4:32 PM ET HOUSTON — There’s only one way to describe the Atlanta Falcons‘ defense from Sunday: embarrassing. Coach Dan Quinn thought he saw a renewed sense of urgency in the unit following last Sunday’s miserable first half against the Tennessee Titans. But despite the talk in the locker room about staying on the fundamentals
Month: October 2019
5:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A costly fumble by quarterback Gardner Minshew II late in the fourth quarter cost the Jacksonville Jaguars a chance to beat the Carolina Panthers, but the Jaguars’ inability to stop the Panthers’ ground game was the main reason for Jacksonville’s 34-27 loss at Bank of America Stadium. Everything you
4:17 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — They made lineup changes. They ran more plays in practice than usual. The coaches raised the decibel level at practice. They held a full-squad film session in which no one’s feelings were spared. They said it would be different after the bye. A new season. A reboot. The New York
4:55 PM ET CARSON, Calif. — Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco has repeatedly said the offense was “close, right there” to some big plays, and it got one on its second possession of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. 70 YARDS TO THE 🏡!#BeatTheChargers | @SuttonCourtland pic.twitter.com/EwgZtO4Ss0 — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) October 6, 2019
4:50 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Allen on Sunday became the first undrafted quarterback to start his career with four straight wins since Hall of Famer Kurt Warner in 1999, and he can thank Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey for it. McCaffrey, you see, had his own brush with a Hall of Fame
4:35 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — The Washington Redskins made it abundantly clear Sunday: Their problems extend way beyond quarterback, and Colt McCoy is not a savior. In truth, these statements were both known before Sunday’s 33-7 loss to the New England Patriots. But McCoy, making his first start since Dec. 3 last season, struggled
4:45 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — With a chance to take control of the NFC South and show their 55-point showing against the Los Angeles Rams last week was no fluke, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the New Orleans Saints on the road, 31-24, to drop to 2-3. NFL sack leader Shaq Barrett and
4:40 PM ET LONDON — The Chicago Bears can’t expect to spot a team 17 points and win. Not with their offense. The Bears stormed back from a 17-0 halftime deficit to take a lead into the fourth quarter, but Chicago ran out of gas at the end and allowed the Oakland Raiders to squeeze
4:33 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cairo Santos may get a thank-you card from One Bills Drive within the next few days. The Tennessee Titans kicker missed three field goals and had another blocked in the Buffalo Bills‘ 14-7 win Sunday, including a potential go-ahead 33-yard kick with 6:31 remaining in the game.
4:30 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Teddy Bridgewater matched his career high with four touchdown passes on Sunday while throwing for 314 yards in the New Orleans Saints‘ 31-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 26-year-old reached both of those milestones for the first time since recovering from a major 2016 knee injury suffered