Week in Review: The Pain of David Montgomery

All links to all stories and podcasts from the week right here. Detroit's rugged running back opened up to Go Long.

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Get right for a Monday Night Football showdown between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks with our latest feature on running back David Montgomery.

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Last February, his sister got into a car crash that left her paralyzed from the neck down. Her eight-year-old son also has leukemia. David Montgomery opens up about it all for the first time with Go Long. There’s a reason the Detroit Lions’ bell cow is the hardest runner in the NFL.

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You don’t want to miss what NFL scouts and execs say about Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Bob McGinn has the goods. (Yes, they see early shades of “Mahomes,” and think he’ll be able to keep this up.)

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The Packers and Vikings collide at Lambeau Field this Sunday. Malik Willis more than kept Green Bay’s offense afloat, while Sam Darnold and Brian Flores have the Vikings thinking playoffs. Who wins this early NFC North clash? We discuss on the “Ty & Bob Pod,” in addition to the Detroit Lions’ close win in the desert.

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As we write: Forty-eight games have been played so far this season and this was the most humiliating of them all. This was more of a Boar on the Floor shaming than a football game. The Bills did whatever they damn well pleased against the Jaguars. It’s hard to imagine what Doug Pederson even told his team inside the cavernous visitor’s locker room.

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Kevin O'Connell, Brian Flores and their reborn quarterback have a formula that can work. Here’s why it’s time to take the Minnesota Vikings seriously.

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