8:27 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The last thing the Atlanta Falcons want to see over their final four games of 2018 is Matt Ryan sprawled across the ground again and again. That vision has become too common this season for the 4-8 Falcons, with Ryan being sacked 36 times in 12 games. Ryan
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7:56 AM ET ESPN.com staff It wouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that Tyreek Hill was clocked with the fastest max speed — according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats — for a wide receiver during a touchdown reception this season. But you might be surprised to learn who had the fastest overall clocking, and which quarterback
8:40 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Officially, Russell Wilson completed 11 of 17 attempts on Sunday. But there might have been one more throw not accounted for on the stat sheet. It allegedly involved a shoe. Specifically, the one that slipped off the left foot of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner late
8:45 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mark Murphy should ask Charlie Weis to write a job description for the Green Bay Packers‘ coaching vacancy. “You’re looking for a guy who understands veterans quarterbacks, understands their egos, understands the involvement they want to have,” said Weis, the former long-time college and NFL coach. And Weis
7:00 AM ET Giants coach Pat Shurmur stood there Monday, the day after a gutty upset victory in overtime by his 4-8 team, and spent the second half of his news conference fielding questions about quarterback succession plans. Shurmur doesn’t want to talk about quarterback succession plans, at least not publicly, because (a) the Giants
7:00 AM ET Seth Walder Hank Gargiulo Close ESPN Analytics Data management analyst at ESPN Graduate of Sacred Heart University Any given Sunday … every quarterback has a shot to sit atop the Total QBR leaderboard. While QBs are most often judged by wins and losses or touchdowns and interceptions, we like to rank them
7:40 AM ET ESPN.com staff New York Giants superstar receiver Odell Beckham Jr. likes to throw passes. In fact, he’d like to throw them every week, according to Giants receiver Russell Shepard. Bobby Wagner and Taylor Decker joined fast company Sunday. Check out the top speeds for every position during touchdowns in 2018. That may
2:25 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz is not going to win the Super Bowl title this season that his backup won last season, and odds are he is not going to reach the postseason either. ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) gives the Philadelphia Eagles a 17.8 percent chance to make the playoffs, which means
11:25 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Washington Redskins felt an 11-day layoff would refresh running back Adrian Peterson. He then showed just how fresh he was on one second-quarter carry, establishing a new career high for himself and the Redskins. From his own 10-yard line, Peterson ran through the middle and then cut to his
10:38 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy fractured the lower part of his right fibula Monday night, resulting in Mark Sanchez taking over in only his second game with the franchise. McCoy will miss the rest of the season, Jay Gruden confirmed to ESPN’s Lisa Salters. McCoy injured the leg on a