4:06 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Four days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 30 points on the Carolina Panthers, Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said Thursday that he believes what’s been reported about his team’s offensive demise has been exaggerated despite falling to 8-8 and narrowly squeaking into the playoffs. “I think there’s
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6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — A season-long debate about the Minnesota Vikings is nearing an end, and here’s the best we can say: They have produced a season unlike any other in modern NFL history. Their performance has shocked analysts who track metrics that usually reflect reliable outcomes, and it has left supporters to
5:27 PM ET CINCINNATI — The prayers between Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Damar Hamlin’s family are going both ways. In his first comments since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and collapsed, Higgins said Thursday that Hamlin’s mother, Nina, has been in touch and offered prayers in support in the aftermath of his
5:32 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been sidelined for over a month with a sprained knee, but offensive coordinator Greg Roman isn’t counting him out for the postseason, which begins next week. “He’s a special guy,” Roman said after Thursday’s practice. “I think if somebody’s got a chance
1:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — The show of support around Cincinnati for Damar Hamlin now includes a large effort involving the wife of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. Sarah Taylor is leading the charge of grade-school students in Cincinnati who are writing get-well cards for the Bills safety, who remains hospitalized at the University of
2:04 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — When the New York Jets drafted quarterback Zach Wilson second overall in 2021, they handed him the starting job with no competition. In retrospect, that was a mistake, according to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. “In hindsight, it probably would’ve benefited [him] just to sit back and learn a
2:34 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick, who in his 48th overall season is the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, said Thursday that he has reached out to Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott and Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor to express his support on behalf of the New England Patriots. Belichick also shared that he was
10:37 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has shown “remarkable improvement” over the past 24 hours, the team said, as he continues his recovery after going into cardiac arrest and collapsing on the field during Monday’s game. Hamlin’s agent, Ronald Butler, told The Associated Press that Hamlin was
9:00 AM ET Jacksonville and Tennessee meet with the AFC South title on the line. Jacksonville has lost six straight games outright as a home favorite (0-3 this season). That is tied for the fourth-longest streak by any team in the Super Bowl era and tied for the longest active streak (Carolina). However, it has
7:00 AM ET Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Eric Woodyard What was a dog of a game on the afternoon of Nov. 6 at Ford Field has turned into the game