NFL Articles - Page 2020

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019. Two weeks into his second season, he’s an MVP candidate. The 2019 No. 1 overall pick has improved in seemingly every facet of his game, and the same can be said for his team. After a 30-15 drubbing of the Washington Football […]

After finishing their 2019 campaign with a subpar record, the Chicago Bears are finally hitting their stride in the early stages of the 2020 NFL season thus far. The entire team stepped up to carve out victories from two tightly-contested games. Bears head coach Matt Nagy however doesn’t want to dwell on their undefeated record. […]

To everyone’s surprise, Los Angeles Chargers’ rookie quarterback Justin Herbert made his professional debut in their Week 2 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Starting playmaker Tyrod Taylor was having chest pains that would require him to go to the hospital for further evaluation which slotted Herbert to play under center. The Chargers surprisingly had […]

The Los Angeles Chargers got the ball to start overtime, providing a golden opportunity to defeat — or at least put pressure on — the defending Super Bowl champions. L.A. failed to pick up a first down after receiving the kick-off, prompting a 4th-and-1 on L.A.’s own 34-yard line. Going for it is risky in […]

The ejection of rookie nose tackle Ross Blacklock only added salt to the wound as the Houston Texans were dealt another loss, this time by the Baltimore Ravens which ended on a 33-16 note. The play came late in the fourth quarter, with the Texans down by a double-digit margin to the Ravens. The TCU […]

The football world learned about the incident involving New England Patriots running back James White’s parents in the midst of the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Patriots safety Devin McCourty gave a tribute to his teammate and his family after scoring the first touchdown of the game. Former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady also penned […]

The New England Patriots failed to pull off a comeback against the Seattle Seahawks which ended on a 35-30 outcome in favor of the home team. In the final play of the game, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick went with his quarterback in Cam Newton who attempted to rush the ball on the 1-yard line. […]

The Los Angeles Rams were overlooked by many heading into the season but they continue to prove the naysayers wrong as they cruised to a 2-0 start. The offense was spearheaded by quarterback Jarred Goff who had an efficient outing going for 158 yards and two touchdowns during their win over the Philadelphia Eagles. But […]

On Sunday afternoon against the Chicago Bears, the absolute worst-case scenario unfortunately came into fruition for the New York Giants. According to multiple reports, starting running back Saquon Barkley will miss the rest of the 2020-21 season after tearing his ACL midway through the Giants’ Week 2 matchup against the Bears. A torn ACL more […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians was openly critical of quarterback Tom Brady’s performance in their opening game loss against the New Orleans Saints in Week 1. The tides seemed to have shifted after his squad closed out the Carolina Panthers on a 31-17 victory. Arians was impressed as he watched Brady lead the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have yet to regain their previous form from last season as they now dropped to a 0-2 record following a loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2.  Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer was also critical of his quarterback in Kirk Cousins who “didn’t play very good” and failed to lead the […]

The Green Bay Packers are on a roll in the early stages of the 2020 NFL season. The dangerous offense led by long-time quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t skip a beat and has been showing its dominant form thus far. The Wisconsin-based squad racked up a total of 43 points against the Minnesota Vikings in Week […]

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was able to take a brief lead over the Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter. However, quarterback Russell Wilson wasted no time evening the score once again. Wilson found wide receiver DK Metcalf for a 54-yard bomb to tie the game at 14, via NFL Twitter: Russell Wilson makes […]

Things got off to a rough start for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who was saddled with a pick-six on the opening drive against the Patriots due to a pass tight end Greg Olsen failed to catch. Russ regrouped in the following series. Wilson capped a 13-play, 75-yard drive by threading the needle to wide […]

Less than a minute before kickoff against the Kansas City Chiefs, L.A. Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn told rookie quarterback Justin Herbert he would make his first NFL start. Justin Herbert, the 6th overall pick in April’s NFL draft, had finished undergoing his pregame stretching routine, and was unaware that Tyrod Taylor, the veteran QB […]

New England Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty wasted absolutely no time putting his team on the scoreboard on Sunday evening in Seattle. However, McCourty also didn’t waste any time in sending his regards to Patriots running back James White, who is inactive against the Seattle Seahawks after receiving some incredibly tragic news right before kickoff. […]

The New England Patriots defense is off to a quick start against the Seattle Seahawks. During the first drive of the game with 13:47 left in the first quarter Russell Wilson threw a pass that deflected off of his target and into the hands of McCourty, and the Patriots defensive back proceeded to take it […]

The NFL debut of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert came as quite a surprise. The team nearly upset the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite a promising performance, it appears this has not changed head coach Anthony Lynn’s views of him and Tyrod Taylor. Lynn offered up some clarity under center by naming Tyrod Taylor as […]

Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker has had one of the best games by a kicker in NFL history. He is the second kicker in NFL history after Greg Zuerlein in 2012 to make a pair of 58-yard field goals in one game following his huge showing in the Chiefs’ win over the Chargers on […]

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen managed to top his stellar performance in the 2020 NFL season opener with a career day against the Miami Dolphins in Week 2. It seems head coach Sean McDermott is hardly surprised by his hot start to the year. Allen threw for a career-high 417 yards and four touchdowns during […]

New York Jets head coach Adam Gase expressed his displeasure with the team’s performance through the first two weeks of the season Sunday afternoon following the Jets’ lackluster performance against an ailing San Francisco 49ers squad. Speaking with reporters in his post game media availability, said he’s “pissed.” “I’m pissed right now,” Gase said, per […]

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson is out here hyping up fellow running back Saquon Barkley’s comeback already. Taking to Twitter, Peterson, who knows what it’s like to come back strong from an injury, is confident that Barkley will come back stronger than ever once he recovers from his injury, which the Giants are fearing […]

For a moment, it appeared as though the Los Angeles Chargers were going to secure an upset over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2. However, kicker Harrison Butker did his part to ensure that the defending Super Bowl champions would remain undefeated. Butker capped a perfect outing with his second 58-yard bomb to win […]

Some sad new to report coming out of New England. Patriots running back James White will miss Sunday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks due to the death of his father. According to Fox Sports’ Andy Slater, White’s father, Tyrone, was killed in a car accident earlier today and his mother is in the hospital […]

The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs were trailing a rookie quarterback on Sunday, but Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill are fighting back. Kansas City trailed the Los Angeles Chargers 17-9 with under 13 minutes to go in the fourth quarter when Mahomes found star receiver Tyreek Hill for a 54-yard touchdown strike. THAT […]

The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans faced off in a classic matchup in Week 2.  With superstar quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson squaring off, it was bound to be a show. They both had their moments, but it might have been running back that ended the game. Baltimore rusher Mark Ingram used a trick […]

The Carolina Panthers suffered multiple losses during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carolina fell to the Bucs after failing to mount a second-half comeback, and also lost star running back Christian McCaffrey to injury. McCaffrey left the game due to an ankle injury, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported “CMC” will undergo […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a few new additions on offense this year. Two of them are running back Leonard Fournette and superstar quarterback Tom Brady. According to Jenna Laine of ESPN on Twitter, Leonard Fournette spoke about his expectations of playing with Brady. Leonard Fournette has become a Tampa treasure: “Tom’s hard on me. […]

Los Angeles Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert is impressing in his first career NFL game. After taking it himself for the first NFL touchdown of his career, Herbert shows off his arm on a 3rd and 10 from the Chargers 49-yard line, staying in the pocket and throwing a bullet up the middle of the […]

Kaleb McGary, the right tackle taken by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of last year’s NFL Draft, has sprained his MCL according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Falcons fear RT Kaleb McGary suffered a sprained MCL today, per source. He will have an MRI Monday to determine extent of damage and […]

Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker’s season might have reached an early conclusion on Sunday in Indianapolis. Hooker left the game with an Achilles injury, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the team fears Hooker tore the Achilles. Rapoport noted the team will conduct further testing on Monday. Injury updates: — #Colts S Malik Hooker […]

Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that injured San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert is believed to have a mild MCL sprain. While it is unclear how long the injury would potentially keep the back sidelined, he is expected to undergo an MRI as soon as Monday. 49ers believe RB Raheem Mostert suffered a […]

Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Dak Prescott gave an enormous amount of gratitude to fans after a shocking comeback win against the Atlanta Falcons. Dak Prescott: “I just want to thank those 21,000 fans that showed up today. I think the team fed off that. It was simply just incredible. An incredible game to be part […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock is expected to miss two to six weeks with a sprained AC joint, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Broncos’ QB Drew Lock, who was in a sling after today’s loss to Pittsburgh, sprained his AC and is expected to be sidelined between 2-6 weeks, per me and @Jeff_Legwold. He will […]

Scoring what the Los Angeles Chargers will hope is his first of many touchdowns, rookie Justin Herbert’s inaugural drive under center ended with the sixth overall pick running into the end zone on a designed option (via 247Sports’ Kevin Wade). Herbert's first drive taking snaps under center ends in a touchdown. pic.twitter.com/oTaQZAxE8M — kwade (@KwadeSays) […]

The Los Angeles Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert will be making his first NFL start on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The #Chargers QB is… Justin Herbert. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 20, 2020 Tyrod Taylor has an apparent chest injury, an obvious nod to […]

Though the San Francisco 49ers easily dispatched the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon, 31-13, the bigger news for the Niners’ organization was the loss of Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Bosa, and Raheem Mostert to injuries during the beatdown. Taking to social media to vent what clearly had to be a sentiment shared among the 49ers […]

The Dallas Cowboys won their first game of the 2020 NFL regular season after mounting an incredible comeback victory against the Atlanta Falcons at their home opener at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys recovered an improbable onside kick with fewer than two minutes remaining in the game, marched down the field, and converted on a 46-yard […]

After the San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Jets on the bad turf at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, head coach Kyle Shanahan said his team will likely bench an injured Jimmy Garoppolo and play backup Nick Mullens next week against the New York Giants in the same stadium (per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport). […]