Commanders QB Jayden Daniels to start vs. Vikings after missing past 3 games
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will start Sunday at Minnesota after missing three games with a dislocated left elbow. Daniels, the 2024 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, got hurt in the final minutes of Washington’s 38-14 home loss against Seattle on Nov. 2. Though the television...
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray ruled out for rest of season because of foot injuryVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will miss the remainder of the season because of a foot injury that’s kept him out of the lineup since Week 6. Coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters the decision before Friday’s practice. “Kyler will not play again this year,” Gannon said. “He...
Jahmyr Gibbs leads Lions to much-needed win over Cowboys
DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs and a defense that suddenly generated pressure and turnovers helped the Detroit Lions stay in contention for a playoff berth. Gibbs ran for three touchdowns, including a 13-yarder with 2:19 left that sealed the Lions’ much-needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. The...
Former Steelers CB Darius Slay puts off reporting to Bills to contemplate futureVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Cornerback Darius Slay has put off reporting to the Buffalo Bills to instead take time to consider his future, the player’s agent confirmed Thursday. “Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him, but he is going to take some time away from...
NFL mandates new playing-surface standards by 2028
The playing surfaces at every NFL stadium will have to meet new enhanced standards set through lab and field testing by the start of the 2028 season. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for the program Thursday that will provide each team “a library of approved and accredited...
Browns QB Deshaun Watson returns to practice for 1st time in more than a yearVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson was set to practice for the first time this year with the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday, opening the 21-day window for the quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Watson is eligible to be activated...
Ravens reach a 3-year contract extension with TE Mark Andrews
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a three-year contract extension with Mark Andrews on Wednesday, days after the tight end became the franchise’s career leader in receptions. Baltimore was facing some significant decisions after this season, with the 30-year-old Andrews and fellow tight ends Isaiah Likely and...
Colts’ Daniel Jones turns to college friends for help with injured leg
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is getting a little more help from his friends. Seven years after two teammates created a special pad to protect Jones’ fractured collarbone, the same duo has done it again, this time to fit over Jones’ injured lower left leg. Jones said Wednesday...
A line was crossed: Eagles coordinator Kevin Patullo speaks out after his family home was vandalized
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo said a “line was crossed” when his New Jersey home was vandalized because the incident stretched beyond football and into his personal life. Patullo’s home was vandalized with eggs over the weekend in the wake of the Eagles’ loss on Black Friday...
Patriots blow past Giants to become 1st NFL team to 11 wins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Marcus Jones had a 94-yard punt return for a TD and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season, beating the New York Giants, 33-15, on Monday night. It was the 10th straight win...
Chargers QB Justin Herbert has surgery on non-throwing hand, playing status to be determined
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s availability to play will be determined later this week after he had surgery on his non-throwing hand Monday. Herbert is day-to-day, the team said in a statement, after he broke a bone in his left hand in the first quarter...
Browns’ Maliek Collins to miss rest of season with quad injury
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Maliek Collins will miss the rest of the season after suffering a quad injury in Sunday’s 26-8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Coach Kevin Stefanski made the announcement Monday that Collins will have to undergo season-ending surgery. The 10-year veteran defensive lineman suffered...
Browns coach Stefanski still isn’t ready to announce Sanders as his starting QB for rest of season
Coach Kevin Stefanski continues to take Shedeur Sanders’ status as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback on a week-by-week basis. The Browns’ 26-8 loss to San Francisco assured their 23rd losing season since 1999. Sanders struggled in the second half, but finished 16 of 25 passing for 149 yards with a...
Eagles coach’s house vandalized after Bears loss
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo has been the subject of scrutiny all season long. But on Saturday morning, that scrutiny turned criminal. Patullo’s house in New Jersey was vandalized early Saturday morning, according to a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff Neiburg. The Moorestown Police Department confirmed to the...
Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl Sunday’s pregame entertainment lineup just dropped for February — including Charlie Puth singing the national anthem. Super Bowl LX will take place Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. — home of the San Francisco 49ers — and air live on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock....
NFL Week 13: Panthers take advantage of Matt Stafford’s 3 turnovers to end Rams’ 6-game win streak
CHARLOTTE — Bryce Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns — two of them coming on fourth down — and the Carolina Panthers forced three turnovers by Matthew Stafford to beat Los Angeles 31-28 on Sunday and snap the Rams’ six-game winning streak. The Panthers...
Purdy leads 49ers past Browns, spoils Sanders’ first home start
CLEVELAND — Brock Purdy rushed for a touchdown and passed for another score in the second half, and the San Francisco 49ers spoiled Shedeur Sanders’ first home start by defeating the Cleveland Browns 26-8 on Sunday. Cleveland took an 8-7 lead late in the second quarter when Sanders hooked up...
Browns’ Myles Garrett thinking about when, not if, he will break sack record
Myles Garrett is not thinking about if he can break the NFL’s single-season sack record. The Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher is convinced it’s a matter of when. Garrett leads the league with 18 sacks and needs five in Cleveland’s final six games to surpass the 22 1/2 by Pro...
Bears’ dominant rushing attack leads to their 5th straight win, 24-15 over reeling Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D’Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Led by rookie coach...
Bengals win in Joe Burrow’s return, taking advantage of 5 Baltimore turnovers
BALTIMORE — Joe Burrow threw two second-half touchdown passes in his return for Cincinnati, and the Bengals snapped Baltimore’s five-game winning streak with a 32-14 victory over the fumble-prone Ravens on Thursday night. Baltimore (6-6) lost three fumbles in the first half and turned the ball over five times in...
Cowboys top Patrick Mahomes’ 4th-down magic in Thanksgiving win
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns, Malik Davis sprinted 43 yards for a score and the Dallas Cowboys overcame two fourth-down TD throws from Patrick Mahomes in a 31-28 Thanksgiving victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday. CeeDee Lamb scored the first Dallas touchdown and finished...
Jordan Love tosses 4 TDs, Packers beat Lions on Thanksgiving
DETROIT — Jordan Love had plenty of time to pass and took full advantage. Jared Goff did not, and Micah Parsons had a lot to do with that. Love converted a pair of fourth downs with scoring passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four touchdown throws,...
Bears QB Caleb Williams maintaining focus after beating Steelers
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams’ quest for better passing accuracy took a different turn Sunday in the Chicago Bears’ 31-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. And Williams sees the need for improvement Friday when the Bears (8-3) test their offense against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (8-3)....
Bengals QB Joe Burrow excited for long-awaited return, Thanksgiving stage vs. RavensVideo
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow confirmed Tuesday that he’ll be returning on Thanksgiving night to start against the Baltimore Ravens. Burrow had surgery to repair a turf toe injury Sept. 19 and is making his return nearly a full month ahead of schedule. “We pushed it within the...
Bills provide QB Josh Allen another veteran option by signing receiver Brandin Cooks
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills provided Josh Allen and their inconsistent passing attack yet another veteran option by signing free agent wide receiver Brandin Cooks on Tuesday. Cooks joins the Bills after the New Orleans Saints granted the player’s wish by waiving him last week. And his signing...