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PITTSBURGH (WKBN) — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said the team is preparing to face the Dallas Cowboys with Justin Fields starting for a fifth straight game.Meanwhile, Russell Wilson continues to recover from calf issues that caused him to miss the first four games.Tomlin said Wilson was in an intense practice Tuesday and may take a more active approach to practice as the week goes on.“It looks like he (Wilson) is in a place where his participation is going to pay off a little bit in terms of coaching in a live pocket. We won’t draw too many conclusions,…
The Philadelphia Eagles have 12 days until they take the field again for Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns.If the Eagles need to make major changes, now would be a good time. The Eagles are on a bye week and may have some choices to make. Things haven’t been perfect so far this season and Philadelphia is 2-2 on the young season.Rumors and speculation are already swirling about the team. Some wonder if there could be a head coaching change, but that is extremely unlikely. It might make sense to add a little more depth to the organization as injuries…
While the New York Giants’ 2024 season has started 1-3, mock drafts for the 2025 draft have already begun, and most early mocks have the Giants drafting their next quarterback.For example, this mock draft by NFL Draft On SI’s Cory Kinnan predicts that Georgia quarterback Carson Beck will be chosen No. 11 overall by the Giants.“The Giants have their quarterback of the future here in Georgia gunslinger Carson Beck,” Kinnan wrote. “While Beck doesn’t have overwhelming tools, he is considered a high-level passer who will provide consistent play every week. He’s the second quarterback on the board here after Shedeur…
It may seem like the Bears defense has carried the team for most of its four games, but don’t tell them that. Their eyes remain focused on something much better than getting two wins with interceptions. "No, honestly, we weren’t good enough," cornerback Jaylon Johnson said. The Bears aren’t even in the top 10 at this point, and they were aiming for the top five. They gave up plays and yards in a few ways, but overall they were solid. "I feel like we definitely didn’t cut out the explosive plays we wanted," » Johnson said. "We definitely let some…
.The NFL’s top is a surprise but it’s clear. Then there are some truly awful teams. After that, there’s a mess of teams you could argue over against another. There has already been a lot of chaos this season.But the Minnesota Vikings are undeniably the best team in the league right now.Below are the latest power rankings from Cards Wire to kick off Week 5.1. Minnesota Vikings (+3)Sam Darnold has been incredible and they continue to win games. If this continues, it will require some tough decisions for next season, but for now, it’s a fun ride.2. Detroit Lions (+2)They…
The Green Bay Packers fell to 2-2 in Week 4, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 31-29. Suffering a bitter loss to an NFC North rival like the Vikings, especially at Lambeau Field, is never easy. Despite the loss, the Packers put up a valiant comeback effort.Trailing 28-7 at halftime, Green Bay staged a fourth-quarter rally, scoring 22 points, including a final touchdown with less than a minute remaining. However, a missed onside kick sealed their fate, giving Minnesota the victory.While the Packers’ first-half struggles were alarming, especially with conference implications at stake, Sunday’s game requires context rather than scrutiny. This…
If you only paid attention to the results of four games and not past history, like a few shiny Lombardi trophies, there is no doubt that the Minnesota Vikings were the best team in the NFL this season.The Vikings are 4-0 with three impressive wins against some of the best teams in the NFL. They made the 49ers, Texans and Packers look bad. Minnesota has played well in every phase, Sam Darnold looks like a potential MVP candidate and their point differential of +57 is almost triple that of the Kansas City Chiefs, the other 4-0 team which is +20.…
At 2-2, the Philadelphia Eagles are doing well.Of course, most fans expected them to be much better than very good, as they were widely ranked as one of the best teams in the NFC heading into the season and the clear favorites to winning the NFC East against three teams with legitimate question marks. but at .500, they are still the best team in the division when everything is firing on all cylinders.The problem ? The Eagles really haven’t been 100% since Week 1, as their best players have been dropping like flies since AJ Brown showed up awkwardly at…
Ben Baby, ESPN editorSeptember 30, 2024, 8:06 p.m. ETCloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at the Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while also making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL broadcasts and ESPN radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an assistant professor of journalism at Southern Methodist University and a member…
Collectively, the New Orleans Saints have outscored their opponents 127-70 in four games and are among the NFL leaders in a number of offensive and defensive categories. Failure to close out back-to-back close Sunday games made the Saints a case study in how misleading statistics can be. “I still feel good about this team,” fourth-year Saints linebacker Pete Werner said Monday. The Saints took the lead on the scoreboard in the final two minutes of their four games.