HOUSTON — The Chicago Bears offense and quarterback Caleb Williams came up short on a national stage Sunday night at NRG Stadium in a 19-13 Houston Texans victory.

Unlike Week 1, when the Bears defense and special teams scored touchdowns, the offense needed to carry the load — and didn’t come through.

In a sloppy game that included 21 ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The stat line was as spectacular as it was unjust.

Five times Sunday, Geno Smith watched teammates drop the football he slung their way and still delivered a statistical gem.

The Seahawks quarterback completed a career-high 33 passes on 44 attempts for 327 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions — but given his ...Read more

Great coaches don’t just win games; they expose the opposition in the process.

That has been Kyle Shanahan’s modus operandi for nearly two decades as an offensive play-caller in the NFL.

But on Sunday in Minneapolis, Shanahan wasn’t the one winning the X’s and O’s battle.

No, it was the Vikings’ play-callers, head coach Kevin O’...Read more

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Rams made history Sunday, though not the kind coach Sean McVay or anyone else affiliated with the organization desired.

A 41-10 rout by the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium dropped the Rams’ record to 0-2.

For the first time in McVay’s eight seasons, the Rams are winless after two games.

And it ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Stadium rises from the center of Charlotte’s Uptown district like a teal-colored fortress. For Jim Harbaugh, the building brings back memories both good and bad.

It’s where he suited up for his final season as a quarterback, standing on the sidelines for six games without throwing a pass for a team that ...Read more

DENVER — Two games, two very Pittsburgh Steelers-esque results.

In what had the potential to be one of the more stress-free Steelers victories in recent memories, they controlled the game almost from start to finish in a 13-6 win Sunday against the Broncos at Mile High Stadium. But that finish did get a bit laborious.

It’s technically ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Add “fourth-and-16” to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ highlight-reel list of magical fourth-quarter comebacks.

With Kansas City facing fourth-and-long late in the game trailing by two, Mahomes rolled left to extend the play before tossing a deep throw to receiver Rashee Rice; that pass drew an ...Read more

BALTIMORE — On a warm and sun-splashed afternoon Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, the pomp and pageantry of the Ravens’ home opener had all the promise of a perhaps majestic performance for the heavily favored hosts with the NFL’s two-time Most Valuable Player, Lamar Jackson, and two-time league rushing leader, Derrick Henry.

If only.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s messages before the season, which focused on the team’s play style, all came with a consistent meaning: If the 2024 Vikings were to be successful, they’d do it with a style similar to the one the San Francisco 49ers had used to make four NFC Championship Game trips in five years.

The ...Read more

MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa does not intend to retire after sustaining at least the fourth concussion of his life on Thursday against Buffalo, NFL Network reported Sunday.

Tagovailoa is meeting with concussion specialists, and he and doctors will determine when he returns to the field, in accordance with the NFL’s concussion...Read more

The New York Jets’ depleted pass-rushing unit suffered another blow Sunday, as Jermaine Johnson was carted off the field with an Achilles injury.

Johnson was ruled out quickly after his leg appeared to buckle during the third quarter of the Jets’ game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.

Defensive tackle Solomon Thomas engulfed ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — One day before the Eagles' Monday night home opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the team ruled out A.J. Brown because of a hamstring injury.

Brown, the team's top receiver, popped up on the injury report Friday as a limited participant in practice. Coach Nick Sirianni said that Brown's hamstring "got a little tight" and held ...Read more

LANDOVER, Md. — It’s hard to imagine the New York Giants won’t have a completely new regime in 2025 after this.

Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll watched their defense give up 215 yards rushing, converted into seven Austin Seibert field goals. Washington never punted.

Schoen and Daboll also made a costly decision to play injured kicker Graham ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After a loss against the San Francisco 49ers on the road in Week 1, the New York Jets were looking to rebound to get their first win of the season.

In what was an offensive struggle most of the day, the Jets gutted out a road victory.

Behind Aaron Rodgers‘ two touchdowns, the Jets (1-1) defeated the Tennessee Titans (0-2...Read more

Here we go again, worrying about Tua Tagovailoa’s health, wondering if he should retire, watching how long he stays away from the Miami Dolphins to be the, “quarterback of your family,” as coach Mike McDaniel counseled the concussed quarterback with a kiss to his forehead as he walked off the field Thursday.

Well, Tua wobbled off the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles made ignominious history last week, and not just because they won the first NFL game ever played in the Southern Hemisphere. For the first time since 1995, the offense alone scored at least 34 points in a game in which it turned the ball over at least three times.

Before Friday, Eagles teams that gave the ball away ...Read more

MIAMI — Both Miami Dolphins star wideout Tyreek Hill and the police officer who dragged him out of his sports car could easily have turned down the heat that led to the escalation of a simple traffic stop outside Hard Rock Stadium last Sunday, according to several legal experts who viewed videos of the incident.

And while Hill may have broken...Read more

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — A marvelous season ended, but it wasn’t over.

When the Bucs walked into the cold outside of Ford Field last January, having lost 31-23 to the Detroit Lions in an NFC division playoff game, they knew they would be back.

You don’t come within a two-minute drive of playing to go to the Super Bowl without wanting more.

The...Read more