Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 17, 2024, 10:00 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. There are not as many fantasy-relevant players that experience a season-long lull in production to then later return to their usual self …

An AFC East showdown on Thursday Night Football features the New England Patriots (1-1) visiting the New York Jets (1-1) to get the Week 3 NFL schedule underway. After securing a win in Week 1, the Patriots weren’t able to continue their winning ways. Last Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks beat the Patriots, 23-20 in overtime. On the other sideline, the …

In the first two weeks of the 2024 NFL season, the biggest favorite has lost. The Cincinnati Bengals lost as 7.5-point home favorites against the Patriots in Week 1, while the Baltimore Ravens lost as 8.5-point favorites against the Las Vegas Raiders last week. For anyone making NFL office pool picks, avoiding those big upsets will be a primary objective …

Georgia football lost a key member of its offensive line on Saturday in its SEC opener win at Kentucky in senior Tate Ratledge. And according to several reports on Monday, Ratledge is expected to miss a handful of games following an MRI, which showed a sprained MCL in his left knee and a sprained left ankle. It was first reported …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter It was a much better week for quarterbacks. We can be honest about Week 1: It was widely unimpressive from the league’s passers. There’s no coincidence that Josh Allen topped this list with a pair of rushing touchdowns (and four total). In Week 1, five quarterbacks averaged 5.0 yards per attempt. It was Jordan Spieth meets …

Marvin Harrison Jr looked like a star in the making at the weekend. Photograph: Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports It is always satisfying to see shaky NFL narratives proven false shortly after they bubble up, especially when it concerns a first-round draft pick. The knives were out for Arizona’s rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr fafter his one-catch debut against the …

The Michigan Wolverines (2-1) and USC Trojans (2-0) meet as Big Ten members for the first time on Saturday after eight meetings in the Rose Bowl as Big Ten vs. Pac-12 foes. USC is off to a hot start, beating LSU on Labor Day Weekend and then handling Utah State 48-0 in Week 2 before a Week 3 bye. Michigan, …

I don’t usually rush to judgment about any teams after watching them play just two games, but guys, I’ll be honest, I don’t think the Panthers are going to make the playoffs this year, and I’m not even completely convinced they’re going to win a game this season.  Apparently, their head coach agrees with me, because he has decided to …

The Wisconsin Badgers were dealt a massive blow during their 42-10 blowout loss to No. 4 Alabama on Saturday: Starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke went down with a knee injury, which was later confirmed to be a torn ACL. The Badgers now turn to redshirt sophomore Braedyn Locke for the remainder of 2024. The backup: true freshman Mabrey Mettauer (three-star …

The Houston Texans were one of the league’s biggest surprises last season, and they have been able to build on that momentum with a 2-0 start heading into the Week 3 NFL schedule. They notched a 19-13 win over Chicago last Sunday night, picking off Bears quarterback Caleb Williams twice. Houston will try to maintain its unbeaten start to the …

In new dueling filings at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the NFL and Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores debate whether a federal trial judge correctly advanced Flores’ race discrimination and retaliation claims against the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Houston Texans and related claims against the NFL. In a Sept. 13 brief, the league …

After more than 100 years in the Big 8 and then the Big 12, the No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners will play their first-ever SEC game on Saturday when they host the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers. Both teams are 3-0 on the season but the Volunteers certainly have the advantage when it comes to style points, outscoring opponents 191-13 and outgaining …

Late in their “Monday Night Football” matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, it looked like the Atlanta Falcons were dead in the water. After allowing a 17-play, 70-yard touchdown drive to Philly that allowed the Eagles to stake themselves to a three-point lead, Atlanta turned the ball over on downs, getting stuffed on fourth-and-1. Worse yet, the Falcons allowed the Eagles …

Getty Images Injuries are part of every sport, especially football, where it seems like no team can escape at least one notable injury on a weekly basis. That was the case for several teams in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season.  Several teams sustained injuries to key players in Week 2. Let’s take a look at each of the …

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