Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman had his suspension reduced to two games Wednesday. The NFL suspended Perryman three games for violation of player safety rules, and appeals officer James Thrash reduced it by one game on appeal. Perryman will miss games against the Cardinals and Jaguars. He can return to the Texans’ active roster on Nov. 27. Perryman was suspended for …

The final two weeks of the regular season are upon us. It’s crunch time for the conference title and College Football Playoff contenders. While the playoff is out of reach for the Sooners, they still have an outside shot at a Big 12 title game berth. They’ll need to take care of their own business against BYU and TCU over …

Another week, another starting quarterback lost for the season. The Browns announced Deshaun Watson will have season-ending shoulder surgery after the signal-caller suffered the injury during their Week 10 comeback win over the Ravens. Dorian Thompson-Robinson will be the Week 11 starter for Cleveland as they take on the Steelers in another AFC North showdown. In other news, the Bengals will be without …

Despite a defense that has underperformed, coach Brandon Staley does not want to give up calling defensive plays. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Las Vegas already fired its head coach, and Buffalo dumped its offensive coordinator Tuesday. In Carolina, Frank Reich is now taking back the offensive play-calling he handed off to one of his assistants just three games …

Getty Images NCAA Division I Board Administration Committee denied postseason eligibility waivers for James Madison, Jacksonville State and Tarelton State Wednesday. Most notably, James Madison sits at 10-0 on the season with a 6-0 record in the Sun Belt Conference.  “We’re obviously disappointed in the outcome of the NCAA’s review of our request for bowl relief,” JMU said in a …

Who’s Playing Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens Current Records: Cincinnati 5-4, Baltimore 7-3 How To Watch When: Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. ETWhere: M&T Bank Stadium — Baltimore, MarylandTV: Amazon Prime VideoFollow: CBS Sports App What to Know The Bengals have enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Baltimore …

Nov. 15—Ohio State’s efforts to return to the top of the Big Ten and get back to the College Football Playoff have not gotten much help from special teams this season. The latest example came Saturday night when Michigan State ran a successful fake punt to keep a drive alive even though the Buckeyes had a punt safe call on. …

USATSI Stefon Diggs’ drama with the Buffalo Bills is getting weirder by the month. After the Bills’ loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday night, Trevon Diggs, a cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys) posted on social media about his brother, saying he’s “gotta get up outta there.” Even if Diggs wants out of Buffalo, future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski …

If Leonard Floyd hadn’t been on the field on Monday night, the Bills beat the Broncos 22-21. The Bills would be 6-4 instead of 5-5, and Ken Dorsey likely still is the Bills’ offensive coordinator. Floyd was the 12th man on Wil Lutz’s 41-yard field goal attempt that was wide right, with his penalty giving Lutz and the Broncos another …

Nov. 15—GRAND FORKS — The UND football team closes the regular season Saturday against Illinois State at 1 p.m. at the Alerus Center with both teams in search of a seventh win of the year. Here are eight things to know about the visiting Redbirds. Illinois State spent most of the season with returning starting quarterback Zack Annexstad. Annexstad suffered …

The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the win column after topping the Miami Dolphins 21-14 in Frankfurt, Germany. The win came much to the delight of resident Chiefs fan Nick Wright, who begrudgingly dropped Patrick Mahomes from the top spot in his “Mahomes Mountain” QB tiers last week after the squad fell to the Broncos. But Mahomes was back …

On Tuesday, the NFL announced that Houston Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman was suspended for three games for repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players. Perryman’s suspension ended up not being as severe, as the suspension was reduced to two games.  NFL appeals officer James Thrash, who is jointly appointed by the NFL and …

The season is quickly coming to an end, with the No. 7 Texas traveling to Ames, Iowa, for their final road game of the year against Iowa State. Before the season began, the Longhorns hoped to at least end up in the conference championship game. After all, it’s Steve Sarkisian’s third year as the head coach of Texas and his …

FRISCO, Texas —  Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch has a massive decision to make about his football future following his second season-ending neck injury. He suffered the injury during the team’s 42-10 loss at the San Francisco on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 5, and it has continued to linger, which is why the Cowboys are shutting him down …

Curran, Perry: Patriots haven’t made decision on starting QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Despite being benched in the Week 10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is still taking the first reps at practice. Our Patriots insiders Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry report that no decision has been made yet on which …