6:40 AM ET Zac Taylor, the second-year coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, was kind enough to return a call last week. His team drafted quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick in April’s NFL draft, and I told him we were doing a story about expectations for rookie quarterbacks. His first response was basically
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6:35 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL season is here, and our NFL Nation reporters have bold predictions for all 32 teams to set up the slate ahead of Super Bowl LV. Here’s a sampling: Miles Sanders will lead the NFL in all-purpose yards. Le’Veon Bell will be traded by the midseason deadline. The
8:37 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs could be without both starting cornerbacks after Charvarius Ward fractured his hand during their 34-20 season-opening win over the Houston Texans on Thursday night. The other starter, Bashaud Breeland, is serving a four-game NFL suspension for a violation of the league’s policy on substance
6:31 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The rivalry between Tom Brady and Drew Brees has now spanned four different decades and six different teams — dating back to when Brady’s Michigan Wolverines trounced Brees’ Purdue Boilermakers in 1999. But when Brady debuts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in
11:20 PM ET Let’s not undersell this: The Kansas City Chiefs‘ 34-20 victory Thursday night over the Houston Texans is one of the greatest accomplishments in NFL history. Just as its own executives (improbably) predicted in March, the league opened its 2020 season on time — even with some fans at Arrowhead Stadium — amid
11:30 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Faced with a defensive strategy he hadn’t seen before from the Houston Texans, Patrick Mahomes did what he does best. He adjusted. The Texans, who played mostly man-to-man coverage in two games against Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs last season, played a lot of zone and worked
11:28 PM ET Eight months after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs, the Houston Texans again walked off the field after a poor performance, this time falling 31-20 in the season opener on Thursday night. Everything you need this week:&• Full schedule » | Standings »&• Depth charts for every team »&•
10:05 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Kansas City Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl champions, and Houston Texans kicked off the 2020 NFL season Thursday with many fans surely wondering what the games would look and sound like with new coronavirus precautions in place for fans, coaches and players. One of those precautions is that coaches
10:23 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire made his NFL debut a memorable one by scoring a touchdown on a 27-yard run in the third quarter of Thursday night’s season opener against the Houston Texans. The play put the Chiefs ahead 24-7. So, what’s Clyde’s emoji going to
9:06 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Houston Texans remained in the locker room for the national anthem while the Kansas City Chiefs all stood on the sideline before the NFL’s season opener on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The Texans were also in the locker room for Alicia Keys’ performance of “Lift Ev’ry