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Never before in NFL history had two 100-yard defensive touchdowns been scored in the same week. Until Sunday, when two were scored just minutes apart. First, with the Giants facing fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line, running back Eric Gray fumbled just inches away from sticking the ball over the goal

The Cowboys had the 28th overall pick in 2017 and were in need of a pass rusher. They passed on T.J. Watt to select Taco Charlton. Charlton played only 27 games in his two seasons with the Cowboys and 60 in his six-year career. Watt just recorded his 100th career

In Houston on Sunday, Bills quarterback Josh Allen hit the ground hard in the fourth quarter, striking his head on the turf. After the game, Allen told reporters he rolled his ankle and that, while being evaluated in the medical tent, he was informed that he also needed to be

The Cowboys had five drives in the first half. They got to Pittsburgh territory on four of them, ending drives at the 36, 11, 15 and 15. Despite three red zone trips, the Cowboys lead only 6-3 at halftime. Dak Prescott committed two turnovers, fumbling on a strip-sack by T.J.

Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig could barely walk when he left Sunday Night Football in the third quarter. He limped to the sideline medical tent and then limped from there to the X-ray room. The Steelers list him as questionable to return with a hamstring injury. Herbig has two tackles, half

The Cowboys dominated the Steelers statistically, but Dallas kept shooting itself in the cleat. It took a comeback for the Cowboys to leave Pittsburgh with a win. Jalen Tolbert caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott on fourth down with 20 seconds remaining to give the Cowboys a 20-17

The Steelers now are as thin as the Cowboys at edge rusher. They began the night without Alex Highsmith, who is inactive with a groin injury. They lost Nick Herbig with a hamstring injury in the third quarter. Now, they have lost DeMarvin Leal, who is doubtful to return with

The Cowboys remain 0-for-3 in the red zone, but they have regained the lead with their first touchdown of the night. Dak Prescott threw a 22-yard strike to running back Rico Dowdle to give the Cowboys a 13-10 lead with 13:51 remaining. It completed a 16-play, 90-yard drive. The Cowboys

Justin Fields was forced out of the game for a concussion check after an illegal hit in the third quarter. On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Fields scrambled right and then back to the left before throwing incomplete. After he let the ball go, Cowboys defensive

The injuries are piling up for the Cowboys. They lost their second-round pick, Marshawn Kneeland, on their first defensive series. Kneeland, who was making his first career start at defensive end with DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons out, left with a knee injury. The Cowboys have ruled him out. In

The Cowboys can’t catch a break at defensive end. They lost Sam Williams for the season on July 28 when he tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee. They lost DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons last week, with Lawrence now out at least four games on injured reserve

Despite 392 yards and five touchdown passes from quarterback Joe Burrow, the Bengals lost to the Ravens 41-38 in overtime. Cincinnati is now 1-4, with the team’s only victory coming over the Panthers last week. That’s not a recipe for a successful season, let alone a championship year — which

Tank Bigsby recorded career highs in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns on Sunday. The majority of Bigsby’s yards came on a 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, but it is notable that he had more than double the carries compared to Travis Etienne. Bigsby’s been on the fantasy football radar

The Panthers pulled Andy Dalton during Sunday’s loss to the Bears, but they aren’t thinking about going back to Bryce Young as their starting quarterback. Head coach Dave Canales said after the game that Dalton will start against the Falcons next week. Young was 4-of-7 for 58 yards after relieving

The Raiders made a quarterback change during Sunday’s loss to the Broncos and head coach Antonio Pierce declined to say during his postgame press conference whether it will be a lasting one. Gardner Minshew started for the fifth straight week, but was pulled in the third quarter after throwing his

The worst trade-and-sign of the salary cap era isn’t getting any better. The Browns still aren’t getting a return from quarterback Deshaun Watson, whose best days keep fading deeper and deeper into the rearview mirror. What will they do? If he didn’t have two more years of fully-guaranteed pay (at

The Panthers offensive line took two big hits during Sunday’s loss to the Bears. Center Austin Corbett and right tackle Tyler Moton left the game and didn’t return. Both have arm injuries that will require an MRI on Monday. Corbett left the locker room with his arm in a sling.

The Rams were on the move and looked like they were poised to extend their 13-10 lead coming out of halftime. But things changed quickly, and now the Packers have a 17-13 advantage. On second-and-6 from the Green Bay 27, running back Kyrie Williams fumbled on a carry up the

The Giants offense put together three long drives that resulted in points in the first half against the Seahawks on Sunday, but only two of those scores were their own. Wan’Dale Robinson caught a seven-yard touchdown from Daniel Jones and Greg Joseph made a field goal, but running back Eric

The Giants rolled the dice on fourth down in a bid to take a 7-0 lead in Seattle, but the decision backfired on them. Running back Eric Gray lost the ball after getting stuffed on the goal line and Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins picked the ball up in his own

Josh Allen stayed down on a third down incompletion after being hit hard, with his chest and head taking the brunt. He was cleared of a concussion but was still in the tent when the Bills unexpectedly got the ball back. Dawuane Smoot hit C.J. Stroud’s arm as the quarterback

The start to Jayden Daniels’ career just keeps getting more historic. Per the Commanders, Daniels became the first player in league history to have at least 1,000 passing yards and 250 rushing yards in his first five career games. The No. 2 overall pick of this year’s draft, Daniels threw

Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane left Sunday’s matchup against the New England Patriots with a concussion and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest, leaving fantasy players to potentially consider alternatives in the coming weeks should the injury lead to a stint on the sidelines for the

The Texans again are playing without starting running back Joe Mixon and backup Dameon Pierce. Mixon hasn’t played since he was injured on a hip drop tackle in Week 2. Cam Akers brought life to the team’s running game on its second series. Akers had two runs for 26 yards,

The Vikings got out to a 17-0 lead over the Jets in London on Sunday, but that might not have been enough cushion. Aaron Rodgers hit Garrett Wilson for a one-yard score with just over six minutes left in the game and the Jets have cut Minnesota’s lead to 20-17.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t had a ton of success in London on Sunday, but he did reach another career milestone. Rodgers reached 60,000 career passing yards on a throw to tight end Tyler Conklin in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Vikings in London. Rodgers is the

The Vikings won’t have running back Aaron Jones in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Jets in London. Jones left the game with a hip injury in the first half and was called questionable to return to the game. Jones did not return and the Vikings ruled Jones

The first half of Sunday’s game in London has gone pretty well for the Vikings, but they did lose a key player to an injury in the second quarter. Running back Aaron Jones left the game with a hip injury and spent a long time in the sideline medical tent.

With a weekly salary of $983,333, the Raiders will be paying receiver Davante Adams to not play for them, until they trade him. Which means that, the sooner they trade him, the better. The sooner a new team gets Adams, the more value a new team gets. It’s never easy

The folks in the No Fun League’s ivory tower have carved a new entry into the stone tablets: Thou shalt not shoot finger guns. The league has fined five players for violent gestures in Week 4. Nine violent-gesture fines have been issued to date in the 2024 season. The case

Browns tight end David Njoku is set to make his return to the lineup on Sunday. Njoku injured his ankle in the season opener and has missed the team’s last three games. He progressed to the point that he was able to practice two days this week and he drew

The Browns announced a series of roster moves on Saturday, including the return of offensive lineman Michael Dunn to the active roster. Dunn returned to practice this week and he was officially removed from the non-football illness list. Dunn has appeared in 40 games and made six starts for the

The NFL has hit Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman with the biggest fine of the 2024 season. Perryman was fined $66,666 for what the league termed “Unnecessary Roughness (use of the helmet).” On the play in question, Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt took a handoff up the middle and Perryman lowered

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby missed a game for the first time in his career last week. He doesn’t plan to miss another. Crosby expects to play today against the Broncos, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Officially, Crosby is questionable with an ankle injury. The presence of Crosby should

Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen is good to go for Sunday’s game against the Colts. The Jaguars announced today that Hines-Allen has cleared the concussion protocol and will play tomorrow. Hines-Allen had previously been listed as questionable for the game against the Colts. Hines-Allen only has one sack this season,

Saints head coach Dennis Allen revealed that tight end Taysom Hill is dealing with rib fractures this week and fielded questions about whether Hill might go on injured reserve, so it would have been surprising if Hill was cleared to play against the Chiefs on Monday night. The Saints confirmed

Yannick Ngakoue is set to take the field for the Ravens for the first time since 2020. The veteran edge rusher signed to the Ravens practice squad last month and he has been elevated to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Ngakoue will revert back to the

The Commanders will have quarterback Marcus Mariota back on the roster for Sunday’s game against the Browns. Mariota was activated from injured reserve on Saturday. Mariota suffered a chest injury this summer that led to him going on the list and he returned to practice once eligible to do so

Army head coach Jeff MonkenTerence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images College football is so much more fun when you have unexpected teams do well early on. And through six weeks, we have several surprise undefeated teams that have been a blast to watch play well early on. As we reach

As the 2-2 Jets prepare to face the Vikings in London, they’ve added a third quarterback to the active roster. UFL MVP (regular season and championship game) Adrian Martinez has been promoted to the 53-man roster. That gives the Jets three quarterbacks for Sunday, with Aaron Rodgers and Tyrod Taylor

If this win made anything clear it’s that Alex Pereira is the kind of fighter who is able to transcend weight class. He has easily transitioned from middleweight to light heavyweight while retaining his dominance. Pereira has toyed with the idea of moving back down to middleweight or even going

Packers coach Matt LaFleur is usually mild mannered. Late in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Vikings, he definitely wasn’t. LaFleur blew a gasket after the officials ruled that a pass to receiver Romeo Doubs did not result in a touchdown. Because the play happened within the final

Broncos running back Tyler Badie avoided a serious outcome on Sunday, after he suffered a back injury against the Jets. And while his prognosis is positive, he’ll be missing some time. On Saturday, the Broncos placed Badie on injured reserve. Earlier this week, coach Sean Payton said Badie was “possibly”

The Vikings promoted safety Bobby McCain and running back Myles Gaskin from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Jets. The team released Gaskin from the active roster earlier this week before re-signing him to the practice squad. Gaskin began the season on the practice

Exploratory surgery is a term that had gone the way of 8-track tapes and full-service gasoline. It sounds as if it’s making a comeback. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice will have surgery this week to determine the severity of the knee injury he suffered last

Davante Adams hasn’t played since Week 3 and won’t play Sunday against the Broncos. The star receiver may have played his final game for the Raiders as trade talks ramp up. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Adams’ injured hamstring should be healthy enough for him to play next

Christian McCaffrey is eligible to return from injured reserve, but the running back is not ready to return. The 49ers will not activate McCaffrey for Thursday Night Football, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. McCaffrey has not played this season, going on injured reserve in Week 2 with calf tightness and

Jets receiver Allen Lazard expected to be fined for his finger-gun gesture on Sunday against the Broncos. He expected right. The NFL fined Lazard and four other players for making “violent gestures” in Week 4. Lazard, Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, and Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb were fined $14,069. Saints cornerback

A day before the Week 5 home game against the Cardinals, the 49ers have placed a player on injured reserve, and activated one from IR. Defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. In turn, the 49ers have activated defensive lineman Kalia Davis from

The Chiefs need their other receivers to step up, in the absence of Rashee Rice. Mecole Hardman seems to be in position, for now, to give it a go on Monday night. After missing practice on Friday’s practice with a knee injury that had him limited on Thursday, Hardman fully