Category : Red Zone Rumors

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

Ravens receiver Tylan Wallace had only two catches this season and nine for his career before tonight. He had never scored a touchdown. Wallace was the most unlikely of heroes for the Ravens. But he caught a pass from Lamar Jackson and sped up the sideline, keeping his feet in

The Ravens went three-and-out on their first drive. They tied the Bengals on their second. Baltimore took over at its own 41 after Cincinnati turned it over on downs following a Joe Burrow incompletion on fourth down. The Ravens needed nine plays to go 59 yards. Lamar Jackson threw a

The Bengals took the opening kickoff and did what they needed to do. Cincinnati drove 70 yards in 12 plays, scoring on Chase Brown’s 1-yard run. The Bengals were 2-of-3 on third down, and the one time they missed, they went for it on fourth down. Joe Burrow’s pass was

The Bengals officially won’t have wide receiver Tee Higgins (quad) or offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (knee/fibula). Both were ruled out for Thursday Night Football. Higgins was doubtful and Brown questionable heading into today. The Bengals’ other inactives are wide receiver Charlie Jones (groin), running back Kendall Milton, tight end

After two good days of practice, Christian McCaffrey is on track to return Sunday. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said he expects the running back to make his 2024 debut against the Buccaneers. “I do feel good one way or another,” Shanahan said on KNBR on Thursday, via David Bonilla of

Last November 16, the Bengals played the Ravens in Baltimore. During the game, Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury. This week, he slipped a tinfoil hat over his frosted tips and suggested that the league likes to recreate games that entailed a serious injury the prior year.

The Eagles’ starting wide receivers were upgraded in Thursday’s practice. DeVonta Smith (hamstring) returned to practice on a limited basis, and A.J. Brown (knee) had full participation after limited work Wednesday. Outside linebacker Nolan Smith (groin) and linebacker Ben VanSumeren (concussion) returned to a limited practice after not practicing a

The Lions have added a key player to their Thursday injury report. Offensive tackle Taylor Decker was limited in the day’s session with a shoulder issue. He was not listed on Wednesday. Decker, 30, has played nearly every offensive snap for Detroit this season. Linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin (neck), linebacker Malcolm

Running back Keaton Mitchell is set to make his 2024 debut. The Ravens announced that they activated Mitchell from the physically unable to perform list ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Ravens. Mitchell has been out since injuring his knee last December. Mitchell ran 47 times for 396 yards

Don “Bull” Bosseler, who played eight seasons for Washington, died Wednesday at his home in Atlanta, the College Football Hall of Fame announced. He was 88. Bosseler was a four-year starter at fullback for the University of Miami from 1953-56. He earned unanimous first-team All-American as a senior after rushing

The Giants are set to be down a wide receiver for Sunday’s game against the Panthers in Munich. Giants head coach Brian Daboll said at his Thursday press conference that he does not expect Darius Slayton to make the trip with the team. Slayton is in the concussion protocol and

The Rams are officially getting two key offensive linemen back on the practice field. Los Angeles has designated Steve Avila and Jonah Jackson to return, opening their respective 21-day practice windows. Avila has been sidelined by a knee injury and Jackson by a shoulder injury. Avila was injured in the

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield didn’t practice on Wednesday and things remained the same when the team took the field on Thursday. Reporters at the open portion of the team’s practice sent word that Mayfield is not participating in practice for the second straight day. On Wednesday, Mayfield acknowledged he wasn’t

Veteran defensive end Yannick Ngakoue will be available on waivers. The Ravens are waiving Ngakoue today, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Ravens want to bring him back to their practice if he clears waivers, according to the report. If the Ravens had cut Ngakoue before Tuesday’s trade deadline,

The Panthers signed running back Chuba Hubbard to a four-year extension on Thursday, rewarding the 2021 fourth-round pick with a lucrative new deal. Panthers G.M. Dan Morgan said in a statement released by the team that Carolina is excited to keep the running back with the franchise. “He exemplifies everything

Edge rusher Bryce Huff’s role in the Eagles defense has been the subject of conversation since the start of the regular season because it’s been less prominent than expected given the deal the three-year, $51 million deal he signed in free agency and it came up again on Wednesday. Huff

The Panthers and running back Chuba Hubbard are going to stay together for a while longer. The team announced that they have signed Hubbard to a four-year contract extension on Thursday. They did not announced any terms, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that it is a four-year, $33.2

The Panthers will stick with Bryce Young as their starting quarterback for the third straight week, but head coach Dave Canales has resisted making any long-term plans for the 2023 first overall pick’s future in the position. General Manager Dan Morgan is taking the same approach. During a Wednesday press

The Commanders’ trade for cornerback Marshon Lattimore addressed a weak spot on the roster, but the on-field impact of the deal wasn’t the only thing on the minds of Lattimore’s new teammates on Wednesday. A new General Manager, new head coach, and new quarterback provided hope about what the future

Wide receiver Mike Williams was traded from the Jets to the Steelers this week and the move didn’t come as a great surprise given the way his brief time with the AFC East team played out. The hope was that Williams would be part of a dynamic passing attack with

Bears wide receiver DJ Moore spent some time on Wednesday explaining why he left the field during a play against the Cardinals in last Sunday’s loss, but that singular moment hasn’t been the biggest issue with Moore’s performance this season. When the Bears drafted quarterback Caleb Williams, there was a

Dak Prescott underwent an MRI on his injured hamstring, and it’s a significant injury that could keep him out weeks. Jane Slater of NFL Media reports that the initial diagnosis is a partial avulsion of his hamstring tendon, which is the tendon partially tearing off the bone. The recovery time

Jets owner Woody Johnson has already fired coach Robert Saleh. G.M. Joe Douglas isn’t concerned about the possibility that he might be next. “I come in here every day and just want to do whatever I can to help this team reach its goals and reach its destination,” Douglas told

As the NFL ponders expanding the regular season to 18 games, five players can find out this year exactly what that feels like. Players who were traded from a team that hasn’t had its bye week to a team that already had its bye week can go through the whole

The Broncos traded pass rusher Baron Browning to the Cardinals this week, and Browning is eager to show he can be a starter. Browning started only two games for Denver this season, but he said in his first conversation with reporters in Arizona that he should start for the Cardinals.

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Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield missed Wednesday’s walkthrough with a toe injury. Mayfield said he has some general soreness but will start Sunday’s game. Wide receiver Mike Evans (hamstring), wide receiver Jalen McMillan (hamstring), wide receiver Sterling Shepard (hamstring/hip) and safety Jordan Whitehead (quad) also were estimated as non-participants. Offensive guard

When does the holiday season begin? Unofficially, somewhere between November 1 and Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving will be here in only three weeks. So it’s close enough to embrace all of the good things about the period from late November until early January. For many, the holidays aren’t so good. Whether it’s

Saints receiver Chris Olave has suffered two concussions this year. After the most recent, suffered on Sunday, Olave will consult with specialists about his future. Olave absorbed an illegal hit to the head during Sunday’s loss to the Panthers. He went to a local hospital for evaluation. Now, he’s in