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CLEVELAND – A Dallas Cowboys team energized by Dak Prescott’s contract extension raced to an early lead against the Cleveland Browns in their season opener. With contributions from a Prescott-led offense, a sack-happy defense and a touchdown-scoring special teams unit, the Cowboys never lost their hold even as Cleveland’s defensive front reminded the league how much firepower it can unleash. …

Getty Images Tyreek Hill was detained by police on Sunday for a driving violation as the star wide receiver was entering Hard Rock Stadium, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. This incident came just hours before Hill’s Miami Dolphins opened the 2024 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Despite this, Hill is playing. He’s caught two …

Dallas Cowboys three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott said he didn’t “need” a contract extension before the team’s Week 1 matchup at the Cleveland Browns, but that clearly was the case.  Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones met the deadline with the 2023 NFL passing touchdowns leader (36) by signing Prescott to a four-year, $240 million extension Sunday morning, which …

The Detroit Lions had an elite two-man rushing attack with Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery last season. Although Gibbs has been dealing with a hamstring injury for the majority of training camp, he was left off the injury report when the Lions play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. Rams running back Kyren Williams was a workhorse when …

Jayden Daniels didn’t look much like the quarterback that electrified college football last season and won a Heisman Trophy. For such an exciting player, what we saw in his NFL debut was pretty dull. The Washington Commanders got little going on offense, but that was partially due to a hyper conservative game plan. Daniels looked like a rookie in his …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders were involved in some extracurricular activity after a failed two-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter of a 22-10 game. Chargers wide receiver Josh Palmer and Raiders cornerback Jack Jones both were ejected after a brawl in the back of the end zone after the Raiders stopped Gus Edwards …

Injuries are part of every sport, especially football, where it seems like no team can escape at least one notable injury on a weekly basis. That was the case for several teams during the NFL’s opening weekend.  Most notably, the Packers suffered a scare when starting quarterback Jordan Love went down with an injury near the end of Green Bay’s …

Justin Fields wasn’t trying to play like a former first-round pick on Sunday, his first start with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He wasn’t trying to disprove old narratives that stem from his trying three years in Chicago. Heck, Fields probably wasn’t even worried about further strengthening his case to be Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback over Russell Wilson, who missed the Week 1 game …

A full week of regular-season NFL action is almost in the books. And, boy, has the start of the 2024 campaign been flush with drama: From the Miami Dolphins overcoming a pregame police incident and edging the Jacksonville Jaguars to the New England Patriots stunning the Cincinnati Bengals with a major upset, Week 1 is already promising a roller-coaster ride …

Do you remember your freshman year of college? You might have been a little confused and overwhelmed in the early weeks as you found your bearings. It takes a while to get used to the shape of a campus and the social flow of college life. And then you come back sophomore year and things are so much easier. You’ve …

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter It was a perfect Chicago day on Sunday. The morning saw temperatures in the low 50s. The crispness of fall was tangible — especially with the promise of real football hanging in the air. It was a perfect Chicago day on Sunday. Pulling up to Soldier Field, you could smell the brats on the grill, the …

Getty Images Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy believes in 2023 All-Pro Brandon Aubrey more than most people believe in anything and anyone.  Aubrey made an NFL-record 35 field goals in a row to start his NFL career, and with a league-high 36 made field goals on his 38 attempts in 2023. With just seconds remaining in the first half of …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 1 grades.  The 2024 NFL season is off and running and like we do every year, we’re going to be grading every game that’s played between now and January.  The first week of the season is usually the most unpredictable week of the year and the Bengals found that out the hard way on …

WATCH: Kraft gives Mayo game ball after win over Bengals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots couldn’t have asked for a much better start to the Jerod Mayo era. The first-year head coach led New England to an unexpected 16-10 road win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. His players celebrated accordingly, showering him with Gatorade …

Getty Images Tyreek Hill suited up and starred for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, hours after he was detained by police outside Hard Rock Stadium for an alleged traffic violation. The star wide receiver told reporters after Miami’s game that he has “no idea” why he was handcuffed, while one of the officers involved has been “placed on administrative duties” …