12:00 PM ET SEATTLE — The Carolina Panthers seemingly were out of control two months ago when they fired coach Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start and a week later traded star running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers. There was the perception around the league they were going to tank the rest
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12:00 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As a group of Buffalo Bills defensive linemen performed their weekly lap around the field together before pregame warm-ups, several players, including second-year defensive ends Greg Rousseau and Boogie Basham, wore T-shirts honoring Von Miller. Many other Bills players also wore the shirts before hosting the
12:00 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — The New Orleans Saints have guaranteed their first losing season since 2016. The Saints went 7-9 that year, the final of three straight losing seasons under then-coach Sean Payton. They rebounded to make the playoffs four straight years before falling just short in Week 18 last season. While
12:55 PM ET The Washington Commanders activated quarterback Carson Wentz from injured reserve, but he won’t return to the starting lineup. Washington coach Ron Rivera said last week that when Wentz returned, he would be Taylor Heinicke‘s primary backup when the Commanders (7-5-1) host the New York Giants (7-5-1) on Sunday night. “I feel comfortable
12:11 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys‘ fears Sunday night were confirmed Monday when an MRI showed right tackle Terence Steele suffered tears to the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee, according to a source. Steele was injured in the second quarter when a Houston Texans defender crashed into
12:00 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott had to say the number twice, as if the Dallas Cowboys‘ quarterback didn’t believe it or was disgusted by it. “Nine?” he said. “Niiiiiine?” Yes, nine. Nine interceptions in eight starts. Prescott saved the Cowboys on Sunday with a 98-yard drive in the final minutes to beat
8:15 AM ET Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce added a pair of round numbers to his Hall of Fame résumé Sunday. During Kansas City’s unexpectedly close 34-28 win in Denver, he crossed both the 1,000-yard barrier for the seventh straight season and became the fifth tight end in NFL history to rack up 10,000 career
2:35 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert faked a handoff, rolled to his right, settled his feet, then sent a pass sailing through the night
11:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nothing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drew up Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers went according to plan in a humiliating 35-7 loss that dropped them to 6-7 and spoiled quarterback Tom Brady‘s Bay Area homecoming — just the second time he’s played there in 23 years. Not the
9:30 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tyreek Hill gave football coaches around the country a valuable teaching point for their players: Always play until you hear the whistle. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver recovered a fumble and returned it 57 yards for the team’s first touchdown Sunday night in a play that left