For the second week in a row, the Las Vegas Raiders won an overtime thriller with a walk-off touchdown on the road. Both the offense and defense played well, despite the defense allowing 34 points. This game may have been the most complete effort on both sides of the ball …
Saturday now wishes he had used late timeout
4:07 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday, in a reversal from his postgame comments on Monday night, said Tuesday that he had regrets about the team’s handling of a late-game scenario in a 24-17 loss to the Steelers. Saturday declined to call a timeout before …
AFC Notes: Chargers, Chiefs, Raiders, Josh Jacobs
Chargers Chargers HC Brandon Staley opted to go for a two-point conversion to win the game against the Cardinals instead of kicking the extra point which would have tied the game. “We came here to win,” Staley said, via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com. “We’re just living week to week. It was …
Bills’ Miller eyes return vs. Jets, says OBJ visit Fri.
8:08 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills pass rusher Von Miller said Tuesday night on his podcast that he did suffer some lateral meniscus damage to his knee, but that he hopes to be back before Buffalo’s game against the New York Jets on Dec. 11 Speaking on …
Some Watson accusers to attend as QB returns
2:24 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — With nearly all of the more than two dozen lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson having been settled, most of the women who accused the Cleveland quarterback of sexual misconduct have no interest in his return to Houston on Sunday and just want …
Sources: Veteran DT Williams to sign with Chiefs
7:29 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With an eye toward strengthening a run defense that currently ranks in the middle of the league, the Kansas City Chiefs plan to sign veteran defensive tackle Brandon Williams to their practice squad, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Williams is expected …
Giants’ McKinney says he’ll return this season
5:00 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney told ESPN on Tuesday that he expects to return this season from the hand injury he suffered in a bye-week ATV accident in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. McKinney, who was placed on the non-football injury list on …
Rodgers plans to play after ‘good news’ on scans
1:29 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Life without Aaron Rodgers will have to wait. Two days after the Green Bay Packers quarterback left Sunday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a rib injury, he said he expects to play this week against the Chicago Bears. “I got good …
Jones: Cowboys unfazed by OBJ plane incident
10:25 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Odell Beckham Jr.’s removal from an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport on Sunday will have no bearing on the Dallas Cowboys‘ interest in the free agent wide receiver, according to owner and general manager Jerry Jones. “His overall team compatibility, his judgment, …
Source: Eagles’ Gardner-Johnson injured kidney
9:44 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson will be sidelined indefinitely with a lacerated kidney, a league source confirmed. A decision on whether to place him on injured reserve has not yet been made, the source added, as they work to establish a timetable for his return. Gardner-Johnson …
Josh Jacobs Has Great Game Following Encounter With Nasty Fan
It turns out that Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs got some extra motivation on Sunday, as if he needed more. Jacobs is looking to get paid this offseason, and while that’s plenty of reason to play hard, a Seattle fan gave him an extra shot in the arm. …
Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles: Opponents will have to start double-teaming Julio Jones
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles has suggested big things could soon be coming from veteran wide receiver Julio Jones. “He adds so much mentally,” Bowles said of Jones during the coach’s weekly show on the Buccaneers Radio Network, per the Joe Bucs Fan website. “He understands the game. …