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Dre's Take

Recurring opinion and analysis — the story behind the performance.

DRE'S TAKE

Atlanta's record rout makes the home opener a question, and Reid is not it.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 24, 2026

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Swapped for each other in June, LaMelo Ball and Naz Reid both delivered for their new teams on the season's second night.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 22, 2026

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Both of June's finalists lose at home to open the season, the crown gets heavy fast.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 21, 2026

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Down 23-3, the Commanders rally within six at San Francisco, then the flag, the clock and the moment beat them again.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 20, 2026

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Green Bay wins 23-13 at Lambeau: two Prescott interceptions, a scoreless first half, and a 2-4 hole no Dallas team has ever climbed out of.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 19, 2026

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A blocked kick gets kicked again, a torn hamstring heals in time, and the NFL's wildest Sunday ends the way Sundays should, earned.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 19, 2026

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BYU stops No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in Provo, beaten by the quarterback it once turned away.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 18, 2026

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No. 1 and No. 2 go down on the same day, and the kick that beat Georgia came off the foot of a young man who almost didn't get to kick again.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 18, 2026

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He played a full game with a clot in his calf. Now the hardest snap is the one he won't take.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 18, 2026

DRE'S TAKE

Behind every defining performance is a story worth telling, the hours nobody sees, the doubt that gets quieted, and the people who hold the line.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 14, 2026

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Before the highlight, there is the invisible rehearsal, the drills, the film, the recovery, and the quiet belief that the moment will come.

By Andre D. Williams · Oct 12, 2026