More Teams. More Games. Aaron Rodgers joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to talk through his Achilles injury and how he is feeling now. (0:46) In addition to a new starting quarterback, the New York Jets will have a new kicker when they face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Greg Zuerlein, who injured […]
Continue readingThe play ended what had been a promising Lions drive, as they advanced to the Patriots’ 18-yard line when Goff attempted to hit Hockenson deep down the left sideline. Hockenson was closely covered by linebacker Jahlani Tavai, and Jones — the fourth-round pick from Arizona State — broke on the ball and elevated to catch […]
Continue readingThe Lions are trying to rebuild under coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes, both in their second year. Although there’s certainly competition among the position units, the Lions have committed to running it back with their core from last season: quarterback Jared Goff, running back D’Andre Swift, tight end T.J. Hockenson, receiver Amon-Ra […]
Continue readingThat year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Florida State’s Roberto Aguayo in the second round. The Browns will be hoping that drafting York will produce a far different result. Aguayo lasted only a season with the Bucs before being waived. Cleveland has struggled at kicker in recent years, despite drafting Arizona State’s Zane Gonzalez in […]
Continue readingOfficial Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff time, around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games. Refresh often for the latest information. L’Jarius Sneed, CB, KC: Ankle — Active Keisean Nixon, CB, LV: Ankle — Active Compete for up […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — Najee Harris went back to the bench after Pat Freiermuth’s overtime fumble and gathered himself for the Steelers’ next offensive drive. Only problem: There wouldn’t be another Pittsburgh possession. The Detroit Lions (0-8-1) tried to pull off a series of laterals in a last-ditch effort to break the 16-16 tie in the final […]
Continue readingLions quarterback Jared Goff found running back D’Andre Swift for a short screen pass that he turned into a 63-yard touchdown at 12:07 in the opening quarter. Detroit would take a 7-0 lead on the play, in which Swift broke a tackle and sprinted toward the end zone. For Detroit, that marked their first touchdown […]
Continue readingCampbell felt it was important to be transparent throughout the process, explaining that the team has met with the one-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion to communicate their plans. The Lions are hoping to complete the process sooner than later, Campbell said, but they’re not putting a timetable on it either. Campbell said they […]
Continue readingTeams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]
Continue readingAs the NFL Power Rankings get into crunch time, we checked in with our Football Power Index (FPI) friends to see how powerful each team really is. From the good (the Chiefs’ offense) to the bad (the Lions’ defense) to the mediocre, our NFL Nation writers explain the offense, defense and special-teams rankings for the […]
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