9:00 AM ET Seth Walder Hank Gargiulo Close ESPN Analytics Data management analyst at ESPN Graduate of Sacred Heart University Any given Sunday … every quarterback has a shot to sit atop the Total QBR leaderboard. While QBs are most often judged by wins and losses or touchdowns and interceptions, we like to rank them
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10:21 AM ET ESPN.com staff Are the reports of the New England Patriots‘ demise greatly exaggerated? Are the Miami Dolphins, who visit Foxborough on Sunday, legitimate contenders to knock them off the AFC East throne? ESPN’s AFC East reporters tackle both questions. Is this Patriots start reflective of serious problems or just another speed bump
9:20 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen doesn’t have an exact timetable for his return from refracturing his right foot. But the three-time Pro Bowl selection is certain it will be sooner than last season, when he missed nine games. “Yeah, I’m way ahead of the curve,” Olsen said Monday
6:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have scored 41 points in three games, the fewest to start a season since 1990, but coach Jason Garrett will not make significant changes in personnel or in the playcalling operation with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan. “I think it would be false for me to say
6:11 PM ET Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib suffered a high-ankle sprain Sunday that will sideline him at least one month and cornerback Marcus Peters might miss Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with a strained calf, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Peters is considered day to day, but with the short turnaround
6:23 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Calling Derek Carr‘s fourth-quarter interception in the end zone a “painful turnover” in Oakland’s 28-20 loss at the Miami Dolphins, Raiders coach Jon Gruden said his quarterback might have also been “too aggressive” with the play Sunday. “I think, at times, he’s trying too hard,” Gruden said of Carr
5:37 PM ET The New York Jets contacted the Pittsburgh Steelers to inquire about disgruntled running back Le’Veon Bell, a source confirmed Monday. It was described as a preliminary conversation with no offer, one source said. The Steelers are willing to trade Bell, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday. The Jets are known for performing
4:04 PM ET An MRI on Monday confirmed the San Francisco 49ers‘ fears: Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tore his ACL and his season is over, the team announced. Minutes after the 49ers’ 38-27 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the team feared that Garoppolo suffered an ACL injury. Garoppolo’s
5:45 PM ET Green Bay Packers defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson will miss the rest of the 2018 season because of an ankle injury he suffered Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Packers coach Mike McCarthy on Monday called the injury “significant” and said it required him to stay overnight in Washington for a procedure
1:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will induct Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor during halftime of Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN) against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Though he orchestrated a miraculous turnaround after the Bucs had suffered 13 consecutive losing seasons,