8:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — In a lighter moment with reporters this week, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner promised that he would keep Richard Sherman from getting an interception in his return to CenturyLink Field, even though the two former teammates would never be on the field at the same time together. Wagner joked
Month: December 2018
7:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Everything changed in a “Flash.” The New England Patriots were struggling to find their groove on offense Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings when receiver Josh Gordon exploded on to the scene late in the third quarter. His big-play ability helped change the complexion of the team’s 24-10 victory at
7:39 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Each week, the New York Jets sink a little lower. Each week, their glaring warts are on full display. They can’t score touchdowns, their defense crumbles in big spots and they commit dumb penalties. Worst of all? They’ve been infected by a losing mentality, the type of virus that
8:30 PM ET Full transparency: I had a bad year last year. Seriously. I went 19-22, which included a national championship prediction of Clemson beating Oklahoma (how’d that turn out?), only one correct New Year’s Six prediction (Wisconsin over Miami) and gems such as SMU over Louisiana Tech (Louisiana Tech won 51-10) and Toledo over
7:53 PM ET DETROIT — Players posed for photos and pulled hats onto heads as a celebration ensued inside the tiny confines of the visiting locker room of Ford Field. The Los Angeles Rams had every reason to do so: They had clinched another division title. Steps away, that type of feeling is unknown. For
7:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sacksonville is back. For one afternoon, at least. The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ elite defense — which earned that nickname during its surprising 2017 season — showed up after a two-month absence on Sunday with a three-sack, two-turnover 6-0 victory against the Indianapolis Colts at TIAA Bank Field. It was arguably
7:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Only a few days ago, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said he “straight up” was playing the best football of his career. Four interceptions and a badly overthrown pass on what could have been the tying touchdown with just over two minutes left in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the
7:34 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers didn’t wait until the season was over — or even until they were officially eliminated from the playoffs — to make a coaching change. Three hours after an embarrassing home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Packers fired coach Mike McCarthy. “The 2018 season
7:15 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — For the second straight season, UCF went into College Football Playoff selection day with an unbeaten record. For the second straight season, the selection committee never really considered the Knights for a top-four spot. That did not necessarily come as a shock to UCF. Coach Josh Heupel said his
6:56 PM ET Jordan Ranaan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. believes criticism about his effort on an onside kick late in Sunday’s overtime win over the Chicago Bears is off-base. Chicago’s Daniel Brown recovered the ball in front of Beckham with just over a minute left in regulation.