KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s a number linked with Chiefs rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy, and it’s a number that will be forever linked with Xavier Worthy: 4.21 seconds.

Less than a week into this season’s training camp, 4.21 seconds arrived.

Worthy ran a fly pattern down the sideline, and cornerback Joshua Williams uttered a sentence...Read more

DENVER — There can be no more Hall passes. No more excuses. No more politics.

The coaches wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame cannot be taken seriously until Mike Shanahan is in it. The former Broncos legend advanced to the group of nine semifinalists on Thursday, with the blue-ribbon committee meeting on Nov. 19 to select one for Hall of ...Read more

CHICAGO — Across nine seasons in the NFL, Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard has never missed a game. Regular season, playoffs, 145 straight. Byard has tasted victory 80 times during his career. But of the 65 times he has experienced defeat, none was quite as painful as last weekend’s steel-toed boot to the you-know-where.

With 25 seconds ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — DK Metcalf will miss his second consecutive game due to a knee sprain that will sideline the Seahawks' top wide receiver for consecutive games for the first time in his career.

Metcalf was ruled out by the Seahawks on the injury report released Friday. There was optimism midweek that Metcalf would be able to return for Sunday'...Read more

NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, following a 22-point loss to the Steelers, Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson blamed himself for the defeat.

In the third quarter of that game, a pass from Aaron Rodgers bounced off Wilson’s numbers and into Beanie Bishop Jr.‘s hands for the interception. That led to a Pittsburgh touchdown and an eventual easy win...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rams star receiver Puka Nacua is questionable and punter Ethan Evans is out for Sunday’s road game against the Seattle Seahawks, coach Sean McVay said Friday.

Nacua left practice Thursday after aggravating a right knee injury he originally suffered during training camp and aggravated in the season opener against the Detroit ...Read more

DENVER — Remember Sunday to turn the clock back and cross your fingers the Broncos don’t set the season back years.

The Broncos boast a 5-3 record and remain viewed with suspicion.

They are the NFL’s Colorado Buffs: entertaining, improving, but not ready for prime time. That is the opinion of wise guys and multiple national media outlets...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — I need Tua Tagovailoa’s help. Maybe he can quarterback-splain the intricacies of handling a shotgun snap in the NFL — or any snap, when you see the stats — without taking a blindside shot at fans who have mostly lauded and encouraged him.

In return, I’ll explain how difficult it is to eat potato chips on the ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On Halloween night, the Jets finally ended their nightmare five-game losing streak.

Behind two Garrett Wilson touchdown catches — including an incredible one-handed grab in the back of the end zone early in the fourth quarter — and seven defensive sacks, the Jets defeated the Texans, 21-13, on an unseasonably warm ...Read more

NEW YORK — A franchise-changing talent like Jayden Daniels is the potential prize.

The silver lining for football’s worst teams is an opportunity to get first crack at college football’s best in the NFL draft, as the Washington Commanders did at No. 2 overall last spring.

The Giants could position themselves to select a top-two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rams receiver Puka Nacua left practice Thursday because of a right-knee injury, a team official said.

Nacua, who had a record-setting rookie season in 2023, was sidelined for five games this season because of an injury to the same knee that he sustained during a joint practice with the Chargers and aggravated in the opener ...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 8’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 8 RECAP

Rams 30 Vikings 20: Matthew Stafford finished as the overall QB5 in Week 8 after both Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua returned to the lineup last Thursday night, throwing for 279 yards and four touchdowns at Minnesota. Stafford had only three TD passes in...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 12-4 (.750); season 78-45 (.634). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-8 (.500); season 67-55-1 (.549). Off: Steelers, 49ers...Read more

Kept the hot hand by spinning a 12-4 mark straight-up last week, including a trio of outright upset bull’s-eyes with Commanders over Bears, Rams over Vikings and Eagles winning at Cincy. Granted, got super-lucky with Washington on on that last-play Hail Mary touchdown, but we’ll take it, thank you. Big disappointment was misfiring on Miami�...Read more

SEATTLE — Halftime of Sunday's critical NFC West showdown against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field also marks the halfway point of the 17-game NFL season.

As the Seahawks look to improve on their last month — four losses in five games, all by nine points or more — one of focus for potential improvement is the rookie class.

A trademark...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A bettor turned $10 into $185,211.36 after hitting a nine-leg touchdown scorer parlay on “National Tight Ends Day.”

The gambler at FanDuel Sportsbook, which doesn’t operate in Nevada, used tight ends on all nine legs of the parlay: Kyle Pitts, Cade Otton, Mark Andrews, David Njoku, Tucker Kraft, Sam LaPorta, Dalton Kincaid, ...Read more

CHICAGO — When Matt Eberflus held his weekly meeting with the Chicago Bears’ leadership council Wednesday, the coach and players had a lot to address as they picked up the pieces from the 18-15, last-second loss to the Washington Commanders.

Just two days earlier, in the wake of the defeat on Jayden Daniels’ 52-yard Hail Mary, several of ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jayden Daniels’ game-winning Hail Mary to Washington Commanders receiver Noah Brown last Sunday was the highlight of the NFL season for the NFC East’s first-place darling.

Daniel Jones’ primetime Pittsburgh loss was again filled with team-wide lowlights that undercut any positives the last-place Giants might have put on the ...Read more