Category : Red Zone Rumors

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,

The Chiefs are closing in on the AFC No. 1 seed, the Bills and Texans have clinched their divisions, the Ravens, Lions, Steelers, Vikings and Eagles have clinched playoff berths, and six more playoff spots are up for grabs. Here’s how the playoff picture looks after the two Saturday games

The Ravens are in the postseason, punching their ticket with a convincing 34-17 victory over the Steelers. The question is: Can they win the division title? Both teams are 10-5 after the Steelers missed on a chance to clinch the AFC North on Saturday. The Steelers, who have lost three

Excuses are made for the stars. Examples are made of the scrubs. It’s true at every level of every sport. It was proven again on Saturday, when the Lions waived safety Brandon Joseph on the same day he was arrested for suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. Via

The Steelers and Ravens had a wild couple of minutes with three huge momentum swings. With 14:08 remaining, Derrick Henry ran for 44 yards to the Pittsburgh 11 before Damontae Kazee pulled him down. Henry now has 133 yards on 17 carries. On the next play, though, Steelers defensive back

Texans receiver Tank Dell’s knee injury has a more specific diagnoses. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Dell suffered a dislocated kneecap during Saturday’s game at Kansas City. Doctors, per the report, are determining the extent of the damage. Surgery might be necessary, but it has no happened yet. Dell

The Chiefs’ 27-19 win over the Texans today was the 11th time this season they’ve won a game by eight points or less. That puts them in some very rare company. The only other team in NFL history to win 11 one-possession games in a season was the 2022 Vikings,

In his 10th game playing for the Steelers, MyCole Pruitt scored his first touchdown. He had not scored since Week 13 with the Falcons against the Jets. Pruitt scored on a 1-yard touchdown reception from Russell Wilson on a play-action pass, tying up the Ravens 7-7 with only four seconds

The Saints have ruled out quarterback Derek Carr (left hand) and running back Alvin Kamara (groin) for Monday Night Football. Interim coach Darren Rizzi said earlier this week that Kamara’s injury might end the running back’s season, but the team held out at least slim hope that Carr could return

One of the ugliest injuries of this NFL season happened on Sunday when Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose was down on the field for several minutes and eventually taken directly to the hospital after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Texans safety Calen Bullock. Unsurprisingly, the NFL fined Bullock for the hit.

Xavier Worthy has found the end zone to extend Kansas City’s lead. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes found the rookie receiver on the left side for an 8-yard touchdown, making the score 24-16 with 2:42 left in the third quarter. Worthy had three touches on the possession, starting it off with a

It’s been a half of long possessions between the Texans and Chiefs. But Kansas City has scored 10 points off of two C.J. Stroud interceptions and has a 17-10 lead at halftime. Stroud threw his first interception on Houston’s first drive that the home team eventually turned into a touchdown.

The Texans have scored 10 straight points to take a 10-7 lead over the Chiefs. Ka’imi Fairbairn hit a 33-yard field goal on Houston’s second possession. Then after forcing a three-and-out, Houston scored again with C.J. Stroud’s 10-yard touchdown to Dalton Schultz. Houston’s third possession saw the club convert four

Patrick Mahomes’ injured ankle seems OK so far. The Chiefs quarterback just put up his team’s first points on Saturday afternoon, rushing for a 15-yard touchdown to give Kansas City a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Kansas City’s defense ended Houston’s first drive with an interception, as rookie

There will be plenty of speculation and theorizing about what the Falcons can or will or should do with quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins will have a say in the situation, too. If the Falcons would like to line up a trade that would entail Atlanta paying all or most of

While there hasn’t been much question it would be the case during the practice week, Patrick Mahomes is officially active for Saturday’s matchup between the Chiefs and Texans. Mahomes was a full participant in practice all week and did not have an injury designation, despite head coach Andy Reid leaving

The playoffs are creeping closer. Six teams are in. Five more can clinch this week. The top of the two playoff trees remain undetermined. This weekend’s game could determine the No. 1 seed in the AFC, if the Chiefs win and the Bills lose. Here’s a look at all remaining

When asked this week whether quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. will start for the rest of the season, Falcons coach Raheem Morris was noncommittal. Behind the scenes, the team is not noncommittal. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Penix will start for the rest of the season, barring injury.

Todd Kirkland/Getty Images No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State (-8) (Noon ET, TNT) No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas (-13.5) (4 p.m. ET, TNT) No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (-7) (8 p.m. ET, ABC) SMU/Penn State winner vs. No. 3 Boise State (7:30 p.m.

The RFK Stadium bill, as an add-on to the effort to avoid a government shutdown, died. The RFK Stadium bill, as a separate piece of legislation that had been working its way through Congress, lives. It a stunning, late-night turn, the U.S. Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent. The

49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw is set to become a free agent in March, and when he was asked this week what he wants for Christmas, he answered, “Some money.” General Manager John Lynch is ready to pay it to him. Lynch said on KNBR that the 49ers see Greenlaw as

NFL fans have been voicing their displeasure after the league-owned RedZone Channel ran commercials for the first time on Sunday. RedZone host Scott Hanson has heard them. Hanson has long used the catchphrase, “Seven hours of commercial-free football,” as RedZone is kicking off, and he did so again on Sunday,

Giants receiver Malik Nabers (knee/foot) returned to a full practice Thursday before getting limited work again Friday. He also was limited Wednesday. Nabers has no injury designation for Sunday’s game, though. Quarterback Tommy DeVito (concussion) returned to full participation Friday and will back up Drew Lock, who had another full

A week after a brutal beating at the hands of The Bloodline left them lying, the team of LA Knight, Apollo Crews, and Andrade sought revenge against Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a six-man tag team battle. Find out in this recap of a show that also

The Cardinals added running back DeeJay Dallas (illness) and right guard Evan Brown (neck) to the practice report Friday. Neither player practiced, and both are listed as questionable. The Cardinals also list defensive lineman Roy Lopez (ankle) and cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting (hand) as questionable. The Cardinals ruled out left tackle

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has spent nine seasons with the team. And while he wants to stay, his commitment comes with a caveat. He wants to win. More accurately, he wants the Browns to show him that they have a plan for winning. “I’m not trying to rebuild,” Garrett

The Lions are holding out hope that safety Brian Branch and left guard Graham Glasgow will be able to play against the Bears on Sunday. Both players are listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of the week. Branch was limited in practice the last two days with

The Texans signed veteran tight end Irv Smith Jr. from the practice squad to the active roster Friday, the team announced. He has appeared in two games with the Texans this season, seeing action on 40 offensive snaps and nine on special teams. Smith has no stats this season. The

Earlier on Friday, Eagles receiver A.J. Brown said, “I’m playing,” when reporters asked about the knee injury that was added to Thursday’s practice report. Now, Friday’s injury report echoes Brown’s assessment. Brown has no game status for Sunday’s game against Washington and is expected to play. Brown was limited in

Wide receiver Diontae Johnson’s short, but eventful, career with the Ravens is over. The Ravens waived Johnson on Friday, the team announced. Baltimore acquired Johnson in a trade with the Panthers on Oct. 29, giving up a fifth-round selection and getting Johnson and a sixth-rounder. He played only 39 snaps

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to full participation in Friday’s practice after his hip injury limited him in the first two practice days. He has no designation. But will he have his two best receivers? Jaylen Waddle (knee) is doubtful, and Tyreek Hill (wrist/personal/rest) is questionable. Waddle did not practice

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs has cartilage damage in his left knee that will require a bone graft surgery, Clarence Hill of alldlls.com reports. The surgery requires a longer recovery time. The Cowboys already anticipated Diggs would miss the start of the 2025 season. The rehab now will be even longer.