9:47 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Call them the Same New Jets. The New York Jets have a new coach, a new general manager and pretty much a new everything, but their collapse Sunday was straight out of 2018, when they blew four fourth-quarter leads. Despite a plus-four turnover margin, they lost a game
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Aug 28, 2019 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars executive vice president Tom Coughlin and general manager Dave Caldwell raved about quarterback Gardner Minshew the day they drafted him in April. Coach Doug Marrone did the same during training camp. So did offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. They like Minshew’s football IQ, how quickly he picked up
6:04 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – From the moment he signed a four-year, $54 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers in March, linebacker Kwon Alexander had been looking forward to his return to Tampa Bay to face his former team. Alexander made that return Sunday as the Niners opened their season against the Buccaneers.
5:30 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — In his first game with the Dallas Cowboys since 2017, tight end Jason Witten did what he normally does against the New York Giants: score a touchdown. Witten took home a 4-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott with 10:19 left in the second quarter to give the Cowboys a
10:10 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings’ 28-12 season-opening win over the Atlanta Falcons probably couldn’t have been more to coach Mike Zimmer’s liking. Their efforts all offseason to generate a more effective rushing attack were evident early, backed by the tweaks consultant Gary Kubiak and coordinator Kevin Stefanski made to the Vikings’ outside
9:57 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The explosive offense the Carolina Panthers were hoping for with a healthy Cam Newton and dynamic Christian McCaffrey finally showed up in the second half of Sunday’s 30-27 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, but the transition to a 3-4 defense needs some work. With veteran outside linebacker Bruce
9:46 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — When quarterback Matt Ryan was sacked by linebacker Anthony Barr on the first offensive play, you knew the Atlanta Falcons were in for a rough day, a day that ended with a pathetic showing in a 28-12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Ryan was under duress all day as the
9:56 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 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said before Sunday’s game that star running back Todd Gurley would not be on a snap count, but
4:48 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The NFL’s reigning Most Valuable Player served notice on Sunday that he intends to be a strong candidate for the award again. Patrick Mahomes threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins on the first possession of the game. He went on to go 24-of-32 for 375 yards and
4:39 PM ET CLEVELAND — After the promising finish to last season and the blockbuster acquisition of Odell Beckham Jr. in the offseason, these Cleveland Browns were finally supposed to be different. Instead, the underdog Tennessee Titans routed them 43-13 Sunday, turning Cleveland’s most anticipated opener in decades into a debacle, as Browns fans began