7:28 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts‘ return to the lineup wasn’t dazzling but proved an overall success, as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the top seed in the NFC playoffs with a 22-16 win over the New York Giants in Sunday’s regular-season finale. With a 14-3 record, the Eagles set a new high for regular-season
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6:40 PM ET CHICAGO — Justin Jefferson did indeed make his mark on NFL history this season. It just wasn’t the record that he was most hoping for. The Minnesota Vikings receiver became the youngest player to lead the league in catches and receiving yards, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. At 23, Jefferson
6:44 PM ET CINCINNATI — Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Justin Houston thought he had earned an additional $500,000 … until he didn’t. Needing one sack to reach an incentive of 10 for the season, Houston got to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow early in the fourth quarter and celebrated with a somersault as he headed
7:05 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh, who predicted multiple Super Bowl championships upon his hiring two years ago, sounded like so many of his predecessors Sunday after his latest defeat. He apologized, lamenting a season that got away. “You know, I say sorry to everybody,” Saleh said, naming
6:54 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith expects to return in 2023 after finishing 3-13-1 in his first season. The Texans finished their season with a win after beating the Indianapolis Colts 32-31 in Week 18 and played competitively in four of their last five games. “We understand the totality
4:54 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen stepped back, scrambled and found tight end Dawson Knox in the back of the end zone. Knox fell to the ground while making the catch but promptly rolled around, popped up and threw the ball in the air. The tight end
4:14 PM ET CHICAGO — The Bears earned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft after a 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the season finale. Chicago, which held the No. 2 pick entering Week 18, jumped Houston in the draft order after the Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts 32-31. The Bears
4:17 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI – Within minutes of the Miami Dolphins‘ 11-6 win Sunday over the New York Jets, the videoboards at Hard Rock Stadium switched over from the celebratory graphics to a live broadcast of the game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots. The Dolphins swore throughout the week they
3:26 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar was pulled off the team’s pregame radio show Sunday for betting on Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, sources confirmed to ESPN. Kosar tweeted out that his “services are no longer desired or needed” on Sunday morning. Earlier in the week, Kosar said on his own
3:26 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport and Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman were ejected for fighting in the third quarter of Sunday’s season finale. Davenport tackled Foreman for no gain on a first-and-10 play for the Panthers in the third quarter. After Foreman popped up, he shoved Davenport in the