Getting to the divisional round of the 2019 NFL playoffs means a team has made more good choices than bad. But for each of the remaining eight teams still alive for this weekend’s games, there’s one change that played a much bigger role in their success than any other. We asked our NFL Nation reporters […]
Continue readingRoster turnover is a fact of life in the NFL. In a league in which many players don’t have guaranteed money due in the upcoming season and somewhere between five and eight organizations typically swap out their football personnel each offseason, just about every player is on a short leash. Even the league’s banner franchises […]
Continue readingThe divisional round is set for the 2019 NFL playoffs. It includes the lowest-seeded teams in each conference but excludes two teams — the Patriots and Saints — that made a combined 11 such appearances in the previous decade. Upsets Saturday by the Titans over the Patriots and Sunday by the Vikings over the Saints […]
Continue readingStarting cornerback Johnathan Joseph is also inactive after being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury suffered last week. Fuller had 49 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games this season, although 217 yards and all three scores came in Week 5. Fuller also missed four games earlier in the season with […]
Continue readingThe Tennessee Titans, having knocked off the Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, now have a more difficult task: traveling to Baltimore to take on the top-seeded Ravens. The Houston Texans, meanwhile, will get a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Here’s a first look at the matchups, with the NFC […]
Continue readingTo help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest […]
Continue readingAFC EAST | AFC NORTH | AFC SOUTH | AFC WEST NFC EAST | NFC NORTH | NFC SOUTH | NFC WEST What went wrong: The Dolphins’ season was doomed from the start in terms of competing for a playoff spot. Miami had arguably the NFL’s least talented roster thanks to an offseason full of […]
Continue readingTo help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest […]
Continue readingWith seven teams competing for six playoff spots, the AFC is down to two serious battles. Sunday’s results all but locked Baltimore into the top seed in the AFC, with the victorious Ravens taking a one-game lead over the Patriots with both the head-to-head tiebreaker and three games left to play. Lamar Jackson. • Predictions […]
Continue readingThere are three weeks left in the NFL regular season, which means the 2020 NFL draft is inching closer, and fan bases are starting to look ahead to the offseason. With ESPN NFL draft experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay unveiling their early look at the 2020 class, we asked NFL Nation reporters to […]
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