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MMQB Week 11: Gambles Pay Off for Bills, Lions, Giants and Packers
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Welcome to Week 11 of the 2023 NFL season here at The MMQB. Below are links to everything Albert Breer wrote over the weekend, plus more from our staff.
Ten Takeaways: No Complaining About Lions on Thanksgiving This Year
Albert Breer talks to Aidan Hutchinson about the Lions’s 2023 surge heading into the Thanksgiving tripleheader.
Sean McDermott’s Dice Roll Pays Off for Aging Bills
Albert Breer speaks with Sean McDermott coming off a big win after replacing both coordinators in 2023.
The Packers’ Patience With Jordan Love May Be Finally Paying Off
Albert Breer hears from Jordan Love about how he’s making progress with the Packers.
Tommy DeVito’s Into All of Your Jokes, Playing QB for the Giants and Living at Home
Albert Breer talks to the new Giants quarterback about getting his first win Sunday.
More From the MMQB Staff
Greg Bishop: Best Friends Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown Were Destined to Play Together
Conor Orr: Firing Brandon Staley Wouldn’t Necessarily Change the Chargers
Gilberto Manzano: Five Things We Learned: Bills Bounce Back in AFC East
Conor Orr: Bears Likely Know by Now That Matt Eberflus Can’t Stay for Their Rebuild
Gilberto Manzano: Fact or Fiction: Lions Are Threat for No. 1 Seed in NFC
Matt Verderame: NFL Week 11 Recap: Brock Purdy Flawless In 49ers’ Win
Albert Breer is a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, delivering the biggest stories and breaking news from across the league. He has been on the NFL beat since 2005 and joined SI in 2016. Breer began his career covering the New England Patriots for the MetroWest Daily News and the Boston Herald from 2005 to '07, then covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News from 2007 to '08. He worked for The Sporting News from 2008 to '09 before returning to Massachusetts as The Boston Globe's national NFL writer in 2009. From 2010 to 2016, Breer served as a national reporter for NFL Network. In addition to his work at Sports Illustrated, Breer regularly appears on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, FS1 with Colin Cowherd, The Rich Eisen Show and The Dan Patrick Show. A 2002 graduate of Ohio State, Breer lives near Boston with his wife, a cardiac ICU nurse at Boston Children's Hospital, and their three children.
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