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Following an 0-2 start to the season, New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur has not closed the door on rookie quarterback Daniel Jones potentially replacing Eli Manning under center for Week 3. While nothing is set in stone just yet, it does appear that Manning’s job is in jeopardy, perhaps earlier than some expected. […]

The New York Giants have gotten off to an 0-2 start this season, and they don’t appear to be showing any signs that the will improve as the 2019 campaign progresses. Their defense stinks, their coaching has been questionable, and their offense has mustered just 31 points over the first two games. While the Giants […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are 1-1 after two games, and had it not been for a thrilling comeback win over the Washington Redskins in Week 1, they would be 0-2 and in serious danger of missing the playoffs. But maybe the Eagles are still in danger regardless of their record. Philadelphia fell to the Atlanta Falcons […]

The Dallas Cowboys have looked really good over the first couple of weeks of the season. The Miami Dolphins have, well, not. The two teams are set to battle at AT&T Stadium next week, and the Cowboys are currently favored by 20.5 points in the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. While that number may seem absolutely […]

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee left his team’s win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday due to a chest injury and went to the hospital as a precaution. It was then revealed that Higbee had suffered a lung injury that caused him to cough up blood, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL […]

Could the New York Giants already be preparing to make a change under center? Following an ugly Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills that put the Giants in an 0-2 hole, head coach Pat Shurmur said on Monday that New York could consider benching Eli Manning for rookie quarterback Daniel Jones next week against […]

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Tim Jernigan will likely be sidelined for four-to-six weeks after suffering a broken foot during his team’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Jernigan won’t need surgery. This injury particularly stings for the Eagles, as they have already lost fellow defensive […]

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil briefly left his team’s win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday due to an ankle injury, but he returned after a few plays and finished the game. As you may have expected, the injury does not appear to be too serious. “I don’t think it’s too bad,” Texans head […]

A second woman has accused New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown of sexual misconduct, according to Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated. There is minimal information about the incident, but neither Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, nor his lawyer, Darren Heitner, have responded to questions about the accusations. Brown was hit with rape allegations last week, […]

Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy suffered an ankle injury during the latter stages of his team’s Week 2 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday and is having an MRI on Monday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The good news is that the injury does not appear to be significant. McCoy […]

Could the New England Patriots go 16-0 again? It has become a topic of discussion after the Patriots logged two blowout wins to start their season, but Tom Brady is having none of that talk: “To think about something that’s going to happen two weeks from now or three weeks from now or five weeks […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are now 0-2 after falling to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon, and during the loss, head coach Doug Marrone and cornerback Jalen Ramsey got into an intense scouting match on the sideline that led to Ramsey being pulled away by coaches and teammates. It was probably the most heated we have […]

The New England Patriots hammered the Miami Dolphins by a score of 43-0 on Sunday afternoon to improve to 2-0 on the season, a result that surprised absolutely no one. Let’s be brutally honest: the Dolphins stink, and it would have been shocking if the Patriots didn’t pound them into oblivion. Still, a win is […]

The Los Angeles Rams came up with a huge Week 2 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, thumping the Saints by a score of 27-9 behind an unusually stout defensive performance. While many saw this as a revenge game for New Orleans following its devastating loss to Los Angeles in the NFC Championship […]

Green Bay Packers rookie safety Darnell Savage was injured on the final play of his team’s win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and left the stadium in a walking boot, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. Savage was kicked in the shin. The good news is the injury is not believed to be serious, […]

The 2019 NFL campaign couldn’t have started out worse for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After being hammered by the New England Patriots by a score of 33-3 in the season opener, the Steelers dropped to 0-2 after falling to the Seattle Seahawks at home on Sunday, and in the process, they lost both Ben Roethlisberger and […]

Antonio Brown made his New England Patriots debut on Sunday, and it was a successful one, as the wide receiver caught four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown in a 43-0 win over the Miami Dolphins. Afterward, Tom Brady said he was pleased by the touchdown in Brown’s first game. “It was a good […]

The Indianapolis Colts have officially entered a new era, as Andrew Luck is no longer the franchise quarterback after announcing his sudden retirement just before the start of the regular season. Now, it’s Jacoby Brissett who is under center, and in the Colts’ Week 1 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers, Brissett was solid, completing […]

Cleveland Browns safety Damarious Randall has been ruled out for his team’s Week 2 matchup against the New York Jets on Monday night as a result of a concussion, according to Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Randall practiced on Thursday and Friday, but he arrived at the Browns’ facility with concussion-like symptoms […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks are two NFL teams on opposite ends of the spectrum entering Week 2. While the Steelers were hammered by the New England Patriots by a score of 33-3 in their season opener, the Seahawks are coming off of a gritty one-point win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Now, Pittsburgh will […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders are both entering their AFC West showdown this Sunday on a high note, as the Chiefs topped the Jacksonville Jaguars last weekend and the Raiders took care of the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Obviously, the Raiders may be in over their heads here, as the Chiefs have […]

The New England Patriots have worked out former Green Bay Packers safety Josh Jones, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Jones was released by the Packers late last month. The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate football at North Carolina State, was originally selected by Green Bay in the second round (61st pick overall) of […]

The Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos both find themselves in need of wins entering Week 2, as the Bears dropped their season opener to the Green Bay Packers last Thursday and the Broncos fell to the Oakland Raiders on Monday night. This game will be in Denver, so the Broncos have that going for them, […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ rushing attack was brilliant in Week 1, but rookie Darrell Henderson was not a part of it. While Todd Gurley rushed for 97 yards and Malcolm Brown punched in a couple of touchdowns, Henderson carried the ball just once and did not log any yardage. But Henderson is not in Sean […]

The Dallas Cowboys may have routed the New York Giants in their season opener last Sunday, but they are not entirely happy with how they played defensively. Defensive lineman DeMarcus Lawrence was particularly displeased with the performance, saying that the Cowboys’ defense has “something to prove” against the Washington Redskins in Week 2, via the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw is not a fan of Antonio Brown. The Hall of Fame quarterback ripped the former Steelers and current New England Patriots wide receiver this week, saying he “wouldn’t throw to him” if he were Brown’s quarterback, according to Joe Rutter of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I had no idea they catered […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of a horrific Week 1 loss to the New England Patriots, as they fell by a score of 33-3 and looked out of sync and overmatched on both sides of the ball. Luckily, the Steelers will be heading home for Week 2, but they don’t exactly have an easy […]

Talk about a double whammy. Oakland Raiders rookie safety Johnathan Abram is being fined for the same hit that also led to his season-ending shoulder injury, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The NFL has informed Abram, who underwent surgery, that he is being penalized $28,075 for lowering his head to initiate contact during […]

The Miami Dolphins have given safety Minkah Fitzpatrick permission to seek a trade, and one of the first teams the Dolphins have discussed Fitzpatrick with was the Dallas Cowboys. Or so we think. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed on 105.3 The Fan that the Cowboys have spoken to the Dolphins, but he would […]

The New York Giants are coming off of an ugly Week 1 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in which their defense struggled to get a stop all afternoon during a 35-17 rout. But now, the Giants will be heading back to the Meadowlands for their home opener, as they will play host to the Buffalo […]

The Green Bay Packers may have won their season opener against the Chicago Bears last Thursday, but they were not exactly proud of their offensive performance, scoring just 10 points in a seven-point victory. Earlier this week, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the team had made “subtle changes” to the tempo, and on Friday, one […]

If it wasn’t enough that the Green Bay Packers’ offense looked out of sync in their Week 1 win over the Chicago Bears last Thursday, they may be entering Week 2 without one of their most important offensive pieces. Per Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari is listed as questionable […]

The Denver Nuggets were one of the most pleasant surprises in the NBA this past season, winning 54 games and making it to the second round of the playoffs before falling to the Portland Trail Blazers in seven games. In spite of so much player movement occurring this summer, the Nuggets largely remained the same, […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown may be eligible to play in his team’s Week 2 matchup against the Miami Dolphins after avoiding the commissioner’s exempt list, but head coach Bill Belichick is not saying whether or not Brown will play. “I’m not going to hand out a copy of the game plan here,” […]

It’s no secret that Cam Newton has gotten off to a rough start. Over his first couple of games, both of which ended in losses, the Carolina Panthers’ quarterback has completed just 49 of his 88 passes for 563 yards and an interception. His most recent shaky outing came on Thursday night, when he went […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they saw their star player, Victor Oladipo, go down with a quadriceps tendon tear in January, which resulted in the Pacers winning 48 games and being bounced out of the first round of the playoffs. Now, Indiana is heading into the 2019-20 season […]

New York Jets head coach Adam Gase says that running back Le’Veon Bell is good to go and will practice on Saturday, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN NFL Nation. He did not practice Friday. Bell has been dealing with a shoulder issue. He went for an MRI on Thursday, and no serious damage was […]

New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur thought he was praising Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen earlier this week when he said that while scouting Allen as a draft prospect last year, he thought he had a strong arm and had the potential to be a starter in the NFL. But apparently, the Bills took […]

The Chicago Bears may have lost their season opener to the Green Bay Packers last Thursday, but it certainly wasn’t because of their defense, as they held the Packers to 10 points in a seven-point loss. Ahead of what is almost a must-win game for the Bears in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos this […]