6:28 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo acknowledged Friday that in the days after his ACL injury, he spent plenty of time replaying that situation, as well as others before it, in his head before soon coming to a point of acceptance and moving on. “I think just the
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5:18 PM ET Last week’s top trends didn’t come through with the Bears and Jets both failing to cover as home underdogs. Which NFL underdog can pull off a Week 8 upset? Here are a few reasons you should look at the Seattle Seahawks in Detroit on Sunday. Where does the betting value lie in
4:52 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings have announced that defensive end Everson Griffen will return to the lineup for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints after being inactive the past five games. Griffen returned to practice Wednesday after spending time away from the team to deal with personal issues related to mental health. Defensive
4:24 PM ET Six days after former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was released from prison, where he served nearly 19 years for conspiracy to commit murder, one notable person in attendance at Sunday’s NFL game at Bank of America Stadium will be Carruth’s son, Chancellor Lee Adams. Thanks to Carolina fan Jason Underwood
2:20 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants defense will have a vastly different look when it takes the field on Sunday against the Washington Redskins. Starting middle linebacker and defensive captain Alec Ogletree was ruled out Friday because of a hamstring injury. This comes on the heels of the Giants trading
4:23 PM ET New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson is not expected to play Sunday after missing a full week of practice, meaning rookie quarterback Sam Darnold will be throwing to a wide receiver corps that has yet to score a touchdown this season. The Jets will face the Chicago Bears without leading receiver
1:45 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers with a hip injury. Burfict appeared to injure his hip late in the third quarter of the Bengals’ loss to the Chiefs last Sunday and immediately went to the locker room. He did not return and
3:05 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans lost wide receiver Will Fuller for the season after he tore the ACL in his right knee during Thursday’s win over the Miami Dolphins, coach Bill O’Brien said Friday. O’Brien said he did not have a date for Fuller’s surgery. Deshaun Watson lit up the scoreboard in Houston’s
12:00 PM ET HOUSTON — A somber Miami Dolphins locker room struggled to find the root of the problem that turned a promising, ball-hawk defense into one that’s being exploited on multiple levels. “Is it scheme? Are we not executing what we’re asking them to do? Do we have five guys who are off as
3:23 PM ET Blake Bortles is the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, but he knows he could permanently lose that job if he continues to turn the ball over the way he has the past three weeks. Yet Bortles says that is not going to affect the way he