6:23 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The level of competition hasn’t been among the NFL’s elite, but the New England Patriots‘ defense has nonetheless been the story of the team’s season so far. With the Tom Brady-led offense dealing with a myriad of injury issues, the attacking defense is currently the backbone of the team,
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4:52 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Baltimore Ravens aren’t ready to be mentioned among the NFL’s elite just yet. Everything you need this week:&• Full schedule » | Standings »&• Depth charts for every team »&• Transactions and top news »&• Projected 2020 NFL draft order »More NFL coverage » Lamar Jackson struggled
1:27 PM ET SEATTLE — The New Orleans Saints found a novel way to replace quarterback Drew Brees on Sunday. They scored their first touchdown on a punt return before their offense even took the field — then added a defensive TD in the second quarter. Undrafted rookie returner Deonte Harris returned a punt 53
4:22 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — With two of their three turnovers deep in their own territory and both leading to Green Bay Packers touchdowns, the Denver Broncos dropped to 0-3 for the first time since 1999 with a 27-16 loss at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Or, just to toss in a little perspective
4:34 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers paid the Smiths and drafted Jaire Alexander, Darnell Savage and Rashan Gary for days like this. Free-agent pass-rushers Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith plus Alexander (the 2018 first-round pick) along with Savage and Gary (the 2019 first-round picks) looked like the playmakers that general
4:34 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs played without their top wide receiver, their starting left tackle and their starting running back and still had little problem moving the ball and beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. That’s because they received another big game from quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who threw for
4:30 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson hired Adam Gase in January, he paraphrased an old Wayne Gretzky quote, saying, “He’s coaching to where football is going.” No, he didn’t mean the 1970s, but that’s exactly where the Jets have landed. The Jets did absolutely nothing on offense in
4:20 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Oakland Raiders, embarking upon a near-two-month road trip away from the East Bay, seemingly got a late wake-up call in the Twin Cities, falling behind by three touchdowns before showing any semblance of life — a flea-flicker touchdown pass from Derek Carr to J.J. Nelson in the second quarter.
3:44 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman injured his chest late in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the New York Jets and was ruled out the rest of the game. Edelman sustained the injury on a three-yard catch with 1:18 remaining until halftime. On the play, he
3:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton missed the second half of Sunday’s 27-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons with a quad injury. Hilton appeared to aggravate his quad injury after catching a 4-yard touchdown pass in the end zone closest to the Colts locker room in the final seconds of the