Author: Taylor Hartman

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Taylor Hartman is a passionate sports writer for Gridiron Heroics. While his favorite team is the LA Chargers, he focuses on every team in the NFL and writes in a way that gets everyone engaged. He is a San Diego native 23 years of age, who loves spending time with family and friends.

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After the Detroit Lions’ big 21-20 win on Thursday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs, fans and analysts alike are now believing in the hype surrounding this team. The Lions have the best roster from top to bottom in the NFC North, making them favorites to win the division. They have not won an NFC North title ever in the team’s history, and here are three reasons why the Detroit Lions will finally reach this team milestone. 1. Detroit Lions’ Offense The Lions performed above expectations in 2022, going 9-8 overall on the season and just narrowly missing a…

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Nobody saw this game being a blowout, especially the Cleveland Browns. The Browns’ defense shut down the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense led by Joe Burrow, not allowing a single touchdown all game, while Cleveland’s offense had success rushing the ball with running back Nick Chubb. The Browns defeated the Bengals by a score of 24-3, and here’s how it all went down. Offense Cleveland Browns Both teams struggled with the passing game in this game, with Burrow going 14-31, 82 yards, and no touchdowns, while Browns’ quarterback, Deshaun Watson went 16-29 for 154 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The…

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The first Monday Night Football game of the season is poised to be one of if not the best matchup in week one. The star-studded Buffalo Bills will travel to MetLife Stadium to take on the up-and-coming New York Jets in an AFC East showdown. It will be a great quarterback battle in the Meadowlands, as Bills’ Josh Allen and Jets’ Aaron Rodgers will go head-to-head to set the tone for the division. According to EatWatchBet, here is who is favored to take the dub in week one. Buffalo Bills The Bills are coming off of a great season in…

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Week 1 of Sunday games in the NFL is tomorrow, and all fans are in great anticipation for how their favorite team will set the tone for the rest of the season. With some early divisional games and other great matchups, the first week of the 2023 season has all analysts with different outcomes in their week one predictions. According to ESPN, here are how Sunday’s games will play out. 49ers at Steelers (Spread: SF -2.5) This game is set to be a close matchup to pay attention to. The San Francisco 49ers look to pick up right where they…

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Since coming into the league in 2020, Los Angeles Chargers’ star quarterback Justin Herbert has established himself as one of the prominent passers in the NFL. Under a new offensive system led by recently attained offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, Herbert is destined to throw the ball more than ever before. Here are five reasons why Justin Herbert will have the most passing yards in the 2023 NFL season. 1. Past Success In all three seasons of Justin Herbert’s career, he has amassed over 4,300 passing yards every single year. Most recently in the 2022 season, Herbert threw for 4,739 passing…

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Mahomes “Embarrassed” After Deplorable loss to lions in Week 1 Following Thursday night’s loss to the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes weighed in on what the Chiefs can do better going forward. In the press conference with CBS Sports, Mahomes said he feels “Embarrassed” about the performance he and his team put on the field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tA_e1ZbvIU Obviously, the absence of star tight end Travis Kelce played a pivotal role in the outcome of this game, with receivers dropping wide-open passes, and Mahomes missing his targets throughout the night. The Lions were able to capitalize the Chiefs’ mistakes just…

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Recap-Chiefs Atrocious Play vs. Lions in 21-20 Loss Well, well, well, it looks like Travis Kelce is much more important to the Chiefs than fans and analysts thought, or are the Detroit Lions just going to be that good this season? On Thursday Night Football, in the recap season opener, the Lions took down the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs in a tight battle until the end, with a final score of 21-20. It was very obvious from the get-go that the Chiefs’ offense would struggle without star tight end Travis Kelce in this game, struggling to move…

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How Mahomes’ Performance Will Plummet if Travis Kelce Does Not Play With tight end, Travis Kelce’s status for the first game of the season tonight up in the air, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense will need to change their game plan quickly if Kelce is not able to go tonight. It is obvious that Kelce is Mahomes’ favorite target to go to on the field, so Patrick will have to pick another receiver to go to, which may prove difficult, since the Chiefs don’t exactly have a star-studded receiving room. Patrick Mahomes’ Options Mahomes’ options would be receivers…

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Top 10 Receivers going into 2023 The NFL is full of great receivers who can bail out their quarterbacks in key moments. With so many fans and analysts praising great quarterbacks, sometimes people can forget just how good some of the receivers that they throw to can be. According to Sports Illustrated, these 10 receivers are the best in the league, with so many traits and undeniable talent. 10. CeedDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys) Coming off the best year of his young career, Cowboys’ receiver CeeDee Lamb has proven to everyone that he is an elite receiver in the NFL. Lamb…

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ManningCast Holds Hilarious Auditions for a Third Host As NFL fans know, the ManningCast is an alternative showing of some Monday Night Football games during the season, where former quarterbacks and brother Peyton and Eli Manning will commentate the game, and have special guests come aboard to interview for entertainment value. It looks like the two brothers are in search of a third host for the show, and a recent video posted by Adam Schefter revealed the audition lineup to be the third host on the ManningCast. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1699385149811462601 This is a star-studded group of people, to say the least, with…

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