5:18 PM ET ESPN.com staff How open was New England Patriots receiver Chris Hogan on his 63-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter Sunday? The nearest defender was 19.23 yards away, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, which is the most yards of separation on a touchdown pass over the last three seasons. .@ChrisHogan_15: 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵
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4:53 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Pump the brakes on that illogical playoff talk. Hold off on the idea that the New York Giants offense is fixed. At least that is obvious after watching them stumble their way through Sunday’s 17-0 loss in the steady rain to the Tennessee Titans. It was the second
6:10 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS – Need further proof the Indianapolis Colts are a team nobody would want to face if they make the playoffs? Beat a Houston team on a nine-game winning streak? Check. Beat a Dallas team on a five-game winning streak the following week? Did that, too. And what made ending the winning
4:45 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a stretch where little has gone right, where every break seemingly went the other way, the Washington Redskins finally caught one. Quarterback Josh Johnson‘s pass floated down the field, headed toward disaster and a potential back-breaking interception that would have ended any faint playoff hopes for the Redskins.
4:50 PM ET BALTIMORE — There were some loud groans at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday when Lamar Jackson tossed a pass right to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker and fumbled once again. There were also collective gasps when the Baltimore Ravens‘ rookie quarterback somehow eluded the pass rush in the pocket and broke for
4:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The T-shirts and hats can wait. Instead of winning their second NFC East title in three seasons to earn the right to wear those shirts and hats with a victory, the Dallas Cowboys of the first half of the season showed up in their 23-0 loss to the Indianapolis Colts
4:18 PM ET CHICAGO – The Chicago Bears snapped an eight-year playoff drought by clinching the NFC North with a 24-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Sunday’s win capped off a remarkable transformation for the Bears (10-4), who before coach Matt Nagy’s arrival in January had finished dead last in the division for four
4:21 PM ET Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ NFL-record streak of 402 consecutive pass attempts without an interception ended in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears. Rodgers, only one week removed from breaking Tom Brady‘s previous record of 358 attempts without a pick, threw a pass to the end
2:57 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Miami Dolphins running back Frank Gore has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Vikings after suffering a left ankle injury. Gore, 35, was awkwardly tackled on a 10-yard run late in the first quarter. He struggled to get to the sidelines with help from trainers and eventually was
3:05 PM ET CHICAGO — Aaron Jones, the Green Bay Packers‘ most productive running back, suffered a knee injury in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Bears and did not return. Jones started the first two series and dropped out midway through the second series. He was seen on the bench with ice