3:48 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey on Sunday joined Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk as the only players to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. McCaffrey came into the season finale against the New Orleans Saints needing 67 yards receiving to reach the milestone, first
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2:52 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace was ruled out of the team’s Week 17 game against the New York Jets after suffering an ankle injury late in the first quarter. The second-year corner fell awkwardly after grabbing his first career interception off a deflected pass and received
2:04 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The New Orleans Saints finally benefited from the pass interference rule that they inspired in the offseason. Sean Payton won his first PI challenge of the year in the first quarter of Sunday’s game at Carolina when officials ruled after a replay review that Carolina Panthers cornerback James Bradberry
1:29 PM ET There was another big-man touchdown in a Falcons-Buccaneers game. This time it was Falcons’ 6-foot-5, 311-pound offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo, who reported eligible on first-and-5, then ran a route uncovered en route to a 35-yard touchdown reception from Matt Ryan in the first quarter. Sambrailo lined up to the right between right
10:00 AM ET Two playoff seeds up for grabs. A pair of division titles unsettled. A Sunday night showdown for the NFC West — and perhaps the No. 1 seed in the conference. High 2020 NFL draft picks sought after. Players making a final statement, backups getting a showcase and coaches on the hot seat.
6:18 AM ET Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen has earned the right to void his contract for the 2020 season and become a free agent this offseason, league sources told ESPN. Griffen’s contract, which runs through the 2022 season, contains a clause that was set to grant him the option of voiding the rest
11:42 AM ET It’s the final week of the 2019 NFL season, and though not every game will make much of a difference in the playoff picture or 2020 draft order, the players are bringing their ‘A’ game when it comes to pregame fashion. Before we get rolling with Sunday’s 16-game slate, here’s a roundup
10:46 PM ET A victory Sunday and an NFC East title would be a little sweeter for Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod. Jason Witten also has added financial incentive to help the Dallas Cowboys leapfrog the Eagles for the division crown. McLeod and Witten need their respective teams to reach the postseason to trigger incentive
6:32 AM ET Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth, who already has met his 75% playing-time threshold this season, will get an additional $500,000 if Los Angeles wins Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Cardinals and finishes the year with nine victories. It would be a fitting way for the season to end for Whitworth, who has
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts/notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Winovich happy to pay his ‘tax as a human’: Patriots rookie outside linebacker Chase Winovich said he wasn’t expecting any publicity when he paid the school-lunch debt of 96 students in the West Jefferson Hills (Pennsylvania) School District last