8:34 PM ET NFL NationESPN We have arrived at Week 16 of the NFL season! Along with the holiday festivities this weekend, there are plenty of high-stakes football games to be played. Multiple division battles across the league, a showdown between playoff hopefuls in Kansas City and a duel in Louisiana on Monday Night Football
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3:39 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Tyler Huntley is expected to start against the Cincinnati Bengals despite not practicing Friday with a non-COVID-19 illness, according to a source. Huntley would start in place of Lamar Jackson, who hasn’t practiced the past two weeks because of an injured right ankle. The Ravens have officially listed
3:10 PM ET The Chicago Bears will turn to veteran quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks because of injuries to starter Justin Fields and backup Andy Dalton, coach Matt Nagy said Friday. Fields suffered an ankle injury during Monday’s 17-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Dalton has been dealing with a groin
4:01 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have activated quarterback Baker Mayfield off the reserve/COVID-19 list, officially clearing the way for him to play Saturday against the Green Bay Packers. Mayfield has been on the COVID list since Dec. 15. He missed Monday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Because of the 10-day
4:50 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will be without two key offensive players, and possibly more, after ruling out rookie running back Rhamondre Stevenson and veteran receiver Nelson Agholor for Sunday’s AFC East showdown against the visiting Buffalo Bills (1 p.m., CBS). Stevenson didn’t practice all week due to an illness,
1:51 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, is prepared to miss Sunday’s home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. “We’re proceeding as if I won’t coach on Sunday,” Saleh said Friday on a Zoom call with reporters. “If I do come up with
2:38 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson will miss Saturday’s game at Arizona Cardinals after being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Friday. The Colts will now be without three of their five starting offensive linemen for the game against the Cardinals. Right guard Mark Glowinski is also on
12:55 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without wide receiver Mike Evans and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. for Sunday’s game at the Carolina Panthers, coach Bruce Arians said Friday. Evans is dealing with a hamstring injury, while Winfield has a foot injury that kept him out of last Sunday’s game
11:08 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — As the Detroit Lions look for their first road win of 2021 on Sunday in Atlanta, it’s “highly unlikely” that quarterback Jared Goff will be on the field, according to coach Dan Campbell. “I would say highly unlikely with where we’re at right now,” Campbell said
11:56 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints are signing Blake Bortles, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday, adding the veteran quarterback for depth after losing Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Bortles will back up rookie Ian Book, who is expected to make his NFL debut Monday night