Category : Red Zone Rumors

A low block on Sunday from Packers tight end Tucker Kraft sent Vikings linebacker Pat Jones II out of the game with a knee injury. On Monday, Packers coach Matt LaFleur defended the maneuver. Via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, LaFleur called it a “totally legal play.” “It’s part of the

The Dolphins stayed alive in the playoff hunt by beating the Browns last Sunday and linebacker Tyrel Dodson helped make it happen. Dodson led the team with 15 tackles and he had one hit on Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Dodson also picked off a pass by Thompson-Robinson during the 20-3

The last time the Cowboys made a coaching change, team owner Jerry Jones took his time before announcing that Jason Garrett would not be signing a new contract with the team. Mike McCarthy is the head coach on an expiring contract this time and recent reports have indicated that other

The Patriots are moving on from a veteran edge rusher. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, New England is waiving Yannick Ngakoue on Tuesday. Ngakoue, 29, joined the Patriots when he was claimed off waivers in November. He had been with the Ravens earlier this year, appearing in five games. In

Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle has been sidelined since suffering a knee injury against Houston in Week 15. But he may be able to aid the Dolphins’ slim postseason chances this week. Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters on Monday that he’s feeling positive about Waddle’s potential availability for the Week

1. Chiefs (last week No. 1; 15-1): They picked the right time to play their best game of the year. 2. Bills (No. 2; 13-3): Are they ready to beat the Chiefs when it counts most? 3. Vikings (No. 3; 14-2): This is the best and most balanced team the

Dylan Buell/Getty Images Award voters love a good narrative, and there’s a non-zero chance Joe Burrow has quite the story to tell after this season. He has already brought the Cincinnati Bengals back from the brink of elimination, winning four consecutive contests and piling up 12 touchdown passes against three

Another losing Jets season will come to an end with their Week 18 game against the Dolphins and one defensive starter has already turned his attention to March. Cornerback D.J. Reed is in the final year of the three-year contract he signed with the Jets as a free agent and

Ezra Shaw/Getty Images 1. Detroit Lions (14-2; clinched playoff berth) 2. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3; clinched NFC East) 3. Los Angeles Rams (10-6; clinched NFC West) 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) 5. Minnesota Vikings (14-2; clinched playoff berth) 6. Washington Commanders (11-5; clinched playoff berth) 7. Green Bay Packers (11-5; clinched

The Lions knew heading into Monday night’s game against the 49ers that they had a bigger matchup waiting for them in Week 18 and head coach Dan Campbell was able to turn his attention to it after his team’s 40-34 win in Santa Clara. Week 18 and the 2024 regular

As the Lions’ injury-ravaged defense is just trying to find enough healthy bodies to put on the field, their offense is accomplishing unprecedented feats. In the Lions’ 40-34 win over the 49ers on Monday night, they had no turnovers. That made it the fifth time this season that they’ve scored

The 49ers opened Monday Night Football with a 37-yard kickoff return from Deebo Samuel. They were in the end zone 11 plays and 61 yards later. Brock Purdy threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Pearsall for a 7-0 lead. Officials initially ruled Pearsall down at the 1, but replay

Lions head coach Dan Campbell knew heading into Monday night’s game against the 49ers that it was effectively meaningless to his team’s ultimate goal of winning the Super Bowl: Win or lose in San Francisco, the No. 1 seed in the NFC will come down to Sunday night against Minnesota.

The 49ers’ makeshift offensive line hasn’t had any problem against the Lions’ makeshift defense. Brock Purdy is 7-for-7, and San Francisco is 2-for-2. The 49ers have scored touchdowns on their first two drives, with Brock Purdy throwing a 3-yarder to Ricky Pearsall and a 9-yarder to Kyle Juszczyk. San Francisco

Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson already has pulled out a trick play Monday night. He called for the hook-and-ladder on third-and-12. Jared Goff threw a 1-yard pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown, who lateraled it to Jameson Williams. Williams ran 41 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. Williams was credited

The 49ers have scored more than 20 points in only one of their previous seven games. They scored 21 in the first half Monday night. San Francisco scored on three of four first-half possessions, with Jake Moody missing a 51-yard field goal try wide right with two seconds left in

The 49ers had three touchdowns in the first half. The Lions had two and were stopped at the San Francisco 8 on another drive. The Lions opened the second half with a 10-play, 66-yard drive to tie it up. Jared Goff threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Sam

Brock Purdy was credited with his third touchdown pass of the night, giving the 49ers a 28-21 lead over the Lions. Purdy flipped the ball to Deebo Samuel, who ran the 5 yards to the end zone for the touchdown with 7:40 left in the third quarter. The 49ers have

Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images 1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) 3. Baltimore Ravens (11-5) 5. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) 6. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) 9. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8) 10. Indianapolis Colts (7-9) 12. Las Vegas Raiders (4-12) 13. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12) 14. Cleveland Browns (3-13) 15. Tennessee Titans (3-13) 16. New England

The Lions stopped the 49ers only when Jake Moody missed a field goal or Kerby Joseph intercepted Brock Purdy. That was enough for Detroit to escape with a 40-34 win over the 49ers. The game was meaningless for both teams with the 49ers already eliminated from playoff contention and the

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was injured on a sack by Lions defensive back Brian Branch with 1:36 left in Monday Night Football. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said his starting quarterback injured his right elbow. “We think it’s some nerve stuff,” Shanahan said, via Cam Inman of Bay Area News Group.

Brock Purdy was nearly perfect Monday night until he wasn’t. Kerby Joseph intercepted Purdy on two passes in a row. The first one didn’t count, with Brian Branch negating it with a 17-yard defensive pass interference penalty. On the next play, Kerby picked Purdy on an overthrow of Ricky Pearsall,

WWE/Getty Images Before the night’s next match, Tessitore threw to a video package highlighting some of the most unforgettable moments and Superstars in WWE Raw history ahead of next week’s move to Netflix. Back in the arena, The Judgment Day’s Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio squared off with

Four weeks after a spitballed idea about how the Bears should try to fill their coaching vacancy morphed into a widespread thought that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan could be traded to Chicago, team owner Jed York has chimed in regarding both Shanahan and G.M. john Lynch. “They’re not going anywhere,”

Previously, the NFL warned its teams about a transnational crime ring targeting players. Now, the federal government has chimed in. Via the Associated Press, the FBI has warned all sports leagues of crime organizations targeting pro athletes. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic recently was robbed. NFL players who have been

The Lions had their 25th rushing touchdown of the season when wide receiver Jameson Williams took an end around 3 yards for the score. Detroit was within an extra point of tying the game, but Jordan Elliott blocked Jake Bates kick. The 49ers lead 7-6. The Lions had seven runs

Broncos coach Sean Payton knows how the game is played. When he opened the second half of Super Bowl XLIV with a surprise onside kick that worked, Payton was lauded. When the Broncos lost to the Bengals in overtime after not attempting a two-point conversion at the end of regulation,

Cleveland will be playing hardball to keep its pro football team in town. Via FOX 8, the city has decided to invoke the “Modell Law” in an effort to keep the Browns from leaving downtown and building a domed stadium in Brook Park. A letter sent by Mayor Justin Bibb

Teddy Bridgewater came out of retirement last week to sign with the Lions. Bridgewater, 32, spent last season as the Lions’ backup quarterback behind starter Jared Goff. Hendon Hooker took on that role this season. Bridgewater will dress and serve as the team’s emergency third quarterback for Monday Night Football.

The Raiders have had five different starting quarterbacks the past two years since moving on from Derek Carr. That doesn’t count Jarrett Stidham, who finished out the 2022 season by starting the final two games. They may or may not have their franchise quarterback on their roster now. The Raiders

Both Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold have finished a game with a passer rating of 100 or higher 13 times this season. That’s a significant achievement in NFL history: Only once has a quarterback had 14 games with a 100 passer rating in a season, when

The Panthers plan to play their starters in Week 18 against the Falcons and they may also be getting running back Miles Sanders back in the lineup. Sanders has been on injured reserve since November 23 due to an ankle injury he suffered in the team’s win over the Giants

The Bengals placed defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins on the reserve/non-football illness list Monday, the team announced. Rankins, 30, has not practiced since Nov. 15 and has missed the past six games while battling a viral illness. He finishes the season with 18 tackles and a sack in seven games, having

The Jets have nothing left to play for this season, but they moved to add a defensive lineman to the roster on Monday who could help them in the future. According to multiple reports, they have claimed former Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis off of waivers. The Commanders cut Mathis

The Vikings have not called quarterback Daniel Jones up from the practice squad for any games since he signed with the team, but head coach Kevin O’Connell said that the team will discuss signing him to the active roster this week. If Jones finishes the year on the active roster,

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said on Sunday that he had “no idea” whether quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be able to play in Week 18 and the answer wasn’t any clearer during his Monday press conference. Tagovailoa missed Sunday’s win over the Browns with a hip injury that he initially

The Texans are locked into the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoffs, so the result of their Week 18 game against the Titans won’t have any bearing on their placement in the postseason tournament. Head coach DeMeco Ryans believes the game will have bearing on how they play in

By the time the Steelers kick off against the Bengals on Saturday night, they’ll know if they’re still in contention for the AFC North crown. Should Baltimore beat Cleveland in Saturday’s first game, then the Ravens will clinch the division. That means, in theory, Pittsburgh could rest its starters with

Tim Warner/Getty Images While the Ravens have struggled to carry their regular season success over into the playoffs, they might be better balanced than they’ve been throughout Lamar Jackson’s tenure. The addition of Derrick Henry gave defenses even more headaches with this rushing attack, while the passing game has perked

The NFL is starting Week 18 in Baltimore, where the Ravens are expected to blow out the Browns. In fact, the Ravens are 18-point favorites, which is the biggest point spread in the NFL this season. The last time the NFL had an 18-point spread was in 2021, when the

After Sunday’s 40-14 loss to the Bills, Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner shared his view that the team’s effort level wasn’t where it needed to be during the game. Gardner said “some people might be checked out” at the end of a losing season and that their performance in Buffalo reflected

Colts second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson was not able to play in Sunday’s loss to the Giants due to back and foot injuries. During the practice week, head coach Shane Steichen noted that Richardson’s back was more of an issue than his foot, but he characterized the issue as soreness. After

Rex Ryan said on Monday that he expects to speak with the Jets about their head coaching vacancy after the end of the regular season, but he reportedly wouldn’t be the first former NFL head coach to meet with the club. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Jets

The Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a failure for the Jets. He’s been needling ownership of late, possibly hopeful that he’ll be released. The Jets should give him what he wants. Technically, they can’t cut him until the waiver period opens, after the Super Bowl. They should. And they should

Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson wasn’t around for the tail end of the Eagles’ Week 16 loss to the Commanders because he was ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and it didn’t take long in Week 17 for him to show the team what they were missing. Gardner-Johnson picked off

The Bills beat the Jets 23-20 the first time the two teams played in 2024 and the first half of Sunday’s game in Buffalo was relatively close, but things got out of hand in second half. After taking a 12-0 lead in the opening 30 minutes, the Bills scored three

Next Sunday night’s game between the Lions and Vikings may be the most consequential game on the Week 18 schedule, but it is far from the only one that will impact the playoff picture. Saturday’s games will determine who wins the AFC North as well as whether the Bengals will

Penn State 34, Boise State 20 Penn State’s defense does not have to outright stop Jeanty. The Nittany Lions just need to slow down the running back’s progress on a handful of drives, which is something their top-10 rushing defense is more than capable of doing. Boise State’s defense gives

The Commanders’ turnaround from a 4-13 record in 2023 to 11 wins and a playoff spot in 2024 can be attributed to several factors, but one player looms larger than most. Quarterback Jayden Daniels arrived with the second overall pick in April and it didn’t take him long to serve

Most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS