11:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges made his first career start under the bright lights of “Sunday Night Football.” If the undrafted rookie was nervous, he didn’t show it. Surrounded by a crowd filled with Steelers fans, Hodges went 15-for-20 for 132 yards with one touchdown and one interception
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10:37 PM ET Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders did not play in the second half of Denver’s win over the Tennessee Titans because of a knee injury, though all indications, barring something unexpected when he gets treatment with the team’s medical staff Monday morning, were that he might be able to play Thursday night against
10:21 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As disappointed as Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was in his team’s third straight loss, he was not ready to pin sole responsibility on head coach Jason Garrett. The Cowboys opened the season 3-0 with one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NFL. With their
7:51 PM ET The New York Jets held on to get their first win of the season, 24-22 over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, energized by the return of quarterback Sam Darnold from his bout with mono. Darnold passed for 338 yards and two touchdowns and gave the Jets (1-4) an NFL-caliber
7:42 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Matt Bryant snatched off his helmet in agony. He rubbed his head in dismay and stared at the ground in disbelief. The 44-year-old veteran kicker’s missed extra point attempt after a Devonta Freeman‘s 12-yard touchdown reception from Matt Ryan was a microcosm of how grueling this season has been
7:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The time has come. If you questioned the San Francisco 49ers‘ legitimacy before Sunday’s 20-7 win against the Los Angeles Rams, it’s time to discard those thoughts and replace them with genuine wonder about what this season could bring. Yes, the time has come for the 49ers and their
7:31 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray took it upon himself to secure Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Falcons. He raced 5 yards on third-and-5 to a game-clinching first down with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter, as he barely got past the first-down marker on the Cardinals’ sideline. He
7:40 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s safe to say Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has had better birthdays. Jones turned 77 on Sunday and saw his Cowboys (3-3) lose to a previous winless New York Jets team, 24-16, at MetLife Stadium. Although last week Jones dismissed the notion of making
7:31 PM ET DENVER — In a season that has been short on style points, the Denver Broncos are doing what needs to be done to slug their way out of a 0-4 start as the defense did the heavy lifting Sunday in a 16-0 victory over the Tennessee Titans. The victory was the Broncos’
7:28 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 — Behind a large contingent of fans chanting, “Let’s go, Niners!” at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Los