12:44 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts will be without their two starting offensive tackles for Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh. Left tackle Anthony Castonzo was downgraded from questionable to out Saturday due to an ankle injury, the team announced. Right tackle Braden Smith was ruled out Friday after being put on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Colts
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2:46 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions were already down their coach, defensive coordinator and three position coaches due to COVID close contact quarantine. Then their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, played a series before suffering an ankle injury, ending his day. The combination of that along with a season already lost led to this —
1:28 PM ET Forget the slow starts that have eluded Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season. With a playoff bid on the line Saturday, Brady hit Rob Gronkowski on a fade route for a 33-yard touchdown on the opening possession — the pair’s 96th all-time touchdown connection. It was the first time
11:25 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is expected to start Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens after missing last week with ankle and hamstring injuries, a source told ESPN. Jones, who was officially listed as questionable for the contest, passed all the checkpoints this week at practice. Coach Joe
11:38 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are activating receiver wide receiver DeSean Jackson off injured reserve in anticipation he’ll play in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, a source confirmed. Jackson, 34, hasn’t played since Week 7, when he suffered an ankle injury against the New York Giants. He returned to practice this
11:50 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mike Glennon will start at quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Coach Doug Marrone had Glennon and Gardner Minshew split first-team reps throughout the week before deciding to go with the eight-year veteran to snap a franchise-record 13-game losing streak. Glennon’s fourth start of
9:45 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Kicker Roberto Aguayo, who has been out of the NFL for almost three full seasons after entering the league as a second-round draft choice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016, is attempting to revive his career on the New England Patriots‘ practice squad. The club is planning to
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10:14 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Back in training camp as the Minnesota Vikings put their defensive rebuild into action, Mike Zimmer didn’t anticipate a drop off for his once-vaunted unit in spite of how many new faces he saw around him. “I’ve never had a bad defense — ever,” the Vikings’ coach said in August.