INDIANAPOLIS — Justin Fields stood by himself in the far corner of the visitors' locker room on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, his pads and uniform still on, a clear look of frustration following the Pittsburgh Steelers' first loss of the season plastered across his face.

A few feet to Fields' right, Najee Harris bristled when I asked how he ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Six practices and 12 days.

That’s what Tyler “Snoop” Huntley had to work with to learn the Miami Dolphins offense.

While the South Florida native might be familiar with his Miami Gardens surroundings, the crash course this fifth-year quarterback had to undergo to be ready for Monday night’s 31-12 home loss to ...Read more

DETROIT — "Mr. Perfect" has never been a more apt nickname for Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff.

On Monday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks, Goff went 18 for 18 for 292 yards and two touchdowns (with a receiving touchdown to boot) as the annual high-scoring affair finally swung in favor of the Lions, 42-29.

Goff finished the ...Read more

DETROIT — The Seahawks left Ford Field with a 42-29 loss and wondering about a two-point play they didn’t get.

They left ruing what might have happened had there not been a penalty they did get.

And they will wish they had a fully healthy defense to throw at the Lions.

What they won’t question is an effort Monday night that kept the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens finally played a complete game, smashing the previously undefeated Buffalo Bills, 35-10, on “Sunday Night Football.”

Here are five things we learned from the game:

At their best, the Ravens might be the NFL’s best

Here, finally, was the team that smashed the San Francisco 49ers on Christmas night, that ...Read more

MIAMI — New quarterback. Same result.

The Miami Dolphins hoped recently-acquired former Pro Bowl quarterback Tyler Huntley could inject some life into the team’s anemic offense.

Instead, Miami saw much of the same it’s been seeing from its offense since it lost Tua Tagovailoa 18 days earlier to a concussion.

Huntley found the end ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Falcons need not – and will not – apologize. After the Week 1 fizzle against Pittsburgh, 0-4 seemed more likely than 2-2. But here they sit, having endured four games over various days and times and networks, all decided by one-score margins. Here they sit, and they’re in decent company.

Other 2-2 NFC teams: San Francisco,...Read more

NEW YORK — From the moment they acquired him in a trade with the Green Bay Packers in April of 2023, the Jets were hoping Aaron Rodgers would bring them out of the decade-plus abyss into championship glory.

An Achilles tear in the 2023 season opener put a hold on Rodgers potentially making the Jets contenders.

But after Sunday’s 10-9 loss ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams and their injury depleted roster finally could get some relief.

Star receiver Cooper Kupp will remain out for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers because of an ankle injury, but cornerback Darious Williams and defensive lineman Larrell Murchison, who have been on injured reserve since the start of the season, ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers got good news regarding linebacker Fred Warner Monday and clarified the condition on running back Christian McCaffrey.

Warner was listed as “day to day” with an ankle injury after missing the second half of Sunday’s 30-13 win over the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium. It was Warner’s 45-yard ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Kicker Younghoe Koo is the Falcons’ secret weapon.

Koo’s 58-yard field goal lifted the Falcons to a 26-24 win on Sunday and was his eighth game-winning field goal (kicked with 10 seconds or less to play) since 2021, the most in the league over that period.

“We’ve been in this situation a lot,” Koo said. “...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid did not have the final word Monday that receiver Rashee Rice will miss the season with a torn ACL.

It sure seems like that’s where things are headed, though — meaning the Chiefs must figure out a way forward without their top young star.

Rice, 24, was on his way to a breakout campaign...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Three quarters into its broadcast of the Chargers' 17-10 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, CBS aired a highlight package before a commercial break.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sitting on the bench. Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh moving his gaze up from the ground. Chiefs counterpart Andy Reid pointing and shouting....Read more

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — In 1998, Ray Rhodes coached an Eagles team that went 3-13. It wasn't a horrible roster: Brian Dawkins, Troy Vincent, Hugh Douglas, and William Thomas were featured on defense, and Duce Staley, Tra Thomas, Kevin Turner, and Irving Fryar led the offense. But that team could not overcome the quarterbacking of Rodney Peete, Koy ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After a defeat that alternately highlighted their potential and pratfalls in equal doses, the Steelers talked about a need to start faster in games as though it's something that can magically be added to the game plan each week — or purchased on Amazon.

Easier said than done.

The narrative swept through the locker room after ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Every game Stacy Gooden-Crandle watches her son, Derick Hall, play, there are moments it all comes rushing back.

Being told Derick had a one percent chance to live after he was born 23-and-a-half weeks premature, considered a "micro preemie," weighing just 2 pounds, 9 ounces. Having arrived, in her words, "without a heartbeat ...Read more

Four weeks into the season, the Dallas Cowboys have already seen their share of ups and downs. Demoralizing losses and near wire-to-wire victories coexisting has the verdict still out on just how good – or not good – the Cowboys will be in 2024.

Regardless, there have been a handful of players that have not played up to expectations in the...Read more

CHICAGO — This, folks, is what relief looks like in the NFL.

It’s a satisfied Sunday afternoon locker room, the kind so obviously present at Soldier Field after the Chicago Bears’ 24-18 defeat of the Los Angeles Rams. It’s players recounting the day’s biggest plays with enthusiasm and captains framing the big-picture significance of ...Read more

BALTIMORE — In the darkness, the Ravens found the light — or at least their identity.

A week after Baltimore ran over and through the Dallas Cowboys for its first win of the young season, it validated that victory with another punishing ground attack and Derrick Henry setting the tone on the Ravens’ first offensive play of an eventual 35-...Read more

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — He studied the Philadelphia Eagles defense in the dark, the only illumination coming from the monitor of his Microsoft Surface computer. His wife, Emily, and 5-month-old daughter, Kova Jade, lay asleep next to him in a hotel room at the Renaissance International Plaza hotel.

Baker Mayfield was forced to evacuate his home on ...Read more