With Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles getting hammered 42-19 at home against the San Francisco 49ers, a high-level NFL agent with a few lucrative quarterback contracts on his resumé saw a winner that wasn’t even on the field Sunday. “Good day for Dak Prescott,” he texted. As much as it could have been a reference to the Dallas Cowboys …
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Colts maintain control of playoff destiny with overtime win over Titans
Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Splash plays on the defensive side of the ball have been the Colts’ calling card over the past several weeks. In their three-game winning streak entering Week 13, the sacks and takeaways had come in bunches. They’ve fueled ugly wins. On Sunday, when it mattered most on the road against the division-rival …
Read More »NFL Week 13 overreactions, reality checks: Brock Purdy league MVP? Eagles no longer best in NFC East?
Week 13 of the NFL wasn’t one to write home about, even as some narratives were created. The San Francisco 49ers established themselves as the top dogs in the NFC with a convincing win over the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Miami Dolphins moved atop the AFC with their third straight win coming out of the bye. The AFC South looked impressive while …
Read More »Purdy focuses on present, not past injury, in 49ers’ win vs. Eagles
Purdy focuses on present, not past injury, in 49ers’ win vs. Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy acknowledged Sunday evening that he did think about what happened in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles last season. “It was sort of in my mind, I got hurt here,” the quarterback said following the …
Read More »49ers avenge NFC title loss by blowing past Eagles
Eric Williams NFC West Writer Returning to the place where his magical rookie season ended with an elbow injury nearly a year ago, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy played nearly flawless football. Purdy finished 19-of-27 passing for 314 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 148.8 passer rating as the 49ers rolled the Philadelphia Eagles 42-19 on …
Read More »Buccaneers’ Mike Evans records 10th straight season of 1,000 receiving yards, trails Jerry Rice in NFL history
Another season, another 1,000 yards for Buccaneers’ Mike Evans. With his performance in Tampa Bay’s 21-18 win over the Panthers in Week 13, the veteran wideout recorded his 10th straight season with at least a 1,000 receiving yards. Evans is now tied with Randy Moss for the second-most 1,000-yard seasons of all time and only trails Jerry Rice for the record. …
Read More »Mike Evans’ 75-yard touchdown sparks Bucs to 21-18 win over Panthers
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter TAMPA, Fla. – The Buccaneers offense had ground to a halt, managing two first downs in its last five drives, and the slump was bad enough that Carolina — one-win Carolina, with the worst record in the NFL — had scored to take a 10-7 lead midway through the third quarter. On the very next …
Read More »Isiah Pacheco’s TD run pulls Chiefs to within 14-12
Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco got his team into the end zone for the first time tonight. Pacheco’s 1-yard touchdown run with 9:39 left in the third quarter has pulled the Chiefs to within 14-12 of the Packers. It is Pacheco’s sixth rushing touchdown of this season, his third in two weeks. Pacheco was injured during the nine-play drive, leaving …
Read More »2023 NFL Week 13 injury roundup: Tank Dell reportedly fractures fibula, Kenny Pickett to miss 2-4 weeks
Week 13 saw plenty of drama in the NFL, with the 49ers thumping the Eagles in an NFC Championship rematch, the Chiefs visiting the Packers in prime time and … Joe Flacco (!) starting for the Browns (and playing pretty well in a loss). But Sunday also brought another wave of injuries, including a devastating one to the Houston Texans as rookie wide receiver Tank …
Read More »Embarrassing loss to 49ers leaves Eagles exposed in wide-open NFC race
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The Philadelphia Eagles spent so much of this season looking like a powerhouse — the kind of team that could beat any opponent any time, anyway they wanted. They looked for a while like they might be unstoppable. They don’t look that way anymore. Little by little, over the last month, their flaws have been …
Read More »Kenny Pickett injury update: Steelers QB to have procedure on ankle, set to miss 2-4 weeks, per report
Getty Images Kenny Pickett is expected to miss two-to-four weeks, as he’s set to have a surgical procedure on his injured ankle on Monday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pickett suffered the injury during the Steelers’ 24-10 loss to the Cardinals. Pittsburgh’s next four games are against the Patriots on “Thursday Night Football,” at the Colts, home against the Bengals and at …
Read More »NFL Week 13 grades: 49ers earn an ‘A’ for blowing out Eagles, Steelers get ‘F’ for upset loss to Cardinals
Welcome to the Week 13 grades! We’ve had a wild day of games so far and we’re going to grade them all. In Detroit, we saw the Lions jump out to a 21-0 lead over the Saints, marking the first time since 1944 that they led a team by at least 21 points through one quarter. In New England, the …
Read More »I love how our team rallied after Dre Greenlaw ejection
Tempers flared between the 49ers and Eagles before Sunday’s game got underway and players got riled up at various other points of the game, but the biggest conflagration came during the third quarter. The Eagles bench took issue with the way 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw slammed Eagles wideout DeVonta Smith to the turf at the end of a play and …
Read More »Collins has 191 yards receiving, Ward saves game with interception as Texans beat Broncos 22-17
Nico Collins had the best game of his career, and the Texans’ defense came up huge to help Houston hand Denver its first loss since mid-October. Collins had a career-high 191 yards receiving and a fourth-quarter touchdown after fellow wideout Tank Dell left early with a season-ending broken leg, and Jimmie Ward intercepted Russell Wilson in the end zone with …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft order: Patriots climb up to No. 2 spot; Bears still hold two top 5 picks
The 2024 NFL Draft is still a little over four months away, but fans of some teams (looking at you Bears, Cardinals and Patriots) are already thinking ahead to April. Here is the current draft order with two games remaining in Week 13, according to Tankathon. Note: Team needs are built out based on the projected free agents and are not …
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