Simply put, Bridgewater is ballin’ and his teammates have taken note of his preparation and unwavering composure.

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“That’s a great quality to have at all positions, especially at quarterback, and he has it—it’s just in his DNA,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said after the team’s 23-13 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. “I’d like to tell you we have coached that into him, but we didn’t. We got it when we signed him, that’s who he is.”

Haters will say the Broncos have racked up obvious wins against questionable competition—they faced the New York Giants in Week 1 and will return to New York to go to war with the Jets in Week 3—but you can only play who’s on the schedule and Denver did exactly what they were expected to do in their first two games: win decisively.

Kyler Murray Gotta Chill

After doing this last week...

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Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray continued to do damage in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings. I mean, goddamn. Look at these plays:

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Dude is playing like a man possessed and if he continues at his torrid pace—he’s collected 689 yards and seven touchdowns in the air, another pair of touchdowns on the ground, and a blistering 73.5 completion percentage—the Cardinals could be headed to the postseason for the first time since the Kliff Kingsbury era began.

If You’re Andy Dalton It Was Fun While It Lasted

I don’t know what it is about quarterbacks on a short leash inexplicably getting hurtor otherwise missing time—only to subsequently lose their jobs, but that seems to be par for the course yet again this season.

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In August, Cam Newton suffered a football fate crueler than death when he missed an important stretch of training camp due to his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine and was eventually cut in favor of rookie quarterback Mac Jones. And now Chicago Bears quarterback Andy Dalton, who had exactly zero margin for error with Justin Fields breathing down his neck, suffered what’s believed to be a bone bruise on Sunday and could miss a couple of weeks.

This provides Chicago with a convenient opportunity to insert Fields as the permanent starter without ruffling Dalton’s feathers, especially since the 22-year-old has been “tearing it up” in practice, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

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“There’s been a lot of ‘wow’ moments,” he said on Monday’s edition of Good Morning Football. “They’ve seen all the growth they’ve wanted to see.”

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Helping Fields’ case is his performance on Sunday. The box score doesn’t properly convey his impact on the field but he helped propel the Bears to their first win of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Sorry, Andy, but your time is up.

Who Balled Out This Week

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Good Lord. R.I.P. to that man.

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Catch y’all next week.