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The MVP race is heating up and Joe Burrow is making his case loud and clear. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is playing his best football since that Super Bowl run after the two thousand twenty one season, and with SoFi Stadium hosting the big game again this year, Burrow has unfinished business in Inglewood. Josh Allen is right there breathing down his neck, but Burrow's momentum is real.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, the Carson Wentz experiment is falling apart in real time. Monday night against Buffalo was historically bad, and the boos inside that stadium told the whole story. Coach Kevin O'Connell deflected questions about a quarterback trade right to general manager Nolan Teasley, which is never a great sign. The deadline is Tuesday and the Vikings are running out of options fast.
Out west, the Golden State Warriors are finding something under Frank Vogel, and Stephen Curry is doing what Stephen Curry does. Golden State just demolished New Orleans to push their winning streak to eight games, and the defensive identity Vogel has been building is starting to take real shape. Nobody is sleeping on this team anymore.
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