The Lions threw 19 passes on Monday night. All 19 of them were complete. Quarterback Jared Goff went 18-for-18, making NFL history all on his own. But the Lions as a team also did something unprecedented. Goff didn’t throw all the Lions’ passes, but he did throw or catch them all: He also caught a touchdown pass from wide receiver …

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters named analyst Jason Simmons his team’s new play-caller entering Saturday’s matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers. The information came as Walters met with the media for his game-week press conference on Monday. It follows the program’s decision to fire former offensive coordinator Graham Harrell after Saturday’s 28-10 loss to Nebraska. Purdue enters Saturday’s game in Madison, …

The Dolphins picked up just 184 yards of offense en route to a 31-12 loss to the Titans on Monday night. Offensive struggles were to be expected with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out of action and Tyler Huntley making his first start since signing with the team a week ago, but Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said an “abbreviated” playbook didn’t …

Ohio State continues to look like the class of the Big Ten Conference, though the toughest portion of its schedule is still on the horizon. The same could be said for second-tier teams Oregon, Penn State and Michigan, who all remain in the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll. Indiana also remains on its rapid rise up the …

Lions safety Brian Branch was cleared from concussion protocol last week, but then popped up on the injury report Sunday with an illness. The team listed him as doubtful. It is unknown whether the illness is related to the concussion. One of Branch’s $10,128 fines last week was for unnecessary roughness for use of the helmet on Cardinals tight end …

There was always going to be significant changes needed to the College Football Playoff bracket this week with Georgia and Alabama facing off in the final Saturday of September. The win by the Crimson Tide moved them into the top seed of the field and dropped the Bulldogs into a first-round matchup. Both these teams could meet again with the …

A huge blown call by the officials cost Tennessee in the first quarter tonight in Miami. Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley tossed a backward pass behind the line of scrimmage to Tyreek Hill, who failed to catch it and also failed to realize it was a backward pass. Thinking it was an incomplete forward pass, Hill left it on the ground, …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Lucas Raymond had that breakout player aura last season. The Detroit Red Wings winger had a strong rookie season in 2021-22, followed by a dip in production. He entered last season primed to break out, thanks in part to improved linemates, and break out he …

AUBURN, Ala. — J.J. Hester had been quiet to start the season. With a wide receiver corps struggling with injuries and the buzz that Hester generated just before the start of the season, Hester’s lack of production through four games stood out. But in OU’s 27-21 win over Auburn on Saturday, Hester broke out. His 60-yard catch from freshman quarterback Michael …

Lions quarterback Jared Goff went 18-for-18 for 292 yards in Monday night’s win over the Seahawks, an unprecedented stat line in NFL history. Goff had both the most pass attempts ever without an incompletion, and the most yards ever without an incompletion. The previous record for the most passes without an incompletion belonged to Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, who went …

EAST LANSING – Oregon might be new to the Big Ten, but not to Jonathan Smith. The four games he played against his biggest rival as Oregon State’s quarterback. The six games the last six seasons against the Ducks when he was the Beavers’ head coach, including his last at his alma mater before getting hired a day later to …

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed what Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reported on his podcast: Running back Christian McCaffrey has bilateral Achilles tendinitis, which means Achilles tendinitis in both legs. The 49ers placed McCaffrey on injured reserve Sept. 14 with a lingering calf injury and Achilles tendinitis. He cannot return until at least Week 6. But it was …

Alabama football’s offense has been built on a simple math equation: four plus two equals six, combining quarterback Jalen Milroe’s jersey number, freshman phenom Ryan Williams’ jersey number to get the number of points awarded for touchdowns. Ever since Williams joined Alabama’s roster over the summer, he’s been out-of-this-world, quickly jumping up the Crimson Tide depth chart and becoming Milroe’s …

The NFL can change every rule in the books in the hopes of protecting quarterbacks, but they can’t protect quarterbacks from themselves. Titans quarterback Will Levis, while diving in a futile attempt to gain a first down on Monday nigh in Miami, has injured his right shoulder. Levis seems to be saying he hurt himself as he came to the …

Louisville football is back at L&N Stadium this week and will face its second ACC opponent of the season, SMU. The Cardinals look to rebound after falling at Notre Dame, 31-24. SMU beat Florida State, 42-16, last week for its first ACC win. See Louisville ticket prices for every game this season Here’s how much it will cost you to …