Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from […]
Continue readingThere could be more changes coming at the NFL’s most important position. Quarterback Nick Foles missed Wednesday’s practice because of a hip injury, and Mitchell Trubisky — who just returned himself from a shoulder injury — took all the reps. But the injury news wasn’t all negative, as the Chiefs could be on track to […]
Continue readingThe biggest development of Week 9 came off the field, shaking up ESPN’s Power Rankings. Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence tested positive for COVID-19, and coach Dabo Swinney said following the Tigers’ 32-28 comeback win over Boston College on Saturday that Lawrence will not be back in time for the trip to Notre Dame next […]
Continue readingThe Cowboys had hoped to make a trade involving Poe or Worley, but opted to move on when they were unable to do so. Poe and Worley were not on the practice field during the portion open to the media, and coach Mike McCarthy would not get into the players’ status at his daily news […]
Continue readingFRISCO, Texas — The text went out early the evening of Oct. 11, just like hundreds of other messages Andrew Hawkins, Mohamed Sanu, Marvin Jones, A.J. Green and Andy Dalton have shared since 2012. The former Cincinnati Bengals teammates sent congratulatory messages to their quarterback, who took over for an injured Dak Prescott and helped […]
Continue readingNick Saban was back on the Alabama sideline after a COVID-19 scare and a false positive test earlier in the week, and his Crimson Tide are back on top of ESPN’s power rankings. Alabama carved apart a Georgia defense that had been suffocating this season with one explosive play after another and collared the Bulldogs […]
Continue readingFRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill has a torn ACL in his right knee. Hill suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s 37-34 win against the New York Giants as he approached quarterback Daniel Jones and fell awkwardly. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis, making Hill the ninth starter to land […]
Continue readingWith 16 seconds left in the first half against the New York Giants on Sunday, Prescott caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Cedrick Wilson to give the host Cowboys a 24-20 lead. Cowboys fans would not like the description, but it was “Philly Special”-esque, conjuring up Nick Foles‘ touchdown catch in Philadelphia’s Super […]
Continue readingWhile the NFL Power Rankings are a weekly thing, it’s never too early to jump ahead and look toward the playoffs. With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, that’s what we’re doing. This week, we determined each team’s postseason chances, according to the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI), then we had each […]
Continue readingIn the salary-cap era, no NFL team can head into a season with above-average starters at every position. Some teams have come close — and others have been able to mask their issues with dominant players at other positions — but every team’s weakness gets exposed. The New England Patriots, who have won six Super […]
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