6:31 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Jameis Winston replaced Drew Brees as the New Orleans Saints‘ quarterback to start the second half Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers after Brees injured his ribs in the second quarter. Brees remained suited up on New Orleans’ sideline while Winston was in the game. Brees had been limited
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7:56 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger might never practice again. OK, that’s unlikely, but Roethlisberger proved he didn’t need a week of practice when he put together his best game of the season in a 36-10 win against the Cincinnati Bengals to preserve the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ undefeated record. Unable to be at the UPMC
6:11 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth suffered a left knee injury and was carted off the field in the second quarter of his
6:22 PM ET Nick Chubb‘s 59-yard run all but closed out the Cleveland Browns‘ 10-7 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. His decision to step out of bounds at the 1-yard line, instead of running into the end zone for a touchdown that would’ve covered the point spread, was painful for the betting public.
7:46 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Entering Sunday’s game, the Buffalo Bills were in the driver’s seat in the AFC East, sporting a 7-2 record on the heels of a three-game win streak — but there’s a backseat driver. After the Bills’ loss in the final seconds to the Arizona Cardinals the Miami Dolphins‘ demands to
5:50 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 10 in the NFL gave the Lions their first home win of the season, while the Giants won an NFC East matchup over the division-leading Eagles. The Browns rushed their way to a win in rainy conditions, and Tom Brady led the Buccaneers to a 46-point offensive outburst —
4:47 PM ET The Green Bay Packers signed offensive tackle David Bakhtiari to a four-year extension that can be worth up to $105.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPN. The contract is worth $103.5 million in base value and Bakhtiari, 29, can earn another $2 million in incentives, the source said. According to the source,
5:03 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered an apparent right knee injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 46-23 loss to Tampa Bay and did not return. His status for next week’s game against Detroit is uncertain. “He got up and walked off,” coach Matt Rhule said of Bridgewater, who
4:24 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have had a lot of bad third quarters this season, but none worse than Sunday’s, which defines why they are mired in a five-game losing streak. In the third quarter of a 46-23 loss to Tampa Bay, the Panthers: Failed to score on their opening drive
4:22 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — This season might not be defined by how the Green Bay Packers handle the bad teams – and yes, two weeks after losing to the one-win Minnesota Vikings they waited until the final minutes Sunday to put away the one-win Jacksonville Jaguars – but rather how they fare