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CHICAGO — Heading into the last weekend of September, the Chicago Bears rank 22nd in the NFL in points scored. with the two return touchdowns they got in Week 1 from their defensive and special teams.Offensively, the Bears have had 35 possessions this season but have managed just three touchdowns and 38 points. The running game has been nonexistent. The passing attack has been inconsistent. And the team’s five turnovers in the last two weeks have contributed to the losing formula.On the plus side, two of the touchdowns came from rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in the fourth quarter Sunday in…
The Detroit Lions are already a top contender in the NFC, but could they get even better soon?The Philadelphia Eagles are also a top contender and could very well, at some point, find themselves facing the Lions. The two teams won’t face each other in the regular season, but both have high hopes of continuing to play well after the regular season ends.If the Eagles and Lions continue to play like they did early in the season, each could look to make big moves as the trade deadline approaches to add even more depth to their rosters.It’s still a little…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A former Packers RB wrote a message to the city of Green Bay ahead of its first game at Lambeau Field as an opponent.On Wednesday, Minnesota Vikings RB Aaron Jones penned a letter to The Player’s Tribune titled “A Message to Green Bay,” just days before the Packers’ seven-year draft pick returns to Lambeau Field for the Packers’ Week 4 game against Jones’ new team, the Minnesota Vikings.In the letter, Jones recalls his training camp in 2017, where he was one of three rookie running backs selected by the team. Jones was selected in the…
EAGAN, Minnesota — Minnesota Vikings back Aaron Jones”The plan is already set if he scores a touchdown when he returns to Lambeau Field on Sunday.“I’m definitely jumping,” Jones said Wednesday with a smile.Jones spent seven seasons with the Green Bay Packerswhose players typically do a Lambeau jump into the stands after scoring touchdowns. Now with the Vikings after signing a one-year free agent deal in March, Jones is looking forward to his first game on the visitors’ sideline at Lambeau.He said he hopes to find some Vikings fans in the front row, and he said it would make for a…
With a 2-1 record, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to a strong start to the 2024 NFL season. However, their 26-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday was a setback. The loss isn’t the only thing that has taken the momentum out of the Buccaneers, given the updates to their injury report featuring wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.The Buccaneers listed a total of 16 players on their injury report Wednesday with the following players limited in practice: Mike Evans (knee), Chris Godwin (neck), Vita Vea (knee), Luke Goedeke (concussion), Tristan Wirfs (knee), Graham Burton (ankle), Bucky…
Jared C. Tilton/Getty ImagesDave Canales, head coach of the Carolina Panthers said Wednesday New running back Jonathon Brooks is in the “final stages” of his recovery from a torn ACL.Brooks, who injured his knee last November, will miss the first four games of the 2024 NFL season because the Panthers placed him on the non-football injury list to open the year.Brooks could play no earlier than Week 5 against the Chicago Bears. Canales says he may be healthy enough to play then or could get on the field in Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons.Carolina used a second-round pick on…
Falcons RB Bijan Robinson (7) celebrates with WR KhaDarel Hodge (12) | Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsThe Atlanta Falcons have played back-to-back games on national television, but we’re getting back to old-school NFC South football in Week 4. On Sunday afternoon, the New Orleans Saints will come to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Falcons” first divisional game of the season. Atlanta is slightly favored while New Orleans faces many injuries.Saints running back Alvin Kamara’s status is in question after he missed Wednesday’s practice while the Falcons could be without their right tackle Kaleb McGaryThe team placed center Drew Dalman on injured reserve…
.Arizona Cardinals Offensive lineman Jackson Barton made his first NFL start Sunday in his team’s 20-13 home loss to the Detroit Lions. He played well. However, it ended prematurely as he suffered a toe injury in the fourth quarter and had to leave the game.We won’t see Barton again for a while.The Cardinals placed Barton on practice squad injured reserve.To replace him on the practice squad, they brought back offensive lineman Austen Pleasants, who spent the offseason and preseason with the team after being released when the roster was reduced to 53 players. He spent a few weeks on the…
After Baltimore Ravens stars Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry beat the Dallas Cowboys, they have another highly anticipated game against the Buffalo Bills this Sunday. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, who has praised Jackson on numerous occasions, did the same in front of the media while talking about Bills star quarterback Josh Allen.There’s no doubt that the matchup between two of the best quarterbacks, without Patrick Mahomes, will be a must-watch game and will show who the team to beat in the AFC really is at this point in the season. Harbaugh would echo those sentiments and say he’s “grateful…
Jarius Sneed knows something is wrong. Deep inside himself. Deep in his soul. He feels it.Sneed’s time with the Tennessee Titans wasn’t exactly a fairytale start. Sneed came to the Titans as one of the NFL’s most respected cornerbacks, known for his physical, aggressive, ball-hunting tendencies. During last season’s Super Bowl run with the Kansas City Chiefs, Sneed went viral for taking down Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill in the press box and solidified the Chiefs’ AFC championship title with a forced fumble against the Baltimore Ravens.His first three games with the Titans haven’t advanced that narrative. No interceptions. No…