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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Read More »Giants GM Joe Schoen says Daniel Jones is starter when healthy, but team will address QB position in offseason
The New York Giants extended themselves last offseason and handed Daniel Jones a four-year contract worth $160 million. To this point, the organization hasn’t exactly received the caliber of play from the quarterback position that costs an average of $40 million per season. To make matters worse, Jones suffered a season-ending ACL tear in early November that puts his availability …
Read More »Vikings’ Justin Jefferson will not play vs. Bears in Week 12 on ‘MNF’ despite improving hamstring, per report
Getty Images Justin Jefferson was limited throughout the week of practice and the Vikings officially listed him as questionable for Monday’s matchup against the Bears to wrap up Week 12. While head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters that the wideout is “getting closer” to getting back on the field, he is not going to be activated for this game vs. …
Read More »Frank Reich fired by Panthers, but Carolina’s owner David Tepper remains the bigger issue
On Monday morning the Panthers fired Frank Reich, just 11 games into his tenure, but the Panthers didn’t really have a Frank Reich Problem. They (probably) don’t have a Bryce Young Problem. They definitely have a David Tepper Problem. Carolina’s impetuous owner, a man who has shown a wild proclivity for firing people under his employ, is exactly why Reich’s …
Read More »Woeful offense spoils stellar defensive effort
Patriots-Giants Report Card: Woeful offense spoils stellar defensive effort originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Patriots have allowed 40 points total over their last three games. They’ve given up just 10 points in each of their last two. And yet they’re 0-3 in that span and now 2-9 on the season. It’s been that kind of year in New …
Read More »Panthers fire Frank Reich: Former Carolina coach joins infamous list headlined by Urban Meyer, Chip Kelly
Patience is in short supply these days across the NFL when it comes to the tenures of head coaches. No more so is that the case than with the Carolina Panthers and owner David Tepper, who pulled the plug on head coach Frank Reich 11 games into his (1-10) tenure on Monday. A quick release given the team knew it …
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