NEW ORLEANS — It’s a win that will reverberate. It would’ve been a loss that reverberated.

The Philadelphia Eagles again lost the turnover battle. They lost four offensive starters to injuries, and another on defense. But Saquon Barkley’s 65-yard burst finally put the Eagles on the board less than two minutes into the fourth quarter, ...Read more

CLEVELAND – Brian Daboll and the New York Giants are off the mat.

Daniel Jones, Malik Nabers, Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence, four of the franchise’s biggest investments and most important players, rose to the occasion in their first win of the season on Sunday, 21-15, over the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field.

Nabers caught two ...Read more

Mistakes again doomed the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the Indianapolis Colts capitalized to pull off a 21-16 victory.

Quarterback Caleb Williams committed three turnovers — two interceptions and a fumble — as the Bears dropped to 1-2. Williams completed 33-of-52 passes for 363 yards and threw his first two NFL ...Read more

MIAMI — Eugene “Mercury” Morris - a three-time Pro Bowl running back, a two-time Super Bowl champion, a radiant and playful personality and perhaps the most vocal advocate for the undefeated Dolphins in any discussion about the best team in NFL history - died on Saturday night at 77, his son Troy-Jeffery Morris said in a social media post ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New England Patriots have tormented the New York Jets for most of the last quarter century.

Finally, it appears Gang Green is ready to put all those nightmares behind them.

The Jets came into Thursday night’s game knowing they were the better team and proved it in their 24-3 triumph over the hated Patriots.

“It’s only ...Read more

The Lineup isn’t quite in mid-season form, but Week 2 was certainly a step in the right direction, and much better than its predecessor.

Last week’s lineup (144.38 DraftKings points) offered up some solid blocks to build around. Malik Nabers (31.70), Chris Godwin (27.70) and Jordan Mason (20.40) all produced four to five times the fantasy ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Week 2 loss at Houston was not what set off doomsday predictions for the Chicago Bears. Rather, it was how they lost.

The Bears couldn’t protect Caleb Williams, who also struggled at times to keep himself out of harm’s way, and there was almost nothing in the way of production from the running game, an essential for a rookie...Read more

On the opening possession of the second half Sunday night, Caleb Williams had the ball in his hands with a chance to lead a go-ahead touchdown drive. It was third-and-3 from the 37-yard line, and Williams had a window of opportunity to hit the kind of big play the Chicago Bears offense so desperately needs.

The sequence wasn’t blocked ...Read more

Reporters covering the Vikings in Cleveland last month experienced a sharp edge to Kevin O’Connell that would surprise the public. But it drew smiles and nods from several members of the organization who say the friendly head coach has been known to show some bite to them on rare occasions as well.

“K.O.’s viewed as this great human being...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, and Christian McCaffrey have all scored multiple touchdowns in the 49ers’ recent visits to SoFi Stadium.

None are expected in uniform for Sunday’s return.

Kittle is doubtful, Samuel is out, and McCaffrey will miss a third straight game with potentially more to come, thus robbing the ...Read more

The Dolphins listed running back Raheem Mostert and receiver Malik Washington as doubtful for Sunday’s game at Seattle (4:05 p.m., CBS). Both were limited participants in practice all week.

As expected, wide receiver Grant DuBose (shoulder) was ruled out. Everyone else on the 53-man roster is available to play.

Mostert said he sustained a ...Read more

The Patriots are not ready to make a change at quarterback yet.

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo reiterated that Jacoby Brissett will remain the starting quarterback ahead of a matchup with the 49ers next Sunday.

“Jacoby is still our starting quarterback until I say he’s not,” Mayo told the media on a video conference call Friday morning. ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is dealing with a high ankle sprain and is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The 26-year-old did not practice Friday on the campus of University of North Carolina-Charlotte after he was a limited participant Thursday. He had a thick ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was the Chargers’ first major opportunity to reintroduce themselves. On fourth and one in the season opener, however, it wasn’t Joey Bosa or Khalil Mack who made the play that sent the defense’s first warning shot of the Jim Harbaugh era.

It was Poona Ford and Otito Ogbonnia who came crashing into the backfield.

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A little more than a decade ago, Drew Brees set the NFL record for most consecutive 300-yard passing games with nine. It was smack dab in the middle of the league’s most prolific passing era, and the Steelers were among the league’s elite offenses putting up monster numbers.

Ben Roethlisberger had 10 300-yard passing games in 2014, ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Football fans across the country watching the Patriots in a national primetime spot Thursday night shut off their TVs – probably early – wondering how in the world this team actually had a winning record at one point this season.

The Patriots looked like the team many predicted before the 2024 season to finish with...Read more

Justin Jefferson declared himself good to go on Sunday against a 2-0 Texans team that’s probably going to shadow him with an old college teammate from LSU’s 2019 national championship team.

Saying he has no doubts he’ll play, Jefferson added that his injured quad “feels great. Every day, it feels a lot better. … Just staying in the ...Read more

Bryce Young stood in front of a large photo of Panthers legend Greg Olsen in the Carolina locker room Thursday and took accountability for his shortcomings during his still very young NFL career.

Young, who was benched on Monday in favor of veteran QB Andy Dalton, went 2-16 in his first 18 NFL starts. His career completion percentage is 59.3%,...Read more