10:45 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady acknowledged disappointment with the team’s offense Monday morning, which helped explain why his press conference following the team’s 17-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles felt more like it came after a loss. “It’s just frustration with the offense; we’re trying to grind them
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11:30 PM ET With six weeks remaining in the regular season, the AFC might already be coming down to a two-team race. The Patriots and Ravens stand well atop the conference after wins Sunday afternoon. As we get closer to clinching season here at Playoff Picture headquarters, we’ll start to sprinkle in projections from ESPN’s
8:50 AM ET The NFC playoff picture is a beautifully muddled mess. Sunday saw the 49ers and Vikings hold serve in their divisional races by pulling out comeback victories, leaving three of the NFC’s four divisions within one game at the top. The Saints reaffirmed their stranglehold on the South by all but eliminating the
7:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Philip Rivers was bleeding. Nothing unusual. It was just before halftime of an otherwise unmemorable Monday Night Football game, and the medical staff was more than ready to tape up the quarterback’s wounded arm. “This s— happens all the time,” Rivers said, heading toward the sideline. Wait, did
9:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Growing up in an area of Orange County, California, with many other Latinos, Tony Gonzalez was never told he shouldn’t play football because of his name or heritage. That came later. “As I got older,” Gonzalez said, “when I went to Cal and even when I first got
2:59 AM 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 LOS ANGELES — In an apparent departure from previous game plans this season, the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday relied on running back Todd Gurley to power
1:15 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky said he suffered a right hip injury near the end of the second quarter of Sunday night’s 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams that got progressively worse until the decision was made to pull him with 3:34 left in the game. “It was
11:32 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 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams’ sideline erupted in celebration as running back Malcolm Brown plowed into the end zone late in the fourth quarter Sunday
11:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Chicago Bears‘ hopes of reaching the playoffs in back-to-back years all but vanished on Sunday night in the warm Southern California air. Neither team that took the field at the Los Angeles Coliseum looked playoff worthy, but the Bears’ 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams puts coach
8:53 PM ET The ending of the San Francisco 49ers–Arizona Cardinals game on Sunday produced a “worst-case scenario” for Caesars Sportsbook — and also for some Cardinals bettors. The 49ers opened as 13.5-point favorites at Caesars Sportsbook, but closed as 10-point favorites. At other Vegas sportsbooks, the spread closed at 49ers -9.5. Down 30-26 with