The game features big-name stat-stuffers such as quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones for the Chiefs and running back Christian McCaffrey, receiver Deebo Samuel and defensive end Nick Bosa for the Niners. While winning a championship is their only genuine goal, it’s possible each player or team could make […]
Continue readingChiefs tight end Travis Kelce added a pair of round numbers to his Hall of Fame résumé Sunday. During Kansas City’s unexpectedly close 34-28 win in Denver, he crossed both the 1,000-yard barrier for the seventh straight season and became the fifth tight end in NFL history to rack up 10,000 career receiving yards. It […]
Continue readingWe’ve made it to the halfway point of the NFL season! Your reaction to that news might depend on which team you support. If you’re a Jets or Vikings fan, it might feel like the season has flown by. If you’re a Packers or Steelers fan, well, you might be wishing that it was already […]
Continue readingFRISCO, Texas — Emmitt Smith swears he wasn’t going through a midlife crisis last month. “I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for many years,” the 53-year-old said. “It’s just been weird in my head, ‘Go ahead, do it. Go ahead.” And so, on a September trip to Las Vegas, he did it. Smith had […]
Continue readingThe 2022 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 8, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best this season, and how do they stack up against each other? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than […]
Continue readingPicking an MVP in advance of a typical NFL season is difficult. Remember last year? The trendiest candidates heading into the regular season were Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson one obvious example, but Mahomes is the only one with the sort of airtight accomplishments to be added to this list. Although this is […]
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