6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Three games and out: Blunt and honest, Patriots players acknowledged their frustration with where they stand over the past week. For many longtime members of the organization, it’s a spot they aren’t used to — three games
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8:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 15 saw the return of Saturday football, with a pair of games that showcased two of the league’s best teams. The Green Bay Packers, despite some second-half struggles, and Buffalo Bills flexed in front of a national audience that could also see them make deep runs into next month’s
12:35 AM ET Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will attempt to play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans with torn rib cartilage, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Lions listed Stafford as questionable with a rib and right thumb injury, but Stafford plans to play through any pain he has. Stafford suffered a rib cartilage
11:24 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Come back next Sunday night if you want to see how the Green Bay Packers fare against the type of team they might face in the playoffs. The Carolina Panthers gave them no opportunity for such an assessment, other than this: five straight empty possessions like they had
10:04 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins leading wide receiver DeVante Parker is expected to play Sunday vs. the New England Patriots despite a minor hamstring strain, a league source told ESPN. Parker suffered the hamstring injury in the second quarter of last Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and didn’t return, but
8:35 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers now has more 40-touchdown seasons than any quarterback in NFL history. And it didn’t take the Green Bay Packers quarterback long to get to that mark against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday night. Needing one touchdown pass to hit 40 for the season entering the game,
6:50 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The Buffalo Bills scored their first defensive touchdown since 2017 last week on Taron Johnson‘s pick-six against the Pittsburgh Steelers. They extended their streak Saturday. Defensive end Jerry Hughes scored the second touchdown of his career, recovering a fumble and returning it 21 yards for a touchdown against the Denver
5:53 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens activated three wide receivers — Marquise Brown, Miles Boykin and James Proche — a day before Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. All three had quarantined for five days after being identified as high-risk close contacts under the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. Meanwhile, wide receivers coach David Culley will not
4:36 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Diontae Johnson knows his job is simple enough: catch the football and make plays. But recently, he’s been unable to fulfill his duties as one of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ top offensive weapons, because before he’s able to make a play, the football lands on the ground. The second-year wide receiver
1:52 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas will miss the final three games of the regular season because of his lingering ankle injury, but the Saints expect him close to 100% for the start of the playoffs, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Thomas will be placed on injured