The Eagles and Falcons have not delivered a very compelling Monday night game, but they have had four lead changes. The latest came on a 41-yard strike from Kirk Cousins to Darnell Mooney. It was the longest play for either team tonight and has given the Falcons a 15-10 lead after the two-point conversion failed on an incompletion. The touchdown …

Sep. 16—MOSCOW, Idaho — Last summer, this might have looked like a reasonable way to wrap up the nonconference games before heading into the Big Sky Conference season. A year ago, Abilene Christian finished 5-6. However, when the University of Idaho travels to Texas Saturday to face the Wildcats for the first time, the fourth ranked-Vandals will be playing a …

Someone forgot to tell Kirk Cousins he was playing in primetime. The Falcons quarterback hit Drake London for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds left to tie the game at 21-21. London celebrated by pretending to shoot a gun, and officials penalized the Falcons 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Younghoe Koo made the long extra point anyway for …

Sep. 16—OOLOGAH — The Battle of Rogers County became a block party for Claremore’s defense on Friday night. Only two weeks into the season, the Zebras have shown they can win in different ways. After a shootout victory against Bartlesville in Week 1, they relied on a dominant defense to take control against Oologah, setting the tone early and never …

The Kirk Cousins’ era with the Atlanta Falcons appeared to be on the brink Monday night in Philadelphia.  Atlanta trailed, 18-15, with 1:51 seconds left, and the Eagles possessed the football facing a third-and-3 on the Falcons 10-yard line. If they got the first down, the game would be over. If they failed to do so by running the ball, …

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley didn’t sugarcoat the dropped pass on third down that would have sealed the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The drop will be replayed in Barkley’s mind for a long time, yet it’s one the star running back knows he has to make.  “Let my team down,” Barkley said. “I shouldn’t have put them in …

Syndication: Austin American-Statesman Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs, who have been No. 1 since the …

Yes, the Falcons had to drive 70 yards to win the game. They shouldn’t have had to. Facing third and three from the Atlanta 10 with 1:46 to play and the Falcons out of timeouts, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni dialed up a pass. It looked like it was working, until it didn’t. Quarterback Jalen Hurts faked a handoff to no …

The status of injured Penn State junior safety KJ Winston for the Nittany Lions’ game against Kent State remained uncertain. Winston tied a career high with 12 tackles in the season-opening win at West Virginia before he sustained an undefined injury in the first half against Bowling Green on Sept. 7. He did not return. “I don’t really have any …

Winners, losers as Falcons stun Eagles 22-21 on Monday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ first drive of the game resulted in boos from the Philadelphia home crowd. After a promising ensuing four quarters, the final scoreboard also elicited boos. Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons pulled off a stunner on Monday Night Football, coming back …

Several Penn State football players said they lacked urgency, tackled poorly and relaxed in their last game against Bowling Green, a five-touchdown underdog they eventually subdued. After a bye week, the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions (2-0) are even greater favorites against Kent State (0-3) Saturday at 3:30 (TV-BTN) at Beaver Stadium. The Golden Flashes are 49-point underdogs after Tennessee pulverized them …

The Kansas City Chiefs are 2-0, and that’s more than plenty of presumed contenders can say. But like just about every other team, even the Chiefs have issues. The Chiefs are fortunate to be 2-0. If Isaiah Likely was one shoe size smaller, or a Cincinnati Bengals rookie safety doesn’t arrive a split second early to the receiver on a …

There’s a new No. 1 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings projection after Georgia’s smash-mouth win at Kentucky removed some of the shine from the Bulldogs. Texas pulled ahead in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings after Arch Manning made a statement that the Longhorns are impervious to a Quinn Ewers injury.  Steve Sarkisian’s squad is one of six …

Kirk Cousins led a flawless last-minute drive for Atlanta and connected with Drake London for a 7-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left to give the Falcons a 22-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Saquon Barkley dropped a short pass that stopped the clock with 1:46 left and forced the Eagles to settle for a field goal instead …

Roob’s Observations: Eagles drop home opener in horrifying last-minute loss to Falcons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Welcome back to 2023. After blowing three games last year that they led with two minutes left, the Eagles did it again Monday night. A nightmare last minute after the Eagles took a six-point lead with 65 seconds left turned what looked …