11:56 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sean Payton and Drew Brees made some more NFL history on Monday night. And they have their defense to thank for it. Payton and Brees won their 117th regular-season game together when the New Orleans Saints survived a 12-9 slugfest over the rival Carolina Panthers — passing Don Shula
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2:49 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — When the NFL relaxed its celebration rules before the 2017 season, it was so players could have the type of fun the Seattle Seahawks’ receivers are having this season. They’ve acted out scenes from the movies “Drumline” and “Life.” They’ve orchestrated a dance called “The Five Heartbeats,”
11:10 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close SportsCenter anchor Behind The Bets podcast host The uncertainty surrounding Aaron Rodgers‘ playing status caused some confusion at sportsbooks, and the way each book has reacted to the Green Bay Packers‘ next game reveals the differing philosophies they have about how to handle such situations. As of Monday night,
9:01 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley is considered day-to-day because of inflammation in his knee, coach Sean McVay said Monday. Gurley was
6:49 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos linebacker Shane Ray called it a “little disrespectful” he was a gameday inactive for Saturday night’s loss to the Cleveland Browns, and the former first-round draft pick said he doesn’t know if he will play in either of the Broncos’ last two games of the season. Ray,
5:48 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — If nothing else, Jon Gruden is an old football soul who cut his coaching teeth in a different era. His first head-coaching job came at the tender age of 34 in 1998 with the Oakland Raiders so, yeah, Gruden is sensitive to the Raiders’ current lot in his second
4:49 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson has run the ball more than any other quarterback in his first five starts in the Super Bowl era, but coach John Harbaugh isn’t worried about the Baltimore Ravens rookie first-round pick’s rushing attempts. “I think that’s all going to work out over time,” Harbaugh said.
5:41 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers wants to play and expects to play. Joe Philbin wants to play him and expects to play him. Unless, of course, there’s a reason for the Green Bay Packers quarterback not to play. Aaron Rodgers and the offense hasn’t looked right for much of the season,
5:27 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Workhorse running back Melvin Gordon made Anthony Lynn’s decision to sit him last week a tough one before a win over the Kansas City Chiefs, after the Wisconsin product flashed promise during pregame warm-ups. “He was very close,” the Los Angeles Chargers coach said. “He looked good in
5:05 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns were leery when interim coach Gregg Williams told them to expect a special guest speaker the night before their victory in Denver on Saturday. “The last time we had a guest speaker, he talked for an hour, and that’s supposed to be time we have to