Month: November 2019

5:00 PM ET An NFL team is down by 14 points in the fourth quarter, and it scores a touchdown to pull the game within 8. The consensus says the team should kick the extra point, right? Not so fast. In analytics circles, attempting a 2-point conversion when down 8 points late in the game

4:50 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Just when it appeared the Miami Dolphins had turned a corner and put their terrible performances behind them, the team’s defense was shredded by Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in a 37-20 defeat. It was a return to their woeful September ways, and a disappointing step back

4:40 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — So much for the idea that the New Orleans Saints would be in trouble without their No. 1 cornerback, Marshon Lattimore. The Saints (8-2) re-established their dominance in the NFC South by snagging four interceptions from Jameis Winston in Sunday’s 34-17 victory at Tampa Bay. Everything you need this

4:52 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally learned how to close out a game last week in their first win in over a month against the Arizona Cardinals. But Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, it appeared they forgot how to start one, falling behind 20-0 in the second quarter before

4:50 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions‘ offense was the part of the team that was missing its playmakers, with its star passer in street clothes and its best rusher likely shelved for the season. But it was the Lions’ defense that stank in a 35-27 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. And it was

3:14 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack suffered a fractured hand during Sunday’s 33-13 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mack will undergo more tests to determine whether he needs surgery and how long he will be out, but he will not play Thursday night against

4:44 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — At some point, the Denver Broncos will perhaps talk about all of the character they earned in one soul-crushing loss after another in the season that was 2019. But that will be for another day, given that they piled a little more misery on their season on Sunday, wasting a

4:42 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins doesn’t have much help — not from his defense or skill players. He also isn’t in position to provide any help on his own. Call it the growing pains with a rookie quarterback — on a bad team. In a 34-17 loss to the

4:35 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Stefon Diggs jumped up and down on the Vikings’ sideline, screaming in elation as “Enter Sandman” blared out of the speakers inside U.S. Bank Stadium with just over 10 minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Moments before, Diggs had caught a 54-yard touchdown from Kirk Cousins to breathe life