Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Chargers and Eagles combined for a bizarre sequence of turnovers that led to a Los Angeles field goal, increasing the club’s lead to 10-3 in the second quarter. Philadelphia had reached the edge of the red zone for a third-and-2 play at the Los Angeles 21. But quarterback Jalen

Running back Omarion Hampton is set to return to the Chargers lineup on Monday night. The Chargers announced that they have activated Hampton from injured reserve ahead of Monday night’s game against the Eagles. Hampton has been out since Week 5 with an ankle injury. The first-round pick had 66

On Sunday, the 2025 season ended for Colts quarterback Daniel Jones, with a torn Achilles tendon in his right leg. His 2026 prospects have become much more complicated. As have his team’s, at the most important position. Jones had signed a one-year, $14 million contract with Indianapolis. He earned the

The Steelers’ lopsided loss to the Bills in Week 13 made for a week of questions about head coach Mike Tomlin’s future and quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ ability to play through a fractured left wrist, but their trip to Baltimore in Week 14 ended with on a much more positive note.

We don’t yet know who will win the AFC West. But with Sunday night’s result, we do know another team that won’t. With their loss to the Texans, the Chiefs have been mathematically eliminated from divisional contention. That ends a run of nine consecutive divisional titles for Kansas City. The

The Jaguars won their fourth straight game on Sunday and took over first place in the AFC South by beating the Colts 36-19 at home, but they weren’t feeling the love in the locker room after the game. Head coach Liam Coen said he doesn’t “know if we’ll ever really

The Steelers lost another left tackle to injury, but it didn’t stop their offense. Aaron Rodgers hit running back Jaylen Warren with a short pass and he turned upfield to find nothing but open space between him and the end zone. The 38-yard touchdown made it 27-16 Steelers with 3:30

To have any true credibility, NFL officiating must have transparency. Ideally, someone from the league would be available to the media every week to answer any/all questions about calls made and not made in the prior weekend of games. For now, the NFL puts Walt Anderson on NFL Network every

Saints wide receiver Chris Olave is good to go today against the Buccaneers. Olave, who is listed as questionable with back spasms, is expected to play, according to multiple reports. That’s good news for a 2-10 Saints team that is out of contention but trying to evaluate and develop rookie

The Colts ripped through the first eight games of the season, winning seven times. A 1-3 slide since then has raised a troubling question. Could they miss the playoffs? Indeed they could. Now 8-4 and tied with the Jaguars atop the AFC South, the Colts could easily lose both the

Rams coach Sean McVay is not traveling with the team to Arizona today. McVay has an illness and is traveling separately, the team announced. McVay still plans to coach the Rams against the Cardinals tomorrow. Although the nature of the illness has not been reported, indications are that he is

Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer had no issue with the perception created by receiver George Pickens during Thursday’s game. Schottenheimer seems to have an issue with the reality authored by Pickens on Friday. Regarding Pickens’s pointed social-media attack on Prime Video’s Richard Sherman, Schottenheimer said he’ll be talking to Pickens. “I’m

Throughout Bill Belichick’s 24-year tenure with the Patriots, his right-hand man was Berj Najarian. But when Belichick landed in Chapel Hill one year ago, Najarian already had another job. Now, Najarian is available. Via Kevin Stone of New England Sports Journal, Najarian is leaving Boston College. (The report was confirmed

First place in the AFC South is on the line on Sunday when the 8-4 Colts take on the 8-4 Jaguars. The betting line says the Colts are 1.5-point favorites. But the game is in Jacksonville, where recent history says the Colts find ways to lose. The Jaguars have won

Running back Derrick Henry’s pro football road eventually will land in Canton. He still has some significant milestones to hit along the way. Here’s one. Via NBC Sports research, Henry is 69 rushing yards from becoming only the fourth player in NFL history with seven or more seasons featuring 1,000

When it comes to football, I don’t really want to think about math. (When it comes to math, I don’t really want to think about math, either.) Analytics has its place. The problem is it’s now everyplace. Last night, for example, I didn’t need to know, and didn’t want to

The criminal case against former NFL quarterback and former Fox analyst Mark Sanchez is moving quickly. The civil case is moving more slowly, as civil cases usually do. This week, the parent company of St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis filed a response to a civil complaint accusing the establishment

Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has tied an accomplishment previously achieved only by another Lions running back, Barry Sanders. With three touchdowns on Thursday night, Gibbs now has 47 touchdowns in his career. Gibbs is 23 years old, and with 47 touchdowns before turning 24, he has tied Sanders’ record

The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on new standards for playing surfaces. Although the new approach counts as progress in the effort to give football players the best possible workplaces, the NFLPA wants more. “While our player members have been clear about their overwhelming preference for high-quality, natural

The Cowboys had a chance to reach the end zone on their final drive of the first half, but the league’s third-most penalized team couldn’t get out of its own way. The Cowboys settled for a 55-yard Brandon Aubrey field goal with 50 seconds remaining in the half, but the

The Ravens’ practice report made it official that quarterback Lamar Jackson did not practice on Thursday. Jackson’s ankle limited him on Wednesday. He has not had a full week of practice since Week 10, typically taking Wednesday off to rest first a knee and then a toe. His knee and

Myles Garrett’s potentially record-setting season included an outstanding month of November and the league has now recognized him for it. The NFL named Garrett AFC defensive player of the month on Thursday. Garrett recorded 18 total tackles with 13 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and a whopping 9.0 sacks

Matthew Stafford has had a lot of good days during the 2025 season, but the Rams quarterback is no stranger to bad days. Stafford went through his share of rough times while playing 12 years for the Lions and it hasn’t always been roses in Los Angeles, which is illustrated

Yes, the NFL will keep looking for ways to stuff more cheese into the pizza crust. And more cash into the coffers. Via Sam Neumann of AwfulAnnouncing.com, Commissioner Roger Goodell recently told Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal that the NFL is considering adding a second Black Friday game,

Rams coach Sean McVay said earlier this week that injuries to wide receiver Davante Adams and running back Kyren Williams should not affect their game status for Week 14. Adams’ hamstring soreness, though, kept him out of Wednesday’s practice. He played 39 snaps and made four catches for 58 yards

The Packers had an opening in their defensive line group in the wake of Devonte Wyatt’s season-ending ankle injury and they filled it on Wednesday. According to multiple reports, they have signed Jordon Riley off of the Giants’ practice squad. Riley was on the practice field with his new teammates

In recent weeks, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has said he has no update when asked about whether or not quarterback Deshaun Watson’s practice window would be opened. He said that as recently as Monday. Well, the team has an update: Cleveland announced on Wednesday that Watson’s 21-day practice window

Ben Roethlisberger played his entire 18-year career with the Steelers, and the final 15 of those years were for Mike Tomlin. Roethlisberger thinks it might be time for the Steelers and Tomlin to separate. Roethlisberger said on his podcast that he thinks the Steelers might be better off with a

49ers General Manager John Lynch said Tuesday morning he is “not sure” Brandon Aiyuk’s return is realistic this season. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday afternoon that he remains hopeful the wide receiver will come back but knows it’s unlikely. “Oh, I’m definitely still hopeful,” Shanahan said on KNBR, via David

With failed former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin working his way up the college football ladder toward a minimum payday of $13 million per year, some NFL coaches may be interested in ditching the realities of life in the NFL for having an NCAA program of their own. But there’s an

Steelers rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will miss another game this week. Harmon was sidelined by a knee injury against the Bills in Week 13 and head coach Mike Tomlin said at his Tuesday press conference that Harmon will not play against the Ravens this Sunday. The Steelers gave up

Whether quarterback Russell Wilson gets a bronze bust in Canton remains to be seen, starting five years after he retires from football. On Monday night, Wilson picked up an item that few if any Hall of Fame players ever have on their permanent NFL records. Via Ryan Dunleavy of the

For years, the NFL convinced fans to buy the RedZone Channel with the catchphrase, “Seven hours of commercial-free football.” For fans of RedZone, those times were the good old days. And they’re not coming back. NFL RedZone Channel is now riddled with commercials, making a mockery of the league’s previous

The Patriots won a 10th consecutive game in dominating fashion, moving their NFL-best record to 11-2. New England beat up on the Giants 33-15 on Monday Night Football. The Patriots outgained the Giants 395 to 239, with Drake Maye continuing to make an MVP case. He went 24-of-31 for 282

The Lions placed cornerback Terrion Arnold on injured reserve Monday, according to the NFL’s transactions wire. He did not practice on Monday with a shoulder injury. Arnold missed two games earlier in the season with a shoulder injury that initially appeared season-threatening. It’s unclear whether his current injury is to

The Browns will be without one of their key defensive contributors for the rest of 2025. In his Monday news conference, head coach Kevin Stefanski said defensive tackle Maliek Collins suffered a quad injury that requires surgery and will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season. Collins, 30,

The old saying is that football is a game of inches and the end of Sunday night’s game in Washington proved that point. After the Commanders scored a touchdown with 2:47 to play in overtime, they went for two to try to win the game. Running back Jeremy McNichols was

Evan Engram has not made many big plays for the Broncos this season. Entering Sunday night’s game against the Commanders, his longest reception of the year was just 20 yards. But with a big 41-yard catch-and-run in overtime, Engram helped set up a go-ahead touchdown for Denver’s 27-20 victory over

While the Commanders took a one-point, third-quarter lead with an outstanding touchdown catch by Treylon Burks, the Broncos have come right back with a TD of their own. Running back RJ Harvey put the ball in the box for a 1-yard score, giving Denver a 20-14 advantage with 3:59 in

The Steelers turned Buffalo’s second turnover into the first points of Sunday’s game. Running back Jaylen Warren finished off a short drive with a one-yard touchdown run and the Steelers are up 7-0 with 8:09 to play in the first half. The score was set up when linebacker Patrick Queen

Amid his best season yet, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is climbing the list of the all-time greats, when it comes to the accumulation of passing yardage. Stafford enters the Week 13 game against the Panthers only 153 yards from leapfrogging Matt Ryan for eighth on the all-time list. Ryan had

The Bears’ win over the defending champion Eagles on Friday may have been a statement that they’re serious contenders to some, but quarterback Caleb Williams said no game providess a bigger statement than that the team did its job that week. The Bears started the season 0-2 but have gone

Bill Belichick’s first season as a college football coach started with a thud. It ended with one, too. North Carolina lost on Saturday night to N.C. State, 42-19. The outcome leaves Belichick with a 4-8 record with the Tar Heels. Belichick has previously reiterated his commitment to returning to UNC

Saturday is waning. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s decision remains unknown. After Mississippi beat Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl on Friday, Kiffin said he’ll make a decision about his future (Mississippi or LSU) on Saturday. More than 24 hours later, crickets. As of last night, we heard Kiffin

The Buccaneers have added a little more quarterback depth to the roster for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. The team announced that they have signed Connor Bazelak to the 53-man roster from the practice squad. Running back Owen Wright was waived in a corresponding move. Signing Bazelak means that the

Center Frank Ragnow’s return to the Lions has come to a screeching halt. The Lions reinstated Ragnow from the retired list this week, but the team announced on Saturday morning that he will not play for the team this season. The reason for the change in plans is a failed

Last weekend, Aaron Rodgers missed the game against the team he owns. This weekend, Rodgers is on track to play against the team that has come the closest to owning him. Rodgers has a 3-4 career record against the Bills. Via NBC Sports research, the Bills have held Rodgers in

In Philly, it’s beginning to look a lot like 2023. But Eagles coach Nick Sirianni isn’t panicking. Even if he arguably should be. After Friday’s 24-15 loss to the Bears, Sirianni said he won’t be shifting the offensive playcalling duties away from coordinator Kevin Patullo. “We’re not changing the playcaller,”

Bill Belichick won’t be coaching in a bowl game this year. One of his former lieutenants may be coaching in the College Football Playoff. Via Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com, current Ole Miss quarterbacks coach Joe Judge would be the “likely” interim coach for the upcoming postseason run, if Lane Kiffin

Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer will get the first start of his career on Sunday against the Seahawks. Brosmer, an undrafted rookie who played one year of college football at Minnesota last season after playing four years at New Hampshire, will start in place of J.J. McCarthy. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell