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8:09 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Las Vegas Raiders were not happy about Monday night’s game being delayed 49 hours due to the Cleveland Browns’ COVID-19 issues. Raiders linebacker K.J. Wright took to Twitter to say the game should have kicked off as scheduled or the Browns should have forfeited. Casey Hayward Jr. wondered if

first Quarter LV CLE TD 3:44 Bryan Edwards Pass From Derek Carr for 5 Yrds Daniel Carlson Made Ex. Pt 11 plays, 58 yards, 7:12 7 0 second Quarter LV CLE FG 0:59 Daniel Carlson Made 24 Yrd Field Goal 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:18 10 0 third Quarter LV CLE TD 4:33 Nick Chubb

4:04 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants shut down quarterback Daniel Jones for the remainder of the season because of his neck injury, the team announced Monday. It prematurely ends what many considered a make-or-break year for the young quarterback. Jones, 24, was officially placed Monday on injured reserve. He was

4:56 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians spoke in greater detail Monday about the decision to bring back wide receiver Antonio Brown after his latest suspension, despite Arians’ own comments last year in which he said of Brown, “If he screws up one time, he’s done.” What convinced Arians to give Brown

2:53 PM ET Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who led all players in Pro Bowl voting by fans, was one of the first five players revealed Monday by the NFL as being named to the 2022 Pro Bowl. The other four players who were revealed for the Pro Bowl squad early were Tampa Bay

5:15 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kelce is vaccinated, according to Schefter, so he has a chance to return in time for the Chiefs’ next game on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs

4:44 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is on track to start against the Washington Football Team Tuesday night. Hurts, who missed Philadelphia’s Week 13 win over the New York Jets with a sprained left ankle, originally was going to be listed as questionable on the team’s injury report, coach Nick Sirianni said.

2:47 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a torn ACL during Sunday night’s 9-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints and will miss the remainder of the season, coach Bruce Arians announced Monday. Godwin suffered the knee injury in the second quarter while falling awkwardly after

6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. – Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson used it as a teaching moment. After his teammate, Cameron Dantzler, was burned for the game-winning touchdown that secured the Detroit Lions’ first win on Dec. 5, Peterson played the role of a veteran leader. “[Dantzler] texted me right after the game. He said,

1:20 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a sprained MCL during Sunday night’s 9-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints, a source confirmed to ESPN. Godwin suffered the knee injury in the second quarter while falling awkwardly after a collision with New Orleans safety P.J. Williams. Godwin has 98

10:35 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday that Indianapolis Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton should have been ejected from Saturday’s game for pushing an official to the ground, and questioned the NFL’s officiating department why he wasn’t. Belichick was speaking for the first time since having a chance to

11:40 AM ET Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was released from a Denver-area hospital Monday morning and is doing well, the team announced. Bridgewater will enter the NFL’s concussion protocol, the team said. The veteran quarterback suffered the injury while diving for a first down with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter and the Broncos facing

10:25 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum failed to test off the COVID-19/reserve list, meaning third-string quarterback Nick Mullens will get the start Monday against the Las Vegas Raiders, a source told ESPN. The Browns did get one key defender back, as safety John Johnson III was activated

9:12 AM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai has cleared COVID-19 protocols and will return for the Monday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings, coach Matt Nagy said on WBBM-AM in Chicago. Desai, along with offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor, entered COVID-19 protocols last week.

6:00 AM ET Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields has stumbled through the kind of season that leaves optimists picking through the weeds for hope. Last week, it was Bears coach Matt Nagy’s turn. Speaking to reporters after his team’s 45-30 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Nagy praised Fields for beating a blitz with an

1:55 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Replacement head coach Dennis Allen couldn’t exactly give the game ball to his defensive coordinator Sunday night after the New Orleans Saints delivered a stunning 9-0 shutout over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Sean Payton was sidelined by COVID-19. Because, well, Allen himself is the defensive coordinator. But he

6:59 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The transformation of the Dallas Cowboys from how people thought they would win games in 2021 and how they are winning games is staggering. So much so that quarterback Dak Prescott and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence have come up with a bet between the offense and the defense

11:20 PM ET Hooray! Despite one of the most wide-open NFL postseason races in recent history, we finally have an actual, genuine playoff team. The Packers broke the seal on Sunday afternoon, not only clinching a spot in the NFC bracket but also the NFC North title. But in a turn of events that fits