More Teams. More Games. Tyler Fulghum breaks down why he’s taking the Cowboys to cover the first-half spread against the Packers. (0:53) FRISCO, Texas — In the 2016 season, Dak Prescott was a rookie quarterback leading the Dallas Cowboys to an NFC-best 13-3 record and home-field advantage in the divisional round of the playoffs when […]
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 readingFor years, the only hope for a Tom Brady–Aaron Rodgers meeting was the Super Bowl. The one time Rodgers made it, Brady’s New England Patriots got knocked out by the New York Jets — the Jets! — in the divisional round following the 2010 season. They have been in the same postseason nine times, but […]
Continue readingThe NFL Power Rankings are inherently a judge of each team’s strength. But to find out which team is the strongest, you have to consider their weak spots. That’s what we’re doing in this week’s rankings. As we rank teams this week, each NFL Nation reporter assesses where the teams they cover have gone wrong […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL season heads into Week 2 with a battle of Ohio between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on Thursday night (8:20 ET, NFL Network). The Bengals could be without defensive tackles Geno Atkins and Mike Daniels, which could mean good things for the Browns’ run game. Elsewhere, tight end George Kittle‘s sprained […]
Continue readingHe sure didn’t in the Packers’ season-opening 43-34 win over the Minnesota Vikings at a fanless U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Rodgers seemed as happy as ever heading into his 16th NFL season even though the team drafted his possible eventual successor, Jordan Love, in the first round instead of adding a playmaking weapon. And […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — If it seems the Green Bay Packers have gone unnoticed of late — at least since the hubbub over their decision to draft their possible quarterback of the future in the first round died down — then that’s just fine with their quarterback of the present. Aaron Rodgers sounded as though […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL season opens Thursday with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs playing host to the Houston Texans (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The lack of an offseason program and only 14 padded practices in training camp have contributed to a variety of soft-tissue injuries. Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery and wide receivers […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers rookie linebacker Kamal Martin, a possible starter, had surgery for a torn meniscus on Tuesday and will not be available for at least six weeks, a source told ESPN. Martin, a fifth-round pick from Minnesota, suffered the injury to his left knee. He saw his final college season […]
Continue readingAs 2020 NFL training camps move from strength and conditioning work to padded practice over the next week, the competition for starting jobs will heat up across the league. There will be a maximum of 14 padded practices per team and, with no preseason games due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will go a long […]
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