12:27 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera has more things to worry about than revenge on Sunday — like possibly clinching a division title. That’s why he’s trying to limit talk about facing the Carolina Panthers, the team that fired him a year ago. Washington (6-8) can clinch the NFC
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10:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton admitted he hasn’t played as well as he hoped in 2020, but he said Monday that he still has “a lot of football left” as coach Bill Belichick left open the possibility of giving Jarrett Stidham playing time with the team out of
10:35 AM ET The Detroit Lions have fired special-teams coordinator Brayden Coombs with two games remaining in the regular season, a move described by a source within the franchise as being made because of a cultural clash with what the organization is trying to build. The final decision was made Monday — a day after
9:12 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Monday fired general manager Marty Hurney over philosophical differences. “You look at successful organizations, and there’s a certain alignment between the head coach and the GM,” team owner David Tepper said in a statement. “To think that you can do that without some sort of
8:16 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wants to continue playing next season and, barring a change of heart, intends to fulfill the terms of a contract that has one season remaining on it after this one, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Roethlisberger, 38, has said as much in the past. But after
8:00 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire suffered what is thought to be a high ankle sprain and a strained hip during the Chiefs’ 32-29 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is expected to miss the rest of the regular season and the
6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — When the first glimpse of Ben Roethlisberger throwing a football to JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ryan Switzer and James Conner made the Twitter rounds in May, there was a collective exhale throughout Pittsburgh. It was only a few seconds of carefully selected clips, but it was enough to bring relief to everyone
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — For a moment, it looked like Zac Taylor’s trademark optimism might have disappeared. One couldn’t fault the Cincinnati Bengals coach for finally slipping into a bit of cynicism after a fifth straight loss, this one a 30-7 rout by the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 13. Instead, Taylor faintly laughed during
9:00 AM ET The New York Jets pulled off the biggest upset of the season on Sunday, knocking off the Los Angeles Rams as 17-point underdogs. One bettor in New Jersey saw it coming — way back in September. Leading up to the NFL season, FanDuel offered odds on when teams would notch their first
9:47 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs signed running back Le’Veon Bell earlier this season hoping he could provide some production when starter Clyde Edwards-Helaire needed some rest. Bell’s role could be more than that after Edwards-Helaire was helped off the field with what the Chiefs called injuries to his hip and leg during their