7:05 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 16 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game and a look at current playoff
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6:00 AM ET Tory Z. RoyESPN Inside Room 245, all Tim Siegel could hear were the beeps. He had been listening to the cadence of brain and heart monitors for so long now, their pattern resembled the rhythm of a song — an unnerving tune he prayed wouldn’t stop or lose its tempo. It surrounded
4:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Although the San Francisco 49ers have officially been eliminated from postseason contention, one of their best players is returning from injury in time for Saturday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. The 49ers plan to activate tight end George Kittle from injured reserve in the next 24 hours, clearing
5:22 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints are even thinner at wide receiver after placing Tre’Quan Smith on injured reserve with an ankle injury he sustained in Sunday’s 32-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Smith, who is a standout blocker in addition to his pass-catching role, will have to miss at
3:42 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry has been added to the reserve/COVID-19 list, coach Anthony Lynn told reporters Thursday. Henry, who has 60 receptions for 613 yards and four touchdowns this season, is the team’s second-leading receiver. He missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday. If Henry is ruled out, backup Donald Parham
3:52 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals linebacker Dennis Gardeck is out for the rest of the regular season and will be placed on injured reserve with a knee injury, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Thursday. Gardeck had a surprise emergence as one of Arizona’s biggest playmakers on defense and is second on
5:51 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — While Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden is “optimistic” quarterback Derek Carr will be active Saturday against the Miami Dolphins, nine days after he suffered a strained groin, Gruden would not announce who would start at quarterback — Carr or Marcus Mariota. “That’s my plan, right now, as I
4:05 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Tennessee Titans linebacker Will Compton is always up for a good joke. He set himself up for one when he reported to the Titans’ facility with a “Shelby-style” haircut (a reference to
3:16 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The NFL says it is honoring Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was imprisoned more than 22 years and was freed in late 2019, months after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the last of his several convictions in a quadruple murder case. NFL players
1:58 PM ET Associated Press Ron Widby, the 1967 SEC Player of the Year in basketball and punter for the Dallas Cowboys‘ first Super Bowl championship, has died. He was 75. Widby, who was living in Allen, Texas, died Tuesday. He had been in poor health in recent years. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Widby