9:26 AM ET After the Cardinals’ win at Green Bay, the 49ers are now the favorites to pick No. 1 overall in in the 2019 NFL draft, according to the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Each week, FPI projects the order of next year’s draft by simulating the remainder of the season 10,000 times. Game
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8:52 AM ET It’s not really a surprise that Mike McCarthy is leaving, but it is a surprise that he’s gone. McCarthy’s 12-plus year reign with the Packers ended unceremoniously on Sunday night, as team president Mark Murphy fired McCarthy after a 20-17 home loss to the lowly Cardinals essentially ended Green Bay’s chances of
8:45 AM ET Kareem Hunt apologized to the world, the Kansas City Chiefs organization, his family and his close friends before he finally got around to apologizing to the young woman he shoved and kicked in February — more than seven minutes into Sunday’s interview with ESPN’s Lisa Salters. But just as telling about the
8:47 AM ET Former NFL linebacker and Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen is in the hospital awaiting a heart transplant and that he needs one “fairly soon,” according to a report by NBC Sports. Millen has been suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease that would eventually require the surgery. Two months ago to the
8:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — This time last year, there wasn’t a hotter name in football than that of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. His team was 10-1 and in the midst of a nine-game win streak in which they were clobbering opponents by an average of 17 points per outing. Wentz was already nearing
8:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Adrian Peterson wants to return next season, and the Washington Redskins might just want — and need — him back. First things first: Peterson has more work to do this season. Five games remain, and any chance for a playoff push begins, on offense at least, with his legs.
8:45 AM ET Detroit Lions offensive lineman Taylor Decker is trying to recover his lost football from his first NFL touchdown. And he’s willing to make it worth the person’s while to do it. The 25-year-old left tackle scored on an 11-yard tackle-eligible pass reception from Matthew Stafford during the Lions’ 30-16 loss to the
1:40 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stopped short of criticizing officiating after Sunday night’s controversial 33-30 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. “You know, I’ma keep my mouth shut. I’ma do that,” said Tomlin when discussing how penalties affected his team’s momentum. “‘Cuz I’ve sent enough money to New York.” In
12:52 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers running back James Conner suffered a right lower leg contusion in Pittsburgh’s 33-30 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed the news in his postgame interview and didn’t provide any additional information. The Steelers had never lost a home game in which they
12:04 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Philip Rivers slowly, surgically worked the Los Angeles Chargers‘ offense down the field for the soul-stealing drive as precious seconds melted off the clock. It shouldn’t have been that dramatic. The Pittsburgh Steelers fell apart in historic fashion Sunday against the Chargers, who scored 23 unanswered points in the second