It’s not often that the NFL clears the decks for a nationally televised game on a Sunday afternoon. It’s also not often that we get an early-season Super Bowl rematch between two teams that still have their eyes on getting back to February football. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers have had very different starts to the season. …

Deshaun Watson’s unsuccessful and disappointing stay with Cleveland has taken another significant turn. The embattled quarterback was carted off the field Sunday with a right Achilles tendon injury he suffered on a non-contact play against the Cincinnati Bengals. Watson, who has not lived up to expectations in his two-plus seasons with Cleveland, went down without being touched on a second-down …

Coach “Google Me” saw a spike in search traffic Saturday afternoon. Indiana’s 56-7 destruction of Nebraska sparked more college football observers to familiarize themselves with Curt Cignetti, the first-year coach of the Hoosiers who’s full of bravado, with the résumé to back it up. “There was a national perception that Nebraska had a pretty legit defense on a national scale,” …

Patriots DT criticizes teammates after lackluster effort vs. Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The finger-pointing in the New England Patriots locker room continued after the team’s latest demoralizing defeat. Pats defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale made some eye-opening comments about his teammates following Sunday’s 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. “Jerod (Mayo) just said everybody gotta check …

Oct 20, 2024, 02:50 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche placed Jonathan Drouin on injured reserve Sunday and called up fellow veteran forward Chris Wagner from the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. Drouin, 29, has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since he was injured in Colorado’s season opener at the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 9. The third …

AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 2 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll. after their …

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) celebrates his touchdown in the first half against the Bengals. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Nick Chubb is one of the easiest players in the NFL to root for. The Cleveland Browns running back overcame a brutal knee injury in college to be one of the NFL’s best running backs for the Cleveland Browns, and …

=Oregon Ducks running back Jay Harris (22) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Oregon Ducks are the new unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. Then-No. 2 Oregon (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) kept its perfect record Friday night with a 35-0 win against Purdue, something previous No. 1 Texas was …

CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 20: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during warmups before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field on October 20, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson left Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a non-contact leg injury. Watson planted his right …

Oregon is the No. 1 team in the country. The Ducks moved up to the top spot in the AP Top 25 after Texas lost to Georgia Saturday night. Oregon played Friday and easily beat Purdue 35-0 on the road, less than a week after the Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31. It’s the first time Oregon has been ranked at …

Eagles’ Mekhi Becton ruled out of Giants game with concussion originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eagles starting right guard Mekhi Becton will miss the rest of the Giants game with a concussion. He was officially ruled out early in the second quarter. Without Becton, the Eagles have second-year player Tyler Steen at right guard in …

For the third time in as many weeks there is a new No. 1 in our still-early College Football Playoff projections. Texas had been steamrolling its opponents but the Longhorns were beaten by Georgia in relatively easy fashion. So the Bulldogs jump up to the No. 2 spot right behind new No. 1 Oregon, which isn’t having much trouble transitioning …

DeMario Douglas limited by nasty illness in Patriots’ loss to Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston DeMario Douglas’ first NFL game in London didn’t exactly go as planned. The Patriots’ second-year wide receiver caught just two passes for 14 yards in New England’s 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in a disappointing performance after he tallied a …

Sep 28, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; A pylon features an SEC logo during the Texas Longhorns game against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images College football once again saw some wild results in Week 8, resulting in some changes at the top of the US LBM Coaches …

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are aiming to become the first NFL team to three-peat in the Super Bowl era, and so far things are looking good. Coming off their bye, the Chiefs are 5-0 and now have a road matchup against the San Francisco 49ers in America’s Game of the Week (4:25 pm. ET on FOX and …