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Patriots’ Bailey Zappe likely to start with Mac Jones doubtful
Jones was a limited participant in practices this week, and the team officially listed him as doubtful Friday afternoon. The Patriots define doubtful as “unlikely to play.” Jones sustained the injury on the team’s final offensive play of a loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 25. The Patriots had veteran Brian Hoyer start the […]
Continue readingQB Kenny Pickett, Steelers begin work to get on ‘same page’
As the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2022 first-round pick stood near the 50-yard line, veteran center Mason Cole walked up to Pickett and extended his fist, and the two fist-bumped. Then the center took his spot a couple yards in front of the quarterback and snapped him the ball. Just like that, Pickett’s first practice as the […]
Continue readingFantasy Football Daily Notes: Williams done for the season, Taylor avoids major injury
Read ESPN’s fantasy football Daily Notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a head start on the fantasy football content coming today and tomorrow to ESPN.com and the ESPN Fantasy App. The news: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Broncos RB Javonte Williams will miss the remainder […]
Continue readingPittsburgh Steelers list rookie Kenny Pickett atop quarterback depth chart
PITTSBURGH — The Kenny Pickett era is officially here. The Pittsburgh Steelers listed their 2022 first-round pick as the starter on the depth chart — ahead of Mitch Trubisky — for Sunday’s game at the Buffalo Bills. “I don’t want to dump the responsibility of what transpired at Mitch’s feet,” coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday. […]
Continue readingNotable bets: Kicker prop attracts wild betting interest on losing Sunday for sportsbooks
Most were small in stature and emanated from Michigan, New York and Virginia. But they weren’t on the Detroit Lions, New York Giants, New York Jets or Washington Commanders. No, the flood of bets that began Saturday night and continued into Sunday were on, of all things, a kicker. Caesars Sportsbook and BetMGM each reported […]
Continue readingThe Steelers’ 2022 quarterback journey, and what happens next
PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin sat behind the dais in the fluorescently lit room at Acrisure Stadium and spoke for three minutes. Of the 436 words the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said, few explained why he benched Mitch Trubisky for rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett at halftime of the Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the New York Jets […]
Continue readingFantasy football Week 5: Waiver wire options to replace Javonte Williams, Cordarrelle Patterson
Denver Broncos RB Javonte Williams is out for the season after tearing his ACL and MCL against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. It’s terrible news for the Broncos, who had also lost WR Tim Patrick to an ACL injury before the season even started. The Denver offense will now be without its starting running […]
Continue readingNFL Week 4 takeaways: Lessons, big questions for every game
Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season got underway Thursday night with a Cincinnati Bengals win that was overshadowed by a frightening injury to Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion and was briefly hospitalized. Sunday’s slate of games ended with the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes using some trickery and […]
Continue readingTakeaways from ESPN Receiver Tracking Metrics: Who leads rankings
Mark Andrews‘ exceptional ability to get open and come down with contested catches is what makes him an elite pass-catcher, not just a great tight end. That’s true despite the fact the Ravens tight end’s ability to generate yards after catch relative to expectations is just average. That’s the top-line takeaway from ESPN’s new Receiver […]
Continue readingNFL Week 4 Power Rankings 2022: 1-32 poll, plus rating QBs
Welcome to Week 4 of the NFL regular season. This season we have seen our fair share of games come down to the wire. Eighteen games have been decided by three or fewer points — six just this past week. Gone are the days of the blowout — the fourth quarter is as important as […]
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