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10:35 AM ET The Detroit Lions have fired special-teams coordinator Brayden Coombs with two games remaining in the regular season, a move described by a source within the franchise as being made because of a cultural clash with what the organization is trying to build. The final decision was made Monday — a day after

10:11 AM ET Rich Cimini Close ESPN Staff Writer Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner The future of two NFL franchises might have

10:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton admitted he hasn’t played as well as he hoped in 2020, but he said Monday that he still has “a lot of football left” as coach Bill Belichick left open the possibility of giving Jarrett Stidham playing time with the team out of

8:00 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire suffered what is thought to be a high ankle sprain and a strained hip during the Chiefs’ 32-29 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is expected to miss the rest of the regular season and the

9:00 AM ET The New York Jets pulled off the biggest upset of the season on Sunday, knocking off the Los Angeles Rams as 17-point underdogs. One bettor in New Jersey saw it coming — way back in September. Leading up to the NFL season, FanDuel offered odds on when teams would notch their first

first Quarter CLE NYG FG 4:17 Graham Gano Made 37 Yrd Field Goal 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:53 0 3 second Quarter CLE NYG TD 12:31 Austin Hooper Pass From Baker Mayfield for 2 Yrds, C.Parkey extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Hughlett, Holder-J.Gillan. 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41 7 3 TD 0:21 Jarvis Landry Pass From

4:08 PM ET 1–video–> BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are playing their best football of the season at just the right time. Looking just as dangerous as he did in last season’s NFL MVP campaign, Jackson threw three touchdowns and ran for another as the Ravens routed the outclassed Jacksonville Jaguars 40-14

9:47 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs signed running back Le’Veon Bell earlier this season hoping he could provide some production when starter Clyde Edwards-Helaire needed some rest. Bell’s role could be more than that after Edwards-Helaire was helped off the field with what the Chiefs called injuries to his hip and leg during their

8:24 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees found his rhythm a little too late in his return Sunday from 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung. Brees started 0-for-6 passing with an interception in the New Orleans Saints‘ 32-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was the first time in Brees’ 20-year career

4:22 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are headed back to the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 seasons under coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider. If the current trends hold over the final two weeks of the regular season, they’ll take a strong running game with them. The Seahawks rushed

7:47 PM ET The quarterback drama in Philadelphia is heating up. Rookie Jalen Hurts made a strong case for why he should continue as the Philadelphia Eagles starter, tossing three touchdowns and running for another Sunday in a wild 33-26 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, on the same day that it became clear Carson Wentz

7:16 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 — Too little, too late. The Los Angeles Rams were out-played, out-coached and out-matched for a large portion of Sunday’s game against the previously winless

7:07 PM ET The New York Jets won a football game on Sunday for the first time in 358 days, but they might have suffered a loss that will be felt a lot longer than that. With a 23-20 upset of the Los Angeles Rams, the Jets (1-13) relinquished their front-runner position for the No.

6:45 PM ET NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees did his best Patrick Mahomes impression (sort of) by escaping the pocket, barely avoiding pressure and floating a short pass to running back Latavius Murray for a 24-yard touchdown pass to give the New Orleans Saints a 15-14 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs early in the

4:29 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ 31-27 win over the Falcons on Sunday in Atlanta not only improved their record to 9-5, ensuring they’re first winning season since 2010, but inched them one step closer to their first playoff berth since 2007. And the play that ultimately got them there came from the one

2:40 PM ET The New England Patriots were officially eliminated from the playoffs for the first time since 2008 with their 22-12 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and they lost one of their best players in the process. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, left the game late

first Quarter CHI MIN TD 9:01 Darnell Mooney Pass From Mitchell Trubisky for 8 Yrds, C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-P.Scales, Holder-P.O’Donnell. 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:07 7 0 TD 4:46 Adam Thielen Pass From Kirk Cousins for 3 Yrds, D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-A.DePaola, Holder-B.Colquitt. 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15 7 7 FG

11:54 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — For the first time in his career, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will miss a game because of injury. Elliott, who suffered a calf bruise in the loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 8, was among the Cowboys’ inactives for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.