Then defensive coordinator Vic Fangio sent Sherrick McManis on a blitz, and the cornerback sacked Josh Rosen to preserve the victory, placing the 2-1 Bears at the top of the NFC North standings. Though it’s still early in the 2018 season, Chicago looks like the most improved team in the NFL, and much of its success can be traced back to general manager Ryan Pace’s moves over the last couple years....
On Thursday night, the surging, 6-2 Panthers travel to Pittsburgh to face the 5-2-1, AFC North-leading Steelers. It’s the teams’ first regular-season meeting since 2014 despite several preseason matchups. On Sunday night, the Cowboys travel to Philadelphia for a key NFC East tilt against the Eagles. Both teams are chasing Washington in the division standings. MORE: Watch the NFL live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Below is the full schedule for Week 10 of the 2018 NFL season....
There were many things Lynch could have done to celebrate a 79-yard touchdown run last week against the Arizona Cardinals. He chose to handle himself badly, and league officials reportedly saw red. MORE: Playoff picture | Picks: Iyer | Steele | Fantasy Source | The Linemakers Result: Lynch will remove his hand from his privates and put it in his wallet, from which he will fork over $11,050, according to NBC Sports....
Here is an in depth look at NFL players that Draft King lineup owners should select for the NFL Wild Card Playoff games on Saturday. Draft King players to draft for Saturdays NFL Wild Card Playoff games Quarterbacks: Draft: Josh Allen vs Indianapolis Colts Draft King Salary: $7,500 Why Draft King lineup owners should draft Josh Allen: Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has recorded 20 or more fantasy points in each of his last three games....
The Steelers’ standout wide receiver has been fined by the NFL for twerking in celebration of his touchdown during Pittsburgh’s win at Washington on Monday night, according to ESPN.com. Brown was also fined for violating uniform protocol by wearing blue cleats, but the punishments apparently are no matter for the league’s top wideout. “Nothing to a boss,” Brown told ESPN when asked how much he was fined. He said the amounts were a “couple hundred....
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this week he had started a committee to look at the rules for a catch. MORE: The Year of the Ref: SN’s questionable call database | NFL’s most controversial calls, ever “A couple weeks ago, I asked several football personnel, including former GMs, current GMs, current individuals, former players, former officials, to come together and try to see if we can study this and come up with some proposals for the Competition Committee to consider,” Goodell said....
On the latest episode of the “Pro Football Doc” podcast with David Chao, Sproles said he’d return to the league for “the right team.” “If the right team call. If the right team call, then I go back,” he said. So that raises the question — what team is the right team? Sproles said only teams which he’s already played for have a shot at his services — the Chargers, Saints or Eagles....
The team is bracing for the possibility that the show will descend on training camp this season, according to Pro Football Talk. MORE: Top free agents | Bills would make TV gold on ‘Hard Knocks’ The Saints are one of seven teams that cannot refuse to be a part of the show: Only teams that have a new coach, have been to the postseason in either of the last two seasons or have been on “Hard Knocks” in the last 10 years can do so....
That gives us a pretty good jump on how the top 32 picks will play out, based on team needs and position values at the moment. The Senior Bowl was a key step in the prospect evaluation process, and in about a month, the NFL Scouting Combine will again influence the draft stock of the nation’s best young football players. Plus, free-agent decisions will cause teams to reshuffle their draft boards....
The arrival of Week 14 means there’s less than one month left in the 2019 regular season, with the draft order starting to come into better focus. In college football, it’s down to just the bowl and Playoff games, with the stock of players starting to settle before the draft process hits full-on scouting and evaluation mode. With all that in mind, for now, here is how we seeing the picks from No....
Teams will have to fill out their rosters by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. But quite a few other notable things happened aside from a number of franchises already beginning to trim their numbers. We saw some surprising injury updates, hierarchies being established on depth charts and record contracts, as well. Three things that matter The Raiders cut Brandon Marshall Brandon Marshall may have been recovering from a knee injury this offseason, but many projected the 29-year-old linebacker to become a starter for the Raiders in 2019....
The Lions will open up the day against the Bills at Ford Field (12:30 p.m. ET, CBS). Detroit has won three-straight games after defeating the Giants 31-18 in Week 11, but they haven’t had success on Thanksgiving over the past few years, losing five consecutive games. As for the Bills, they snapped their two-game losing streak on Sunday with an eight-point win over the Browns in Detroit. Buffalo will look to win their second-straight game in the Motor City....
In this post, we highlight five NFL Week 4 picks that can give you an edge to win NFL pick ’em contests or confidence pools in 2021. Finding Week 4 picks that are being underrated by the public can yield weekly gains that make the difference between winning and losing a season-long NFL pool, while smart upset picks can drive success in weekly pools. TeamRankings the only site that provides customized picks that maximize your edge in NFL pick ’em pools....
Those players got silenced Monday by yet another level of the federal court system. It’s one more punch to the gut in a rotten year for those demanding accountability from the business that continually puts them at risk. The admission by NFL senior vice president Jeff Miller in front of members of Congress — that the link between football and CTE is real — was barely a month ago....
Here is what the seeding would look like if the playoffs started today, including analysis of where every team stands in the race for the eight division titles and four wild-card berths. NFL playoff picture AFC Who would be in: Chiefs (7-1), first in AFC West They’re just a game better than they were at this point last season, which should be a reminder of the offensive slump and subsequent four-game losing streak that cost them a top-two seed and a bye....
Several teams faced must-win scenarios to get into the playoffs, and some of them took care of business and won – but not all of them got into the playoffs. The New York Giants, for example, beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-19 on Sunday afternoon to keep their playoff hopes alive. But the Giants were eliminated on Sunday night when Washington defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 20-14 to clinch the NFC East division title....
There are plenty of talking points in one of the NFL’s most fascinating divisions, starting with the San Francisco 49ers’ bid to reach a second consecutive Super Bowl and continuing with the Seattle Seahawks hoping to make it to the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 seasons under Pete Carroll. Elsewhere, a new era begins for the Los Angeles Rams with a move to their new stadium, while the Arizona Cardinals could be one of the most exciting teams in the league....
For teams wanting a closer look at the players whom they are considering drafting in late April, they would need to attend those specific pro days around the nation. The NFL also has limited all teams to having no more than three combined representatives from their front-office, scouting and coaching staffs at each pro day. Without a Combine, talent evaluators need do their due pro day diligence by grinding film and virtually interviewing prospects....
With these high-profile games come high-profile officiating crews. Both John Hussey and Ron Torbert are no strangers to big games. Torbert just officiated the Super Bowl last year, whereas Hussey has been a Super Bowl line judge but never a head referee in the league’s biggest game. Hussey’s crew will officiate the Eagles-49ers NFC Championship Game, whereas Torbert will call Chiefs vs. Bengals on the AFC side. Bengals fans may still have a bone to pick with Torbert, as the holding call toward the end of Rams vs....
