4:33 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Maybe that speech from Julio Jones had an effect. Or maybe switching receivers coach Raheem Morris over to the secondary made an impact. Whatever the case, the Atlanta Falcons looked like a totally different team Sunday in upsetting the rival New Orleans Saints, 26-9. For one afternoon, they actually
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4:40 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Tannehill saved his best effort for last. The Tennessee Titans offense took over on their own 39-yard line down by five points with 1:21 left in the game,
10:08 PM ET PITTSBURGH — If Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey was trying to get under JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s skin before Sunday’s game, it didn’t work. Ramsey told reporters on Friday that the Steelers’ wide receiver is not the same as one of his former teammates. “No disrespect to him, he’s not Antonio Brown,” Ramsey
9:49 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich has gone from defending struggling kicker Adam Vinatieri earlier season by saying things like he had all the confidence in the world in him to now not speaking with as much certainty about his future with the franchise. Vinatieri continued his season-long problems when he
9:31 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Lewan was penalized three times costing the Tennessee Titans to lose 24 yards Sunday. Lewan’s rough game was lost in an improbable come-from-behind, 35-32 win over the Kansas
8:19 PM ET PITTSBURGH — It had to be Minkah. The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ defense just had to make one more stop, and Minkah Fitzpatrick, the defensive back they gave up a first-round pick for, was the one who had to make it. Chris Berman and Tom Jackson recap the weekend’s games with extended highlights and
8:18 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 PITTSBURGH — Aaron Donald‘s homecoming was spoiled, as the Los Angeles Rams‘ hopes of returning to the playoffs, never mind the Super Bowl, faded quickly into the
7:56 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Carolina Panthers lost 24-16 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field, but showed they might have what it takes to remain a contender in the NFC playoff hunt for the duration. And quarterback Kyle Allen, despite a costly interception, may have earned a little
7:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones, touchdown machine. The Green Bay Packers running back, thanks to three rushing scores, moved back into a share of the NFL touchdown lead — by about a foot — with the back he opposed on Sunday at Lambeau Field. In the process — and only after
7:35 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — As Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores aggressively clapped as his team made a game-clinching fourth-down stop, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross stood on the sidelines smiling. It barely felt real. The prospect of the Miami Dolphins looking like this, riding the high of a two-game winning streak, was laughable just a