4:39 PM ET CLEVELAND — After the promising finish to last season and the blockbuster acquisition of Odell Beckham Jr. in the offseason, these Cleveland Browns were finally supposed to be different. Instead, the underdog Tennessee Titans routed them 43-13 Sunday, turning Cleveland’s most anticipated opener in decades into a debacle, as Browns fans began
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10:08 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Washington Redskins‘ blueprint for success this season stemmed largely from a defense they felt would control teams. If that doesn’t happen, the result is what took place Sunday in Week 1: a blown lead and a disappointing loss. The Redskins blew a 17-point lead in their 32-27 defeat to
4:26 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — After hauling in a deep throw from quarterback Carson Wentz and sprinting to the corner of the end zone midway through the third quarter Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson celebrated by doing a pair of forward tumbles — one for each of his 50-yard touchdowns on the day. Jackson
4:25 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Playing for the first time in 20 months, running back Le’Veon Bell displayed his old Pittsburgh Steelers form, scoring a touchdown and a two-point conversion in the New York Jets‘ 17-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Bell showed his entire skill set, finishing
4:17 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lamar Jackson and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown answered pressing questions with some history-making responses. In a 59-10 season-opening rout of the Miami Dolphins, Jackson produced the best passer rating (158.3) in Baltimore Ravens history and Brown became the first player in NFL history with multiple 40-yard touchdowns in his
3:14 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks will have to wait at least one more week to see their star pass-rush duo of Ezekiel Ansah and Jadeveon Clowney on the field together. Ansah is inactive for the Seahawks’ opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. He had been listed as questionable on Friday, with
2:54 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle was carted off the field with a bloodied face during the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the
7:35 AM ET Sammy Watkins talked on Friday about how he thought he was going to have his best NFL season. That remains to be seen, but he’s off to a pretty good start after his 68-yard catch on the Chiefs’ first drive. He took a short pass and outran defenders to the end zone.
2:32 PM ET CLEVELAND — Browns left tackle Greg Robinson was ejected in the second quarter Sunday for kicking Tennessee Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro in the head near the end of a play. The infraction resulted in a 15-yard penalty and Robinson’s removal from the game. Kendall Lamm replaced Robinson at left tackle but later
2:26 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tyreek Hill left the Kansas City Chiefs‘ lineup with a shoulder injury after being tackled by cornerback Jalen Ramsey late in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill, who was carted off the field after the injury, did not return to the game. The Chiefs’