6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Slightly past the halfway mark of the 2020 NFL season, injuries, COVID-19 opt-outs and positive tests have knocked out some of the most high-profile names. The list reads like an All-Pro team. The “next man up” adage has never been more true, as a host of understudies and backups have
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10:24 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints plan to start Taysom Hill at quarterback ahead of Jameis Winston on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hill took all the starter reps at practice this week, according to the source. A source also told ESPN’s Dianna Russini that
6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Facing a third-and-7 late in Sunday’s win against the Cincinnati Bengals, Ben Roethlisberger took the snap, dropped back and looked down the field for his receivers. It didn’t take long for the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ quarterback to find JuJu Smith-Schuster underneath, running wide open on a crossing route. Smith-Schuster corralled the
11:57 PM ET Two of the biggest stars in hip-hop battled on Thursday night at Magic City in Atlanta to kick off Season 2 of “Verzuz.” With beef, controversy and drama filling the air, social media was ready to see potential fireworks as Jeezy and Gucci Mane squared off in the latest showdown of the
first Quarter ARI SEA TD 8:53 DK Metcalf Pass From Russell Wilson for 25 Yrds Jason Myers Made Ex. Pt 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:15 0 7 second Quarter ARI SEA TD 13:54 Kenyan Drake 2 Yard Rush Zane Gonzalez Made Ex. Pt 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:52 7 7 TD 8:27 Tyler Lockett Pass
11:24 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have ruled out veteran tight end Greg Olsen for the remainder of Thursday night’s game due to a foot injury. Olsen went down in obvious pain without being contacted with around 11 and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter. He had to be helped into
8:50 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf entered Thursday night with 29 receiving yards and no touchdowns in three career games against the Arizona Cardinals. That changed in a hurry. Metcalf caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from a scrambling Russell Wilson to give the Seahawks a 7-0 lead after their first possession.
9:06 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Jake Scott, the star safety who was the most valuable player in the Super Bowl that completed the Miami Dolphins‘ 1972 perfect season before his relationship with coach Don Shula soured, died Thursday in Atlanta. He was 75. Scott died after a fall down a stairway that left
5:09 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — DeAndre Hopkins‘ game-winning Hail Mary touchdown Sunday didn’t just help the Arizona Cardinals beat the Buffalo Bills, move into a tie for first place in the NFC West and temporarily own the third seed in the entire NFC. It also helped bump Hopkins’ Madden rating jump from 98 to
6:42 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther lamented his defense being decimated with so many players on the reserve/COVID-19 list and self-isolating this week, ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. “I don’t know how we can beat these guys with a full lineup at practice,