1:25 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have released veteran kicker Matt Bryant, the team announced Tuesday. Bryant, 44, missed field goals of 51 and 53 yards during the team’s 27-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Bryant was 9-of-14 on field goal attempt this season. He’s 13th on the NFL’s all-time scoring list with
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6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — If you ask any player or coach with the Dallas Cowboys, their opponents do not matter. “It’s about us” is a constant refrain, which is why the Cowboys spent their Week 8 bye getting away from football. The four-day break allowed the Cowboys to reset before returning to work
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN As the NFL power rankings hit the midseason point, it’s more than simply ranking teams. This is the perfect time to see what each team needs to do to up its performance, or, more accurately, which players on each team need to step up their games. So that’s what we
7:30 AM ET The narrative is too easy. It would go something like this: Limited by a surgically repaired thumb, Drew Brees used veteran savvy to beat the Cardinals with the kind of short, easy passes a high schooler could complete. It’s true that 65% of Brees’ passes Sunday traveled 5 or fewer yards past
6:47 AM ET PITTSBURGH — After each of his interceptions against his former team Monday night, Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick held tight to the football. Still clutching the ball, he celebrated with his teammates, and then he ran to the sideline and passed the balls off for safekeeping. Eventually, the pair of footballs will head
6:47 AM ET PITTSBURGH — After each of his interceptions against his former team Monday night, Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick held tight to the football. Still clutching the ball, he celebrated with his teammates, and then he ran to the sideline and passed the balls off for safekeeping. Eventually, the pair of footballs will head
1:06 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Running back James Conner left Heinz Field with his right arm in a sling following Monday night’s 27-14 win against the Dolphins. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Conner has an AC joint injury and is being evaluated. He expects to have an update on Conner at his Tuesday press
11:54 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Stripped of the ball by Miami Dolphins defensive end Taco Charlton, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph laid on the ground after taking second-quarter sack Monday night. The boos rained down as a frustrated Heinz Field crowd watched the Steelers floundering against the winless Miami Dolphins, who also own their 2020
10:16 PM ET The Los Angeles Chargers have fired offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, the team announced Monday night. The Chargers are 3-5 this season and have failed to score more than 20 points in each of their last four games. The offense as a whole has struggled, ranking 23rd in points per game (19.6), 28th
7:17 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens signed receiver Willie Snead to a one-year, $6 million fully guaranteed extension, a source to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Snead, 27, has been a valuable veteran target for quarterback Lamar Jackson this season and would’ve been an unrestricted free agent at the end of