Category : Red Zone Rumors

The San Francisco 49ers will likely need some help from the opponents of their closest rivals in Week 12. Kyle Shanahan’s team could still win with backup Brandon Allen in charge, but in case Sunday’s game results in a loss, it could use some losses by its NFC West rivals

After the Packers beat the Bears by blocking a field goal on the last play of the game, Bears coach Matt Eberflus claimed the Packers should have been flagged because “they were obviously on our long snapper.” The NFL disagrees. The Bears sent the play into the league for an

Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Not all that long ago, it was a pretty big fight. Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo were champions and pound-for-pound fixtures bridging 2020 into 2021 – having won their titles at bantamweight and flyweight just seven days apart during the UFC’s COVID-addled run on “Fight Island” in

Saquon Barkley left the Giants as a free agent. Daniel Jones is leaving the Giants on the waiver wire. Barkley, though, is hoping that things work out as well for the quarterback as they did for him in signing with the Eagles. The running back ranks second in the NFL

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Monday night’s loss to the Texans that he doesn’t have a desire to see Trey Lance before the end of the season. The Cowboys gave up a fourth-round pick for the quarterback, and Lance, who has yet to start a game in Dallas, becomes

Brock Purdy will travel with the 49ers, but soreness in his right shoulder will keep him from playing in Sunday’s game against the Packers. Instead, Brandon Allen will make his first start since the final week of the 2021 season. “It’s an opportunity,” Allen told reporters Friday, via David Bonilla

Cardinals defensive lineman Darius Robinson could make his NFL debut Sunday. Neither he nor coach Jonathan Gannon committed to Robinson playing this week, but he had three limited practices in his return from a calf injury. The team lists him as questionable to play against the Seahawks. Robinson injured his

The 49ers have ruled out quarterback Brock Purdy for Sunday’s game against the Packers. It appeared to be trending that way when Purdy wasn’t on the field for the start of Friday’s practice. Purdy has a right shoulder injury that kept him from throwing the ball Wednesday and again Thursday,

There’s officially no concern for Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Bears. After Darnold (foot) was upgraded to a full participant on Thursday, he has no game status and is set to play in Week 12. He was also a full participant on Friday. In 10

Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith has not practiced this week due to a hamstring injury, and his status for Sunday’s game against the Rams is unclear. “Yeah, we’ll see. We’ll see how he’s feeling by the end of the day,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said when asked about Smith in

The NFL Players Association announced on Friday that Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell is their Community MVP for Week 12. Terrell hosted his first “Crownucopia” event in Atlanta last week and distributed 200 gift bags filled with culturally inclusive hair and personal care items to families experiencing homelessness around the Atlanta

It will be brother vs. brother on Monday night when John Harbaugh brings his Ravens team to Los Angeles to face Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers. In his Thursday press conference, John Harbaugh was peppered with questions about his brother and the matchup, particularly given the numerous connections between the two teams.

Dolphins running back De’Von Achane will play his 11th game of the season this weekend, but he’s already done more on the field than he did in all 11 games he played last season. Achane has 122 carries and 46 catches after compiling 130 touches during the 2023 campaign. The

On Thursday, outgoing Giants quarterback Daniel Jones had some things to say about the circumstances that led to his benching. Then, ESPN’s Elle Duncan had some things to say about the things Jones said. Then, Giants senior V.P. of communications Pat Hanlon had some things to say about the things

Thursday night’s Steelers-Browns game matched up two of the best pass rushers in football, Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt and Cleveland’s Myles Garrett. After the game Garrett proclaimed himself the best in the NFL. Garrett recorded three sacks and Watt had none, and Garrett said on the Prime Video postgame show that

Russell WilsonNick Cammett/Getty Images Thursday’s loss in Cleveland is hardly crippling for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as they are still one up on the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North with a head-to-head win. It’s hardly time to hit the panic button, and they could still make it all the way

A key moment with less than two minutes to play on Thursday night in Cleveland might have determined the outcome of the game, based on how the officials interpreted and applied the relevant rules. Facing third and two from the Pittsburgh 25 with exactly two minutes to play, quarterback Jameis

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy had another limited practice Thursday as he continues to deal with right shoulder soreness. According to beat reporters, Purdy made some light throws to staff members Thursday before leaving for the weight room. Purdy did not speak to reporters Thursday as he usually does, with the

Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander shed some light on the nature of the knee injury that has been hampering him over the last few weeks. Alexander injured his knee in Week Eight and did not play in Week Nine. The Packers had a bye in Week 10 and Alexander was limited

Lions edge rusher Za’Darius Smith played 37 of the team’s 48 defensive snaps in last Sunday’s win over the Jaguars, but that’s not enough for defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Smith had a tackle and a half-sack in his first game since being acquired in a trade with the Browns and

Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix put together his best performance to date in Week 11, helping power Denver to a 38-6 victory over Atlanta. Completing 28-of-33 passes for 307 yards with four touchdowns and no picks, Nix was named AFC offensive player of the week. In his Wednesday press conference,

The Seahawks are still dealing with the effects of a severe weather event that hit Western Washington this week. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, the team’s facility continues to not have power on Thursday, and there is also no hot water. The club worked off of backup generators on

The Browns landed in a major window for the first game of the regular season, serving as the backdrop for the debut of Tom Brady as a broadcaster. Since then, large football audiences haven’t been exposed to the Browns. Which is good. They’re 2-8 and fading fast. But now that

When Giants head coach Brian Daboll benched quarterback Daniel Jones, defensive captain Dexter Lawrence said he didn’t like the decision, although he did say he would respect his coach’s call. Daboll says that’s all he can ask for from Lawrence. “I got a lot of respect for Dex,” Daboll said.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is out for the season with a hamstring injury, and it’s been a miserable season for him. In an interview with David Moore of the Dallas Morning News, Prescott acknowledged that he already wasn’t playing well enough before he got hurt, and that as he watched

The Seahawks’ team training facility lost power as a result of severe winds that hit Tuesday night, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports. The bomb cyclone, carrying winds of 50-75 mph, killed two people in western Washington and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. The Seahawks were working off limited

The news that the homes of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized last month was weird. The latest wrinkle in the situation is even weirder. According to NBC News, the FBI is investigating whether the incidents were part of a “transnational crime ring, such as

On Monday night, a large metal sheet fell from the roof of AT&T Stadium to the playing field. Via ESPN.com, City of Arlington communications coordinator Susan Schrock has since said that the venue is fine. “Our building inspector and our deputy fire marshal did talk to AT&T Stadium crews today

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Tommy DeVito was the third quarterback on the depth chart until Monday when he jumped to QB1 after the Giants benched Daniel Jones. Drew Lock, the No. 2 quarterback who signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Giants this offseason, admitted surprise. DeVito wasn’t. “I wouldn’t say surprised,” DeVito

Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed is going to miss another game for the Titans. Titans head coach Brian Callahan said at a Wednesday press conference that Sneed is going to miss Sunday’s game against the Texans. It will be the sixth straight game that Sneed has missed with a quad injury. Sneed’s

The Steelers never planned to have edge rusher Alex Highsmith for Thursday night’s game against the Browns and they officially ruled him out on Wednesday. Highsmith did not practice at all this week because of an ankle injury that also kept him from playing in last Sunday’s win over the

Help is on the way for Indianapolis’ defensive front. Via multiple reporters, Colts head coach Shane Steichen said on Wednesday that the club is opening the 21-day practice window for veteran defensive lineman Tyquan Lewis. Lewis has been sidelined since injuring his elbow in the Week 4 victory over the

The Cowboys will get two players back on the practice field Wednesday. The team announced that wide receiver Brandin Cooks and defensive end Marshawn Kneeland have been designated for return from injured reserve. Cooks developed an infection in his knee after a procedure and last played in Week Four. He

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Until Sunday, no player in NFL history had multiple games with at least 400 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and a perfect 158.3 passer rating. But now Jared Goff has done it. Goff finished Sunday’s win over the Jaguars with 412 passing yards, four touchdowns and a 158.3 passer rating.

The 2024 head coaching cycle saw three coaches get their second opportunities to run NFL clubs and the results have been good for Jim Harbaugh, Raheem Morris, and Dan Quinn thus far. The Chargers, Falcons, and Commanders are 20-12 combined and all three would be in the playoffs if the

Sunday’s Chiefs-Bills game drew the NFL’s biggest audience so far of the 2024 regular season. The CBS broadcast drew 31.2 million viewers, according to Sports Business Journal. Outside Thanksgiving and Christmas games, that was the biggest audience the NFL has had for a regular-season game since a 2007 matchup between

Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was benched on Sunday night, the second time this season he has taken a seat. In Week 4, defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo cited sloppy technique and unnecessary risk taking by Taylor-Britt. On Sunday, Taylor-Britt’s inexplicable mistakes were responsible for the Chargers’ first two touchdowns. “Things that

Before benching Daniel Jones, the Giants had three quarterbacks on the depth chart. Now, they have four. The addition of Tim Boyle to the practice squad invites fair speculation regarding the plans for Jones over the balance of the season. If he won’t be playing in order to avoid $23

With Colorado thriving in 2024 and coach Deion Sanders being linked to other jobs (on Friday, former Cowboys teammate Michael Irvin made clear his intention to pitch Deion to Jerry Jones), Sanders was asked about the situation at a press conference on Tuesday. The initial question mentioned college and pro

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday he is not giving up play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. “Haven’t considered that,” McCarthy said, via Ed Werder of WFAA. “Don’t think like that.” The Cowboys rank 20th in total offense and tied for 24th in scoring a year after ranking fifth

It looks like Sean Payton got the last laugh. More than a year after Payton criticized the hype surrounding the Jets and body-slammed offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett in comments to Jarrett Bell of USA Today, a loss by the Jets to Payton’s Broncos sparked a report, emerging on the same

Myles Garrett is miffed that T.J. Watt was miffed about the Browns edge rusher winning defensive player of the year in 2023 over Watt. The Steelers edge rusher, who didn’t attend NFL Honors, wrote on social media “nothing I’m not used to” when the award went to Garrett in February.

The Cardinals designated first-round draft pick Darius Robinson to return from injured reserve on Oct. 9. He practiced once in a limited fashion before his mother died. On Monday, with the Cardinals coming off their off week, the defensive lineman returned to practice for the first time in six weeks.

On the last play of the Seahawks-49ers game, a catch that became not a catch kept those who bet the over on Deebo Samuels’s receptions prop from cashing in. A reader sent the game footage and the NFL’s official explanation of the play. Referee Brad Rodgers explained that an offensive

Free agent safety Adrian Colbert is re-signing with the Bears, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. It is unknown whether Colbert is signing to the team’s active roster or the practice squad. The Bears also worked out safeties Johnathan Abram, Terrell Edmunds, Jason Taylor and Tracy Walker with Jaquan Brisker

Monday night’s lopsided game between the Texans and Cowboys nevertheless lit up the ratings. According to ESPN, the ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 multicast racked up an audience of 17 million viewers, on average. The Texans won the game, 34-10. The placement of the game on ABC surely pumped up the numbers. Still, given

The Giants signed Tim Boyle to their practice squad, but they worked out another quarterback Tuesday. Free agent Alex McGough went through a tryout with the team, Eric Edholm of NFL Media reports. The Giants have named Tommy DeVito as the starter, benching Daniel Jones, who likely has played his

Six weeks to the day after the Jets fired coach Robert Saleh, owner Woody Johnson fired G.M. Joe Douglas. Why now? It seems to be, on the surface, a do-something/do-anything move by Johnson. A wild swing at a piñata that might or might not even be hanging nearby. A pound