5:57 PM ET A month into the season, with the New England Patriots off to a 1-3 start, sportsbooks had coach Bill Belichick as a 40-1 long shot to win coach of the year. Two months later, Belichick is the consensus favorite and attracting a flurry of interest from bettors. Belichick moved past Arizona Cardinals
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5:40 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Aaron Rodgers last saw the Chicago Bears, he was telling them and their fans at Soldier Field about the power he held over them with his memorable, “I still own you” boast following his touchdown in another Green Bay Packers victory. Eight weeks later, they meet again
5:06 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson has one teammate in his corner — and it’s probably the most important one. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence said Wednesday that he made it clear to the Jaguars’ coaching staff that Robinson needs to be on the field as much as possible. The second-year
5:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Chargers could be without both of their top receivers heading into Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. Mike Williams, who is second on the team with 854 receiving yards and is tied for the team lead with seven receiving touchdowns, was placed on the team’s
3:39 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott had an MRI after last week’s win against the New Orleans Saints that showed his ailing right knee is “healing up and going in the right direction,” he said. Elliott was officially a full participant in Wednesday’s practice and will play Sunday in
5:38 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram II was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, two days after Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan was placed on the list. However, there were several positives on New Orleans’ injury report for a change. Quarterback Taysom Hill (finger) and running back Alvin
1:40 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge said Wednesday morning he would decide by the end of the day whether or not to allow prosecutors access to the medical records of former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III, whose fiery predawn car crash on Nov. 2 killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog.
2:46 PM ET CINCINNATI — An ailing pinkie finger on his throwing hand isn’t the only thing eating at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. During his Wednesday news conference, Burrow expressed unhappiness with the number of interceptions he has thrown this season. The second-year quarterback leads the NFL with 14. “That’s been something I have
1:14 PM ET Justin Fields will return to his starting role at quarterback for the Chicago Bears this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Fields has missed the Bears’ past two games with an injury to his ribs but Nagy said Wednesday that the rookie has been medically cleared. Nagy
12:55 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, who tested positive for COVID-19, will be back to work Thursday as his team continues preparation for Sunday’s big NFC East game against the Washington Football Team at FedEx Field. “The protocol experience has been an education to say the least, but I feel