12:23 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — Monday night’s showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs was supposed to be all about offense Then the Rams’ defense showed
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12:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had more career firsts on Monday night, but these he would just as soon have lived without. Mahomes had an interception returned for a touchdown for the first time. He lost two fumbles, something he also hadn’t done before — one was returned
10:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Over 3,000 first responders and people affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California were guests of the Los Angeles Rams for their Monday Night Football game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Rams’ training facility is located in Thousand Oaks, California, on the campus of Cal Lutheran, which
10:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kareem Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs became the first player since 1961 to have at least seven rushing touchdowns and seven receiving touchdowns in his team’s first 11 games. Hall of Famer Lenny Moore was the last player to do so, and he reached the mark 57 years
7:00 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Points? Both teams are averaging over 33 points per game. Stars? How about MVP candidates Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and Todd Gurley. In what could be a Super Bowl preview, it’s Chiefs-Rams from the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. About that scoring The Chiefs-Rams over/under is the highest in more than 30
8:40 PM ET The total for Monday night’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams opened and closed at an astronomical 64, the highest over/under in an NFL game since at least 1986, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. The previous highest total in ESPN’s database was 62 in a November
8:32 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will be without starting tight end Geoff Swaim for the foreseeable future because of a wrist injury that will require surgery. Coach Jason Garrett would not rule out the possibility of Swaim returning before the regular season ends on Dec. 30. Swaim suffered the injury late
5:44 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jimmy Graham has struggled to make much of an impact without any injuries to his hands. Now he’s going to try to play with a broken thumb. The Green Bay Packers tight end will experiment with a variety of splits and protective devises this week, coach Mike McCarthy
4:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will start quarterback Jameis Winston this week against the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN on Monday. Winston stepped in Sunday in the third quarter against the New York Giants after Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions, including a pick-six. Winston finished the game 12-of-16
7:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Mike Zimmer theorized the Vikings may have too much “volume” within their offensive playbook a day after the team dropped its third primetime game of the season, a 25-20 loss at Chicago. Zimmer said Monday he took a closer look at some of the areas where his team has