</a></strong></p>

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