Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Texans saw the return of defensive end Will Anderson (hand) to practice Monday. Anderson was estimated as a non-participant Sunday after his injury in Saturday’s loss to the Chiefs. The Texans also upgraded linebacker Christian Harris (ankle), wide receiver John Metchie III (shoulder) and tight end Cade Stover (illness).

The Texans claimed wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers from the Ravens on Monday, but they were not the only team to submit a claim. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports the Chargers also put in a claim. The Texans and Chargers have the same 9-6 record, but Houston had

Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander practiced fully last week, but he will miss his fifth game with a posterior cruciate ligament injury in his knee. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Alexander is “not himself,” and the team will reevaluate Alexander’s injury later this week. Alexander has missed six of

The trade deadline passed quite a while ago, but the Ravens and Texans still managed to swap wideouts on Monday. The Ravens announced that they made a successful waiver claim on former Houston wideout Steven Sims. The move came on the same day that the Texans claimed Diontae Johnson off

The Chiefs turned in the same injury report on Monday that they did on Sunday and that’s not great news for defensive tackle Chris Jones’s chances of playing. Jones strained his calf in Saturday’s win over the Texans and he has been listed as out of practice both days. Those

Wide receiver George Pickens (hamstring) returned to a full practice Monday in the Steelers’ walk-through. He was one of 11 changes to the team’s practice report. Only Ben Skowronek (hip) and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (knee) remained the same as Sunday’s estimated report. Both remained non-participants. Backup quarterback Justin Fields

Eddie Jackson is going from one Harbaugh to another. The veteran safety has signed with the Chargers’ practice squad, Los Angeles announced on Monday. Jackson, 31, joined the Ravens in July and appeared in nine games for Baltimore before he was released a month ago. Jackson recorded 30 total tackles

Calais CampbellKevin Sabitus/Getty Images Week 16 Result: Won vs. San Francisco 29-17 After losing to the Buffalo Bills in Week 9, the Miami Dolphins were a 2-6 mess of a football team headed nowhere fast. Now, after winning five of seven, Miami is within a game of .500 for the

Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins may be back to help the team in the final weeks of the season. Head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters at a Monday press conference that the team will be designating running back J.K. Dobbins for return from injured reserve on Monday. The Chargers will

The bettors have spoken. In two weeks, the bettors might be speechless. Bills quarterback Josh Allen continues to be the overwhelming favorite to win the NFL MVP award. At DraftKings, for instance, he’s -550. The next closest candidate is Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, at +400. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley

The Cowboys won for the fourth time in their last five games on Sunday night and that left team owner Jerry Jones feeling giddy about the job being done by head coach Mike McCarthy even though the team has no chance to make the playoffs. Executive vice president Stephen Jones

The Packers are set to have tight end Luke Musgrave back in the lineup on Monday night. Musgrave has been out since injuring his ankle in Week Four, but he has been practicing with the team and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that he will be activated from injured

The Buccaneers fell out of first place in the NFC South on Sunday night, with their loss dropping their record to 8-7, the same as the Falcons’ record, and the Falcons owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. But the betting odds say the Bucs should still feel confident. Tampa Bay remains the

Edge rusher Josaiah Stewart is joining Michigan teammates Will Johnson and Mason Graham in making the jump to the NFL. Stewart announced his decision to forego remaining college eligibility and enter the 2025 draft pool on Monday. Johnson and Graham announced their plans earlier this month. Stewart spent two seasons

Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson didn’t mince words after Sunday’s 19-9 loss to the Rams when it came to his role in the offense. Wilson said, via Rich Cimini of ESPN, that he’d “like to be involved, love to make an impact on the game” after being targeted three times

Bears left tackle Braxton Jones was carted off the field on Sunday with an ugly injury, but it may not be quite as bad as it looked. Jones suffered a fractured ankle that will require about a four-month recovery, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. That should have him

The Buccaneers picked a bad night to have a bad night in Dallas. A four-game winning streak moved the Bucs into first place in the NFC South and gave them a clear path to the postseason, but Sunday night’s 26-24 loss to the Cowboys erased any advantage that they were

The Lions still don’t know if there’s any chance of running back David Montgomery making it back into the lineup this season, but they’ve professed full confidence in Jahmyr Gibbs’s ability to handle the load as a lead back if necessary. Gibbs got his chance to back up that confidence

After starting the season 2-2, the Raiders had lost 10 in a row to fall to 2-12 entering Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. But at long last, Las Vegas got a win over Jacksonville — something that was particularly welcome to head coach Antonio Pierce who called it “long overdue.”

Josh AllenBryan M. Bennett/Getty Images Week 16 was a good reminder for the Bills that winning isn’t easy in the NFL. On paper, they should have blown out the Patriots. Josh Allen is trying to win the MVP and the Bills are trying to secure the easiest path to the

For most quarterbacks, tripping over an offensive lineman’s feet while scrambling leads to a bad outcome but Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow turned it into a highlight on Sunday. After driving the Bengals from their own 1-yard-line to Cleveland’s 2-yard-line in the first quarter, Burrow found himself falling to the turf

A year-long story wrote its latest chapter in November at Survivor Series: War Games when the Roman Reigns-captained OG Bloodline squared off with Solo Sikoa and his new Bloodline in the namesake match. A story-heavy match that saw Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sami Zayn, and CM Punk prove they

After Colts running back Jonathan Taylor let go of the football short of the end zone for a turnover in the team’s Week 15 loss to the Broncos, he said he would never let that happen again and he displayed his commitment in the second quarter of Sunday’s game. Taylor

Justin Jefferson knows a thing or two about championship teams. And he currently sees parallels between two of the teams for which he has played. After Sunday’s come-from-behind, 27-24 win over the Seahawks, Jefferson compared the 2024 Vikings to the 2019 LSU Tigers. The latter won the national championship. “Not

He hasn’t found the end zone, but he’s put up the requisite yardage for a tight end to be trusted in a fantasy lineup. Okonkwo picked up a season-high 81 receiving yards in Tennessee’s failed comeback attempt versus the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. He should be utilized at a high

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is two good games away from breaking the NFL record for rushing yards in a season. After Sunday’s game in Washington, Barkley has 1,838 rushing yards this season. Eric Dickerson set the NFL record of 2,105 rushing yards in 1984, so Barkley needs to total

The Seahawks closed out Sunday’s loss to the Vikings without running back Kenneth Walker III on the field and they don’t know if he’ll be able to go in Week 17 at this point. Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters that Walker is going to get imaging done on

Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase continued his terrific season in Sunday’s victory over the Browns with six catches for 97 yards — including a 32-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. After Sunday’s win, Chase now has 1,510 yards this season, which is a new franchise record. Chase broke his previous mark

The cheers in Atlanta can be heard at AT&T Stadium. With the Falcons rooting hard for the Cowboys tonight, Dallas has taken a 10-0 lead on Tampa Bay. The Cowboys opened the game with a 10-play, 30-yard drive that Brandon Aubrey capped with a 58-yard field goal. The Bucs then

In 2012, Washington rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III ran for 815 yards, the most in NFL history for a rookie quarterback. This year, another Washington rookie quarterback is threatening to break that record. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has 737 rushing yards this season, surpassing Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson today

Nearly sixteen full weeks into the season, and much has been decided. Plenty remains TBD. In the NFC, the top seed is basically down to two teams in the same division, the Lions and the Vikings. In the AFC, the Chiefs are on the brink of clinching the No. 1

In the 11 days since Bill Belichick officially became the head coach at North Carolina, not much information has surfaced about his coaching staff. One big — and expected — piece fell into place today. Via Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Steve Belichick will become the defensive coordinator at UNC.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones skipped through the tunnel on his way to the locker room, a big smile on his face after the 26-24. He put coach Mike McCarthy in a bear hug in the locker room. Jones was downright giddy. “Mike McCarthy, he just won’t let them not think

The Cowboys should be getting a Christmas card from the Falcons, who got a gift Sunday night. The Cowboys dominated the Buccaneers start to finish, winning 26-24. They ended Tampa Bay’s four-game win streak and dropped the Bucs into a first-place tie with the Falcons in the NFC South. Both

The Vikings didn’t have safety Harrison Smith for Sunday’s win over the Seahawks, as Smith was inactive with a foot injury. But head coach Kevin O’Connell said Smith should be back for the Week 17 matchup with Green Bay. “It was truly a gameday kind of decision with him,” O’Connell

The Cowboys were eliminated earlier in the day. They aren’t playing like an eliminated team. Dallas controlled the first half, outgaining Tampa Bay 243 to 194 to take a 23-14 lead into the locker room at halftime. Cooper Rush threw for 226 yards, with CeeDee Lamb catching six passes for

Mike Evans had no catches on the Bucs’ first two drives. He had two on their third drive. In no coincidence, the Bucs finally are on the scoreboard. The wide receiver caught a 26-yard pass from Baker Mayfield to set up the Bucs deep on the Cowboys’ end. Four plays

Bills quarterback Josh Allen took a helmet to the funny bone in his right arm during Sunday’s game against the Patriots and it wasn’t a laughing matter for the MVP favorite. Allen told Evan Washburn of CBS Sports after the game that he had “no feeling” in his right hand

Las Vegas suffered a drop of four spots from No. 2 to No. 6 with its Week 16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Of course, the players care more about pride and winning games each week than tanking, but from the long-term view, the Raiders might have lost out. A

Wide receiver Tank Dell’s knee injury was the biggest news on the health front for the Texans in Saturday’s loss to the Chiefs, but he wasn’t the only player to come out of the game with some aches and pains. The Texans estimated practice participation levels on Sunday because the

The Eagles have a couple of injury situations to monitor at quarterback coming out of Sunday’s stunning loss to the Commanders. Jalen Hurts was knocked out early in the game with a concussion and Kenny Pickett played the rest of the game. Pickett injured his ribs on a hit, however,

The Vikings will not have one of their key defensive players for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Safety Harrison Smith is inactive with a foot injury. Smith was listed as questionable for the game. He was limited on Wednesday and Friday and didn’t participate on Thursday. Theo Jackson is expected

The Sunday slate of Week 16 of the NFL season isn’t as crowded as it could have been seeing how there were two headline games on Saturday pitting the Houston Texans against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Baltimore Ravens. Still, there are plenty of games

Jameis Winston is no longer the starting quarterback for the Browns and he won’t be the first man in the game should something happen to Dorian Thompson-Robinson either. Winston is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Winston was listed as questionable after being limited in a couple of practices

Last Sunday, the NFL flipped the script, literally, on its RedZone product by inserting commercials into the seven hours of commercial-free football. Plenty of fans are mad about it. They paid for a commercial-free product, and they didn’t get it. Could they do something about it? Possibly. Plenty of legal

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Texans running back Joe Mixon both picked up injuries in Week 15 games on what appeared to be hip-drop tackles, but neither play resulted in a fine. The NFL released the list of fines for Week 15 on Saturday and it included two fines

The most entertaining story of the week came from TheAthletic.com, which led a deep dive into the dysfunctional Jets with a tale that was too fantastical to not be true. Woody Johnson, per the three-byline #longread, vetoed a trade for Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy because Jeudy’s Madden rating was too

As the Dolphins cling to their very slim playoff hopes, wide receiver Tyreek Hill will give it a go today against the 49ers. Hill is listed as questionable with a wrist injury but is expected to play, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle is doubtful

It was called a calf injury during the game. After the game ended, coach Mike Tomlin had a different description of the injury suffered by cornerback Joey Porter, Jr. Tomlin told reporters that Porter has a knee injury. There were no further details. Tomlin said he expected to have more

Another week, another fine for a guy falling into the end zone and grabbing his junk. Actually, it doesn’t happen every week. But it has happened twice this year. Last month, Lions receiver Jameson Williams did it. The NFL fined him $19,697. Last week, Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto did it,