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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots moved into the two-minute drill, their rookie quarterback settled in.Drake Maye knew it call collection. He knew the Houston Texans were playing man coverage and were moving toward him. And the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft knew that the receiver he warmed up with until the final substitution on his first series had called for a shot.So Maye exploited the Texans’ belief that his first-quarter interception had calmed the passing game downfield. He exploited the separation he trusted Kayshon Boutte to find against another third overall pick, cornerback Derek…
Divisional matchups across the NFL have resulted in small posts on social media.THE Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the New Orleans Saints. THE Indianapolis Colts narrowly beat the Tennessee Titans. And Thursday, San Francisco 49ers defeated the Seattle Seahawks on the road.But it was a non-divisional clash that led the way in Week 6.THE Detroit Lions dominated the hostDallas Cowboyscruising towards a 47-9 victory. Detroit’s offense totaled 492 yards, while its defense forced five turnovers. The 47 points are the most Dallas has ever allowed in a game in which it did not score a touchdown, according to ESPN Research.If that…
DENVER — At one point in the second quarter, the Chargers’ defensive unit began to wonder when it might get back on the field. They weren’t in a hurry to get back to playing, mind you, but they began to feel refreshed, relaxed and calm while sitting on the bench at an altitude of a mile.It was a strange feeling.So did the Chargers driving 76 yards on 20 plays in 10:29, setting up the second of three field goals by Cameron Dicker in their 23-16 victory on Sunday against the Denver Broncos. It was the Chargers’ longest drive since the…
The Broncos were effectively sleepwalking on offense for the first three quarters of Sunday’s game against the Chargers.Although they made things interesting in the fourth quarter, it was too little, too late. Los Angeles came away with a 23-16 victory to move to 3-2 on the season.The Chargers dominated the first half of the game, taking a 20-0 lead into the break. That made it 23-0 on Cameron Dicker’s 46-yard field goal with 2:35 left in the third quarter.Broncos quarterback Bo Nix entered the fourth quarter going 4 of 14 for just 27 yards with one interception. At that time,…
Brooke Pryor, ESPN editorOctober 13, 2024, 6:19 p.m. ETClosePreviously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for the Oklahoman.LAS VEGAS – With just one play, Najee Harris passed for 100 yards for the first time this season and scored his first touchdown to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 22-7 lead over the Las Vegas Raiders late in the third quarter .On a field to the left, Harris escaped a potential tackle and outran the Raiders defense down the sideline for a 36-yard score, diving toward the end zone with arms outstretched to…
Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen left early against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6 due to a pectoral injury. It was later excluded and did not return, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero.It’s been a quiet and disappointing year for Allen. He only has a 55.5 PFF grade to start this season. He also scored 59.7 in 2023 after scoring 80.1 in 2022 and 84.9 in 2021.The 2017 first-round pick has performed well under defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, who was with Washington from 2020-23.Commanders are still a work in progress on defense© Peter Casey-Imagn ImagesAllen hasn’t seemed to…
In his first year as a broadcaster on FOX Sports, seven Super Bowl times winner Tom Brady has watched four of the six Dallas Cowboys games this season.After witnessing 40-9 loss Sunday against Detroit At AT&T Stadium, Brady offered some suggestions to solve the team’s problems during an interview on the FOX Sports postgame show.“The number one issue is their ability to run the football,” Brady said.He obviously meant inability like the The cowboys rushed for just 53 yards in the lopsided loss.“Maybe the best way is to throw the ball early,” Brady said. “And then open up the running…
Deshaun Watson had another dreadful performance as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback on Sunday, this time leading to a 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.Watson, who was traded to the Browns in 2022 and agreed to a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract, was 16 of 24 with 168 passing yards and was sacked five times. He didn’t throw a touchdown pass and neither did the entire Browns offense.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts hugs Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson after their game October 13, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Cleveland has yet…
THE Giants (2-3) are back at home as they host the Bengals (1-4) in Week 6 on Sunday night.Last week, Big Blue pulled off a big upset by beating the Seahawks 29-20 as a seven-point underdog in the Pacific Northwest in Week 5.Now the Giants return to the Meadowlands where they will play four of the next six home games, with the exception of Week 8 in Pittsburgh against the Steelers and Week 10 when they travel to Munich, Germany to take on the Caroline. Panthers on November 10.Unfortunately, the G-Men will be without wide receiver Malik Nabers as he…
Two head coaches under the microscope lead the Chicago Bear And Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday.Matt Eberflus questions whether or not he was the right man to usher in the Caleb Williams era after two lackluster seasons in Chicago with Justin Fields. Things have been mixed so far in 2024, but Williams has shown plenty of flashes to keep the pressure on the head coach.What stimulates Eberflus is the defensive background of the coach, who transformed the Bear defensive unit into one of the fiercest defensive teams in football.This will pose a difficult challenge for the Jaguarwho have struggled…