Category : Red Zone Rumors

The NFL’s fine system is weird. Beyond the bizarrely specific amounts of the punishments. On Sunday, Rams receiver Puka Nacua threw a punch. He was ejected. He then was fined. The amount was only $5,424. How can an infraction that costs so little carry with it the penalty of ejection?

The Rams ruled out starting right tackle Rob Havenstein. Havenstein did not practice this week with an ankle injury that limited him to 58 of 77 snaps last week against Seattle. Coach Sean McVay said Saturday the Rams still are “working through” who will play right tackle. The Rams expect

The hit that gave Saints receiver Chris Olave his latest concussion comes with a price. And not that big of one, in the grand scheme of things. Panthers defensive back Xavier Woods was fined $16,883 for the illegal hit on Olave. The consequence of the hit doesn’t determine the fine.

The league ejected Lions safety Brian Branch for an illegal hit during Sunday’s game against the Packers. On his way to the locker room, Branch sent a two-fisted, middle-fingered salute to the crowd. Branch received a fine for both acts. The fines matched. It was $10,128 for the illegal hit,

Giants offensive lineman Evan Neal, a top-10 pick in 2022, has been a disappointment. This year, he has appeared in only two games, with no starts. That changes on Sunday in Germany, against the Panthers. Via Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com, Neal will make his first start of the season. Neal,

On Sunday night, Colts defensive lineman Grover Stewart obliterated Vikings offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury before forcing quarterback Sam Darnold to fumble. Along the way, Stewart applied a forcible blow to Darnold’s head and neck area. Referee Shawn Smith threw a flag. Then, magically, the flag was picked up. Since Smith

Wide receiver Drake London is the biggest injury question mark for the Falcons this weekend and word on his status for Sunday’s game against the Saints is positive. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that London is expected to play. London injured his hip in last Sunday’s win over the Cowboys

Kicker Graham Gano is back for the Giants. The team announced that they have activated Gano from injured reserve on Saturday. Gano was listed as questionable heading into Week Two, but the Giants opted to stick with him and he injured his hamstring on the opening kickoff. The Commanders went

The Commanders will be using a new kicker on Sunday. Austin Seibert was listed as questionable with a hip injury on the final injury report of the week and he was downgraded to out on Saturday. Zane Gonzalez was signed to the practice squad this week and he has been

C.J. Stroud may very well have his top receiver when the Texans play the Lions on Sunday night. Houston has activated Nico Collins to the 53-man roster off of injured reserve, the team announced on Saturday. Collins has been out since suffering a hamstring injury in the win over Buffalo

The Jets will be without defensive tackle Solomon Thomas on Sunday against the Cardinals. Thomas, who had previously been listed as questionable with a knee injury, has now been downgraded to out. He won’t make the trip to Arizona. With inside linebacker C.J. Mosley also ruled out, and defensive tackle

Whenever the NFL plays a game in another country, the NFL dangles a carrot or two regarding future games in that country. For the NFL’s fourth game in Germany, Commissioner Roger Goodell dropped a nugget about a possible future contest in the capital city of Berlin. “I usually tell people,

The Patriots got Yannick Ngakoue off waivers from the Ravens yesterday. But New England isn’t the only team that wanted him. The Bengals also put in a waiver claim for Ngakoue, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The waiver order is the same as the draft order, with the worse

The second half of the 2024 season has begun. With four teams off, that leaves 13 games for Sunday and Monday. We’ve started doing snapshots of each game. People seem to like them. At least, no one has complained about them. Yet. Which makes it a good day. Until the

They wisely refused the overtures of the Dolphins for the ability to draft Joe Burrow. And, once it became clear that Mike Brown’s stubbornness had given them a keep, they seemed to accept that, to get the most out of their franchise quarterbacks, things had to change. They seemingly did.

Saints wide receiver Chris Olave is set to miss extended time after suffering a concussion in last Sunday’s loss to the Panthers. Olave has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Falcons and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he is expected to be placed on injured reserve

It’s back for the 2024 holiday season, which unofficially began for me last night began with copious amounts of Christmas music washed down with plenty of egg nog. (Only one of those is true.) We all could benefit a bit from the good feelings of the holiday season. But many

The Dolphins desperately need a win. Whether they’ll have receiver Tyreek Hill on Monday night at the Rams remains to be seen. Hill missed practice on Friday with a wrist injury, via Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald. Hill did not appear on Thursday’s initial injury report of the week.

The 49ers are expected to activate running back Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve Saturday, allowing him to make his 2024 debut Sunday. Officially, though, McCaffrey is questionable to play against the Buccaneers on Sunday. “We’ll take him off IR tomorrow, and then he’ll be good to go unless something crazy

When defensive end Za’Darius Smith was traded from the Browns to the Lions, one of his first priorities was to secure his preferred jersey number, 99. That cost him some money. The number was available, but only because Lions defensive tackle Brodric Martin was listed as the Lions’ No. 99

The Bengals have added some depth at receiver and on special teams after claiming Isaiah Williams on waivers a day after the Lions waived him. Williams is a rookie out of Illinois who played only sparingly in Detroit this year, with two catches for six yards and one kickoff return

When it comes to not getting calls, Joe Burrow needs to act more like Tom Brady. Burrow apparently doesn’t want to do that. His coach has vowed to do it for him. “They call it like they see it,” Zac Taylor told reporters on Friday, via Ben Baby of ESPN.com.

The Chargers listed their top two edge rushers as questionable to play against the Titans this weekend. Khalil Mack was out of practice all week with a groin injury while Joey Bosa was limited by a hip injury. Mack has not missed a game this season while Bosa has been

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (toe) didn’t participate in practice on Wednesday and Thursday as the team held walkthroughs after an overtime loss Monday night. He returned to limited work Friday and will play Sunday. Mayfield has no injury designation. Mayfield has passed for 2,389 yards with 23 touchdowns and nine

Rams receiver Puka Nacua threw a punch during Sunday’s win over the Seahawks, and he received an ejection for his reaction. Will being sent to the showers prematurely make him less aggressive in the future. “I don’t think so,” Nacua told reporters on Friday. “I think being able to be,

The 49ers waived running back Patrick Taylor Jr. on Friday, the team announced. They did not announce a corresponding move, but the 49ers are expected to use the roster spot for Christian McCaffrey. The All-Pro running back will make his 2024 debut Sunday after working his way back from bilateral

Last night’s renewal of the most compelling current rivalry in football delivered for Amazon Prime. Bengals-Ravens averaged 13.63 million viewers, a 42-percent increase over last year’s Week 10 Thursday night game (Panthers-Bears) and a 100-percent increase over 2022’s Falcons-Panthers game in Week 10. The streaming number beats the Week 8

The 49ers will activate Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve Saturday, coach Kyle Shanahan said, and the running back will make his 2024 debut Sunday. Bilateral Achilles tendinitis has kept McCaffrey out all season. “I’ve got a good routine right now, and I feel good, and that’s all that matters,” McCaffrey

The Cowboys have come to a decision about whether to place quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve. Executive vice president Stephen Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that they will put Prescott on the list due to the hamstring injury he suffered last Sunday. Prescott will miss at least four

The Patriots ruled out safety Kyle Dugger (ankle) and linebacker Christian Elliss (abdomen) for this week. Coach Jerod Mayo said Dugger will be back this season “for sure.” The Patriots list cornerback Alex Austin (ankle), defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale (abdomen), offensive guard Michael Jordan (ankle), offensive tackle Vederian Lowe (shoulder),

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had an injury scare when he tweaked his ankle during Monday night’s victory over the Buccaneers. But he’s been final all week and is set to play against the Broncos on Sunday. “He hasn’t missed anything,” head coach Andy Reid said in his Friday news conference. “He’s

The Commanders will not have their newest defensive addition when they take on the Steelers this weekend. Head coach Dan Quinn said in his Friday news conference that cornerback Marshon Lattimore will not play on Sunday. Lattimore has been dealing with a hamstring injury. He did not practice all week

The Eagles didn’t list quarterback Jalen Hurts on the injury report last year despite a large brace on his knee for much of the season and it looks like they may have been less than fully transparent about the quarterback’s health again this year. Hurts was listed as limited in

The Texans will have one more player with a C on their chest this year. Houston announced running back Joe Mixon will be a captain for the rest of 2024 on Friday. Mixon has rushed for 609 yards with six touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 115 yards with a

Ravens running back Derrick Henry got a win on the field on Thursday night and he picked up another one off of it on Friday. The NFL Players Association announced that Henry has been named their Community MVP for Week 10. Henry distributed new winter coats to all 465 students

Wide receiver Jonathan Mingo got a surprising call on Tuesday. Mingo told reporters that he was waiting for a food delivery when Panthers General Manager Dan Morgan called him to say that he was now a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The Panthers, who picked Mingo in the second round

The Ravens pass defense had another rough night against the Bengals on Thursday. Joe Burrow threw for 428 yards and four touchdowns, including a five-yard toss to Ja’Marr Chase, who had 264 yards and three touchdowns, in the final minute that pulled the Bengals within a point of the home

The Giants will not have wide receiver Darius Slayton when they face the Panthers in Germany on Sunday. Head coach Brian Daboll said at his Thursday press conference that he did not expect Slayton to make the overseas trip with the team because of where he was in the concussion

Baltimore Ravens: For much of the John Harbaugh era, the Ravens have mixed occasional aberrational stumbles with fairly consistent blowouts. This feels no different. The question is whether they can avoid a stumble in January or February. Cincinnati Bengals: They’re still very much alive, but a crossroads has arrived for

When Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton was injured late in the first half, it looked like it might be the start of a long absence for a key member of the defense in Baltimore. After the game, however, the news was more positive than some might have expected. Hamilton returned to

The Bengals were inside the 5-yard line on the first possession of Thursday night’s game when Joe Burrow completed a short pass to Mike Gesicki, and Ravens coach John Harbaugh threw his challenge flag. To most people watching the game, the question was obvious: Why did Harbaugh think he was

Bengals coach Zac Taylor isn’t second-guessing his decision to go for two in the final minute of Thursday night’s 35-34 loss to the Ravens. “Came here to win. Came here to win,” Taylor said when asked why he decided to go for the unsuccessful two-point conversion. When the Bengals initially

The Ravens opened the second with a holding penalty that put them in the hole and eventually forced a punt. The Bengals followed with a one-play, 67-yard touchdown. Cincinnati leads 21-7 only 1:51 into the second half. Joe Burrow hit Ja’Marr Chase, who turned it up field and outran the

The Ravens have ruled out safety Kyle Hamilton from a return tonight. Ravens Nation is holding its collective breath that Hamilton will return sometime soon. With 1:09 left in the first half, Hamilton’s right foot came down on the foot of Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki. His legs gave out

The Ravens needed something — anything — to go their way. Marlon Humphrey answered the bell. The Ravens cornerback ripped the football from the arm of Bengals running back Chase Brown. Teammate Roquan Smith recovered Humphrey’s forced fumble at the Cincinnati 31. It was Humphrey’s fifth takeaway of the season.

David Eulitt/Getty Images 1. Kansas City Chiefs (8-0) 3. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) 5. Baltimore Ravens (7-3) 6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-3) 8. Indianapolis Colts (4-5) 9. Cincinnati Bengals (4-6) 11. Tennessee Titans (2-6) 13. Cleveland Browns (2-7) 14. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-7) 15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-7) 16. New England Patriots

Earlier this season, the Bengals lost to the Ravens 41-38 in overtime. They didn’t want to go to overtime Thursday. Cincinnati tried to win it in regulation but didn’t, failing on the 2-point conversion to give the Ravens a 35-34 win. Baltimore improved to 7-3 and put a huge dent

Joe Burrow and Zac TaylorPatrick Smith/Getty Images After the Bengals waxed the Las Vegas Raiders last week, Joe Burrow was rather morose in the post-game presser, telling reporters the win really didn’t mean anything. “Just how this season has gone, knowing what’s ahead of us, knowing what we’re going to

Joe Burrow had good reason to scowl tonight. A 428-yard passing performance, including 234 of them and three touchdowns to receiver Ja’Marr Chase, was undermined by the failure of the officials to see two clear fouls on what could have been the go-ahead two-point try. Defensive holding, not called. Forcible

The Ravens trailed 21-7 early in the third quarter and had nothing going their way. They took their first lead at 28-21 with 21 unanswered points. Lamar Jackson’s 18-yard throw to tight end Mark Andrews on third-and-9 gave the Ravens their first lead of the night. Jackson converted the 2-point