Category : Red Zone Rumors

Early in Monday night’s game, after quarterback Jameis Winston had thrown his first touchdown pass and had not yet thrown any of his three interceptions, I posted this on Twitter: “The Browns are insane if they don’t re-sign Jameis and make him the starter next year over Deshaun Watson.” Even

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said last week that the team expected to have defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence back for their Week 14 Monday night game against the Bengals, but the outlook was a bit different on Monday. Head coach Mike McCarthy said that Lawrence will be working with the rehab

The NFL has suspended Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for three games for his hit on quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the actions that followed. It was reported on Monday that Al-Shaair was expected to be suspended. In its statement, the NFL noted Al-Shaair’s “repeated violations of rules intended to protect the

1. Lions (last week No. 1; 11-1): The injuries are piling up. Will it derail their Super Bowl run? 2. Bills (No. 2; 10-2): If the Raiders hadn’t blown their chance to beat the Chiefs, the Bills would be the top seed in the AFC. 3. Eagles (No. 4; 10-2):

The Ravens played without wide receiver Rashod Bateman for much of Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, but they don’t expect his absence to be a lengthy one. Bateman was ruled out with a knee injury during the game and head coach John Harbaugh said on Monday that he thinks Bateman

The Bears are on their way to a fourth-straight losing season and they haven’t won a playoff game since the 2010 season, but team president Kevin Warren isn’t expecting to have a hard time finding people who want to coach the team. Warren and General Manager Ryan Poles held a

Browns quarterback Jameis Winston threw three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, in Monday night’s loss to the Broncos. After the game he blamed himself and asked for divine intervention for improvement. “I’m just praying to the Lord to deliver me from pick-sixes,” Winston said. Asked if he

David Eulitt/Getty Images 1. Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) 3. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3) 5. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) 6. Baltimore Ravens (8-5) 8. Indianapolis Colts (6-7) 10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8) 11. Cleveland Browns (3-9) 13. Tennessee Titans (3-9) 14. New England Patriots (3-10) 15. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) 16. Las Vegas Raiders

Jameis Winston and Jerry Jeudy are carving up the Browns. Winston is 30-of-49 for 446 yards, and Jeudy has eight catches for 219 yards and a touchdown against his former team. Winston’s fourth touchdown of the night — a 5-yarder to running back Nick Chubb — has given the Browns

Jameis Winston threw for 497 yards and four touchdowns, but the Browns didn’t win because of the two pick-sixes he threw. The Broncos escaped with a 41-32 win, with Nik Bonitto and Ja’Quan McMillian getting interception returns for touchdowns. Denver improved to 8-5, while Cleveland fell to 3-9. In an

Bo Nix had thrown for only 115 yards, completing 10 of his first 21 passes. His 11th completion, though, went for 93 yards. With the Broncos facing a third-and-11 at their own 7, Nix saw Marvin Mims split the safeties — Rodney McLeod and Ronnie Hickman — and threw a

The Browns could have the lead. They don’t. They trail the Broncos 21-17 at halftime. Dustin Hopkins missed a 47-yard field goal on the Browns’ first drive, his ninth missed kick this season. Yet, the Browns still had a chance to take a lead into the locker room. They were

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford came out of Sunday’s victory over the Saints with an injury. Coach Sean McVay said, via Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com, that Stafford has a lateral ankle sprain, but the injury should not affect Stafford’s practice time or game status. The Rams play the Bills on Sunday.

The Browns had a chance to take an early lead after Jerry Jeudy had a 44-yard catch-and-run to the Denver 46 against his former team. The Browns, though, stalled and Denver 29, and Dustin Hopkins missed yet another field goal. Hopkins’ 47-yard try was wide left, his seventh field goal

The Browns have only two quarterbacks available for Monday Night Football after waiving Bailey Zappe. Starter Jameis Winston and backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson have no emergency third quarterback behind them. The Browns are missing some key players against the Broncos, too. Safety Juan Thornhill (calf), wide receiver Cedric Tillman (concussion), offensive

At a time when some eagle-eyed dot-connectors in league circles are wondering whether Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will partner up with Bill Belichick in 2025, Belichick gave such talk a boost in the newest episode of the Let’s Go! podcast. “[Rodgers] could easily rebound from that and be ready to

The Chiefs benched second-year left tackle Wanya Morris on Sunday. Morris had replaced rookie Kingsley Suamataia in Week 2. Left guard Joe Thuney had to move to left tackle to replace Morris, with reserve guard Mike Caliendo taking Thuney’s spot. “Sometimes things snowball on you,” coach Andy Reid said of

The Seahawks had several miscues on special teams during Sunday’s 26-21 win over the Jets and the player responsible for a couple of them was dropped from the roster onMonday. Wide receiver Laviska Shenault has been waived. Shenault mishandled two kickoffs during the game and lost one of the fumbles

Despite Rashod Bateman suffering a knee injury during Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, Ravens receiver Diontae Johnson did not play a single snap in the contest. Baltimore acquired Johnson from Carolina on Oct. 29. But Johnson has caught just one 6-yard pass in four appearances. He was active against the

49ers left tackle Trent Williams and his wife are mourning the death of their son last month. Sondra Williams announced in an Instagram post that she gave birth to a stillborn Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. on November 24. Williams also wrote that she was initially pregnant with twins and lost

One of the expected top receivers in the next draft class has officially made himself available for the next level. Mizzou receiver Luther Burden III declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Monday. A projected first-round pick, Burden was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2023 when he caught 86 passes

The Bears have made one more change on their staff under interim head coach Thomas Brown. Brown announced during his Monday press conference that receivers coach Chris Beatty has been promoted to interim offensive coordinator. Beatty, 51, joined the Bears in the 2024 offseason. He was previously the Chargers’ receivers

Lions coach Dan Campbell is the betting favorite to win the NFL’s Coach of the Year award. Campbell, who took over a Lions team that was perhaps the NFL’s worst franchise and has them at 11-1, has +120 odds for Coach of the Year at DraftKings. The two coaches with

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield had a rough time of it on multiple fronts Sunday. Mayfield threw a pair of interceptions, got sacked four times and fumbled twice over the course of the Bucs’ game against the Panthers. He also got stepped on in the third quarter and initially worried that

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t have his first rushing attempt until the final minute of the first half in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, and he never really used his legs as a weapon until a 39-yard run in garbage time. Jackson’s mom told him after the game that he

Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 10. Los Angeles Rams (6-6) 16. New York Giants (2-10) The wild-card hunt is not too thrilling in the NFC either. The Washington Commanders own a 1.5-game advantage on a trio of 6-6 going into their Week 14 bye. Week 14 is the time

Running back Aaron Jones has had issues holding onto the ball in the last few games, but the Vikings did not stop looking his way as they tried to beat the Cardinals on Sunday. Jones fumbled twice early in the game and dropped a potential touchdown pass later in the

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence gave everyone a scare after taking a cheap shot from Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair on Sunday. Lawrence showed the fencing response immediately after the hit, clinching his fists as a sign of a traumatic brain injury. He left on a cart and the team quickly ruled

The 2025 NFL draft doesn’t begin until April 24 in Green Bay, but we can begin looking at the likely draft order now. Here’s the draft order based on all 32 teams’ current records, with projected strength of schedule of all 17 opponents as the tiebreaker: 1. Jaguars (2-10) 2.

The 49ers were among the preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl, but now they look like long shots to make the playoffs. Coach Kyle Shanahan says they’re going to need to do something remarkable just to give themselves a chance. After the 49ers fell to 5-7 with a loss

The 49ers have been struggling for much of the season, but they had no shot in the snow on Sunday night in Western New York. Buffalo trounced San Francisco 35-10, taking advantage of the wintery conditions to power their way through the squad from California and clinch the AFC East.

The 13th Sunday of the regular season was lucky for half of the teams. And unlucky for the other half. Here’s a quick recap of each of the eleven games that unfolded on the first day of December. The biggest winners arguably were the Bucs. As the only NFC South

Christian McCaffrey may be done for the rest of 2024. Following Sunday’s 35-10 loss to the Bills, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters in his postgame press conference that McCaffrey suffered a PCL injury that could be season-ending. McCaffrey went down in the second quarter, potentially suffering his knee

The Saints fear tight end Taysom Hill has a season-ending knee injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Hill will undergo an MRI to confirm the initial diagnosis. He was injured on a 2-yard run on fourth-and-1 with 4:49 left. Linebacker Jared Verse was tackling Hill when Cobie Durant went

Saints tight end Taysom Hill had to leave Sunday’s loss to the Rams on a cart and it will be a little time before there’s an update on his outlook. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi told reporters at his postgame press conference that Hill will have tests on his injured

Saturday afternoon wasn’t all right for fighting. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, the Big Ten is expected to fine Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for the melee that unfolded after Saturday’s game in Columbus. The schools are expect to accept the punishment for violating the sportsmanship policy.

The Eagles punted the first four times they had the ball on Sunday afternoon, but the last of them turned out to be the springboard they needed for their first points of the game. Braden Mann’s punt was downed at the Ravens’ 1-yard-line and the Eagles got it back on

For three quarters, the Cardinals outplayed the Vikings today in Minnesota. But the end of the game belonged to the home team. The Vikings scored a touchdown late in the third quarter, added a field goal in the fourth quarter, and then Aaron Jones caught a touchdown pass from Sam

The Hurricanes are No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and will likely find themselves in a similar position in Tuesday’s CFB Playoff rankings release. Miami’s only chance for upward movement is if the Arizona State Sun Devils lose the Big 12 Championship Game and fall from No. 12. Even

The Seahawks special teams units did not travel well this weekend, but their defense came up with a big play. Jets returner Kene Nwangwu took a kickoff return 99 yards for a touchdown after the Seahawks got on the board with a touchdown catch by A.J. Barner and Seahawks kickoff

The Titans held the Texans to 40 rushing yards last week. The Commanders ran for a 40-yard touchdown on their first rush. Brian Robinson’s run off right tackle to the end zone has Washington with a 7-0 lead 11:58 remaining in the first quarter. The Commanders’ 59-yard drive took only

Some would say he’s an expert in failing upward. Others would say it’s fitting, given that he’s a candidate to coach a team that traditionally fails. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingbury is a candidate to become the next coach of the Chicago Bears. Kingsbury

The first scheduling domino for Week 17 has fallen. By not falling at all. Per the NFL, Seahawks-Bears will stay put as the Thursday night game on December 26. It’s a challenging weekend for the league, with eight standalone windows: two on Wednesday, one on Thursday night, three on Saturday,

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce primarily has himself to blame for mismanagement of the final seconds of Friday’s game against the Chiefs. That doesn’t exonerate the NFL, however, for potential mismanagement of the officiating of the play that led to the game-sealing fumble. Pierce said Saturday that the Las Vegas sideline

The Bears installed Thomas Brown as their interim head coach after firing Matt Eberflus on Friday and one of Brown’s former bosses thinks he’s well suited for his new role. Brown spent three years as a running backs coach, tight ends coach, and assistant head coach on Sean McVay’s staff

Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown should be on the field before the playoffs. Brown and the Chiefs are optimistic that he’ll be given clearance to return from shoulder surgery in time to play in Week 16 or Week 17, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Chiefs signed

Snow has blanketed Orchard Park, New York, where the Buffalo Bills will play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football. And more is on the way. The Bills shared images on social media of the stadium and playing field covered in snow, with plows and shovelers working overtime to

Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ohio State (No. 2) and Miami (No. 6) were both comfortably in the projected playoff field when the committee released its latest version of the rankings on Tuesday, and also controlled their own fate to clinch a spot in their respective conference championship games.

Broncos cornerback Riley Moss will not be on the field against the Browns on Monday night. The Broncos ruled Moss out due to a knee injury he suffered in last Sunday’s win over the Raiders. Moss did not take part in practice at all this week. Moss was the only

The Seahawks are bringing quarterback Jaren Hall up from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Hall was a Vikings fifth-round pick in 2023 and he signed with the Seahawks in September. This is the first time that he has been called up to the active roster, but