Football Page 219 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Take 5: Early candidates to be Saints' next head coach
The New Orleans Saints became the second team to get a head start on the NFL coaching carousel by firing Dennis Allen on Monday.,He follows Robert Saleh, who was let go by the New York Jets last month. Allen's departure appeared imminent as the Saints dropped their seventh consecutive game on Sunday...
Report: Titans lose two starters to season-ending injuries
Tennessee Titans safety Quandre Diggs sustained a season-ending Lisfranc injury in Sunday's win against the New England Patriots, NFL Network reported.,Diggs, 31, will require surgery on his foot, per the report. He started all eight games for the Titans (2-6), collecting 42 tackles to rank third on...
Report: Bills WR Keon Coleman (wrist) undergoing tests
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman is undergoing tests on his wrist Monday, The Athletic reported.,The 21-year-old rookie sustained the injury late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 30-27 win over Miami.,Replays showed Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer's helmet smashing into Coleman's right wrist o...
Colts sticking with Joe Flacco as QB1 in Week 11
Joe Flacco keeps the job as QB1 of the Colts for "right now" despite the Indianapolis offense scoring six points at Minnesota on Sunday night.,Flacco started in the primetime loss to the Vikings after replacing Anthony Richardson, a move the Colts made official five days before the trip to Minneapol...
Saints fire Dennis Allen with losing streak at seven games
Dennis Allen was fired as head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Monday following the team's seventh consecutive loss.,Allen was 18-25 with the Saints, who won their first two games this season in dominant fashion over the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys before their current nosedive began. ,N...
Derek Carr Wrecking New Orleans Saints, Time For QB Upgrade in NOLA
Derek Carr has been awful for the New Orleans Saints, and it should be time for their staff to explore all options to upgrade the QB position....
Surprise NFL Trade Deadline Buyers Should Make These Trades
Every season, surprise buyers pop up at the NFL Trade Deadline. This season, these teams should make surprise moves to improve their roster for better chances at a playoff push....
Week 9 MNF: Chiefs-Buccaneers Preview, Props & Prediction
The Chiefs try to keep their perfect season alive when they host the Buccaneers on Monday night. ,Despite being 7-0, things haven't gone smoothly for Kansas City with mounting injuries at skill positions.,Wide receivers Rashee Rice (knee), Hollywood Brown (shoulder), and Skyy Moore (groin) are all o...
Raiders fire OC Luke Getsy, two other coaches
The Las Vegas Raiders fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy late Sunday night after only nine games with the team.,The Raiders also parted ways with offensive line coach James Cregg and quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello during their respective first seasons with the team. ,Las Vegas (2-7) saw its...
NFL roundup: Rams top Seahawks in OT on one-handed catch
Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed 39-yard touchdown catch with 4:57 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Rams a 26-20 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.,The Seahawks (4-5) got the ball first in the extra session, but Kenneth Walker III, who rushed for a game-high 83 yards, wa...
Vikings find second-half spark, hold off Colts
Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes in the second half and the Minnesota Vikings held on for a 21-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night in Minneapolis.,Jordan Addison, Jalen Nailor and Josh Oliver had one touchdown reception apiece for Minnesota (6-2), which bounced back from a two...
Former Browns star ‘Dub’ Jones dies at 99
Former Cleveland Browns standout William "Dub" Jones, who once scored six touchdowns in a game in 1951, died on Saturday at the age of 99, the Browns announced.,An offensive star during the Browns dynasty of the 1940s and 50s, Jones rushed for 2,210 yards over a 10-year career, scoring 21 touchdowns...
Cowboys star WR CeeDee Lamb injures right shoulder
Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has an injury to the AC joint in his right shoulder, the team said after the 27-21 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons. ESPN reported that Lamb will undergo an MRI on Monday.,Lamb, 25, played with the injury, which could be a sprain, after landing hard on h...
Demarcus Robinson hauls in TD to send Rams past Seahawks in OT
Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed 39-yard touchdown catch with 4:57 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Rams a 26-20 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. ,The Seahawks (4-5) got the ball first in the extra session, but Kenneth Walker III, who rushed for a game-high 83 yards, w...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott injures hamstring in loss to Falcons
Along with dropping their third game in a row on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys lost quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hamstring in a 27-21 road defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.,Prescott is slated to undergo an MRI exam on Monday.,With Dallas (3-5) down 27-13 near the end of the third quarte...
Lions out-execute Packers for win at rainy Lambeau
Jared Goff completed 18 of 22 passes for 145 yards, connecting with eight different receivers, with a touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday's rain-soaked 24-14 victory over host Green Bay.,The Lions (7-1) have won three straight games at Lambeau Field and are 5-2 against the Packers under coach D...
Eagles open 22-point lead, hold on to beat Jaguars
Nakobe Dean intercepted Trevor Lawrence with 1:38 remaining in the end zone and the Philadelphia Eagles survived a second-half surge by the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars for a 28-23 victory on Sunday., ,Saquon Barkley gained 199 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns, DeVonta Smith made a sp...
James Conner fuels Cardinals in romp over Bears
James Conner had 107 yards on 18 carries, and the Arizona Cardinals pulled away for a 29-9 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz., ,Trey McBride, Trey Benson and Emari Demercado rushed for one touchdown apiece for Arizona (5-4), which won its third game in a row. Kyler Mur...
Eagles WR A.J. Brown (knee) exits game vs. Jags
Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown returned to the locker room at the start of the second half in Sunday's game against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars., ,The Eagles, leading 16-0, were just about to begin their first drive of the half when Brown jogged off the field. The team said he is...
Dak Prescott injures hamstring, may also have hurt hand
Along with dropping their third game in a row, the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday lost quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hamstring in a 27-21 road defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.,Replays showed Prescott also nursing a swollen right throwing hand, but there was no immediate word from the Cowbo...