HOUSTON — Derrick Henry and the defense made sure the Tennessee Titans didn’t need much from quarterback Malik Willis in his first career start. The Titans won their fifth straight game Sunday, defeating the Houston Texans, 17-10, behind a dominant showing from Henry and a stifling defense that logged eight tackles for loss, three sacks and an interception and held …

Week 8 of the NFL season has featured some incredible football, and there’s more on the way Sunday! Rookie quarterback Malik Willis made his first NFL start in the Tennessee Titans’ win over the Houston Texans, the new-look San Francisco 49ers stomped the Los Angeles Rams, and the division-leading Seattle Seahawks handed the New York Giants their second loss of the …

Just like last week, Washington Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke found running back Antonio Gibson for a nine-yard touchdown pass for the team’s first touchdown. Trailing 3-0, Heinicke capped off a perfect six-play, 75-yard touchdown drive with a touchdown pass to Gibson. Check it out. The Commanders have featured Gibson plenty early in this game. He currently has three receptions for …

There has perhaps never been a player who has owned an opposing franchise the way superstar Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has owned the Houston Texans of late.  On Sunday, Henry ran 32 times for 219 yards and two touchdowns against Houston. It was, incredibly, the fourth consecutive game against the division rival Texans where Henry has run for …

NFL fans were treated Halloween weekend. Several teams put on an offensive showcase across the league. Six teams scored 30 or more points. The Dallas Cowboys scored a season-high 49 points against the Chicago Bears. The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers combined for 71 points in a wild overtime battle. The individual performances were just as impressive. NFL running backs …

There is no shortage of topics to discuss after Week 9 of the 2022 Pac-12 football season. Let’s start with the simple reality that four teams are in the hunt for the Pac-12 Championship Game. Oregon is in the driver’s seat but will soon embark on the toughest three-game stretch of its season. USC and UCLA are headed for a …

Things already had a potential to get crazy when the 2-5 Carolina Panthers took on the 3-4 Atlanta Falcons on Sunday — with first place in the NFC South on the line. But after a back-and-forth affair, the Falcons led 34-28 with under 30 seconds remaining and seemed poised to close out the victory as long as they kept Panthers …

The Los Angeles Rams won a Super Bowl. The banner will fly at SoFi Stadium as long as the building stands. Those memories last a lifetime. Rams fans might need to tell themselves that a few times over the rest of the season. The sequel to their Super Bowl season has been a flop and it might not get much …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan State President Samuel Stanley publicly apologized Sunday for a ”violent” skirmish in which Spartans football players appeared to attack Michigan players in a stadium tunnel after losing to the rival Wolverines. ”I’m extremely saddened by this incident and the unacceptable behavior depicted by members of our football program,” Stanley said in a statement. adding that …

USATSI Christian McCaffrey has been worth every penny to the San Francisco 49ers and flashed just how much of a versatile weapon he can be in Week 8 against the Rams. After a goal-line touchdown run in the fourth quarter, McCaffrey became the first player since 2005 to throw, rush and catch a touchdown in a single game.  The star …

The New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets by a 22-17 margin on Sunday afternoon. It was a defensive battle for both teams, as both quarterbacks struggled. Mac Jones threw for only 193 yards, while Zach Wilson threw three interceptions. It was a gritty win for a Patriots team looking to bounce back after a difficult Monday night loss …

The first 57 minutes of the battle for the NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons hosting the Carolina Panthers, could be classified as downright fun.  What ensued was borderline madness.  The final two-plus minutes of regulation and overtime were why the annual fretting over the NFL’s “product” is mostly pointless – even at its ugliest, the game can be spellbindingly entertaining.  Eventually, Falcons kicker Younghoe …

Michigan State is heading into the month of November with a 3-5 record and needing to make something happen in order to have a chance at a bowl game and postseason play. The final stretch of the regular season and the push for a bowl game starts next Saturday when the Spartans travel to Urbana-Champaign to face the Illinois Fighting …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter PHILADELPHIA — When the Eagles looked at what quarterback Jalen Hurts did last season, it was easy to see something big was missing from his game. It had nothing to do with his arm, his poise, or the way he read defenses and made decisions. What he was missing, they decided, was A.J. Brown. And …

The Seahawks will have to finish this defensive chess match with the Giants without one of their top young linemen. The team just announced that third-year outside linebacker Darrell Taylor has been ruled out for the rest of the game due to a hip injury. Taylor’s snaps have been going to veteran Bruce Irvin, who’s been called up from the …