Month: December 2020

5:08 PM ET As Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson celebrated in the end zone during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, Eagles center Jason Kelce was heard yelling, “Welcome back!” Indeed. Playing for the first time since Week 7 because of an ankle injury, Jackson hauled in
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4:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — While many were already busy writing the postmortem for Ben Roethlisberger‘s career, the 38-year-old quarterback penned an improbable chapter in his comeback with the help of his resurgent defense in a 28-24 comeback win to defeat the Indianapolis Colts. Roethlisberger helped the Steelers climb out of a 17-point hole with
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5:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert broke the rookie passing touchdown record Sunday, with a nine-yard scoring pass to running back Austin Ekeler to give him 28 on the season. The previous record was 27, set by the Cleveland Browns‘ Baker Mayfield in 2018. Herbert’s record-setting touchdown pass came at the
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6:22 PM ET Following Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets, which prevented the Cleveland Browns from clinching a playoff berth, quarterback Baker Mayfield said he “failed the team” after fumbling three times. “Plain and simple, I have to hold onto the damn ball,” said Mayfield, who fumbled on Cleveland’s final two drives, allowing the
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6:00 PM ET HOUSTON — Defensive end J.J. Watt has expressed frustration about the Houston Texans‘ play amid this losing season on several occasions, but his frustration appeared to boil over after Sunday’s 37-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. After acknowledging that the defense had played “horrendously” on Sunday and that this was the most
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5:30 PM ET Mikel Arteta has said he is “drained” from Arsenal‘s recent losing run after feeling the responsibility of “looking after 70 hearts in the training ground and the stadium.” Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day to record their first Premier League victory since Nov. 1, ending a miserable run which put the
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5:30 PM ET Frank Lampard has said Chelsea are not Premier League title contenders and vowed to make changes against Aston Villa as he seeks a reaction to their slump in form. Chelsea were beaten 3-1 at Arsenal on Boxing Day, their third defeat in four Premier League matches which sees them slip to eighth
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