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Ben Linsey

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PFF's Ben Linsey explains why a coaching change and likely new quarterback could lead to breakout years in 2020 for the top two Carolina receivers.

By Ben Linsey Jan 22, 2020 10:36 am EST Carolina Panthers
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PFF's Ben Linsey examines how one of the Chiefs' biggest strengths -- deep passing -- will fare against one of the 49ers' best assets in the Super Bowl.

By Ben Linsey Jan 20, 2020 11:00 am EST Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers
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Raheem Mostert and the San Francisco 49ers ran all over the Green Bay Packers en route to a 37-20 win and a ticket to Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

By Ben Linsey Jan 19, 2020 10:05 pm EST Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers
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PFF's Ben Linsey reveals breakout candidates at every position for the 2020 NFL season.

By Ben Linsey Jan 16, 2020 12:00 pm EST
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PFF's Ben Linsey explains why the Chiefs' offense will pose a major challenge to the Titans' rejuvenated defense.

By Ben Linsey Jan 15, 2020 11:00 am EST Tennessee Titans Kansas City Chiefs
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PFF's Ben Linsey dives into the Baltimore Ravens' excellent 2019 season and explains why the team doesn't need to change anything ahead of the new league year.

By Ben Linsey Jan 15, 2020 10:30 am EST Baltimore Ravens
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PFF's Ben Linsey looks at how Aaron Rodgers broke out of an end-of-season slump against the Seahawks on Sunday.

By Ben Linsey Jan 13, 2020 10:48 am EST Green Bay Packers
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The San Francisco 49ers dominated the visiting Minnesota Vikings on both sides of the ball en route to a 27-10 win in the Divisional Round.

By Ben Linsey Jan 11, 2020 7:53 pm EST Minnesota Vikings San Francisco 49ers
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PFF's Ben Linsey demonstrates how sack totals can be misleading -- both for the good and the bad -- for some of this year's free agency class.

By Ben Linsey Jan 10, 2020 7:31 am EST
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PFF's Ben Linsey explains why Los Angeles' Austin Ekeler is far more valuable than Tennessee's Derrick Henry.

By Ben Linsey Jan 7, 2020 9:26 am EST
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Russell Wilson and DK Metcalf led the Seattle Seahawks to a 17-9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles to advance to the Divisional Round of the 2019 NFL playoffs.

By Ben Linsey Jan 5, 2020 8:50 pm EST Seattle Seahawks Philadelphia Eagles
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PFF's Ben Linsey reveals our All-Rookie Team following the conclusion of the 2019 NFL regular season.

By Ben Linsey Jan 2, 2020 8:59 am EST
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PFF's Ben Linsey explains why Seattle needs the most from its star quarterback to advance this postseason.

By Ben Linsey Dec 31, 2019 9:32 am EST Seattle Seahawks
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PFF's Ben Linsey provides the offensive line rankings following the 2019 NFL regular season.

By Ben Linsey Dec 31, 2019 9:00 am EST
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After making the Super Bowl a year ago, the Rams of 2019 fell flat. PFF's Ben Linsey breaks down what went wrong and explains the struggles they'll have digging out of the hole.

By Ben Linsey Dec 24, 2019 9:35 am EST Los Angeles Rams
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PFF's Ben Linsey takes a look at the overall grades for every first-round rookie after the 15th week of the 2019 NFL season.

By Ben Linsey Dec 20, 2019 11:22 am EST
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PFF's Ben Linsey sorts out the top-25 performers along the offensive line with two weeks left in the 2019 NFL season.

By Ben Linsey Dec 19, 2019 8:10 am EST
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The 2019 class is one of the best rookie wide receiver groups that we’ve seen in a while, and among that loaded class, A.J. Brown and Terry McLaurin have separated themselves at the top.

By Ben Linsey Dec 18, 2019 11:53 am EST
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PFF's Ben Linsey explains how Kyle Shanahan's offensive innovations have helped the 49ers go from a middle-of-the-pack offense in 2018 to an elite one in 2019.

By Ben Linsey Dec 12, 2019 9:14 am EST San Francisco 49ers
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PFF's Ben Linsey outlines the selections for the All-MAC Team after an incredible 2019 NCAA regular season.

By Ben Linsey Dec 3, 2019 12:20 pm EST
Bio

Ben onboarded to PFF full-time in May 2019. He works as an NFL Analyst and as part of the team that produces prep work for NBC's Sunday Night Football. Ben also contributes articles to the content team. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

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