9:45 PM ET CINCINNATI — When in doubt, throw it deep. One play after Paycor Stadium was booing the Cincinnati Bengals‘ lack of offense, they erupted when quarterback Joe Burrow launched it to wide receiver Tee Higgins, who hauled in a 59-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of Thursday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
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5:28 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes turned 27 years old two weeks ago, so reaching age 45 is still nearly two decades away. But he sees Tom Brady playing successfully at that age and said this week he would like to give playing at 45 a shot too, as long as he’s
5:18 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson could have his blind side protected by an All-Pro left tackle in Sunday’s game against Von Miller and the Buffalo Bills. Ronnie Stanley, a Pro Bowl player in 2019, has had back-to-back full practices for the first time this season. He has missed 31 of the
5:36 PM ET East Rutherford, N.J. — The rookie-year version of New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has returned. He can see it when he watches film of himself from the first three weeks of this season. Barkley is second in the NFL with 317 yards rushing and two touchdowns on a healthy 6.0
5:29 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren is experiencing the rehab process for the first time. The No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA draft suffered a right foot injury during a pro-am game in August while defending as LeBron James drove to the basket on a fast break. He
1:22 PM ET Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will continue to be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa as originally scheduled, the NFL announced Thursday. The NFL had selected U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as a contingency site for the game after the Bucs had evacuated the
2:25 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was not at the media portion of Thursday’s practice one day after sitting out practice with a quad injury, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in question. A league source told ESPN it’s too early to say what McCaffrey’s
1:08 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive tackle DJ Reader was officially placed on injured reserve Thursday, the team announced. Reader left the team’s Week 3 win over the New York Jets with a left knee injury. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Reader injured an MCL. However, he will not need surgery and is expected
1:07 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Nose tackle Michael Pierce is undergoing arm surgery Thursday, becoming the fourth Baltimore Ravens player to suffer a season-ending injury in the first three weeks of the season. A source confirmed that Pierce made the decision to have surgery Wednesday night. Pierce tore his left biceps in the
12:38 PM ET New Orlean Saints quarterback Jameis Winston (back/ankle) and wide receiver Michael Thomas (foot) missed their second straight practice this week in London, while Jarvis Landry returned to practice after missing Wednesday. Winston and Saints coach Dennis Allen both anticipated Winston would practice Thursday, he was not in attendance again, leaving Andy Dalton