5:04 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the second year in a row and with a second playoff miss, reports about head coach Vance Joseph’s future are circulating around the Denver Broncos. On Monday, at 6-8 with two games remaining and in danger of the franchise’s first back-to-back losing seasons since 1971-72, Joseph called reports
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7:00 AM ET No player had a bigger breakout this season than Patrick Mahomes. The quarterback took over the starting job in K.C. and exceeded all expectations, already throwing for more than 4,500 yards and 45 touchdowns. There’s only one Mahomes, but every team has a player, position group or coach who reached a whole
3:01 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs are expecting starting cornerback Kendall Fuller to play against the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday night, just more than a week after having surgery on his hand. “This is a short-term thing,” coach Andy Reid said. “There’s a good chance he has an opportunity to play
12:00 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 LOS ANGELES — The home-team locker room inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was silent. Los Angeles Rams players sat at their lockers and appeared stunned. Never
12:08 PM ET PITTSBURGH — What is the identity of the New England Patriots‘ offense? And what can the Tom Brady-led attack hang its hat on in crucial situations? These are two questions lingering after the team’s disappointing 17-10 loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The questions, naturally, lead to others. Is it a case
12:00 PM ET CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers wants to play in the Green Bay Packers‘ final two (meaningless) games this season. That sounds like a punishment, not a privilege. Everything you need this week:&• Scores, highlights and more »&• Full schedule » | Full standings »&• Weekly stats leaders »&• Updated playoff picture » |
12:35 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Nick Foles will remain the team’s starting quarterback in Week 16 against the Houston Texans. The Eagles went from saying their quarterback never felt healthier to saying he might need three months of rest in a matter of a week, so what now? No
12:12 PM ET Miami Dolphins running back Frank Gore is not expected to play again this season, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, perhaps ending the potential Hall of Famer’s NFL career. Gore had tests on his sprained foot Monday after leaving the Dolphins’ 41-17 loss to the MInnesota Vikings with the injury. The
10:43 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The New England Patriots do not really look, act or play like the New England Patriots anymore, and the truth is any other aging and declining NFL contender would be presumed dead. Not this contender. Not this quarterback. Not this coach. For Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, these have been
11:19 AM ET Notable bets is a regular Monday roundup of wagers — some sharper than others — made recently at sportsbooks across the nation. On the first Sunday with legal sportsbooks in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the hometown Eagles and Steelers pulled off upsets. Welcome to the bookmaking business. At Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia, 91