12:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had more career firsts on Monday night, but these he would just as soon have lived without. Mahomes had an interception returned for a touchdown for the first time. He lost two fumbles, something he also hadn’t done before — one was returned
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10:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kareem Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs became the first player since 1961 to have at least seven rushing touchdowns and seven receiving touchdowns in his team’s first 11 games. Hall of Famer Lenny Moore was the last player to do so, and he reached the mark 57 years
8:32 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will be without starting tight end Geoff Swaim for the foreseeable future because of a wrist injury that will require surgery. Coach Jason Garrett would not rule out the possibility of Swaim returning before the regular season ends on Dec. 30. Swaim suffered the injury late
7:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Mike Zimmer theorized the Vikings may have too much “volume” within their offensive playbook a day after the team dropped its third primetime game of the season, a 25-20 loss at Chicago. Zimmer said Monday he took a closer look at some of the areas where his team has
7:00 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Points? Both teams are averaging over 33 points per game. Stars? How about MVP candidates Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and Todd Gurley. In what could be a Super Bowl preview, it’s Chiefs-Rams from the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. About that scoring The Chiefs-Rams over/under is the highest in more than 30
5:44 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jimmy Graham has struggled to make much of an impact without any injuries to his hands. Now he’s going to try to play with a broken thumb. The Green Bay Packers tight end will experiment with a variety of splits and protective devises this week, coach Mike McCarthy
5:13 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Two weeks removed from a right foot injury, quarterback Sam Darnold remained a bystander at practice as the New York Jets returned Monday from their bye-week break. But, unlike the previous practices he missed, Darnold didn’t have a walking boot and, afterward, he sounded encouraged by his progress.
4:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will start quarterback Jameis Winston this week against the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN on Monday. Winston stepped in Sunday in the third quarter against the New York Giants after Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions, including a pick-six. Winston finished the game 12-of-16
3:08 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Less than 12 hours after the Chicago Bears earned their most important regular-season victory in close to a decade, coach Matt Nagy is already bracing for one of the tightest turnarounds in league history. “I don’t think there are many coaches or players that have ever been through
2:24 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Having caught only 20 passes for 302 yards through 10 games, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin believes he has reached “rock bottom” this season as he prepares for unrestricted free agency in March. “It’s just a bad season,” Benjamin said Monday as the Bills, with a 3-7