10:43 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brian Daboll didn’t think twice about whether his New York Giants should go for the 2-point conversion or kick the tying extra point with 1 minute, 6 seconds remaining in his first game ever as a head coach. He was always going with the aggressive approach. Daboll indeed went
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10:21 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Believe it or not, the would-be 75-yard touchdown pass that rookie receiver Christian Watson dropped on the Green Bay Packers‘ first offensive play of the season wasn’t at the top of the list of things that bothered Aaron Rodgers after another season-opening dud. All the mental mistakes, missed assignments and
9:41 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — It was a scene the Minnesota Vikings could only dream of. Superstar receiver Justin Jefferson ran wild Sunday through the Green Bay Packers secondary, hauling in a slew of wide-open passes on the way to the best game of his career. Jefferson had nine receptions for a career-best 184 yards
7:29 PM ET Brianna Williams Football is back and the first Sunday of the 2022 NFL season did not disappoint. 1 Related The early slate of games had a little bit of everything. The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts recorded the first tie of the year, while the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals narrowly avoided
7:34 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs won’t miss Tyreek Hill at all if Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals is any indication. Mahomes threw for 360 yards and five touchdowns in the Chiefs’ 44-15 win. It was the Chiefs’ eighth straight season-opening win. Mahomes has delivered at least
6:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sat at his locker, legs outstretched, staring ahead in a room that had mostly emptied. If he was trying to make sense of what happened in Cincinnati’s season opener, he wasn’t alone. The Bengals endured a day that featured several turnovers, an upended kicking game and
4:31 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers believe star pass-rusher and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt suffered a torn pectoral during Sunday’s 23-20 overtime win against the Bengals in Cincinnati, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt is scheduled to undergo scans Monday to confirm diagnosis, the source said. 1 Related Both
4:33 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield didn’t get his revenge against the Cleveland Browns, but he came close. After looking dreadful for almost three quarters, Mayfield led the Carolina Panthers to 17 fourth-quarter points and the lead before the Browns spoiled his revenge party with a 58-yard field goal by rookie kicker Cade
5:10 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones suffered a back injury in Sunday’s season-opening 20-7 loss to the Miami Dolphins and required X-rays on it after the game. The team canceled his scheduled news conference. Jones finished 21-of-30 for 213 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. He was
6:15 PM 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 receiver Keenan Allen left Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a hamstring injury. Allen suffered the injury in