7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It’s late in the San Francisco 49ers‘ Aug. 7 practice, and quarterback Trey Lance is struggling. As the workout winds down, Lance is trying to recapture the rhythm of the previous day’s practice, which he capped with a difficult cross-body throw for a touchdown. On this day, whatever
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11:16 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — All of the expectations in the world were on the Buffalo Bills‘ shoulders heading into the season-opening game against the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. And when the lights were the brightest, the Bills delivered in a big way, making a statement
1:23 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay called Thursday night’s three-touchdown, season-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills a “humbling experience.” The Rams unveiled their Super Bowl LVI banner, then proceeded to lose to Buffalo 31-10, never finding any consistency on offense and turning over the ball three times. “When you
12:12 AM ET ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — While still in the early stages of development, the Chicago Bears are moving forward with their plan to eventually leave Soldier Field and build a new stadium in the northwest suburbs of Chicago on the 326-acre Arlington Park site. “Right now, we don’t have a Plan B,” Bears
11:14 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Alaina Getzenberg INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Buffalo Bills beat the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams 31-10 as the NFL season kicked off on Thursday night at Sofi Stadium. Buffalo Bills After going into halftime tied
8:36 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has started his season with a bang, finishing a perfect first drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Gabe Davis to take a 7-0 lead on the Los Angeles Rams. On third-and-1 from the Rams’ 26-yard line, Allen, on the
6:00 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark pleaded no contest in Los Angeles on Thursday to two counts of misdemeanor possession of an assault weapon and was sentenced to one year of probation and 40 hours of community service. Clark is due back in court early next year,
6:01 PM ET METAIRIE, La — New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy has agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $63.75 million in new money with $40 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The average of $12.75 million per year would make him one of the highest-paid centers in the league. Apex Sports
4:24 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With his return to Seattle in his first regular-season game with the Denver Broncos just days away, quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed Thursday the Seahawks had actually tried to trade him before — in 2018 — and said he doesn’t believe his skills have diminished as he heads into his
3:42 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking publicly for the first time since returning to practice last month, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin said Thursday that he will be a game-time decision in Sunday’s Week 1 opener at the Dallas Cowboys. Godwin suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee in