Category : Red Zone Rumors

Sunday night’s game between the Patriots and Ravens has significant playoff implications for both teams, so there’s little need for other storylines involving past relationships between pivotal members of the two teams. The game has one, though. Ravens running back Derrick Henry spent six years playing for Patriots head coach

The primary topic of Rams coach Sean McVay’s post-game press conference after the 38-37 loss to the Seahawks was receiver Puka Nacua. As it relates to the game itself, McVay addressed only one topic — the fluke two-point conversion decision that turned an incomplete pass into a fumble recovered by

The Rams have seized control of Thursday’s game in the second half and they’re on their way to seizing control of the conference. Matthew Stafford connected with Puka Nacua on a no-look, 1-yard touchdown pass to give Los Angeles a 30-14 lead over Seattle with 13:34 in the fourth quarter.

Heather McPhee, a long-time in-house counsel for the NFL Players Association, has filed a lawsuit against the union and three specific individuals — former NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell, NFLPA general counsel Tom DePaso, and NFL Players, Inc. president Matt Curtin. The 52-page civil complaint, a copy of which PFT

The Packers will take as much time as they can before the start of Saturday’s game against the Bears before determining the status of running back Josh Jacobs and right tackle Zach Tom. Head coach Matt LaFleur said at a Thursday press conference that neither Jacobs nor Tom will take

Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is confident that Micah Parsons is going to make a full recovery from the torn ACL that he suffered last weekend. Hafley said on Wednesday that he believes Parsons “comes back even better and probably breaks the sack record next year.” That would make for

In the jet wash of widespread sports betting has come the rise of prediction markets, where folks can wager on a wide variety of real-world events. On Wednesday, the Kalshi prediction market made major waves by commencing the process of expanding the offerings to the transfer portal in college sports.

The Bears were where we thought they were. Now, they’re looking around again. In an open letter, team president and CEO Kevin Warren explained that the decision to focus on Arlington Heights as the location for a new stadium has changed. With the politicians not sufficiently reciprocating, the Bears are

Rams receiver Puka Nacua may soon be hearing from the league office. Via Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com, Nacua recently made critical comments about NFL game officials during a livestream with two guys who have never been in my kitchen. “The refs are the worst,” Nacua said. “These guys are lawyers.

With Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sending to the bench, presumably for the rest of the 2025 season, the question become what they’ll do about Tua for 2026. He’s due to make $54 million next year, with every penny of it guaranteed. Another $3 million in injury guarantees for 2027 becomes

The Jets still have three games to play this season, but they got a head start on their offseason changes this week by firing defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. The move came a day after a 48-20 loss to the Jaguars that saw the Jags score on eight of their first

When it comes to the unusual situation that required lung surgery for Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, coach Mike Tomlin didn’t know much last week. And he doesn’t know much this week. Meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Tomlin addressed Watt’s status while discussing the team’s injury situation in advance of Week

This year, Carson Palmer went back to school. And it went well. In his first year as the head coach of his former high school, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Palmer led the team to a state championship with a 47-13 blowout of De La Salle. Palmer’s coaching staff includes

The Jaguars are set to be without Bhayshul Tuten for a bit, so they added another running back to the roster on Tuesday. They announced that they have signed DeeJay Dallas. Linebacker Jack Kiser went on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Dallas played three games for the Panthers earlier

They can’t all be winners, can they? As the NFL continues to make Christmas a pro football holiday, the trend has potential pitfalls. Including the very real possibility that the games to be played on December 25 will have little if any meaning to either or both of the teams

Aaron Rodgers hasn’t played in a playoff game since he quarterbacked the Packers to a 13-10 loss to the 49ers four years ago. But he’s getting close to a return to the playoffs with the Steelers. After the Steelers beat the Dolphins on Monday Night Football, they have a one-game

Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith had big games against their former team, and the Steelers won their 23rd consecutive home game on Monday Night Football. On a cold night at Acrisure Stadium, the Steelers froze out the Dolphins 28-15. The Steelers (8-6) maintained their one-game lead over the Ravens, while

Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is active for Monday Night Football. Warren was a late addition to the injury report with an illness. He was questionable to play. Warren has 159 carries for a team-best 652 yards and four touchdowns. The Steelers, though, won’t have defensive tackle Derrick Harmon, who

Safety Kamari Ramsey has made a decision about his plans for the 2026 season. Ramsey announced on social media on Monday that he will be foregoing his remaining collegiate eligibilty and will be entering the NFL Draft. Ramsey has spent the last four years playing football in Los Angeles, but

The Jets found themselves on the wrong end of a blowout for the second straight week in Jacksonville on Sunday. The Jaguars scored on eight of their first nine possessions and cruised to a 48-20 win that bolstered their bid for the AFC South title. It also sent the Jets

No player in NFL history has done what Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence did in Sunday’s win over the Jets. Lawrence had a historic stat line, completing 20 of 32 passes for 330 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions, and also running the ball five times for 51 yards and

Jalen Nailor’s second touchdown might turn out to be the Cowboys’ death knell. The Vikings wide receiver caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from J.J. McCarthy, increasing Minnesota’s lead to 31-23 with 9:12 remaining. The Cowboys won’t be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss, but they would need a miracle

Packers running back Josh Jacobs was listed as questionable to play on Sunday because of a knee injury, but he’s looking just fine on the field in Denver. Jacobs broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run on the first possession of the second half and the Packers now lead the

The Patriots marched down the field and scored a touchdown on the first possession of today’s game against the Bills, with some help from the officials. The biggest play of the opening drive was a 30-yard pass from Drake Maye to Kayshon Boutte that replays appeared to show should have

Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson won’t play today against the Raiders, but his return is expected soon. Johnson plans to practice this week for the first time since suffering a Lisfranc sprain in his foot, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Johnson’s return to the field for a game

The NFL levied 18 fines for violations of the on-field rules in Week 14. The biggest went to Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone. Anzalone drew a $17,968 sanction for “striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing.” It happened in the second quarter, after Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson fumbled after a four-yard gain on third and 21.

Bills quarterback has played 124 career regular-season games. And he’s on the brink of accounting for 300 total touchdowns. Via NBC Sports research, Allen is closing in on Aaron Rodgers’s record for the fewest games needed to get to 300 total touchdowns. Rodgers did it in 134 games. For his

The rash of Week 13 “nose wipe” fines did not completely wipe out the celebration for Week 14. The NFL has fined Dolphins running backs De’Von Achane and Jaylen Wright for a “violent gesture” following Achane’s first-quarter, 13-yard touchdown run against the Jets. Achane was fined $8,238; Wright was fined

The Dolphins are set to have their top running back in the lineup against the Steelers on Monday night. De’Von Achane missed the second half of last Sunday’s win over the Jets with a rib injury, but head coach Mike McDaniel said on Saturday that he is set to play

On Thursday night, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins did it again to the Buccaneers, beating them for the third straight time since signing with Atlanta. And it was another Thursday night masterclass, following last year’s franchise-record 509 passing yards with 373 and three touchdowns in a 29-28 win. The latest string

Before 2018, the NFL hated gambling. Currently, the NFL hates prediction markets. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, the league submitted written testimony to the House Committee on Agriculture for a hearing regarding the oversight of prediction markets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The problem, in a nutshell, is this.

Sherrone Moore’s dismissal as the University of Michigan’s head coach and his ensuing arrest were major stories around the football world this week. Moore’s former boss in Ann Arbor weighed in on the news from Los Angeles on Friday. Jim Harbaugh hired Moore as Michigan’s tight ends coach in 2018

It remains to be seen whether Colts rookie Riley Leonard will make his first career start, but he is good to go for Sunday. The quarterback does not have an injury designation. Leonard, who has a PCL sprain, had full practices all week. But Colts coach Shane Steichen, in his

As the fourth overall pick, Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. entered the league in 2021 with ridiculously high expectations. Despite becoming the first rookie tight end since Mike Ditka to generate 1,000-plus receiving yards as a rookie (Brock Bowers has since matched the feat), Pitts has failed to meet

The Falcons trailed 28-20 with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when receiver Darnell Mooney fumbled. Six Buccaneers players surrounded the ball, and it looked like the Bucs were about to recover and that the Falcons’ best chance of a comeback had just been fumbled away. Instead, Falcons center

The Buccaneers blew a key game on Thursday night. After the loss to the Falcons, quarterback Baker Mayfield accepted the blame for it. “It falls on my shoulders,” Mayfield told reporters following the 29-28 defeat. “Can’t turn the ball over, can’t have that interception. And then, just gotta hit [Emeka

Mike Evans is officially back. After the Buccaneers activated their legendary receiver on Wednesday, Evans is active for Thursday night’s game against the Falcons. Evans has been sidelined since suffering a fractured collarbone in October. He’s caught 14 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown so far this season. The

A pair of South Carolina defensive backs have declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. Cornerback Brandon Cisse and safety Jalon Kilgore both told Pete Thamel of ESPN.com that they will be entering next year’s draft pool. Cisse spent two seasons at N.C. State before transferring to South Carolina for the

The Panthers and Buccaneers enter Week 15 with identical 6-7 records and they’ll close the season with two games against each other in the final three weeks. That kind of scheduling would make it easy to get caught looking past this week’s game, especially for a Panthers team that has

When the Broncos drafted Bo Nix last year, they wanted a quarterback who could help them move on from their disastrous two-year experiment with Russell Wilson. Nix has exceeded expectations. And by the end of this season, Nix may exceed Wilson’s record for the most wins any quarterback has had

As CBS News undergoes major changes following the acquisition of Paramount by Skydance, the signs are currently pointing to a revamp of the network’s weekday morning show. Which could result in former NFL receiver Nate Burleson leaving the program. Via Drew Lerner of AwfulAnnouncing.com, a recent report from the New

The NFL announced Friday that the Bengals-Cardinals game in Week 17 will be played Sunday, Dec. 28, at 1 p.m. ET on FOX, The game was originally scheduled as a TBD/flex game. It is one of several schedule changes the NFL announced for the final weeks of the season. The

The Falcons will still be without their top receiver this week. Atlanta has ruled Drake London out for Thursday night’s game against the Buccaneers. Sidelined by a knee injury, London has not played since Atlanta’s Nov. 16 overtime loss to Carolina. In nine games this season, London has caught 60

Buccaneers first-round pick Emeka Egbuka’s rookie season got off to a hot start, but his production has slowed down in recent weeks. Egbuka had 25 catches for 445 yards and five touchdowns in the first five weeks of the season, but has slowed to 29 catches for 361 yards and

On Thursday night, Cowboys receiver George Pickens dusted off some of the concerns that undermined much of his three years in Pittsburgh. But even if those on the outside question Pickens’s effort against the Lions, the guy who signs his paychecks does not. “One of the things that you got

Late in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game, Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice took a huge (and legal) hit from Texans safety Jalen Pitre. Everything about the play raised the commonsense question of whether Rice should be checked for a concussion, from the violent manner in which his body hit

The Texans added some depth to their defensive line on Tuesday. The league’s daily transaction report shows that they claimed Naquan Jones off of waivers. The Chargers dropped Jones as part of a series of roster moves before Monday night’s overtime win over the Eagles. Jones had 10 tackles in

A week before the Steelers and coach Mike Tomlin secured a key win in Baltimore, Tomlin’s team suffered an embarrassing home loss to the Bills. The 26-7 defeat prompted audible chants of “Fire Tomlin!,” and boos during the team’s iconic Renegade moment. During Tomlin’s traditional Tuesday in-season press conference, he

The Bears played without Rome Odunze in Green Bay on Sunday, but missing a key wideout didn’t lead to a busy afternoon for DJ Moore. Moore ended the day with one catch that lost four yards and was targeted on two other passes despite playing 56-of-68 offensive snaps during Chicago’s

In the lead up to Monday night’s matchup between the Eagles and Chargers, a report from ESPN indicated that Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni had been more involved in the team’s offensive preparation. Sirianni had been more vocal in the team’s offensive meetings while also taking a larger role at