9:10 PM ET CINCINNATI — A.J. Green’s exit from Sunday’s loss to the Broncos summed up everything about how the Bengals’ season was going. Green’s year had been turned upside down in the span of a few minutes. What could’ve been a triumphant comeback ended quickly after Green pulled up untouched and grabbed the front
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8:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — In a lighter moment with reporters this week, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner promised that he would keep Richard Sherman from getting an interception in his return to CenturyLink Field, even though the two former teammates would never be on the field at the same time together. Wagner joked
7:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Everything changed in a “Flash.” The New England Patriots were struggling to find their groove on offense Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings when receiver Josh Gordon exploded on to the scene late in the third quarter. His big-play ability helped change the complexion of the team’s 24-10 victory at
7:39 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Each week, the New York Jets sink a little lower. Each week, their glaring warts are on full display. They can’t score touchdowns, their defense crumbles in big spots and they commit dumb penalties. Worst of all? They’ve been infected by a losing mentality, the type of virus that
7:53 PM ET DETROIT — Players posed for photos and pulled hats onto heads as a celebration ensued inside the tiny confines of the visiting locker room of Ford Field. The Los Angeles Rams had every reason to do so: They had clinched another division title. Steps away, that type of feeling is unknown. For
7:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sacksonville is back. For one afternoon, at least. The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ elite defense — which earned that nickname during its surprising 2017 season — showed up after a two-month absence on Sunday with a three-sack, two-turnover 6-0 victory against the Indianapolis Colts at TIAA Bank Field. It was arguably
7:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Only a few days ago, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said he “straight up” was playing the best football of his career. Four interceptions and a badly overthrown pass on what could have been the tying touchdown with just over two minutes left in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the
7:34 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers didn’t wait until the season was over — or even until they were officially eliminated from the playoffs — to make a coaching change. Three hours after an embarrassing home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Packers fired coach Mike McCarthy. “The 2018 season
6:56 PM ET Jordan Ranaan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. believes criticism about his effort on an onside kick late in Sunday’s overtime win over the Chicago Bears is off-base. Chicago’s Daniel Brown recovered the ball in front of Beckham with just over a minute left in regulation.
6:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Indianapolis Colts felt like tight end Erik Swoope got out of bounds and the clock should have been stopped on the final play of their 6-0 loss to the Jaguars on Sunday. The Colts had the ball on 3rd and 6 at Jacksonville’s 29-yard line with nine seconds