11:05 AM ET The top trend last week was that Andrew Luck and the Colts were likely to bounce back from their Week 1 loss. How’d that turn out? Just a 12-point win as 6-point underdogs! This week’s slate features a 16.5-point favorite, and the trends actually suggest that laying the points is the smart
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8:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A few days into this year’s training camp, San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and running back Jerick McKinnon were sitting in a meeting room with run-game coach Mike McDaniel going over some plays when another coach came tearing around the corner yelling. “Bro, did you see on
8:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Standing on the floor of the Inglewood Stadium, the two Spanos brothers looked around in wonderment at what will be the Los Angeles Chargers‘ new home in two short years. “As we come here now, you can actually see the shape of the stadium,” said John Spanos, president of
8:18 AM ET Two weeks into last season, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara had just eight carries for 21 yards, seven catches for 71 yards and zero touchdowns before he went bonkers and won the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. It’s impossible to predict that level of eruption for anybody who
8:00 AM ET Quarterback Carson Wentz will make his much-anticipated return from ACL and LCL surgery Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Indianapolis Colts (1 p.m. ET). What you need to know: What are his teammates saying about how he looks? Cornerback Sidney Jones was asked what he’s seen out of Wentz recently. “I’ve
8:38 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did not commit to Earl Thomas playing Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after the All-Pro free safety didn’t practice for the second time this week. Rookie tight end Will Dissly, whose two TDs already match Jimmy Graham’s total in his first year
2:11 PM ET It didn’t even take until game’s end for “Bakermania” to launch for the Cleveland Browns. With a couple minutes to go, after rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield guided the Browns to a 21-17 lead over the New York Jets, the ticket orders started pouring in. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Cleveland ticket broker
2:09 AM ET CLEVELAND – After being outplayed by fellow rookie Baker Mayfield, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold blamed himself for a sputtering second-half offense in a 21-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell punctuated his return to Cleveland with two first-half
3:17 PM ET Wednesday was the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur. Start Big Ben on the road? Downgrade the Seahawks’ offense? Find out how blocking matchups will impact your fantasy team this week. Matchups are a driving force behind weekly lineup decisions in fantasy football. Here are the most and least favorable matchups at
2:02 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have suspended their sideline reporter on radio broadcasts for eight games after he yelled at an official during the Browns’ 21-18 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Nathan Zegura, employed by the team as senior media broadcaster, will not work a game until Nov. 25. Zegura also