7:42 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to send a message after their dramatic playoff win Saturday over the Titans. They’re not underdogs anymore. Cincinnati emphatically delivered that message with a 19-16 victory against the top-seeded Titans. Rookie Evan McPherson‘s 52-yard field goal as time expired sent the Bengals to their first
NFL
8:33 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. – Game-opening drives weren’t the Green Bay Packers‘ thing in the regular season. That changed on their first drive of the postseason. After scoring only three opening-drive touchdowns in the regular season — six fewer than they had the year before — the Packers marched down the field to
7:14 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It turned out those 27 snaps David Bakhtiari played in the Green Bay Packers‘ regular-season finale were not a playoff warmup for him. Bakhtiari, an All-Pro left tackle, was declared inactive before Saturday’s NFC divisional round game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. He was listed
5:39 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler has informed the team he is retiring, the Steelers announced Saturday evening. “It is an emotional day as I announce I am retiring from my football coaching career,” Butler said in a statement. “I have spent every year since 1990 as a coach in
first Quarter CIN TEN FG 12:06 Evan McPherson Made 38 Yrd Field Goal 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:50 3 0 FG 2:15 Evan McPherson Made 45 Yrd Field Goal 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:41 6 0 second Quarter CIN TEN TD 6:12 Derrick Henry 3 Yard Rush, Derrick Henry 2Pt Rush No Good 9 plays,
4:59 PM ET Do a little dance … pay a little fine. Welcome to the world of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. The NFL has fined Hill $12,875 for unsportsmanlike conduct, according to Spotrac, following his impromptu celebration during last week’s wild-card playoff victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hill, after grabbing a 31-yard
3:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday activated starting running back Leonard Fournette from injured reserve, making him eligible to play in Sunday’s divisional playoff against the Los Angeles Rams. To make room on the roster, the Bucs waived running back Le’Veon Bell. Fournette, who suffered a hamstring strain in
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Of the many aspects that made the Cincinnati Bengals the NFL’s worst team in 2019, one stood out the most. The rush defense. In a season that featured a league-low two wins, Cincinnati allowed more rushing yards than any team in the NFL. From that moment, the Bengals retooled the
3:47 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Los Angeles Rams are ruling out left tackle Andrew Whitworth and safety Taylor Rapp for Sunday’s divisional-round game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Sean McVay said Friday. Whitworth hurt his right knee on the opening play of the Rams’ 34-11 wild-card win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday
11:30 AM ET SITTING IN WHAT has become the most famous living room in football, sipping a scotch and wearing a half-zip with a Masters logo, Aaron Rodgers couldn’t stop grinning. Peyton Manning and Eli Manning had just asked him, as part of their ManningCast that streams during Monday Night Football, what some of the
11:59 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will activate running back Derrick Henry for their AFC divisional-round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, and he is expected to start when the
6:06 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens have fired defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale with one year remaining on his contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Ravens coach John Harbaugh issued a statement Friday saying he and Martindale “agreed to move forward in separate directions.” “We have had a great run on defense,
5:14 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — For most of the week, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was seemingly on the right track to be able to play in Saturday’s NFC divisional-round matchup against the Green Bay Packers. On Friday, the Niners removed all doubt when they announced that Bosa has officially cleared
2:27 PM ET The Carolina Panthers plan to hire Ben McAdoo as the team’s offensive coordinator, a league source told ESPN’s David Newton. McAdoo would replace Joe Brady, who was fired as the team’s offensive coordinator with five games left in the season. Senior offensive assistant Jeff Nixon took over the offensive coordinator duties for
3:20 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay will play in Sunday’s AFC divisional-round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills, coach Andy Reid said. Gay pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Johnson County, Kansas, District Court to a misdemeanor charge of criminal property damage of less than $1,000. He had
2:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Asked if he has made a decision on Mike McCarthy’s future as Dallas Cowboys head coach, owner and general manager Jerry Jones deferred while speaking to 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday. “I’m not going to get into any conversations that I’ve had with anybody relative to anything
7:27 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. – In 2020, on a rain-dampened field, a practice squad receiver named Cyril Grayson — who hadn’t played a down of college football and had one NFL catch for three yards to his name prior — now had arguably the greatest quarterback of all time running the show. On the
12:04 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have hired Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen as their new general manager. He replaces Dave Gettleman, who retired last week after a four-year stint that produced a 19-46 record. Schoen becomes just the Giants’ fifth general manager in the past 41 years.