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9:42 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady‘s success in leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl championship in his first season might have been unexpected to some, but not his former coach, Bill Belichick. “Tom’s a great player. Nothing surprises me that he does,” Belichick said Monday morning. Belichick is now preparing

7:45 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants middle linebacker and leading tackler Blake Martinez suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s 17-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, according to multiple sources. Martinez, a team captain and the defensive signal-caller, will miss the remainder of the season. It’s a crushing blow to a Giants

6:50 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Week 3 was a tough one for the “kickers don’t belong in the Pro Football Hall of

4:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season brought us some wild endings. Through a frenetic final two minutes, the Chargers edged past Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs after Kansas City struggled with ball security. The Ravens avoided an upset loss to the Lions with a record-setting 66-yard field goal from

2:21 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The first comeback led to the second one for the Green Bay Packers. Without Davante Adams‘ speedy recovery from a hit to the chest, Aaron Rodgers might not have broken the San Francisco 49ers‘ hearts. But give Rodgers his best receiver and let him have 37 seconds on

11:26 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald found quarterback Matthew Stafford following a decisive win over the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

6:49 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been a turnover machine in his first three starts. But throwing seven interceptions and losing two fumbles hasn’t shaken the top overall pick’s confidence. “You learn from all of them, but you can’t let it change the way you play,” Lawrence said after

first Quarter GB SF FG 10:11 Mason Crosby Made 54 Yrd Field Goal 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:54 3 0 TD 3:23 Davante Adams Pass From Aaron Rodgers for 1 Yard Mason Crosby Made Ex. Pt 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:06 10 0 second Quarter GB SF TD 1:02 Aaron Jones 3 Yard Rush, M.Crosby

10:50 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — After the Minnesota Vikings earned their first win of the season by way of a 30-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, coach Mike Zimmer made a substantial declaration about his team’s offense. “I told the team that it’s the best offensive performance that I’ve seen in the eight

5:46 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid left Arrowhead Stadium in an ambulance following Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, according to a source. Reid, 63, stayed on the sideline until the end of the Chiefs’ 30-24 loss and returned to the locker room afterward. A source close

6:59 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was supposed to be a celebratory event. Instead, New York Giants owner John Mara was loudly booed during a halftime ceremony for legendary quarterback Eli Manning during a loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The problem was that Mara’s team was in the

first Quarter MIA LV TD 6:34 Elandon Roberts 85 Yrd Interception Return Jason Sanders Made Ex. Pt 7 plays, 64 yards, 4:14 7 0 TD 3:07 Malcolm Brown 24 Yard Rush Jason Sanders Made Ex. Pt 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:42 14 0 SF 0:35 Jacoby Brissett Pass Complete for Loss of 1 Yrd to

6:26 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams‘ opening drive of the second half appeared to be on life support when Matthew Stafford dropped back, facing third-and-10 from his own 25-yard

4:24 PM ET DETROIT — Justin Tucker hit a 66-yard field goal — the longest in NFL history — to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions. It was déjà vu for Tucker, whose 61-yard field goal won the Ravens’ last game at Ford Field eight years ago. That had

3:43 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT, Mich. — On an afternoon where one of the NFL’s all-time greats, Calvin Johnson, was being honored with his Hall of Fame ring ceremony, Detroit Lions fans expressed their frustration with ownership by mercilessly booing team owner Sheila Ford Hamp. During halftime of the game vs. the Baltimore Ravens

second Quarter LAC KC TD 13:59 Keenan Allen Pass From Justin Herbert for 4 Yrds Tristan Vizcaino Missed Ex. Pt Attmpt 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:51 6 0 TD 7:36 Austin Ekeler Pass From Justin Herbert for 16 Yrds, TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Herbert pass to M.Williams is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:19

2:24 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots running back James White, one of the NFL’s clutch players on third down, was carted off the field and quickly ruled out with a hip injury in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. On a third-and-3 play with 11:34 remaining in the second quarter, White

9:43 PM ET Dallas Cowboys right tackle La’el Collins was suspended by the NFL after trying to bribe the league’s drug-test collector, sources told ESPN. Players cannot be suspended for positive marijuana tests under the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement, but Collins’ issue was multiple missed tests and also trying to bribe the test collector,