Month: December 2018

8:22 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS – Andrew Luck did it again. And he did it with the Indianapolis Colts’ playoff hopes hanging in the balance. Luck, as he’s done throughout his seven-year NFL career, helped the Colts overcome a 14-point deficit and stay in the thick of things in the AFC playoff race when he threw

4:21 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Turns out, the Dallas Cowboys did not need any help to clinch their second NFC East title in three seasons. The Cowboys beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-20 Sunday to secure a playoff spot, their third in the past five seasons. Had the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Houston

4:17 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots clinched their 10th consecutive AFC East championship Sunday, putting them in rare company in professional sports. A win over the Bills would have done it, but the Patriots didn’t have to wait, clinching when the Dolphins lost. The Patriots went on to win 24-12. According

4:06 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University PHILADELPHIA — Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has been ruled out of the rest of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles with an Achilles injury. Thomas was injured while blocking for

4:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers may be having a down season, but Christian McCaffrey is having a record-breaking one. The eighth pick of the 2017 draft on Sunday broke the NFL’s single-season receiving record for a running back during Carolina’s NFC South game against the Atlanta Falcons. Matt Forte had 102

3:18 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict suffered his seventh known concussion of his NFL career against the Browns and was ruled out of the second half of the game. On Dec. 2, Burfict went into concussion protocol during a game against the Broncos and missed the next two games. He returned

6:56 AM ET DETROIT — The Minnesota Vikings ended a lackluster first half in Detroit in astonishing fashion when Kirk Cousins heaved a 44-yard Hail Mary to tight end Kyle Rudolph to take a 14-9 halftime lead on Sunday. Once Cousins received the snap with no time left on the clock, he scrambled to his

3:50 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles tight end Zach Ertz set an NFL record for most catches in a single season by a tight end on Sunday. He entered Sunday’s game against the Texans with 101 catches, nine behind his idol, Jason Witten, for the top spot, and quarterback Nick Foles targeted Ertz early and

3:01 PM 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 PHOENIX – Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley will not play against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Gurley, who is dealing with inflammation in his left