4:23 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Ravens are in the playoffs once again, but they did so without star quarterback Lamar Jackson. With Jackson (sprained knee) missing his third straight game, the Ravens secured a postseason berth with a 17-9 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, relying on a strong run game and a
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2:06 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson took care of one milestone Saturday on the way to what he hopes will be a much more significant achievement in a few weeks. With a 25-yard catch in the first quarter against the New York Giants, Jefferson broke the Vikings franchise record for
2:12 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cincinnati Bengals right tackle La’el Collins was ruled out of Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots with a left knee injury. Collins went down in the first quarter after a Patriots defender rolled up Collins’ left leg from behind. As soon as he went down, Patriots trainers signaled
2:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers have been wanting quarterback Sam Darnold to run more, and with 9:35 left in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Lions he did to perfection. It was part of a dominant first half of rushing that set a Panthers’ franchise record. Darnold kept
11:52 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Due to power outages and rolling blackouts caused by extreme cold in the area, the Tennessee Titans have postponed Saturday’s game against the Houston Texans by one hour to
12:02 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars defensive end Dawuane Smoot said Saturday that he will miss the remainder of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon. Smoot posted on his Instagram story that the results of an MRI confirmed the injury, which he suffered during Thursday night’s 19-3 victory over the New York
9:39 AM ET Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will not play again during the regular season after undergoing surgery for a high right ankle sprain this week, a league source told ESPN on Saturday. It is considered unlikely that Tannehill would return if the Titans (7-7) were to win the AFC South and qualify for
7:27 AM ET ESPN News Services Some New York Giants players were believed to be inside the Mall of America during a deadly shooting Friday night at the nation’s largest shopping center. A 19-year-old man was killed during the shooting, which sent the mall into a lockdown, according to police in Bloomington, Minnesota. Pat Hanlon,
4:57 AM ET Sean Payton is so interested in returning to coaching in the NFL that he’s already putting together an all-star staff that includes former Broncos head coach Vic Fangio as his potential defensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN. Payton has been working as an analyst at Fox, but also is watching from afar
5:35 AM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley was voted as the AFC’s fourth alternate Pro Bowl quarterback, one slot after the third alternate Pro Bowl quarterback Lamar Jackson, the quarterback he is replacing again Saturday, league sources told ESPN. Huntley, who will start his third game of the season Saturday against the Atlanta Falcons,