11:11 AM ET The NFL’s offensive surge in 2020 has pushed into historic territory. The league has averaged a combined 51.3 points per game, the highest through four weeks of a season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The previous high was 48.1 points per game, set in 2018. A variety of factors have contributed to
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9:39 AM ET New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, who tested positive for COVID-19, was asymptomatic as of Monday, a source confirmed to ESPN. That means Newton could be cleared to return in five days since his first positive test if he continues not to exhibit any symptoms, has two negative tests 24 hours apart
11:56 PM ET Now that the Atlanta Falcons have fallen to 0-4 following Monday night’s 30-16 loss at Green Bay, it’s fair to wonder if owner Arthur Blank’s patience has finally run out with coach Dan Quinn. Blank doesn’t have the added pressure of having to be the first to fire a coach this season.
2:48 PM ET New York Giants coach Joe Judge believes it was Jalen Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams who threw the first punch in the postgame melee Sunday that involved Golden Tate. Tate defended himself as the two players went to the ground before players and coaches from both teams separated the two, who
9:00 AM ET When the Eagles knocked away a Hail Mary attempt from third-string 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard to hold on for a 25-20 victory in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday night, they did more than win a game. At 1-2-1, the Eagles are now in first place in the NFC East, a division in
4:21 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN For the first time this season, the Seattle Seahawks didn’t need an MVP-like performance from Russell Wilson to carry them to a victory. But even with Chris Carson‘s legs doing some of the heavy lifting Sunday and Seattle’s embattled defense holding up its end of the bargain, Wilson continued to
4:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady overcame a first-half pick-six and a 17-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday 38-31, giving him the fifth-largest comeback in his career. It was also the Bucs’ second-largest comeback in franchise history, behind a 21-point comeback against the Kansas City
1:33 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL knew it would likely have to deal with the coronavirus pandemic at some point when it proceeded with the 2020 season. “At the end of the day,
1:32 AM ET Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, is expected to start against the Miami Dolphins, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carson suffered what coach Pete Carroll called a first-degree knee strain following a gator-roll tackle by Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill in last week’s game,
3:55 PM ET Atlanta Falcons receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, listed as questionable, are trending upward for Monday night’s game at Green Bay. The team ruled out four other players. Starting safeties Keanu Neal and Ricardo Allen, starting defensive end Takk McKinley and kicker Younghoe Koo won’t play due to injuries. McKinley and Koo