2:11 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There is no mystery surrounding the Baltimore Ravens‘ starting quarterback position this week. Lamar Jackson will make his second NFL start Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, coach John Harbaugh announced Friday. This comes after the Ravens declined to name their starting quarterback heading into last Sunday’s game. “I’m
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1:38 PM ET The Carolina Panthers are listing leading receiver Devin Funchess as doubtful for Sunday’s home game against the Seattle Seahawks but might be getting receiver Torrey Smith back for the game. Funchess, who leads the Panthers with 516 yards, hasn’t practiced this week because of a back injury. Coach Ron Rivera said Friday
1:31 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will sit for the second straight game with a foot injury, coach Todd Bowles confirmed Friday. The move sets up the second-oldest quarterback matchup in NFL history: Josh McCown, 39, against the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady, 41. It’s either going to be the largest gap
11:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams stayed back in Dallas for X-rays on his ribs, which came back negative, coach Jay Gruden said Friday. Williams had been taken to a hospital after the team’s 31-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday. He got hit in the chest during
9:48 AM ET DETROIT — Coach Matt Nagy has a word to describe the 2018 Chicago Bears: “special.” The Bears and special haven’t appeared in the same sentence in some time, but Thursday’s victory over the Lions was Chicago’s third consecutive NFC North win in 12 days. “I feel really, really good, because it is
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9:27 AM ET Barring a collapse of epic proportions, five of the AFC’s playoff spots seem close to being locked down. Kansas City leads the pack with nine wins, while Pittsburgh, New England, Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers have seven wins apiece. The sixth and final spot in the AFC is up for grabs,
12:45 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank gave coach Dan Quinn a vote of confidence after Thursday’s 31-17 loss dropped the Falcons to 4-7 and all but ended their playoff hopes. Blank expressed total faith in Quinn, who guided the Falcons to the 2016 Super Bowl. “Absolutely. We love our coach,”
11:57 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said leading into Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints his team couldn’t afford to look ahead at the big picture in terms of the playoffs. After Thursday’s 31-17 loss, the Falcons need to start looking ahead toward 2019. The sense of urgency was
4:30 PM ET The Bears, led by quarterback Chase Daniel, downed the Lions in the early game. Then, the Cowboys ran their win streak to three and Saints to 10 on Thursday. All that and more in Week 12’s biggest takeaways from NFL Nation. Chase Daniel, who filled in for Mitch Trubisky, was 27-for-37 for