FRISCO, Texas — The 1-0 Dallas Cowboys welcome the 1-0 New Orleans Saints to AT&T Stadium for their home opener after both teams kicked off the 2024 season in style, each winning by at least two touchdowns.  New Orleans smoked the Carolina Panthers 47-10 for its most points scored in Week 1 in franchise history. Saints quarterback Derek Carr compiled …

Ryan Williams is 17 years old. He should be a senior in high school. Rather, he is playing for Alabama and playing quite well. Against Wisconsin at Camp Randall on Saturday, Williams caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Milroe. After the PAT, ‘Bama led 7-3. Wisconsin QBs were taking a beating from the ferocious Alabama defense. RYAN WILLIAMS FOR …

San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey expressed confidence in his ability to play at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday earlier this week. The days following those comments, however, have changed the All-Pro’s situation rather dramatically. The club is placing the star back on injured reserve, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones Saturday. This comes after the team had already …

Vikings’ Darnold hopes practice vs. 49ers defense helps in Week 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Sam Darnold will be calling on his 2023 49ers experience to aid him Sunday. The 27-year-old backed up Brock Purdy a campaign ago and faced San Francisco’s elite defense every day at practice. Darnold told reporters on Wednesday …

Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals are 0-1, coming off a dispiriting upset loss to the New England Patriots, who were widely expected to be one of the worst teams in the NFL. The Bengals are coming off a season where they did not make the playoffs, and this year, they had a 10.5-win over/under, and their +1300 Super Bowl odds …

The Florida Gators (1-1) will host the Texas A&M Aggies (1-1) on Saturday in the SEC opener for both schools. Florida is coming off a 45-7 victory over Samford after beginning its season with a 24-point loss to Miami. Texas A&M blew out McNeese State, 52-10, a week ago, which followed its season-opening defeat to Notre Dame. The all-time series …

There are eight teams favored by at least six points on the Week 2 NFL odds, creating many paths when it comes to Week 2 NFL survivor pool picks. Baltimore is the heaviest favorite in the Week 2 NFL spreads at -8.5 against the Raiders, but the Bengals lost as the largest favorites last week. Avoiding big upsets is the …

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley just needed to watch a few minutes of highlights to know Bijan Robinson was going to be special. Robinson’s immediate success didn’t surprise Barkley in the slightest.  “He’s one of my favorite backs to watch,” Barkley said. “I remember I was watching his highlight tape on YouTube just this offseason. Big fan of his game, even …

When it came time for Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” crew to make picks for Saturday’s game between Wisconsin and No. 4 Alabama, there was little question about who Mark Ingram would pick. Still, the former Crimson Tide running back was able to make it interesting. In front of a crowd of thousands of Badgers fans gathered outside Camp Randall Stadium, …

Only 10% of teams that have started the season 0-2 have wound up making the playoffs since 1970, so avoiding back-to-back losses will be critical for multiple teams during the Week 2 NFL schedule. It will be even more important for the Rams and Cardinals, who are also trying to avoid losing to a division-rival. Los Angeles, which is hoping …

Nick Sirianni updates A.J. Brown’s hamstring injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown was a surprise addition to the team’s injury report on Friday afternoon when he was listed as limited with a hamstring injury. What happened? “Just got a little tight in practice yesterday,” head coach Nick Sirianni said on Saturday morning. “We’ll see …

The Shillelagh Trophy is up for grabs for the first time since 2021 when Notre Dame plays Purdue on Saturday during the Week 3 college football schedule. The trophy was first presented in 1957 and from 1946-2014, Notre Dame vs. Purdue was an annual rivalry matchup in college football. After a six-year hiatus, they met in 2021 in South Bend …

Getty Images The start of the 2024 season went about as badly as it possibly could for Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns. The club suffered a 33-17 beatdown at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys at home in a game where the veteran quarterback struggled mightily. Watson finished his day with just 169 yards passing on 45 attempts to …

Texas A&M football notched its first win of the season last week vs. McNeese State, easing the sting of the Aggies’ season-opening loss to Notre Dame. Now, coach Mike Elko takes his team on the road to Gainesville. Florida is currently 1-1, having lost its season opener to Miami. They’ll likely be featuring two quarterbacks Saturday; six-year veteran Graham Mertz, …

We have ourselves quite the showdown in the late window of Week 2 as the Kansas City Chiefs are set to host the Cincinnati Bengals on CBS. These two AFC clubs are no strangers to one another as they’ve duked it out on some of the NFL’s highest stages throughout Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes’ careers.  Thus far, Burrow has …