9:39 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins fired head coach Brian Flores after three seasons with the franchise, the team announced Monday morning, barely 12 hours after he coached the team to a 33-24 victory over the New England Patriots. General manager Chris Grier will remain with the team in his current role,
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9:17 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have fired coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman, sources tell ESPN, signaling a regime overhaul after eight seasons. The moves are expected to be announced Monday, one day after Minnesota concluded an 8-9 season with a 31-17 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Vikings missed
11:24 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders, after a season filled with an unusual amount of turmoil and adversity, are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2016, just their second postseason appearance since playing in Super Bowl XXXVII after the 2002 season. A white-knuckle 35-32 overtime victory against the
12:34 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN GLENDALE, Ariz. — Amid speculation about his future with the Seattle Seahawks, coach Pete Carroll expressed his expectation on Sunday that he’ll be back with the team in 2022. After the Seahawks closed out their disappointing season with a 38-30 win over the Arizona Cardinals to finish with a 7-10
7:44 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It was a fitting way for the San Francisco 49ers to punch their ticket to the postseason. Left for dead at halftime much like they were at the halfway point of their season, the Niners, led by a gutsy performance from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, scratched and clawed their way
10:21 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Rookie quarterback Mac Jones had an interception returned for a touchdown in the New England Patriots‘ 33-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Sunday’s regular-season finale, and later lost a fumble, as he was critical of himself while the team looks ahead to the playoffs. “It’s super embarrassing,
10:20 PM ET ESPN staff The early schedule for the wild-card round of the 2021 NFL playoffs is out, and the Green Bay Packers (NFC) and Tennessee Titans (AFC) are the teams that get byes. Among the interesting matchups for the first round: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Philadelphia Eagles,
7:49 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 INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Los Angeles Rams blew a 17-point lead to lose a sixth straight game to the division rival San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Despite
7:17 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Indianapolis Colts had one job to do: win one of their final two games of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot. They couldn’t get it done. The Colts put on an embarrassing performance in their 26-11 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and they were
7:53 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Entering Week 18, all the Buffalo Bills needed to clinch a second straight AFC East title was a win against the 4-12 New York Jets. Despite the Jets keeping things close at times thanks to Buffalo’s offensive struggles, the Bills got the job done with a