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8:29 PM ET New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore has agreed to a five-year, $97.6 million contract extension that could be worth up to $100 million, with $68.3 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. It is the largest full guarantee at signing for any cornerback in NFL history. Lattimore, 25, is in

10:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This probably wasn’t what New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley had in mind when he returned Sunday from a torn right ACL in a game he considered a “milestone.” Barkley had 10 rushes for 26 yards and one catch for 1 yard in 28 total snaps 11-plus

4:40 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season had a little bit of everything. The Cardinals’ offense looked great in a big win over the Titans, as Kyler Murray starred with five total touchdowns. Tennessee struggled all day, as did another AFC powerhouse, the Bills. Elsewhere, Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold had

first Quarter CHI LAR TD 10:48 Van Jefferson Pass From Matthew Stafford for 67 Yrds Matt Gay Made Ex. Pt 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18 0 7 FG 4:44 Matt Gay Made 53 Yrd Field Goal 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:38 0 10 second Quarter CHI LAR FG 11:42 Matt Gay Made 22 Yrd Field

7:41 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones turned in a stellar performance in his NFL debut Sunday, but a late fumble by running back Damien Harris at the Miami Dolphins‘ 9-yard line ended what could have been a go-ahead touchdown drive, as New England fell 17-16 at Gillette Stadium. Jones finished

7:26 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite losing Drew Brees to retirement and their home stadium to Hurricane Ida for Week 1, the New Orleans Saints and Jameis Winston got off to a stunningly dominant start in Week 1. Winston threw five touchdown passes in his starting debut with the Saints — with zero turnovers

8:44 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. — Welcome to L.A., Matthew Stafford! A play-action rollout resulted in Stafford airing it out to Van Jefferson, as the second-year receiver sprinted behind the

6:31 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy left Sunday’s game against the New York Giants on a cart with what the team called a lower leg injury. Jeudy suffered the injury on a third-and-7 play from the Giants’ 33-yard line with just under nine minutes remaining in the third

first Quarter CLE KC TD 7:53 Nick Chubb 4 Yard Rush, TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. K.Hunt rushes up the middle. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:07 8 0 FG 1:55 Harrison Butker Made 28 Yrd Field Goal 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:02 8 3 second Quarter CLE KC TD 13:28 Jarvis Landry 5 Yard Rush,

4:47 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold wouldn’t say anything bad about the New York Jets heading into Sunday’s opener at Bank of America Stadium, but he made his former team look bad in the 19-14 victory. The third pick of the 2018 draft threw for 234 yards in the first

first Quarter PIT BUF FG 13:34 Tyler Bass Made 37 Yrd Field Goal 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30 0 3 second Quarter PIT BUF TD 0:22 Gabriel Davis Pass From Josh Allen for 3 Yrds, T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-M.Haack. 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:39 0 10 third Quarter PIT BUF FG 10:26

2:56 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick injured his right hip and was ruled out of Sunday’s game vs. the Los Angeles Chargers. Taylor Heinicke, a fan favorite after a strong showing in a playoff loss to Tampa Bay, replaced Fitzpatrick. He led a field goal drive at the end

2:08 PM ET HOUSTON — Trevor Lawrence‘s first NFL touchdown pass went to … a guy who had just 12 catches in the previous five seasons. The Jacksonville Jaguars signed tight end Chris Manhertz to be a blocking tight end, but on second-and-7 from the Houston 22-yard line he got a free release off the

5:00 AM ET The Houston Texans sought a package of six players and draft picks from teams interested in trading for star quarterback Deshaun Watson this past summer, league sources tell ESPN. Whether the package consisted of one player and five draft picks or two players and four picks, the Texans were unwilling to budge

4:58 AM ET One of the many reasons why the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the third overall spot in this year’s NFL draft was their belief that the New England Patriots could trade up to No. 3 and beat them to Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, league sources told ESPN. San Francisco wanted to

9:48 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The wait is over for Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants. Barkley was medically cleared and will be ready for the season opener Sunday against the Denver Broncos, a source told ESPN. Barkley, who tore the ACL in his right knee in Week 2 last season, is

8:33 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — – Hall of Fame center Mick Tingelhoff, the ultimate ironman who started 240 consecutive games at a bruising position for the Minnesota Vikings and played in four Super Bowls, has died. He was 81. Undrafted in 1962, Tingelhoff played 17 years for the Vikings and was never sidelined

4:53 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will face the Baltimore Ravens in Monday night’s season opener at Allegiant Stadium with an untested and unproven offensive line after four-time Pro Bowl left guard Richie Incognito was ruled out Saturday with a right calf injury. Incognito, 38, suffered the injury in a joint