6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the NFL Power Rankings are a weekly thing, it’s never too early to jump ahead and look toward the playoffs. With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, that’s what we’re doing. This week, we determined each team’s postseason chances, according to the ESPN Football Power Index
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12:12 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — At this rate, it doesn’t seem to matter who’s on the field for the Green Bay Packers as long as Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback and Matt LaFleur is the playcaller. Without WR1 Davante Adams and WR2 Allen Lazard, Rodgers and LaFleur had no trouble improvising on Monday
8:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The New England Patriots wasted a chance to tie the game or take the lead late in the first half on Monday when Frank Clark sacked Brian Hoyer. The Patriots began the play on the Kansas City 13 with 13 seconds to play. But with no timeouts remaining,
9:00 AM ET When the Eagles knocked away a Hail Mary attempt from third-string 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard to hold on for a 25-20 victory in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday night, they did more than win a game. At 1-2-1, the Eagles are now in first place in the NFC East, a division in
9:29 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. — Moments after the Los Angeles Rams secured a 17-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Giants wide
7:32 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is believed to have suffered a hyperextended knee and a hamstring injury on Sunday that is expected to keep him out several weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ekeler was seen leaving Sunday’s game on crutches and with a brace, according to Schefter. He
11:12 AM ET Although quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for the coronavirus, the New England Patriots will play the Chiefs on Monday night in Kansas City, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The game will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET and air on CBS, sources said. The plan is contingent on negative COVID-19 tests.
10:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had a virtual team meeting on Saturday night, and the players were told, pending negative tests, the current plan is to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Saturday started with the team confirming that “a Patriots player tested positive
1:33 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL knew they would likely have to deal with the coronavirus pandemic at some point when they proceeded with the 2020 season. “At the end of the day,
11:15 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. “Late last night, we received notice that a Patriots players tested positive for COVID-19. The player immediately entered
6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Looking at the highest-picking teams in the 2020 NFL draft, one could confuse it for a copy of the Buffalo Bills‘ 2019 schedule. Buffalo played eight games last season against teams that picked in the top 11 this spring, including four in the AFC East against
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 4 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quarterback Cam Newton has a large chip on each of his large shoulders this season, the result of an 86-day wait in NFL free agency in which he wondered if he would be playing for anyone in 2020. That led him to the New England Patriots on what he
12:05 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bad roster. No discipline. Questionable coaching. The New York Jets hit the loser’s trifecta in a 37-28 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, falling to 0-4 for the second straight season and magnifying the biggest question surrounding the team: What becomes of coach
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets coach Adam Gase put himself on the coaching map during his time with the Denver Broncos. He went from anonymous assistant to Peyton Manning’s right-hand man, a relationship that added gravitas to his résumé. By the time he left the Broncos in 2015, Gase had
9:38 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans game will not be played during Week 4 following two additional positive tests among the Titans, the NFL announced Thursday. According to a statement from the NFL, one additional Titans players and one personnel member have tested positive for COVID-19. That comes after four players (starting
7:14 AM ET Peter Dinoris and his family live in Brisbane, Australia, some 9,500 miles — or close to a half-world away — from Philadelphia. Yet they are massive Philadelphia Eagles fans. How could they not be? The Eagles play in the city where the breakthrough happened, and champion a cause that couldn’t hit closer
6:17 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Head coach Jon Gruden said Raiders players “let their dauber down a little bit” when they broke COVID-19 protocol by appearing maskless at an indoor charity event Monday night. Quarterback Derek Carr, who attended the event, said the players “had a few moments where we slipped up, took the