3:50 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins have signed quarterback Mark Sanchez to back up Colt McCoy. Starting quarterback Alex Smith broke the tibia and fibula in his right leg during Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the Houston Texans. McCoy, in his fifth season with Washington, will start in Smith’s place, but the Redskins
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12:12 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — The emotions were difficult to process. There was sadness: When Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy learned the extent of Alex Smith’s season-ending injury, his shoulders slumped, his head lowered as he dressed at his locker. This is not how McCoy wanted to get his first real opportunity in four
2:28 PM ET ATLANTA — There’s really nothing Ezekiel Elliott can’t do for the Dallas Cowboys. If they need him to make a big play in the passing game, he can get outside on a screen and pick up 34 yards, like he did on the Cowboys’ first scoring drive of the game Sunday against
12:12 PM ET BALTIMORE — Three days before Sunday’s must-win game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh questioned whether Lamar Jackson would be healthy enough to make his first NFL start. &• Best receivers on secret behind big play&• The David Johnson we’ve been waiting for&• Fournette’s return gives Jags identity back&•
9:38 AM ET BALTIMORE — Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis questioned Lamar Jackson‘s longevity after the Baltimore Ravens rookie first-round pick ran the ball more times than any other quarterback in the Super Bowl era. “Quarterbacks don’t run forever in the NFL,” Lewis said after the 24-21 loss in Baltimore. “Sooner or later, they get
8:56 AM ET As much as we obsess over how NFL teams look on paper before the season, Super Bowl runs can come down to who stays healthiest over the course of a long, arduous season. The 2017 Eagles are the obvious counter-example, given that they won with Carson Wentz, Jason Peters and others sidelined,
8:00 AM ET Overreacting to Andrew Luck was a 2017 thing, remember? He was going to be back healthy for training camp. He was going to be back for the start of the season, for Week 2, for the second half … too many he-was-gonnas to count. Luck didn’t play in 2017, and the overreactions,
7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Through 10 games last season, the Kansas City Chiefs were 6-4 and seventh in the league in scoring at about 26 points per game. Through 10 games this season, they’re 9-1 and averaging about 35 points per game. The reason for the difference is clear. “Pat [Mahomes] is 100
7:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — There’s a method to the madness. And you’d better believe, the Los Angeles Rams‘ offense is madness. Some might even call it the Greatest
1:02 AM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears moved one giant step closer to ending their seven-year playoff drought with Sunday night’s 25-20 win against the Vikings, a victory so meaningful that even skeptics of the Bears’ early success must admit the road to the NFC North title runs through Chicago. The Bears (7-3) were