All articles tagged with #slow starts
Despite slow starts in the 2025 NFL season, nine players including Derrick Henry and Bo Nix are still believed to turn their seasons around, with factors like team support, development, and resilience playing key roles in their potential comebacks.
The Philadelphia Eagles' constant slow starts have become a major concern, as they have trailed at halftime for six consecutive weeks. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has struggled to throw touchdown passes in the first half, and the team has been outscored by a significant margin in the opening two quarters. Despite their overall record and control of the division, the Eagles' inability to start games strong is alarming and needs to be addressed by head coach Nick Sirianni.
The Buffalo Sabres continue to struggle with slow starts and frustrating losses, as they fell behind early and couldn't complete a comeback in a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The team's captain, Kyle Okposo, expressed his frustration with the team's performance and called for collective effort to turn things around. The Sabres have fallen behind in six of their last seven games and have a negative goal differential in the first period, highlighting their ongoing struggles. General Manager Kevyn Adams is urged to make a trade to address the team's weaknesses, while rookie Owen Power is encouraged to play a more physical game. The Sabres will face the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens in their upcoming games.
The Green Bay Packers have been plagued by slow starts on offense in their last two games, falling behind by a total of 41 points in the first half. The team's inability to run the ball effectively and lack of success on early downs have led to short possessions and punts. This puts their young offense in unfavorable passing situations and allows the defense to be aggressive. The lack of complimentary football also puts the defense in difficult situations. The Packers need to improve execution and adjust more quickly on offense to overcome these slow starts.
The New York Giants have the worst first half point differential through three games since 1991, with a -57 point differential. Despite a comeback win in their last game, the Giants have struggled with slow starts and need to improve their execution early in games to avoid falling behind.
Microsoft is investigating and working on fixing an issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers, causing slow starts and freezes during cache re-priming. A workaround is available by toggling on the "Shared Calendar Improvements" option in the Exchange Account Settings dialog or using a group policy setting to enable Outlook REST calendar-sharing updates. Microsoft has also fixed other issues with Outlook in the past, including login issues and freezing and crashing right after launch.
The St. Louis Cardinals suffered a 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves, completing a sweep for the Braves. Starting pitcher Miles Mikolas gave up three runs in the first inning, continuing the Cardinals' trend of slow starts. The Braves scored in the first inning of all three games, and the Cardinals have allowed a total of nine runs in the first innings of their six games so far this season. The Cardinals manager downplayed the issue, stating that they will keep taking a look at it and go from there.