11:58 PM ET Washington Football Team is sitting leading wide receiver Terry McLaurin against the visiting Carolina Panthers on Sunday because of an ankle injury. However, running back Antonio Gibson is expected to play after missing two games with a lingering turf toe injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gibson suffered the toe injury
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9:48 PM ET It had been 790 days between starts for San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard going into Saturday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. In between, Beathard endured a lifetime’s worth of grief. Earlier this week, Beathard observed the one-year anniversary of the death of his younger brother, Clayton, who had been stabbed to
8:46 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals star quarterback Kyler Murray sustained a leg injury in the final seconds of the Cardinals’ 20-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. Murray was hurt on a hit by 49ers defensive lineman Alex Barrett after throwing a pass that fell incomplete to wide receiver DeAndre
8:44 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 16 in the NFL started on Christmas Day with a huge performance by the New Orleans Saints and Alvin Kamara, who became the second running back in league history to rush for six touchdowns in a game. The Saints also clinched the NFC South with a victory over the
7:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — After missing the first game of his career due to injury last weekend, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will play Sunday against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, a source told ESPN. Elliott was listed as questionable after going through three limited practices this week, but he said he felt
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — His handpicked coach has won 24 of his first 30 games. The general manager he hired just saw players from his first two draft classes selected to the Pro Bowl. Still think Mark Murphy doesn’t know what he’s doing? That was the thought — maybe not the prevailing
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Linebacker Sean Lee, 34 years old and in his 11th season with the Dallas Cowboys, knows he is fighting time. He has battled injuries for a good portion of his pro career, including a core muscle injury that slowed him late last season and finally forced him to have
7:07 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quarterback Cam Newton is slated to start for the New England Patriots on Monday night against the Buffalo Bills, barring an unexpected change, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Newton’s status, and the possibility of the Patriots turning to backup Jarrett Stidham, came into sharper focus after New England
4:43 PM ET Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady helped end the NFL’s second-longest playoff drought by throwing four touchdown passes in a 47-7 blowout win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday, clinching Tampa Bay’s first playoff berth since 2007. Brady, appearing in his 300th game in the same city his career began — Detroit, 20 years
2:15 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are delaying their flight to New Jersey to conduct contract tracing after a player tested positive for COVID-19. The Browns are scheduled to play the New York Jets at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week after