5:05 AM ET If Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady sets the NFL all-time passing record Sunday night against his former team, and he needs only 68 yards to do it, the New England Patriots will pause to acknowledge it but not stop the game for a ceremony, per a team official. The Patriots are
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5:10 AM ET Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will miss the next two games while he is on injured reserve, but he is expected to be ready to return for the Oct. 17 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, per a source. While Tagovailoa is out, Jacoby Brissett will continue to start for Miami,
9:57 PM ET Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns due to an ankle injury, is expected to play barring a pregame setback, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cook, who missed last week’s 30-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, returned to practice as a limited
1:01 AM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to play in Denver against the Broncos on Sunday after missing two practices this week with a sore back, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Jackson, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, was a full participant in practice Friday after being sidelined the
1:00 AM ET San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, recovering from a calf injury that kept him on the sideline most of the week, is expected to play Sunday against the visiting Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kittle, who is listed as questionable, has been dealing with swelling and pain in
7:48 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields will start against the Detroit Lions in Week 3, the team announced Saturday night. Coach Matt Nagy said on Friday he would make a game-time decision between Fields and veteran Andy Dalton, but the team downgraded Dalton to doubtful because of a bone bruise
4:40 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has fractured ribs that threaten to sideline him for weeks, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Gronkowski did not travel with the Buccaneers to Foxborough, Massachusetts, for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots because of the effect that flying could have on his injury. “We
4:30 PM ET DENVER — The Baltimore Ravens will have a Pro Bowl backfield on Sunday, albeit the one from six years ago. Running back Le’Veon Bell was promoted from the practice squad Saturday, a day before the Ravens’ game at the unbeaten Denver Broncos. Bell, 29, joins a crowded backfield that already has Latavius
12:37 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is not traveling to New England on Saturday and will be out for Sunday night’s game against the Patriots because of his rib injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gronkowski had been considered unlikely to play, as he was listed as doubtful and did not
1:19 PM ET PITTSBURGH — For the second game in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without one of their top receivers. Chase Claypool was downgraded to out against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Saturday, because of a hamstring injury suffered in practice. Claypool was limited in Thursday’s practice with the injury,