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How well is Patriots quarterback Drake Maye playing this year? Here’s something that puts it all in perspective. Via NBC Sports research, Maye is one of only five players to ever throw for 200 or more yards with a passer rating of 100 or higher in seven straight games in

Last year, the Bengals’ defense was bad enough to get coordinator Lou Anarumo fired. This year, the Bengals’ defense is making last year’s version look like the 1985 Bears. As the Bengals prepared to host the 2025 Bears on Sunday, Cincinnati’s defense is the worst in the NFL. In both

Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan had a promising rookie season last year, but he hasn’t played at all this year because of a preseason neck injury that coach Todd Bowles says includes broken bones. The injury, which had previously been described as a “strain,” sounded more serious based on the

The NFL’s two best players will meet on Sunday in Buffalo. The Chiefs are facing the Bills, which means starting quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen will face each other for the ninth time. This time, they’re the top two favorites to win the league’s Most Valuable Player award. Mahomes

The UFC strawweight division is officially entering a new era, as Mackenzie Dern defeated Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision to win the vacant strawweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 321 on Saturday. Per ESPN, Jandiroba scored nine knockdowns to Dern’s two, but Dern won the strikes landed battle

The Jaguars announced a handful of roster moves on Friday afternoon, including the official move that put wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter on injured reserve. Hunter suffered a non-contact knee injury in practice on Thursday and is undergoing tests to determine the severity. A report on Friday said one of those

In his first official title defense, UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall retained his belt due to a no contest caused by an accidental eye poke. Gane poked Aspinall in the eye late in the first round, and once it was deemed that the champion could not continue, the fight was

There was football at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night, even though the Eagles have a bye this weekend. Two former Eagles players turned college-football coaches squared off at the place where they once played together, as Michael Vick’s Norfolk State team played DeSean Jackson’s Delaware State. In the battle

Blake Monroe beat Zaria at Halloween Havoc on Saturday to win the NXT Women’s North American Championship. Monroe was originally supposed to challenge Sol Ruca for the title, but things changed on the go-home episode of NXT before Halloween Havoc when Ruca revealed she would not be able to defend

After a Week 7 road loss on a Sunday afternoon in Cleveland dropped the Dolphins to 1-6, owner Stephen Ross opted against making any changes. A Week 8 upset of the Falcons seemed to stop the bleeding. Now, after a sluggish 28-6 home defeat before a national, prime-time audience, the

DarkState defeated the Hardy Boyz in a Broken Rules match at Halloween Havoc on Saturday to win back the NXT Tag Team Championships. Saturday’s contest was a rematch from the NXT vs. TNA Showdown episode of NXT TV back on Oct. 7, which pitted the best of NXT and TNA

Nearly six years ago, Matt Rhule parlayed serious interest from the Giants into a seven-year, $62 million contract with the Panthers. Now, in his third season with Nebraska, possible interest in Rhule from other college programs has resulted in a new contract. Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports that Rhule has

The show opened with a recap of the events from Halloween Havoc before going live to see Trick Williams throwing a fit backstage while looking for Ricky Saints. He eventually made his way into the ring, grabbed a mic, and started ranting about how he has been running things for

The Rams recently traded with the Titans for cornerback Roger McCreary. Is that the end of the deals the 5-2 team makes as the trade deadline approaches? “I wouldn’t say no,” McVay told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s not something that we’ve really talked about. I think if certain opportunities arise

It took longer than some might have expected, but Aidan Hutchinson has cashed in with a rich new deal from the Detroit Lions. Hutchinson’s agent, Mike McCartney, announced Wednesday that his client agreed to a new four-year deal with the Lions worth $180 million that features $141 million in guarantees,

Linebacker Matt Milano (pectoral) and linebacker Terrel Bernard (ankle) were full participants in Wednesday’s practice. Milano has played only three games this season, seeing 100 snaps. He played Weeks 1-2 and Week 5. Milano was limited in the three practices of last week and inactive for Sunday’s game. Bernard has

It took longer than some might have expected, but Aidan Hutchinson has cashed in with a rich new deal from the Detroit Lions. Hutchinson’s agent, Mike McCartney, announced Wednesday that his client agreed to a new four-year deal with the Lions worth $180 million that features $141 million in guarantees,

The Colts have been the surprise success story of the first half of the season and doubts about their bona fides have slipped away as they’ve kept winning games by comfortable margins while putting up the most points in the league. Their 7-1 mark has them well ahead in the

In Week 4, Giants receiver Malik Nabers suffered a torn ACL during a victory over the Chargers. Exactly one month later, Nabers underwent surgery to repair the injury. Via Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com, Cowboys’ team physician Dr. Daniel E. Cooper performed the procedure on Tuesday. The surgery, per Raanan, was

Dolphins edge rusher Bradley Chubb (shoulder/foot) improved to a limited practice on Tuesday. He was estimated as a non-participant on Monday. “As far as I’m concerned, I’m very confident, unless there’s a setback, that he’ll be playing,” coach Mike McDaniel said. “He has given me zero indication that he wouldn’t.

Tatum Paxley beat Jacy Jayne at Halloween Havoc on Saturday to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time. With Jayne beating all challengers by hook or by crook since winning the NXT women’s title back in May, the entire NXT women’s roster and even some TNA stars were

In late July, future Hall of Famer Von Miller landed with the Commanders. The details of his contract remained under wraps, because the one-year package is a far cry from the past deals he has signed. The deal has a base value of $6.1 million, with another $4.4 million available

Ricky Saints defeated Trick Williams at Halloween Havoc on Saturday to retain the NXT Championship. Several weeks ago, Saints and Williams joined forces as part of Team NXT in the four-on-four men’s elimination match against Team TNA on the NXT vs. TNA Showdown edition of NXT. Saints was chosen by

The Chiefs are the Chiefs again. They won their third consecutive game, blowing out the Commanders in the second half for a 28-7 win. The Chiefs are now 5-3, while the Commanders lost their third in a row to fall to 3-5. Patrick Mahomes threw interceptions on the Chiefs’ first

An MRI revealed Broncos star cornerback Patrick Surtain has a pectoral strain, according to multiple sources. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year is considered week-to-week, though he won’t play on Sunday against the Texans. He could land on injured reserve, which would keep him out for four weeks. Surtain

Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco did not miss any snaps after briefly going into the locker room in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Jets, but it looks like he will be on the team’s injury report this week. Head coach Zac Taylor said at a Monday press conference

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is still uncertain to play in Week 8, but he is making progress in his recovery from a turf toe injury. During his weekly appearance on KNBR (h/t David Bonilla of 49ersWebZone.com), 49ers general manager John Lynch said Purdy is “getting closer” to returning:

In the second quarter on Sunday, Saints receiver Rashid Shaheed fumbled, Buccaneers cornerback Antoine Winfield scooped the ball up and raced 47 yards to the end zone. But Winfield did not score a touchdown. That’s because an official blew the play dead after Winfield recovered. Why? No one seems to

Late in the second quarter of the Sunday night matchup between the Steelers and Packers, Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers hit DK Metcalf for a 2-yard touchdown and Green Bay kicker Brandon McManus missed a 44-yard field goal. The score was 16-7 at the break. But the second half was a wildly

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields reportedly will start on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals after Tyrod Taylor was ruled out with a knee injury. Brian Costello of the New York Post reported the news Saturday, noting Taylor will not travel with the team to Cincinnati. Fields will get the

Giants running back Cam Skattebo was carted off the field today with what looked like a very serious injury. Skattebo was taken to the ground while attempting to catch a pass and his right foot and ankle bent very awkwardly. It was an ugly sight and teammates were getting emotional,

Washington Commanders wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Terry McLaurin will return to the lineup for Monday night’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Samuel and McLaurin had been out of the lineup with heel and quad injuries respectively, but head coach Dan Quinn told reporters that both are ready to

Now that we know it will be Pro Bowler Tyler Huntley and not two-time MVP Lamar Jackson at quarterback for the Ravens against the Bears on Sunday, the question is whether the 1-5 Ravens can win a game. With a loss, Baltimore will match its worst seven-game start in franchise

The obvious next opponent for Aspinall should be Gane, who seemed to be in control of the fight during the first round before the accidental eye poke. Given the lack of a decisive result, fans will undoubtedly want to see what Aspinall and Gane can do under different circumstances. If

The Chiefs are likely going to be without right guard Trey Smith for Monday night’s game against the Commanders. Smith has a back injury and did not practice at all this week. He has been listed as doubtful for Monday. Assuming Smith is out, the Chiefs will be missing two

We’ll take a look at one of the Saints’ secondary needs, running back, this week. But the organization should be heavily entrenched in this year’s guard class, and Penn State’s Olaivavega “Vega” Ioane is a name to keep an eye on. “Ioane is the top pure guard in the class

No coach gets his team ready to play after a bye like Bills head coach Sean McDermott. The Bills are 8-0 after bye weeks with McDermott as head coach. No head coach in NFL history has that many wins after byes without a loss. That’s bad news for the Panthers,

Ray-Ray McCloud III and the New York Giants reportedly agreed to a contract one day after the wide receiver was released by the Atlanta Falcons, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s D. Orlando Ledbetter. McCloud was a healthy scratch each of the Falcons’ past two games, a 24-14 home win against

The 49ers could open wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s 21-day practice window as soon as next week, coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. “Yeah, I believe he’s getting a lot closer,” Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “It could [happen next week]. I think we’re week-to-week now, so hopefully, it will

Injuries have been a major storyline of Jayden Daniels’ 2025 season. That will continue at least through Week 8 Daniels will miss Monday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to a hamstring injury, and Marcus Mariota will get the start. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport noted on Wednesday that it’s

No matter who is at quarterback on Sunday, the Jets will be down a couple of their top players. Head coach Aaron Glenn has ruled out both receiver Garrett Wilson (knee) and cornerback Sauce Gardner (concussion) for Sunday’s matchup with the Bengals. Moreover, Glenn did not officially announce a starter

Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Chargers was the fifth straight game that the Vikings played without quarterback J.J. McCarthy and watching Carson Wentz try to battle through injury throughout the night raised the question of whether it is the right time to go back to McCarthy. McCarthy injured his

The Vikings, as of Sunday morning, were 3-2. They’re now 3-4. And the loss to the Chargers was the low point of the season, a 37-10 blowout loss. After the game, coach Kevin O’Connell was candid. “We got outplayed,” O’Connell said. “We got outcoached. We did not — there are

Agent Drew Rosenhaus has said that Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill will return from a serious knee injury and play next season. Hill was more equivocal on the subject of when, or if, he’ll play again. “Right now, I’m happy with being with my kids,” Hill told former teammate Terron Armstead

Sol Ruca announced Tuesday on NXT that she will not be able to defend the Women’s North American Championship against Blake Monroe at Halloween Havoc on Saturday due to an injury. Ruca’s tag team partner, Zaria, offered to defend the title against Monroe on her behalf, and Sol agreed to

In NFL history, only three players have finished a season with more than 1,000 yards both rushing and receiving. This year, a fourth player could join that list — and one player who has already done it could do it a second time. 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who had

Portland (+115), Bet (+245), Salt Lake (+210) Real Salt Lake was the last team to clinch a playoff spot, earning their way into the dance on Decision Day with a 2-2 tie against St. Louis. Star Diego Luna started 27 games, scored nine goals and six assists. He does everything

Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown had a limited practice on Wednesday, his first practice since tearing his anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee on Dec. 9. Overshown knew that Wednesday was his first practice in 317 days. He plans to return for the Nov. 17

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Jets owner Woody Johnson’s comments about quarterback Justin Fields made a lot of headlines on Tuesday, but none of them made their way to Fields himself. That’s what Fields told multiple reporters at a Wednesday media session that he did not hear Johnson’s comments. Those comments credited head coach Aaron