1:53 AM ET DENVER — The Denver Broncos went with math over a gut feel Saturday night, and many of their faithful left the 17-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns talking about a fourth-and-1 on which the team didn’t go for it in the closing minutes as the Broncos dropped to 6-8 and the brink
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Dec 11, 2018 ANDRE JOHNSON REMEMBERS the moment he realized DeAndre Hopkins was different. It was two months before Odell Beckham Jr. made a catch — the catch — that would vault him from top draft pick to household name in 2014. That September, Hopkins, then in his second year in the NFL, also made
11:46 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have ruled out quarterback Carson Wentz for Sunday night’s game at the Los Angeles Rams while he deals with a stress fracture in his back. Coach Doug Pederson said Friday that he could take about three months to heal, but the team listed him as doubtful before conceding
10:13 PM ET The Cleveland Browns, getting ready for a primetime game in Denver, had a special guest at their team meeting on Friday — one who knows a little bit about Showtime. Former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant spoke to the team for about an hour at their hotel, then took questions from the players.
7:12 PM ET ASHBURN, Virginia — Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden doesn’t know what his future holds with the organization. He does know he’s in a precarious situation, five years into his contract. But, he said, it hasn’t added any sort of burden with three games remaining in the season. “It doesn’t weigh on me
11:30 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The Kansas City Chiefs have been one of the NFL’s best and most entertaining teams all season. But after an ill-timed loss Thursday night, they are now struggling to hold on to
2:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Playing in his first game in more than a season and a half, safety Eric Berry led his team in tackles in the first half with six, and the Kansas City Chiefs took a 14-7 lead into halftime. Berry didn’t play in the second half, however, and the
7:04 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Derek Newton said he was laid up in bed for nearly two months, then in a wheelchair for nearly three weeks, then on crutches after he tore both of his patellar tendons in a devastating 2016 injury with the Houston Texans. Two years later, he was back on the
11:12 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz underwent a scan on his back Wednesday that was inconclusive and was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday to help diagnosis an issue that has plagued him for several weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wentz is unlikely to play Sunday night against the Los
9:37 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — It has been an eventful three days for Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and his teammates. The team got its biggest win of the season on Sunday, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, before general manager Reggie McKenzie was fired on Monday. Then the City of Oakland announced it filed a