SEATTLE — The situation seemed dire for the Seahawks a few times Sunday at Levi's Stadium.

As the Seahawks took over at their own 20, trailing the 49ers 17-13 with 2:38 and two time outs remaining, quarterback Geno Smith said he felt only calm.

"I just think [it's] perspective," Smith said. "I was out there smiling on that last drive. Like ...Read more

NEW YORK — Seven games is a long time.

Seven games is a long time for Dexter Lawrence, Bobby Okereke, Darius Slayton, Brian Burns and the Giants’ players to stomach this nonsense.

Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll are trying to sell that Tommy DeVito can give the Giants the best spark as their new quarterback after shutting down Daniel Jones on ...Read more

Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free-agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you ...Read more

Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will recap the best and worst from around the league. Here are our winners and losers from Week 11:

Loser: Ravens

The Ravens’ long-held belief is that whenever they lose, they beat themselves.

“It’s been that way ever since last year, I believe, going back to the AFC championship game, we ...Read more

NEW YORK — More than a month after Jets owner Woody Johnson fired Robert Saleh, he has made another change.

Johnson fired general manager Joe Douglas on Tuesday after five-plus years at the helm.

“Today, I informed Joe Douglas he will no longer serve as the general manager of the New York Jets,” Johnson said in a statement. “I want to ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Geno Smith's most satisfying throw was a run.

With 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Seahawks' come-from-behind quarterback penetrated a collapsing pocket. Trailing 17-13, the 34-year-old Smith scooted up the field, before sneaking inside the left pylon for a 13-yard score. The touchdown trot provided an ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Falcons don’t play this weekend, which under ordinary circumstances would give them time to recover from their labors, though it’s not as if they exerted themselves in Denver. Four minutes and 29 seconds into the game, the Broncos had enough points to win.

The home team scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions...Read more

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Fifteen games and 327 days since the Chiefs last lost, on Sunday at Highmark Stadium they finally got stranded in a jam they couldn’t solve or escape.

Punctuated, and nicely symbolized, by Josh Allen’s rugged 26-yard touchdown run through the Chiefs in the waning minutes, the Buffalo Bills (9-2) snuffed out the Chiefs...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins are a franchise starving for success.

Twenty-four years without a postseason win creates this kind of famine.

Two wins in a row wins has the 2024 team feeling good about the progress being made after a 2-6 start, but the season’s goal of qualifying for the playoffs isn’t within reach just yet.

“We know we ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Once again, the NFL, if not the entire sports world, revolves around our little slice of flyover country.

The current front-runners for NFL coach of the year should be a Viking, a would-be Viking and a former Viking.

Current Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is 8-2 this season, while relying on a quarterback who not long ago...Read more

DENVER — As a committee prepares to select a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in the coaching category for the 2025 class, Broncos coach Sean Payton had a simple message regarding Mike Shanahan’s candidacy.

“It’s easy,” Payton said Monday. “It’s all there in front of you.”

Shanahan, the winningest coach in Broncos history and...Read more

The San Francisco 49ers expect tight end George Kittle to practice Wednesday and cornerback Charvarius Ward has returned to the team and will be evaluated in hopes of returning in Week 12 to face the Green Bay Packers.

Coach Kyle Shanahan is also holding out hope that edge rusher Nick Bosa can play after exiting in the third quarter of a 20-17 ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Heading into Monday, the Dallas Cowboys had lost and failed to cover their past four games and were also 0-4 straight-up and against the spread at home this season.

One bettor wagered $1 million that the Cowboys will continue to struggle on “Monday Night Football” against the Houston Texans.

Hard Rock Bet, which doesn’t ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On the 10-hour flight to São Paulo, Brazil for the Eagles’ season opener against the Green Bay Packers, Nick Sirianni decided to save the television show recommendations he had received for another day and watch film instead.

The Eagles coach opted to pore over the offense’s third-down attempts dating back to the beginning...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ahead of the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans squaring off on "Monday Night Football," a large piece of sheet metal fell to the AT&T Stadium playing surface while the retractable roof was being opened during pregame. Stadium officials have since made the decision to close the roof for Monday's game.

Here is a statement ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have added Tyquan Thornton, a speedy wide receiver, to their practice squad, according to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport.

Thornton, a second-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2022, has appeared in 28 games over his career, with 13 starts. He has 39 receptions and three touchdowns.

His best season was ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There was something to him being across the country and a whole level of the sport away from the San Francisco 49ers.

Jim Harbaugh was a great coach for San Francisco, and his end in the South Bay was hardly a “mutual” decision.

But even as the Niners floundered for years following Harbaugh’s exit, at least Niners...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus spoke with reporters Monday afternoon after reviewing the 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Eberflus now is tasked with helping his team move on from its fourth straight loss and prepare for another tough meeting with the Minnesota Vikings (8-2) in Week 12.

Here are ...Read more

CHICAGO — The latest end zone celebration sweeping the nation is the Trump dance, made popular by UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones after Saturday’s win over Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden.

Surely you know the Trump dance, originally performed by President-elect Donald Trump at a campaign rally, consisting of mild hip gyrations and ...Read more