4:57 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After three of their four running backs suffered injuries in Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers returned to the Bay Area uncertain of which of those backs would be available for next week’s game against the Green Bay Packers. And while some of that
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4:59 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles placed tight end Zach Ertz on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. Per NFL protocols, players who are vaccinated and asymptomatic can return after providing two negative test results 24 hours apart, while unvaccinated players who test positive must isolate for at least 10 days. The Eagles’ next game
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Early in the morning, around 6 a.m. Pacific time, John Brown’s phone rang. It was his older sister, delivering the devastating news that his younger sister, Yolandra “Loni” Brown, had died unexpectedly on Aug. 31. • Inside Aaron Rodgers’ MNF legacy• St. Brown bros. gather family for MNF•
4:02 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz suffered sprains in both his ankles on Sunday, coach Frank Reich said Monday. Reich could not yet say if Wentz will be able to play in Sunday’s road game against the Tennessee Titans. On Sunday it was thought Wentz had injured only his right ankle. Jacob Eason
12:23 PM ET Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has avoided a serious rib injury, a source confirmed to ESPN. Follow-up X-rays were negative on Tagovailoa’s ribs, and the second-year quarterback’s availability for Week 3 and beyond will be determined based on his pain tolerance, the source said. Dolphins coach Brian Flores is expected to address
1:44 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One week after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed starting cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting on injured reserve, coach Bruce Arians said that general manager Jason Licht has reached out to veteran cornerback Richard Sherman to gauge his interest. “Jason’s reached out. We got to see,” Arians said Monday, one day after
1:14 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — In the hours since the Chicago Bears‘ 20-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, head coach Matt Nagy declined multiple times to clarify whether veteran Andy Dalton (left knee) would remain the team’s starting quarterback if healthy. However, five minutes after Nagy’s Monday morning’s news conference concluded, where Nagy
11:29 AM ET HOUSTON — Quarterback Deshaun Watson will not be active for the Houston Texans‘ game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night despite starter Tyrod Taylor‘s uncertain status, coach David Culley said Monday. Taylor is getting an MRI on his left hamstring and is considered day-to-day, Culley said. Taylor was replaced by rookie
7:50 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 2 saw Week 1 and said, “Hold my beer.” There were touchdowns (five of them involving
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s not just the games that Aaron Rodgers has enjoyed about Monday Night Football. It’s the characters and legends associated with it. Take John Madden, for example. Even though Madden called Monday Night Football games for four seasons (2002-05), he’s someone Rodgers closely associates with the brand. “My
2:05 AM ET BALTIMORE — With a somersault touchdown and a clutch fourth-down conversion, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson beat the Kansas City Chiefs and his self-described “kryptonite” for the first time in a thrilling 36-35 victory on Sunday night. Jackson carried the short-handed Ravens to their first win over Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs
6:17 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The San Francisco 49ers didn’t intend to use newly acquired running back Trenton Cannon in any role other than special teams on Sunday. As it turned out, they had no choice but to plug him into the offense. By the end of San Francisco’s 17-11 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles,
3:02 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers defense took a significant hit in the second quarter when star pass-rusher T.J. Watt exited with a groin injury. He was ruled out after halftime. In addition, Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson suffered an apparent leg injury on the final play of the game, an 11-yard reception from
10:41 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The ball was just coming down from its 9-yard arc toward Foster Moreau in the left corner of the end zone when Derek Carr felt his surgically repaired right ankle give way. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, whose 2016 season came to a painful Christmas Eve end with that fractured
10:09 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In a perfect world, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy would not have settled for a game-winning field goal attempt from 56 yards by Greg Zuerlein in the final seconds against the Los Angeles Chargers. But several problems arose. First, a player went off the field after Tony Pollard’s 3-yard
5:27 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Carson Wentz will undergo further evaluation on his right ankle after injuring it in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Wentz suffered the injury when he tried to scramble and was taken to the ground by Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald
10:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In his 22nd season in the NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is hard-pressed to find many career “firsts.” But through two weeks of the regular season, Brady has thrown a league-leading nine touchdown passes, besting his previous career high, after throwing five scores in a 48-25 victory
first Quarter KC BAL TD 14:10 Tyrann Mathieu 34 Yrd Interception Return, H. Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Moore, Holder-S.Koch. 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:50 7 0 TD 10:42 Ty’Son Williams 8 Yard Rush, Ty’Son Williams Fumble, Devin Duvernay 2 Yrd Fumble Recovery, J. Tucker Extra point is GOOD. 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:34 7