10:24 AM ET CHICAGO — The National Football League is looking into how the Detroit Lions handled the reporting of quarterback Matthew Stafford‘s back injury in the week leading up to Sunday’s loss to Chicago, including the designation of Stafford being questionable and then ruled out, a source said. “We’ll look into it and gather
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6:45 AM ET You can say watching Lamar Jackson is like looking into the past, if you want to say he reminds you of Michael Vick. And you can say watching Lamar Jackson is like looking into the future, if you want to believe the football world will someday be inhabited by jet-powered, shape-shifting human
7:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The first sign that 2019 could be a breakout season for Shaquill Griffin came on a play that didn’t even count. It was in the fourth quarter of the Seattle Seahawks‘ Week 1 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. When a neutral-zone infraction gave the Bengals a free
7:00 AM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — The feeling-out period is over and San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman leans forward in his chair, taking care to make eye contact with each of the 20 kids as they listen with rapt attention. It’s time for Sherman to get serious with the kids, who are serving
Nov 7, 2019 If someone asks you to name the best quarterback never to win a Super Bowl, the answer is clear. Dan Marino was one of the greatest signal-callers in NFL history, but after losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX at age 23, he never made it back to the biggest stage.
4:35 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN CLEVELAND — The “easy” part of the Buffalo Bills schedule has officially come to a screeching halt. Everything you need this week:&• Full schedule » | Standings »&• Depth charts for every team »&• Transactions » | Injuries »&• Projected 2020 NFL draft order »More NFL coverage » Buffalo allowed
11:30 PM ET It would have been natural to write off the Steelers after they lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (elbow) and opened the season 0-3. Since then, however, they have pulled off one of their most impressive runs since coach Mike Tomlin was hired in 2006. They have won five of their past six games
6:00 PM ET The Saints lost by 17 points to the Falcons. And even with Patrick Mahomes back under center, the Chiefs couldn’t outlast the Titans. The Jets got by the Giants in a Battle of New York, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson piled on offense against an overmatched Cincinnati team and the Browns held off the
12:56 PM ET Week 10 of the fantasy football season featured plenty of notable performances. What should we make of them? Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft are here with analysis on the biggest performers — and duds — of the week. Patrick Mahomes continues historic pace In his return from a knee injury, Mahomes
4:12 PM ET CINCINNATI — The evaluation of rookie Ryan Finley as the Cincinnati Bengals‘ franchise quarterback got off to a rocky start on Sunday. Finley had some good moments but also had two turnovers that were returned for points as the Bengals were walloped by the Baltimore Ravens 49-13. In his debut as Cincinnati’s