The Packers couldn’t score on their two red-zone opportunities, kicking chip-shot field goals instead. The key might be to score before getting into the red zone. Receiver Jayden Reed scored on a jet sweep, giving the Packers back the lead after Philadelphia scored the game’s first touchdown. Reed ran 33 yards to the end zone, completing a five-play, 70-yard drive. …

Photo by Pedro Vilela/Pedro Vilela The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened up their 2024 season in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday night. Out of the gate, both teams struggled to find their footing. Literally.  The field conditions at Corinthians Arena appear to be quite slick, which has resulted in several players on both teams slipping and sliding on …

USATSI Ohio State is set for another nonconference home game this weekend when it welcomes Western Michigan into The Horseshoe. The Buckeyes are looking to get back to the College Football Playoff this year after missing out a season ago. OSU shook off a sleepy start and to breeze past Akron 52-6 in the season opener last week. A big …

The Eagles and Packers both have hurt themselves early in Friday night’s game in Brazil. It’s been sloppy so far with six accepted penalties for 52 yards. The teams also had 12 players on the field at the same time for offsetting penalties that negated a 38-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love to Jayden Reed on the Packers’ first drive. …

If things go like most expect, Georgia football will be able to go deep down its roster Saturday against Tennessee Tech and give plenty of snaps to players that are unlikely to see many in the grind of the SEC schedule. Guys like Jahzare Jackson, who has about as intriguing a story as any in college football this season. The …

The Philadelphia Eagles had a lot of issues late last season. They lost six of their last seven and looked really bad in all facets of the game. About eight months had passed since their last game, but they picked up where they left off in the first quarter. The Eagles’ first possession ended with Jalen Hurts throwing a bad …

USATSI The Oklahoma Sooners are set to host the Houston Cougars at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. The Jackson Arnold era got off to a hot start last week, and the Sooners look to keep that rolling this weekend. In Week 1, Oklahoma smoked Temple to the tune of 51-3. The Sooners took a 34-0 lead in the …

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys have a lot riding on the 2024 NFL season. Coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Dak Prescott are both eager to prove they can go more than one-and-done as a playoff contender, while team owner Jerry Jones is busy touting his leadership amid strong external critiques. So how are the Cowboys diffusing the pressure internally? McCarthy hinted …

On Saquon Barkley’s first carry with the Philadelphia Eagles, a moment Eagles fans had waited for all offseason, he slipped on the turf in Brazil and fell down for a 5-yard loss. He wasn’t the only player slipping on the turf at Sao Paulo, Brazil. The NFL hyped up the Eagles-Green Bay Packers game in Brazil, the first regular-season game …

FRISCO, Texas — Just days away from the Dallas Cowboys’ Week 1 matchup at the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb sounded like Spongebob Squarepants on his way to work at the Krusty Krab.  “Yeah, I’m ready,” Lamb said Thursday. Lamb held out of the Cowboys’ entire offseason program as a negotiating tactic that led to him …

BLOOMINGTON — The second half of Indiana football’s game against Western Illinois on Friday night started with officials keeping time on the field after the scoreboards at Memorial Stadium became inoperational. The scoreboards went dark at the end of halftime and there was a brief delay as officials discussed the issue. The Hoosiers have scoreboards located in each end zone …

There’s something beautiful — something pure — about five different footballs cutting through the air simultaneously, each finding a different route runner. The whizzing, whirring whoosh of the rotations, followed by the thuds the pigskin finding its target. It’s controlled chaos, somehow all over the place and incredibly precise, especially when NFL quarterbacks are doing it. For the Commanders, there’s prized …

Why Purdy doesn’t expect connection with Aiyuk to miss a beat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers were given four consecutive days off at the conclusion of practice last Thursday. It became known that wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2028 NFL season just as the 49ers …

USATSI Coming off their impressive Week 1 win against LSU, the USC Trojans will host the Utah State Aggies on Saturday night. USC has already scored a strong resume win as it heads into its home opener. In one of last week’s marquee matchups, USC went to Las Vegas for a top-25 clash against LSU. The Trojans were able to …

USATSI The start of the 2024 NFL season gave us some serious drama on Thursday night with the Chiefs pulling out a win over the Ravens by less than an inch. The Ravens appeared to tie things up on the final play of the game after Lamar Jackson hit Isaiah Likely for a 10-yard touchdown, but the officiating crew overturned …