4:53 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will need to dig deep to successfully survive a difficult upcoming two-game stretch of schedule, but with Patrick Mahomes behind center it seems anything is possible this season. The Chiefs are in control of the AFC after a 27-24 overtime win over the Baltimore
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4:41 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. wasn’t available for Sunday’s 40-16 demolition of the Washington Redskins. He was back home in New Jersey dealing with a bruised quadriceps. It didn’t matter. The Giants’ offense had running back Saquon Barkley, its new centerpiece. It’s a reality that has
3:59 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Sam Darnold made the signature play of his rookie season on a 7-yard touchdown pass to Robby Anderson on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. It was a terrific display of the New York Jets quarterback’s athleticism and arm strength. He was flushed to his right by Bills defensive
3:15 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers nearly came up six throws short of the NFL record for the most consecutive pass attempts without an interception. But after Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones dropped a ball that practically hit him between the Nos. 4 and 5 on his jersey, Rodgers successfully
1:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones on Sunday became the first player to record a sack in nine consecutive games in a single season since sacks became official in 1982. Jones had a sack of Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson in the first quarter to extend his streak.
12:40 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former Green Bay Packers associate head coach Winston Moss said the tweet he posted on Tuesday afternoon just hours before he was fired was not directed at anyone in the organization. Ponder this… what Championship teams have are great leadership! Period! It’s not the offensive guru trend, it’s
12:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Baltimore Ravens called the racist tweets made by fullback/defensive lineman Patrick Ricard six years ago “totally unacceptable.” In 2011 and 2012, Ricard posted at least six tweets that used the N-word. These tweets surfaced on social media on Sunday morning before the Ravens’ game against the Chiefs,
12:06 PM ET Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett has made multiple attempts this season to get former Dallas tight end Jason Witten to come out of retirement and help the Cowboys in their postseason push, league sources tell ESPN. Witten has resisted those overtures, some of which came in recent weeks, as tempting as
10:26 AM ET Jay Gruden said the injury-ravaged Washington Redskins “talked about and discussed” signing Colin Kaepernick this past week, but no one from the team reached out to the free agent quarterback, a source tells ESPN. In fact, despite multiple teams’ need for quarterbacks throughout the season, not one team has reached out to
10:07 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner, who is out Sunday because of an ankle sprain, has a chance to return next week to play the New England Patriots, a league source tells ESPN. Every team says it has a “next man up” philosophy, but with the Steelers it’s a proven formula. And