4:53 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Pump the brakes on that illogical playoff talk. Hold off on the idea that the New York Giants offense is fixed. At least that is obvious after watching them stumble their way through Sunday’s 17-0 loss in the steady rain to the Tennessee Titans. It was the second
Month: December 2018
6:10 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS – Need further proof the Indianapolis Colts are a team nobody would want to face if they make the playoffs? Beat a Houston team on a nine-game winning streak? Check. Beat a Dallas team on a five-game winning streak the following week? Did that, too. And what made ending the winning
4:45 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a stretch where little has gone right, where every break seemingly went the other way, the Washington Redskins finally caught one. Quarterback Josh Johnson‘s pass floated down the field, headed toward disaster and a potential back-breaking interception that would have ended any faint playoff hopes for the Redskins.
4:50 PM ET BALTIMORE — There were some loud groans at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday when Lamar Jackson tossed a pass right to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker and fumbled once again. There were also collective gasps when the Baltimore Ravens‘ rookie quarterback somehow eluded the pass rush in the pocket and broke for
7:10 AM ET The winter meetings were mostly a bust. Most of the offseason trades have involved Jerry Dipoto, including one the Mariners general manager completed from a hospital bed. The Dodgers, with money to spend and players to trade, have yet to add a new major league player to their roster. We are seeing
4:34 PM ET Cyclist Geraint Thomas was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year Sunday, receiving British sport’s premier annual individual accolade in Birmingham as a reward for his remarkable Tour de France triumph. The Welshman, whose victory in cycling’s most prestigious race was the sixth by a British rider in seven years, topped the
4:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The T-shirts and hats can wait. Instead of winning their second NFC East title in three seasons to earn the right to wear those shirts and hats with a victory, the Dallas Cowboys of the first half of the season showed up in their 23-0 loss to the Indianapolis Colts
4:18 PM ET CHICAGO – The Chicago Bears snapped an eight-year playoff drought by clinching the NFC North with a 24-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Sunday’s win capped off a remarkable transformation for the Bears (10-4), who before coach Matt Nagy’s arrival in January had finished dead last in the division for four
4:21 PM ET Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ NFL-record streak of 402 consecutive pass attempts without an interception ended in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears. Rodgers, only one week removed from breaking Tom Brady‘s previous record of 358 attempts without a pick, threw a pass to the end
2:57 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Miami Dolphins running back Frank Gore has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Vikings after suffering a left ankle injury. Gore, 35, was awkwardly tackled on a 10-yard run late in the first quarter. He struggled to get to the sidelines with help from trainers and eventually was