6:30 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 14 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — has evaluated how teams are stacking up through 13 weeks. There were very slight movements in the rankings this week. A new No. 1
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7:00 AM ET The Cleveland Browns are still the most analytically advanced organization in the NFL, according to an ESPN poll of analytics staffers around the league. The Browns took the mantle from the Baltimore Ravens in 2021 and kept it this season after receiving a plurality of votes, though their margin is smaller than
3:15 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Even Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s own daughter, Vivian, who turned 10 years old Monday, expressed skepticism that her father could defeat the New Orleans Saints at home on her birthday. “She was a little worried when I said, ‘We’re playing the Saints,'” Brady told the ESPN broadcast.
11:40 PM ET Katherine Terrell Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 Jenna Laine Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay
11:19 PM ET ESPN staff Peyton Manning and Eli Manning were back for “Monday Night Football” in Week 13’s edition of the ManningCast. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted Andy Dalton and the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium to close this week’s action. 1 Related With the 17-16 win, Brady is
8:11 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the San Francisco 49ers again lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending injury Sunday, they spent the ensuing 24 hours sifting through both the short- and long-term implications of his loss. On Monday afternoon, that meant doing everything from determining whether to pursue released signal-caller Baker Mayfield
6:51 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — At this point, the Green Bay Packers insist they want Aaron Rodgers back next season. That, however, could be open for discussion in the offseason. Rodgers, 39, signed a three-year, $150 million contract last March that runs through the 2024 season. It contained a $58.3 million guaranteed bonus
6:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — While the Dallas Cowboys officially began their courting of free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday, they could have a more important addition soon with the return of Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith. Smith suffered a torn hamstring in one of the final training camp practices
5:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals will likely be without their top tight end for Week 14. Hayden Hurst will be doubtful for the team’s contest against the Cleveland Browns, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Monday. Hurst left Cincinnati’s 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with a right calf injury. Taylor said the
3:46 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is “week-to-week” with a knee injury after undergoing MRIs on Monday, coach John Harbaugh said. “As the week goes on, we’ll see for this week,” Harbaugh said. “It’s probably less likely for this week, but it’s not impossible. Then, after that, it’ll become