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Jordan Love’s ascent, the Eagles’ sorrow, Lions’ fatal flaw and the best, worst of Week 18

The Lions got a win but had their secondary exposed. The Eagles’ flameout continued. Jordan Love, however…

Week 18 was filled with games that didn’t matter. But the ones that did helped shine a light on this winter’s playoff field.

With all due respect to Carson Wentz’s comeback efforts over Sam Darnold’s San Francisco 49ers — another winning veteran quarterback the New York Jets could have signed, by the way — the real action was in the games between teams who still had something to play for. We saw the Green Bay Packers continue to ride their sine wave of a season, cresting to a new high behind Jordan Love. We saw the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles continue their death spirals, costing the Jaguars their playoff hopes and pushing Philly into a Wild Card road trip.

So what were the best — and, notably, worst — things about the final week of the 2023 NFL regular season? Let’s take a closer look.

3 best, worst Day 2 hauls in recent Cowboys draft history

Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft has come and gone and the Cowboys seem to have enjoyed a banner day. After Day 1 saw the club bring in more elite offensive weaponry, the defense was fortified on Friday night. The Cowboys staved off the desire to move up …

Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft has come and gone and the Cowboys seem to have enjoyed a banner day. After Day 1 saw the club bring in more elite offensive weaponry, the defense was fortified on Friday night. The Cowboys staved off the desire to move up and ended up adding CB Trevon Diggs (Alabama) and DT Neville Gallimore (Oklahoma) to the mix.

Over the years, the Cowboys have had mixed results in the second and third rounds, which now constitute Day 2 of the three-day draft weekend. Here’s a look at the best and the worst of the hauls.

3 Best Day 2 Hauls

2002: Three Picks, Total AV: 109

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Not many people would think back to 2002 and remember a strong draft class, but it really was thanks to having two second-round selections. Center Andre Gurode from Colorado was selected at No. 37. He played 161 career games and accumulated a Career AV (approximate value, a metric that allows rankings of players across different eras) of 65. With their second pick, Dallas selected the second-to-most recent No. 88, Antonio Bryant. Bryant played on multiple teams, but earned a Career AV of 37.

In the third round, the Cowboys selected cornerback Derek Ross. He appeared in 33 career games with a CAV of 7.

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