More Teams. More Games. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka comes off the edge and strips Bryce Young to force a Buccaneers turnover. (0:22) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “By any means necessary” — a phrase used in recent weeks by Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles and quarterback Baker Mayfield — proved to be a viable strategy in defeating the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears voices his eagerness to see how the AFC South race among the Jaguars, Colts and Texans unfolds this weekend. (0:55) While some teams have clinched playoff spots and thus have the luxury of resting their starters, others in win-and-in situations are dealing with injuries at key positions. The Jacksonville […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith breaks down why the Cowboys trading for Christian Kirksey. There have also been multiple trades this week — including the deal that sent quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft. In trading Lance, San Francisco admitted it made a colossal […]
Continue readingThe most consistent theme since the Carolina Panthers opened training camp is that rookie quarterback Bryce Young never gets rattled, and that showed again in Friday night’s 21-19 preseason loss to the New York Giants. In a three-play span of his second series, Young, the top pick of the 2023 draft, was sacked, called for […]
Continue readingBoswell first appeared on the injury report with a right groin injury on the Friday prior to the Week 8 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. After signing a four-year, $20 million extension during training camp, Boswell is 12-of-16 on field goal attempts and 9-of-9 on extra point attempts this season. He didn’t play against the […]
Continue readingKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs won a much different type of game than last week, this kind of victory leaving them with the feeling that they’re never out of a game. The Chiefs came back from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-29.
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Monday acquired another playmaker for quarterback Baker Mayfield, trading with Jacksonville for wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr., the teams announced. The Panthers gave the Jaguars a 2023 seventh-round pick and a 2024 sixth-rounder for Shenault, a league source told ESPN. Shenault carries a $1,309,643 cap hit in 2022 […]
Continue readingNOTE: The rankings below are for PPR formats. Latest update: March 30 More people play on ESPN than anywhere else. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Football game! Sign up for free >> 1. Josh Allen, BUF 2. Patrick Mahomes, KC 3. Justin Herbert, LAC 4. Lamar Jackson, BAL 5. Tom […]
Continue readingThe NFL is about to set a record for most fourth-down attempts in a season. Again. Coaches are on pace to dial up 838 fourth-down tries in 2021, up from 780 the year prior. (Even if this were a 16-game season, they’d be on track for a 788 attempts.) It will mark the fourth consecutive […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw his first career touchdown pass, teammates tried to give him the football as a keepsake as he ran off the field. But he kept giving it back. It was a signature moment that reflects Jones’ always-moving-forward approach, which has helped move him to […]
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