It’s a game that every NFL fan knows: Super Bowl 51. The New England Patriots won 34:28 once morest the Atlanta Falcons following being 3:28 behind. It is considered the biggest collapse in NFL history. The Falcons slowly fell apart in the years that followed. Quarterback Matt Ryan’s trade is the icing on the cake of this development. How did all this happen? ran takes a look back.
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NFL Free Agency 2022 – New England Patriots cornerback JC Jackson: “Time for Mr. INT to get paid”
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
One of the most explosive personal details of this upcoming free agency is the future of cornerback JC Jackson with the New England Patriots. He is considered one of the best cornerbacks on the market – and yet it is completely unclear whether his team wants to keep him.
“Mr. INT” they call JC Jackson in Foxborough because he is known for his numerous interceptions. Rightly so, following all, no one in the NFL has caught more picks since 2018 – his rookie season – than Jerald Christopher Jackson with his 25th pick.
Jackson ranked second in the league with nine interceptions in 2020 and eight last season – only Xavien Howard (Dolphins/10) and Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs had more (11). However, the latter is generally regarded as a worse cover corner.
Jackson, on the other hand, is not only a ballhawk but also a prized cover cornerback, which are few and far between in this league. For passes in his direction, he only allowed a passer rating of 46.8 in 2021, which incidentally was only his third-best value (!) over a full season.
He was rewarded with a Pro Bowl pick for his performance – a first for him.
Overall, Jackson has had a remarkable career in his first four years in the league. And at an absolute bargain price, because the entire league had overlooked him in the 2018 draft: He finally joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent, which cost them just a little more than $ 5 million in total.
JC Jackson: A tremendous bargain for the Patriots
Most of that money came from the 2021 season, when he was held as a restricted free agent with a 2nd-round tender for a guaranteed $3.384 million, which in itself was a huge bargain for a player in his class. Jackson, judging by last season, is a top-five cornerback in the NFL.
So it should go without saying that the Patriots want to continue with him in the long term. Especially the Patriots, who invest significantly more in top cornerbacks than in top edge rushers; whose defense works primarily via a strong secondary.
However, there is a certain explosiveness in the situation here, because apparently there have not yet been any negotiations with the 26-year-old regarding further cooperation.
“I guess they think they don’t need me” Jackson recently told reporter Phil Perry from NBC Sports Boston. He has not had any contact with the team since the end of last season. “I guess I can’t be too important to them. I know I am, but they don’t show me that.”
A clear statement.
J.C. Jackson: Statistik in der NFL
| Season | games | Tackles | Interceptions | Passer Rating Allowed |
| 2018 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 38,8 |
| 2019 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 34,1 |
| 2020 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 66,5 |
| 2ß21 | 17 | 58 | 8 | 46,8 |
Jackson even emphasized that he would also play under the franchise tag: “If they tag me, I’ll go out and play,” Jackson said. And the franchise tag seems like a viable option to keep the cornerback at Foxborough for at least another year.
However, the current perception in local Boston-area media is that the Patriots are unwilling to capitalize on the day this season — in Jackson’s case, it would be worth around $17.3 million.
Most recently, guard Joe Thuney received the Franchise Tag in the 2020 season. However, no agreement was subsequently reached with him on a new contract, so he switched to the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent for the past season.
So might one of the best cornerbacks in the league actually make an appearance in the midst of his prime?
Patriots and Jackson: No contract talks yet
Talks with Jackson regarding a new contract during the 2021 season have so far been unsuccessful. “They sent positive signals,” Jackson said, but conceded, “But I wanted to focus on football at the time. I wanted to end the season properly, so I didn’t really respond to that.”
However, Jackson emphasized that he was relaxed regarding his future. “What happens, happens. I look from day to day,” Jackson said, but added unequivocally: “It’s time for Mr. INT to be paid.”
Whether Jackson actually comes onto the market or not shouldn’t stand in the way of this project. There are already various rumors in which numerous teams are said to be interested in the cornerback. It still seems too early to rate those, but it should have a stable market.
But what do the Patriots want? From their point of view, signing Jackson was already a great deal at the time, following all his performance in the past four years has exorbitantly exceeded the price paid.
Now, however, the question is how important Jackson actually is to New England. The evidence shows that he is very important. And that the Patriots are aware of that too.
Jackson’s rise to stardom was certainly the main reason so little effort had been made to keep Super Bowl hero Stephon Gilmore (he caught the 2018 Super Bowl LIII playoff interception once morest the Rams) in the preseason and beyond. Gilmore was ultimately fired mid-season, knowing that Jackson can replace him as the No. 1 corner.
Jackson: Ideal successor to Stephon Gilmore
Jackson as Gilmore’s successor fitted well into the concept given the additional staff. Opposite Jalen Mills was able to flourish as a good number 2 and Jon Jones is seeded in the slot anyway – if fit.
But what if you take Jackson out of that equation? Does everyone move up a spot then? Should Mills then play once morest the opponent’s No. 1? In addition, do you trust people like Joejuan Williams, Shaun Wade or Myles Bryant so much that this departure might be accepted?
With linebacker Dont’a Hightower and safety Devin McCourty two other top performers becoming free agents, it might be even more important to keep your best cornerback. Especially since the front in particular seems to be facing a major upheaval anyway and stability further back would then be an advantage.
Patriots: Will the “Hightower Tactic” work once more?
A possible approach for New England might be the tactics once used at said Hightower. When he became a free agent in 2017, the decision was made not to franchise him. Instead, he was allowed to test his market and negotiate with other teams, with an always-open channel of communication to New England. Ultimately he decided to stay.
However, the big difference from back then seems to be that the team has always been in good contact with Hightower. With Jackson, however, there is apparently radio silence.
The first key date in this personnel area will be March 8th, because that is when the decision regarding the franchise day has to be made. After that, the personnel might get hot from March 14, because from then on free agents can negotiate with other teams.
And by then at the latest we will know what will become of the best available cornerback. In any case, Mr. INT will be paid.
Super Bowl 2022: These are all previous Super Bowl winners in NFL history – American Football
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
In this year’s Super Bowl, the Cincinnati Bengals once morest the LA Rams played. With a narrow 23:20 success, the Rams can celebrate the Super Bowl victory. BILD brings you all the Super Bowl winners in NFL history!
The Super Bowl is the mega event at the end of the NFL season. Out of 32 teams, only two remain and compete in the grand finals for the coveted Vince Lombardy Trophy (named following a legendary football coach).
With six championships so far, the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers are the most successful teams in NFL history.
Here is an overview of all winners
| winner | loser | result | venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl I | Green Bay Packers | Kansas City Chiefs | 35:10 | The Angels |
| Super Bowl II | Green Bay Packers | Oakland Raiders | 33:14 | Miami |
| Super Bowl III | New York Jets | Baltimore Colts | 16:7 | Miami |
| Super Bowl IV | Kansas City Chiefs | Minnesota Vikings | 23:7 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl V | Baltimore Colts | Dallas Cowboys | 16:13 | Miami |
| Super Bowl VI | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Dolphins | 24:3 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl VII | Miami Dolphins | Washington Redskins | 14:7 | The Angels |
| Super Bowl VIII | Miami Dolphins | Minnesota Vikings | 24:7 | Houston |
| Super Bowl IX | Pittsburgh Steelers | Minnesota Vikings | 16:6 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl X | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dallas Cowboys | 21:17 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XI | Oakland Raiders | Minnesota Vikings | 32:14 | Pasadena |
| Super Bowl XII | Dallas Cowboys | Denver Broncos | 27:10 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XIII | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dallas Cowboys | 35:31 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XIV | Pittsburgh Steelers | Los Angeles Rams | 31:19 | Pasadena |
| Super Bowl XV | Oakland Raiders | Philadelphia Eagles | 27:10 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XVI | San Francisco 49ers | Cincinnati Bengals | 26:21 | Pontiac |
| Super Bowl XVII | Washington Redskins | Miami Dolphins | 27:17 | Pasadena |
| Super Bowl XVIII | Los Angeles Raiders | Washington Redskins | 38:9 | Tampa |
| Super Bowl XIX | San Francisco 49ers | Miami Dolphins | 38:16 | Stanford |
| Super Bowl XX | Chicago Bears | New England Patriots | 46:10 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XXI | New York Giants | Denver Broncos | 39:20 | Pasadena |
| Super Bowl XXII | Washington Redskins | Denver Broncos | 42:10 | San Diego |
| Super Bowl XXIII | San Francisco 49ers | Cincinnati Bengals | 20:16 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XXIV | San Francisco 49ers | Denver Broncos | 55:10 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XXV | New York Giants | Buffalo Bills | 20:19 | Tampa |
| Super Bowl XXVI | Washington Redskins | Buffalo Bills | 37:24 | Minneapolis |
| Super Bowl XXVII | Dallas Cowboys | Buffalo Bills | 52:17 | Pasadena |
| Super Bowl XXVIII | Dallas Cowboys | Buffalo Bills | 30:13 | Atlanta |
| Super Bowl XXIX | San Francisco 49ers | San Diego Chargers | 49:26 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XXX | Dallas Cowboys | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27:17 | Tempe |
| Super Bowl XXXI | Green Bay Packers | New England Patriots | 35:21 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XXXII | Denver Broncos | Green Bay Packers | 31:24 | San Diego |
| Super Bowl XXXIII | Denver Broncos | Atlanta Falcons | 34:19 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XXXIV | St. Louis Rams | Tennessee Titans | 23:16 | Atlanta |
| Super Bowl XXXV | Baltimore Ravens | New York Giants | 34:7 | Tampa |
| Super Bowl XXXVI | New England Patriots | St. Louis Rams | 20:17 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XXXVII | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Oakland Raiders | 48:21 | San Diego |
| Super Bowl XXXVIII | New England Patriots | Carolina Panthers | 32:29 | Houston |
| Super Bowl XXXIX | New England Patriots | Philadelphia Eagles | 24:21 | Jacksonville |
| Super Bowl XL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Seattle Seahawks | 21:10 | Detroit |
| Super Bowl XLI | Indianapolis Colts | Chicago Bears | 29:17 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XLII | New York Giants | New England Patriots | 17:14 | Glendale |
| Super Bowl XLIII | Pittsburgh Steelers | Arizona Cardinals | 27:23 | Tampa |
| Super Bowl XLIV | New Orleans Saints | Indianapolis Colts | 31:17 | Miami |
| Super Bowl XLV | Green Bay Packers | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31:25 | Arlington |
| Super Bowl XLVI | New York Giants | New England Patriots | 21:17 | Indianapolis |
| Super Bowl XLVII | Baltimore Ravens | San Francisco 49ers | 34:31 | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XLVIII | Seattle Seahawks | Denver Broncos | 43:8 | East Rutherford |
| Super Bowl XLIX | New England Patriots | Seattle Seahawks | 28:24 | Glendale |
| Super Bowl 50 | Denver Broncos | Carolina Panthers | 24:10 | Saint Clare |
| Super Bowl LI | New England Patriots | Atlanta Falcons | 34:28 nV | Houston |
| Super Bowl LII | Philadelphia Eagles | New England Patriots | 41:33 | Minneapolis |
| Super Bowl LIII | New England Patriots | Los Angeles Rams | 13:3 | Atlanta |
| Super Bowl LIV | Kansas City Chiefs | San Francisco 49ers | 31:20 | Miami |
| Super Bowl LV | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kansas City Chiefs | 31:9 | Tampa |
| Super Bowl LVI | Los Angeles Rams | Cincinnati Bengals | 23:20 | The Angels |
While for many, Christmas is a time of contemplation and idleness, for the pros of the National Football League, now is actually just the beginning of the really hot phase of the season. Many will think twice regarding a double helping of dessert on Christmas Day as they need to be fit for an emphatic push toward the playoffs these days. Half the league is shaking and still hoping for their place in the postseason, a scenario in which it is not always easy to keep track!
NFL fans are glued to the next three weeks, as this is where many teams will decide what has really become of this season. Desperate playoff hopes have to deal with all sorts of adversities, as in many places the wheat is being separated from the chaff right now and a number of teams are dealing with the wear and tear of a long season and the increasingly chaotic Covid 19 situation in the league. Despite all the unpredictable, one thing is very clear: excitement is guaranteed under the Christmas tree and early in the new year, because the race for the playoff spots seems to be closer than it has been for a long time.
Almost the entire AFC still wants to make the NFL playoffs
In the AFC, there is actually only one team that can feel relatively safe in the postseason and that is the Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) around superstar Patrick Mahomes. Andy Reid’s men shouldn’t sit back too much either, because their remaining program with Pittsburgh and guest appearances in Cincinnati and Denver is anything but easy. The situation of the Conference Primus makes it clear how close things are in the AFC this year.
Second place (New England with 9-5) and tenth place (Pittsburgh with 7-6-1) in the playoff picture are only separated by one defeat and landslide movements can be expected here almost every week. There are still a number of head-to-head clashes to come, with few more significant than next weekend’s AFC East Battle between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. The latter seem to be slowly finding their form once more, just in time, one might think.
AFC North promises almost historical drama
The finish in the AFC North should also be extremely dramatic. The bitterly feuding teams are all with six or seven losses and are still quasi-collectively searching for some solutions to certain ongoing problems (eg, Pittsburgh’s offense, Cincinnati’s consistency, Baltimore’s health, Cleveland’s offense). As the game plan gods would have it, all teams will play two more games once morest a direct division competitor, so the helmet straps should be tightened a little bit over the next few weeks.
Potential dark horses for the postseason, such as the Chargers with All-World youngster Justin Herbert or the Indianapolis Jonathan Taylors (of course, they also have a defense) lost far too many feathers over the season to feel safe in any way. Overall, the conference currently lacks a truly dominant team, but that might change very quickly if one of the many balanced teams like Tennessee, New England or Buffalo heats up.
Green Bay clearly claims the role of favorite in the NFC
In terms of depth, the NFC cannot really keep up with its sister conference, but there are definitely more top teams at the top. In addition to the Green Bay Packers (11-3), who have been the most convincing so far, many experts believe that defending champions Tampa Bay, the Dallas Cowboys, the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams are capable of a big hit. Behind the top teams, the San Francisco 49ers have made an impressive comeback, but remaining away games in Tennessee and with the Rams might show the limits of the euphoria.
The Packers at the top don’t really care regarding such arithmetic games, their remaining program is definitely feasible (two home games once morest the Browns and Vikings and a trip to Detroit) and offers them the optimal chance to secure home rights through the entire playoffs. The mystical Lambeau Field might perhaps tip the scales later, especially for a team that has perhaps been the most consistent of all favorites throughout the season. However, the pressure does not decrease, especially if Aaron Rodgers reaches an NFC Championship Game once more.
Battered teams in the lower NFL playoff window with Puncher’s Chance
It’s the same for the teams at the back, of course, you slept well yesterday. It might well be that following the last three NFL game days, a team with a negative season record will move into the postseason, like the Washington Football Team did last year. Whether it’s Ron Rivera’s men, the Philadelphia Eagles or the New Orleans Saints (7-7, extremely doable remaining program with Miami, Carolina and Atlanta), there will probably be a team in the NFC that, for one reason or another, gets into the Postseason limps. As the Saints’ recent shutout once morest Tampa Bay shows, that doesn’t mean these guys will be cannon fodder per se.
A very special factor might play the Covid-19 situation in the league in the coming days. With a number of rosters depleted, not only are upcoming games much more difficult to predict, but no team can truly feel safe in the face of a number of uncertainties. This once once more increases the explosiveness of the individual games, which already have an enormously important character in the NFL. But that’s how it should be around Christmas…
Finally, an overview of the remaining programs of all NFL playoff candidates:
AFC
Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) vs Steelers, @ Bengals, @ Broncos
New England Patriots (9-5) vs Bills, vs Jaguars, @ Dolphins
Tennessee Titans (9-5) vs 49ers, vs Dolphins, @ Texans
Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) vs Ravens, vs Chiefs, @ Browns
Indianapolis Colts (8-6) @ Cardinals, vs Raiders, @ Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) @ Texans, vs Broncos, @ Raiders
Buffalo Bills (8-6) @ Patriots, vs Falcons, vs Jets
Baltimore Ravens (8-6) @ Bengals, vs Rams, vs Steelers
Cleveland Browns (7-7) @ Packers, @ Steelers, vs Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6-1) @ Chiefs, vs Browns, @ Ravens
Miami Dolphins (7-7) @ Saints, @ Titans, vs Patriots
Denver Broncos (7-7) @ Raiders, @ Chargers, vs Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders (7-7) vs Broncos, @ Colts, vs Chargers
NFC
Green Bay Packers (11-3) vs Browns, vs Vikings, @ Lions
Dallas Cowboys (10-4) vs Football Team, vs Cardinals, @ Eagles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-4) @ Panthers, @ Jets, vs Panthers
Arizona Cardinals (10-4) vs Colts, @ Cowboys, vs Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams (10-4) @ Vikings, @ Ravens, vs 49ers
San Francisco 49ers (8-6) @ Titans, vs Texans, @ Rams
New Orleans Saints (7-7) vs Dolphins, vs Panthers, @ Falcons
Washington Football Team (6-8) @ Cowboys, vs Eagles, @ Giants
Minnesota Vikings (7-7) vs Rams, @ Packers, vs Bears
Philadelphia Eagles (7-7) vs Giants, @ Football Team, vs Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons (6-8) vs Lions, @ Bills, vs Saints
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