7:30 AM ET We’re previewing the Week 9 NFL slate with score predictions for each game from our Nation reporters, what to watch for in fantasy, Football Power Index projections from ESPN Stats & Information and much more. Thursday Night Football result: SF 34, OAK 3Teams with byes in Week 9: CIN, IND, NYG, PHI,
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1:17 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jon Gruden stood by his claim that players are “dying” to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2019, adding that he doesn’t believe his current players took it as a message that they are not good enough. “I’m just trying to get people excited about the Oakland Raiders,”
12:40 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken right forearm in the third quarter of Thursday night’s win over the Oakland Raiders. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said he wasn’t told whether Mostert was done for the
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the hours before making his NFL debut, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens said he got a good night of rest. “I slept good except I woke up about every hour,” Mullens said, laughing. “But those hours were great. I slept pretty good.” If that qualifies as a good night
1:57 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Talk about a Day of the Dead debacle. And talk about setting yourself up for the No. 1 overall draft pick — midway through the season. Because if you are the Oakland Raiders, and you cannot get up for this game, the final Battle of the Bay against
10:58 PM ET Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Terrell Owens came back to his roots to get his Hall of Fame ring. Owens was presented with the ring during a ceremony at halftime of Thursday night’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. Owens spent his first eight NFL seasons with
8:58 PM ET Associated Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Paul Zimmerman, the longtime Sports Illustrated NFL writer known as “Dr. Z” for his analytical approach, died Thursday. He was 86. NBC Sports football writer Peter King confirmed Zimmerman’s death. King worked with Zimmerman at Sports Illustrated, and completed Zimmerman’s autobiography, “Dr. Z: The Lost Memoirs of
8:02 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Amid debate over Ryan Tannehill‘s long-term future in Miami, coach Adam Gase expressed plenty of emotion as he vehemently defended his injured starting quarterback. If the best ability is availability, then Ryan Tannehill’s future with the Dolphins must be considered tenuous. With Ryan Tannehill’s shoulder still ailing, Brock Osweiler
6:18 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Stefon Diggs is recovering this week from an injury he sustained to his ribs against the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings wide receiver did not participate in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, although he was able to toss the football to his position group during individual drills earlier today.
5:58 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers will start quarterback Nick Mullens on Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. Mullens, an undrafted free agent in 2017 out of Southern Miss, will make his first appearance in a regular-season NFL game. C.J. Beathard‘s wrist injury is affecting his grip on the football, but he will still