The Frank Reich era in Carolina is over. The Panthers have fired the head coach less than a full season into his tenure, the team announced Monday. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor is now slated as the interim head coach and is addressing the team on Monday morning. Meanwhile, Jim Caldwell, who had been working as a senior assistant, moves …
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Are the Baltimore Ravens best team in AFC?
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens earned a 20-10 road win against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 12, improving to 9-3 on the season and locking down the No. 1 seed in the AFC. That said, are the Ravens now the best team in the division? Michael Irvin certainly thinks so. “I still have Baltimore right now a little …
Read More »Jalen Hurts closing in on Cam Newton’s quarterback record for rushing TDs in a season
When quarterback Jalen Hurts ran into the end zone in overtime on Sunday, it won the game for the Eagles, and it kept Hurts on an unprecedented pace: Hurts has 11 rushing touchdowns through 11 games this season. That puts Hurts on pace to finish the season with 17 rushing touchdowns, which would be a new NFL record for a …
Read More »Bill Belichick again mum on QB, won’t say who’ll start in Week 13: ‘I don’t announce starters at any position’
The 2-9 New England Patriots cannot get their offense going, as evidenced in Week 12, once again prompting the question of who will start at quarterback for the team going forward. And once again, the answer is unclear. “I didn’t announce the starter (last week) and I’m not gonna announce starters at every position every week,” Bill Belichick said. “I …
Read More »Early breakdown of NFL Week 13 odds
Every Sunday night, oddsmakers drop the upcoming week’s NFL betting lines, and if you are wondering if the opening spreads look accurate, we’ve got you covered. Each week, FOX Sports Betting Analysts Geoff Schwartz, Sam Panayotovich and Jason McIntyre will break down the opening numbers in this space and point out if they think the line is too low, too …
Read More »Could Patriots add QB before end of season? Here’s Belichick’s response
Could Patriots add QB before end of season? Here’s Belichick’s response originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots need a new quarterback atop their depth chart in 2024. That is obvious. Could they bring in a new face for the remainder of the 2023 season? “I don’t really see that right now, but I mean, I wouldn’t …
Read More »Giants owners ‘on board’ with Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll and their long-term plan
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Joe Schoen has always known it would take more than a couple of years to completely fix the mess he inherited. And he was never fooled by the New York Giants’ surprise run to the playoffs last season. He knew he would have to be patient. He believes the Giants owners know they have to …
Read More »Jack Driscoll saves day for Eagles as last-minute replacement for Lane Johnson, learning from mistakes of past
PHILADELPHIA — Jack Driscoll didn’t find out until 11:30 he may be starting at right tackle in place of Lane Johnson. Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland gave him a call and told him to be ready to go. That wasn’t a problem for Driscoll, who has been called for emergency duty for Johnson before. This time it was …
Read More »Bill Belichick calls rumor that he already has job lined up with another team for next season ‘ridiculous’
The New England Patriots are off to a historically bad start, and at 2-9 have their worst record through 11 games in three decades. On Sunday, New England’s struggles were once again on display for all to see when they lost 10-7 to the New York Giants. There are rumors that head coach Bill Belichick, who is having a season …
Read More »Raiders cut CB Marcus Peters, a day after being benched in loss to Chiefs
A day after playing 20 snaps and being benched in the second quarter, Marcus Peters is no longer with the Las Vegas Raiders. The team cut him on Monday afternoon, The Athletic‘s Vic Tafur reported on X, formerly Twitter. After the game, interim head coach Antonio Pierce said it was a “coaching decision.” He didn’t elaborate much the decision to …
Read More »NFL Playoff Tiebreakers
When the NFL realigned into eight four-team divisions to accommodate the arrival of the Houston Texans in 2002, the league adopted new tiebreaking rules for determining playoff teams. The seven postseason participants from each conference are to be seeded as follows: No. 1 seed: Best record in the NFC or AFCNo. 2 seed: Second-best record for a division winnerNo. 3 …
Read More »NFL DFS, Vikings vs. Bears: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks for Monday Night Football
The Week 12 NFL schedule included games on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and now it will wrap up with a rivalry matchup on Monday Night Football as the Chicago Bears visit the Minnesota Vikings at 8:15 p.m. ET. Chicago is 3-8, but looked dominant for about 55 minutes before a late-game collapse against the Lions last week. Minnesota, meanwhile, is …
Read More »Jalen Hurts’ standard has not been met as Eagles’ QB continues to become one of most clutch players ever
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts is in the middle of a stretch no quarterback in the entire history of the NFL has accomplished. Hurts has eight consecutive wins in which his team trails by double digits, the most by any quarterback in NFL history — a mark so unprecedented that no other quarterback has more than four. As Hurts lead the …
Read More »Eagles become fourth team in NFL history to pull off this improbable feat and 13 other wild facts from Week 12
Getty Images The wildest game of Week 12 happened in Philadelphia where the Eagles stunned the Bills 37-34 in overtime. It was a quarterback duel for the ages that saw Josh Allen total 420 yards and four touchdowns, only to be outdone by Jalen Hurts, who totaled five touchdowns for the Eagles. There was a lot of history made in …
Read More »Tempest Tepper has blown through Carolina again, and the only thing he’s winning is a title he doesn’t want
Tempest Tepper has once again blown through Charlotte without warning, carving yet another path of chaos and instability through one of the professional teams he owns. On Monday, the Carolina Panthers announced they’d fired head coach Frank Reich only 11 games into a fully guaranteed four-year contract, a tenure so short it has Josh McDaniels wondering how he can get …
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