Month: September 2021

6:17 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The San Francisco 49ers didn’t intend to use newly acquired running back Trenton Cannon in any role other than special teams on Sunday. As it turned out, they had no choice but to plug him into the offense. By the end of San Francisco’s 17-11 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles,

5:27 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Carson Wentz will undergo further evaluation on his right ankle after injuring it in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Wentz suffered the injury when he tried to scramble and was taken to the ground by Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald

5:40 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — When all else fails, throw it deep to Tyler Lockett. Pretty much everything else the Seattle Seahawks were doing on offense was failing for most of the first half Sunday. But the Russell Wilson-to-Lockett connection has been working well. They hooked up for a 51-yard gain in the

5:50 PM ET When the Arizona Cardinals got the ball with 1:46 left in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, they were down six and in their 2-minute offense. A touchdown and extra point would give them the lead with the ball coming their way to start the second half, and Cardinals

4:40 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season featured surprise performances and unfortunate injuries across the board. Sam Darnold and the Panthers are now 2-0 after dominating a Saints team that overwhelmed Green Bay in Week 1. The Bills bounced back with a convincing blowout win in Miami, the Rams squeezed

4:29 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — How’s that for a statement? One week after the Minnesota Vikings‘ offense struggled in an overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, plagued by penalties and an inability to run the ball and set up play-action, the team went to the well on its first drive at State Farm Stadium

3:40 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith took full advantage of good position in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. On third down, Smith was sitting in zone as Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow audibled at the line of scrimmage, looking for a big completion on third down. For a

2:51 PM ET CLEVELAND — Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry suffered a knee injury on the opening drive Sunday and was ruled out against the Houston Texans. The Browns believe Landry has a sprained MCL. He will undergo further testing, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Landry caught a 9-yard pass on Cleveland’s first snap