3:32 PM ET DENVER — As former practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton warmed up inside Empower Field at Mile High to start at quarterback Sunday for the Denver Broncos, the team’s usual starting quarterback, Drew Lock, took to social media to apologize for a “mistake” in following the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. Lock, Brett Rypien
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3:03 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers captain Cameron Heyward understands that in this strange season, one played amid the COVID-19 pandemic, schedules are going to shift, and plans must be fluid. It’s a message he’s imparted to his teammates as the Steelers faced not one, but two postponements because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the
3:16 PM ET Sunday’s game at U.S. Bank Stadium was hyped for Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater returning to Minnesota as a franchise quarterback, but rookie linebacker/safety Jeremy Chinn briefly stole the show with two touchdowns in 10 seconds. Carolina’s second-round pick out of Southern Illinois picked up a strip sack by defensive tackle Zach
3:21 PM ET New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones left with a hamstring injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s 19-17 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. Colt McCoy took his place as the Giants held on for the win, leaving them tied for first place in the NFC East with the Washington Football Team. The
2:52 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts starting left tackle Anthony Castonzo left Sunday’s 45-26 loss to the Tennessee Titans early in the second quarter with a knee injury. It’s uncertain when Castonzo was injured because he completed the previous series without needing help from the training staff on the field. Le’Raven Clark replaced Castonzo at
2:13 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Former high school quarterback Cole Beasley looked like his old self Sunday, when the Buffalo Bills wide receiver threw the first touchdown pass of his NFL career against the Los Angeles Chargers. After motioning behind quarterback Josh Allen on second-and-8 from the Chargers’ 20-yard line, Beasley
1:25 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals safety Brandon Wilson made a little franchise history against the New York Giants on Sunday. Wilson returned a kickoff for a 103-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven with 9:50 left in the first quarter, setting the franchise record for the longest kickoff return. He broke the
1:40 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown gave his team a big play with a 69-yard catch and run for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts. Brown caught a 10-yard pass over the
11:58 AM ET ESPN staff Week 12 of the 2020 NFL season continues on Sunday, including a showdown between the Colts and Titans that will determine the new leader in the AFC South race, and a headlining battle in the late window featuring Tom Brady and the Buccaneers against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. While
11:36 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians will face Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on Sunday, but he easily could have been coaching him. Back in 2017, Arians coached the Arizona Cardinals and the team was planning to pick Mahomes with the draft’s No. 13 overall pick, league sources told ESPN. Prior