Seven weeks of the 2023 NFL season are officially in the books. Some teams look like legit contenders. Others, not so much. But all 32 clubs are at least partially a product of their respective coaching staffs. So which specific coaches deserve praise going into Week 8? And which ones could badly use a rebound? Here’s our roundup of coaches …

Broncos safety Kareem Jackson has won the appeal of his four-game suspension. Sort of. NFL spokesman Michael Signora has announced that hearing officer Derrick Brooks has reduced Jackson’s suspension from four games to two. Jackson will be eligible to return to the team on Tuesday, November 14. The Broncos host the Chiefs this weekend. In Week 9, they’re on a …

We all know how well this Ohio State Football defense played against Penn State this past Saturday, but now there are some stats to back up its play. The Buckeye defensive line had a big task in facing off against PSU offensive tackle, Olu Fashanu, but it didn’t seem like it when the game concluded. Multiple Ohio State players faced …

Getty Images The New England Patriots are taking another risk on a backup quarterback, placing rookie Malik Cunningham through waivers for the second time this season. Although New England waived Cunningham Tuesday, he can return to the practice squad if he goes unclaimed. Cunningham played in just one game this year, where he was the backup to Mac Jones. He played …

Curran: Why Patriots’ upset win over Bills ‘changes everything’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Will the New England Patriots’ upset victory over the Buffalo Bills change the arc of their 2023 season? The Patriots entered the Week 7 showdown with a 1-5 record and three consecutive abysmal losses. Those defeats were highlighted by self-inflicted wounds, costly turnovers, poor offensive …

The Florida Gators enter the Georgia game with a 5-2 record. Florida has two good results this season: a home win over Tennessee and a comeback road victory at South Carolina. Florida’s comeback against South Carolina was the Gators’ last game ahead of their bye week. The Gators also have a pair of tough road losses. In Week 1, Florida …

The Los Angeles Rams have released kicker Brett Maher two days after he missed two field-goal attempts and an extra point in a seven-point loss to Pittsburgh. The Rams (3-4) didn’t immediately sign a kicker Tuesday to replace Maher, who joined the team after training camp. The 33-year-old Maher missed a 53-yard field-goal attempt and a 51-yarder, along with an …

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The Cowboys are 4-2 coming off their off week. In the NFC, only the Eagles (6-1), 49ers (5-2) and Lions (5-2) have better records. The Seahawks also are 4-2. So, where does that put the Cowboys? Cowboys owner Jerry Jones thinks it puts them right in the thick of the NFC race. “Well, we belong in the upper echelons,” Jones …

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns will have to face BYU in Week 9 without their starting quarterback, Quinn Ewers. Ewers sustained a grade 2 AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder during the third quarter of their game against Houston and is on a week-to-week basis on when he will return. Fortunately, it’s not expected to be a season-ending injury. …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Michael Pittman Jr. had just five targets in the Colts’ heartbreaking 39-38 loss to the Browns on Sunday, the first of which didn’t come until the 4:27 mark of the second quarter. That led to his attention-grabbing remarks postgame.  “Maybe I’m not a big part of the offense,” he said, in part, to the Indianapolis …

Tyson Bagent records shortest yards per attempt in a single game this season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Tyson Bagent, while impressive against the Raiders on Sunday, was given some training wheels. According to a new statistic from NextGenStats, Bagent’s 2.1 air yards per attempt on Sunday marks the shortest average length by a qualified quarterback this season in …

Oct. 24—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day’s weekly press conference on Tuesday got off to a rather unorthodox start when the first question was related to allegations of a Michigan staffer video taping opponents’ sideline signals and three questions later he was asked about the Buckeyes’ fourth-team quarterback. Day quickly said he would have no comment on the …

INDIANAPOLIS — Heading into this past week’s game in Indianapolis, the Browns’ most jarring number may very well have been four. As in, four takeaways. This ferocious, disruptive, insanely fast and talented at all three levels defense had forced just four turnovers through five games?! “We don’t spend any extra time on it,” linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah said before the Browns’ …

PHILADELPHIA — Sydney Brown finally got the opportunity to show the Philadelphia Eagles what he brings to the defense. Whether injuries at the position forced the Eagles to go to the third-round rookie or not, Brown took advantage of the opportunity. The excited Brown didn’t hold back. He was emotional about his first start in the NFL, the chance many …