Browns WR Jarvis Landry has knee sprain, could miss multiple games
CLEVELAND — Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry could miss multiple games with a sprained medial collateral ligament suffered in Sunday’s win over Houston. Landry got hurt while being tackled at the end of a 9-yard completion on Cleveland’s second offensive play. He didn’t return in the Browns’ 31-21 home-opening victory....
Lamar Jackson finally leads Ravens over ChiefsVideo
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson finally beat Patrick Mahomes, using his legs to rush for 107 yards and scoring twice, including flipping into the end zone for the winning score as Baltimore defeated Kansas City 36-35 Sunday night. Jackson was 0-3 against the Chiefs, and he needed all of his multiple...
NFL Week 2: Matthew Stafford leads Rams to late scores in win over ColtsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Matthew Stafford led Los Angeles on two late scoring drives and Matt Gay made a tiebreaking 38-yard field goal with 2:23 to play Sunday, giving the Rams a 27-24 victory. The Rams have won three straight in this series and have taken all five road openers under coach...
Baker Mayfield shakes off injury, leads Browns past TexansVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield came back after hurting his left shoulder to throw a touchdown pass and run for a TD, leading the Cleveland Browns to a 31-21 win Sunday over the Houston Texans, who were in it until starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor got hurt. Nick Chubb had a 26-yard...
Justin Fields takes over for injured Andy Dalton as Bears beat BengalsVideo
CHICAGO — Justin Fields played the second half after Andy Dalton exited with a knee injury against his former team, and the rookie quarterback used Chicago’s stellar defensive performance to direct the Bears to a 20-17 victory over Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Roquan Smith returned an...
NFL Inactives: List of inactive players for NFL games in Week 2
BUFFALO AT MIAMI Bills: DE Boogie Basham; OL Tommy Doyle; DT Harrison Phillips; DE Efe Obada; LB Andre Smith. Dolphins: CB Elijah Campbell; WR Will Fuller; CB Noah Igbinoghene; OL Greg Little; TE Hunter Long; CB Trill Williams. SAN FRANCISCO AT PHILADELPHIA 49ers: CB Emmanuel Moseley (knee); CB Ambry Thomas;...
Payton: Saints to spend Week 3 at TCU, then return home
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4, when they will host the New York Giants in the Superdome, coach Sean Payton...
Kicker converts 2nd chance, lifts Washington past Giants
LANDOVER, Md. — Dustin Hopkins made a 43-yard field goal on an untimed down — after a penalty negated his miss seconds earlier — and Washington beat the New York Giants 30-29 on Thursday night. Hopkins missed his first attempt to win the game, but he was given a reprieve...
Ravens secondary gearing up for clash with Patrick Mahomes
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Fresh off a startling loss at Las Vegas, Baltimore’s shaky secondary will now focus on a familiar nemesis: Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. “The Chiefs have definitely had our number the past couple years,” cornerback Marlon Humphrey said. “I guess the way you go...
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer says ‘no chance’ he lands at USCVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer rarely, if ever, experienced anything like this at Ohio State or Florida. Ten penalties, six dropped passes, three turnovers, down 20 at halftime. Confusion on the sideline and in the huddle. The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially looked unprepared in Meyer’s NFL debut, a 37-21 loss at...
Browns’ Odell Beckham not ready after surgery, 2021 debut delayed
BEREA, Ohio — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t ready to play following knee surgery and won’t make his debut Sunday against Houston. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled Beckham out Tuesday, saying he will practice on a limited basis this week but will sit out against the Texans (1-0)....
Tim Benz: Sports world should mourn loss of Norm Macdonald as entertainment world is
If you are a fan of stand-up comedy or “Saturday Night Live,” Tuesday was a hard day. Comedian Norm Macdonald died after a battle with cancer. The former SNL “Weekend Update” host was 61 years old. Macdonald was also inexorably linked to the sports world during his career. Macdonald was...
Buffalo Bills to require proof of vaccination from fansVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills joined the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday as the only NFL teams to require proof of vaccination against covid-19 for all fans over the age of 12. The rules will be the same for Buffalo Sabres games at the KeyBank Center when the NHL...
49ers RB Raheem Mostert to undergo season-ending surgeryVideo
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert will undergo season-ending surgery on his knee after getting injured in the opener. Coach Kyle Shanahan had said Mostert was expected to miss eight weeks because of chipped cartilage in his knee, but Mostert announced on his Twitter account Tuesday that he will...
After returning from ACL injury, Giants’ Saquon Barkley faces 2nd game in 4 daysVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley beat the odds in returning from a major knee injury in less than a year. The New York Giants star running back faces a quick second test, another game in four days. While the timespan between games might be a first for an NFL...
Ravens’ defense a question mark after late leads slip away
Marlon Humphrey was beaten so badly on the winning touchdown that he slowed to a jog while the pass was still in the air. It was that kind of night for Baltimore’s secondary. The Ravens arrived in Las Vegas determined to show that they could still play to their usual...
Forgotten First: A look at 4 (and more) NFL trailblazers
In this era of racial reckoning, it’s not only appropriate but significant that the stories of NFL trailblazers be told. Keyshawn Johnson, the 1996 top overall draft pick by the New York Jets and now a host of ESPN’s morning program “Keyshawn, JWill and Max”, has done so. Collaborating with...
Derek Carr’s TD pass caps Raiders rally past Ravens in overtime
LAS VEGAS — Derek Carr threw a 31-yard TD pass to Zay Jones after the Raiders squandered their first possession of overtime, beating the Baltimore Ravens 33-27 on Monday night in the team’s first game with fans in Las Vegas. Carr’s second TD pass of the game came after Carl...
Analysis: Browns handed more tough lessons in another loss to ChiefsVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield lay face down in the grass, slamming his hands in frustration into the Arrowhead Stadium turf after the Browns’ final mistake. Revenge against Kansas City slipped away. Unable to put away the Chiefs for the second straight game — this time because of two critical second-half...
Browns’ JC Tretter calls for discipline against Chiefs assistant
CLEVELAND — Browns center JC Tretter believes Kansas City assistant coach Greg Lewis should be disciplined by the NFL for his role in a sideline skirmish with Cleveland safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. on Sunday. Harrison was ejected from Cleveland’s 33-29 loss in the first quarter after he forcefully pushed Lewis,...
Matt Stafford leads Rams past Bears in dynamic debut
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford’s second pass for the Los Angeles Rams traveled 53 majestic yards through the air and dropped right into the hands of Van Jefferson, who fell down untouched, stood up and scored. The Rams have bet their future on Stafford being the key to turning a...
Darren Waller went from Ravens practice squad to Raiders starVideo
As players warmed up a few hours before a game in Baltimore three years ago, with the Raiders playing out the string of another lost season, something caught the eye of offensive coordinator Greg Olson. Darren Waller, then a mostly unknown practice squad player for the Ravens, was running with...
Chiefs overcome Baker Mayfield, Browns in season openerVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a dismal first half against the Cleveland Browns for a 33-29 victory Sunday in a rematch of their divisional playoff game from January. Tyreek...
NFL roundup: Kyler Murray gets 5 TDs, Chandler Jones 5 sacks as Cards rout Titans 38-13Video
NASHVILLE — Kyler Murray scored five touchdowns and linebacker Chandler Jones had a career-high five sacks as the Arizona Cardinals simply dominated the Tennessee Titans 38-13 Sunday for a big road win to open the season. Jones, who tied the franchise record, had three sacks in a first quarter so...
Gutsy call helps Bengals beat Vikings in OTVideo
CINCINNATI — Evan McPherson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired in overtime to push the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The winning kick was set up by a gutsy call. On fourth-and-inches for the Bengals from their 48, Burrow rolled out...
