12:01 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will face the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, but he could have been playing for them instead. The Patriots and Lions were deep into trade discussions last offseason that peaked during the week of the draft, when the teams nearly completed a blockbuster trade involving
4:15 PM ET Sean Allen Close Special to ESPN.com Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Victoria Matiash Close Fantasy Hockey ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 On Sept. 18, the
12:24 AM ET DETROIT — All week long, the New England Patriots talked about playing with more energy and urgency, and then they came out and did none of it in the first half of their 26-10 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. It might have been the worst half the Patriots have
10:09 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Indianapolis Colts sent up warning flags about quarterback Andrew Luck’s surgically repaired right shoulder when Jacoby Brissett replaced him for the final play — a Hail Mary — in the Colts’ 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. “[It] had nothing to do with [the shoulder] and everything
1:50 AM ET DETROIT — From almost the moment Kerryon Johnson was drafted this spring, he heard about the streak, how long it had been since the Detroit Lions had a 100-yard rusher in a game. Everyone in Detroit knew about the drought. And now, they know who broke it. Johnson rushed for 101 yards
11:33 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens are more than just the only perfect team in the red zone this season. The Ravens are also NFL record-setters when it comes to reaching the end zone inside the 20-yard line. Baltimore became the first team in league history to score touchdowns on its first 12
11:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Justin Rose‘s birdie on the final hole Sunday of the Tour Championship gave him the FedEx Cup and the $10 million bonus that goes with it. On Sunday at the Tour Championship, five years removed from his last win and after multiple surgeries and scandals, Tiger Woods summoned his
11:21 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota sophomore safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is out for the rest of the season after injuring his left foot in the first quarter of the Big Ten opener at Maryland. Coach P.J. Fleck said Sunday that the Gophers were “heartbroken” for Winfield, who suffered a season-ending injury for
9:49 PM ET ATLANTA — Ryan Schraeder probably said it best in defeat. As he moped by his locker following Sunday’s 43-37 overtime loss to the rival New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons right tackle pondered what needs to be the next step for a team rocked by injuries, particularly on defense. “Anytime you score
9:00 PM ET The Buffalo Bills upset the Minnesota Vikings in a big way, Baker Mayfield made his debut, and the New Orleans Saints outlasted the Atlanta Falcons in a NFC South OT battle. And it might be time to panic for the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders, among others. All that and more in