7:04 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans wanted to come out on fire before their clash with the division rival Colts on Sunday. It took a little more literal meaning just before player
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2:01 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Just as things were teetering on the edge of disaster, running back Dalvin Cook delivered a home-run play to spark life into the Minnesota Vikings. Cook gashed the Green Bay Packers‘ defense on a 75-yard run to the house to make it a two-possession game at Lambeau Field.
1:42 PM ET CINCINNATI — One way for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to knock the rust off from last year’s torn ACL is to throw to wide open receivers. And they don’t get much more open than Niners wideout Marquise Goodwin on the Niners’ first offensive possession Sunday in Cincinnati. Opening drive results
1:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Sean Payton signed a five-year extension with the New Orleans Saints, a source confirmed to ESPN, meaning one of the NFL’s longest-running partnerships will continue well into its second decade. Only Bill Belichick has been with his team longer than Payton, who was hired in 2006 and has a
1:02 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — SoFi Stadium is the name of the palatial new home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. The growing personal finance company formally known as Social Finance has reached a 20-year agreement for the naming rights to the multibillion-dollar stadium complex in Inglewood,
11:45 AM ET Sam Darnold is out for the Jets‘ game Monday night against the Browns because of mononucleosis, but the quarterback has told the team he’s “already feeling better” and is hoping for a best-case scenario of a Week 5 return, according to team sources. 2 Related That return date is optimistic, but Jets
5:33 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys already have signed running back Ezekiel Elliott, linebacker Jaylon Smith, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and offensive tackle La’el Collins to long-term contract deals this year. But one player less likely to re-sign this season is wide receiver Amari Cooper, league sources told ESPN. Cooper would like to be in
5:13 AM ET As much as the Dolphins would prefer to hold on to Minkah Fitzpatrick and not trade him, other teams in contact with them said Miami has asked for “a firm” first-round draft pick and “something else” in order to pry loose the 22-year-old defensive back, sources tell ESPN. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported
9:12 AM ET Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams’ contract holdout, which could end as early as this week, already has cost him millions of dollars. By skipping training camp and the first two weeks of the season, Williams now owes the Redskins $743,000 of pro-ration from his signing bonus. Williams also likely has accrued
9:40 AM ET Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season got started with a lightning-delayed 20-14 win for the Buccaneers over the host Panthers. Stay tuned here for live updates, analysis, injury intel and much more throughout the Sunday afternoon slate. You can also keep track of live updated scores and the full Week 2