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NFL Week 6: Projecting Winners and Losers of Weekend’s Biggest Matchups

October 14, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

What do we talk about when we talk about the best positional matchups each week?
Mostly, we talk about strength against strength, like the length of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman against the mountain of moving muscles and limbs that is the Atlanta Falcons' Julio Jones.
We talk about strength of a different kind, too. Like one man fighting through a whole unit, just as the Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott will attempt to do in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers and their league-best run defense.
Or we talk about dominance in one area of the field, wondering if the Arizona Cardinals' Patrick Peterson can contain New York Jets wide receiver and red-zone threat Brandon Marshall.
It can all be distilled into a common theme that's simple enough, but also central to winning games and championships in the NFL. The game's greatest stars try to erase each other, and the on-field winner often tallies a victory on the scoreboard, too.
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