Eagles snap counts: Avonte Maddox plays a ton in loss to Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ defense thrived in Week 3, going against a Saints offense that doesn’t major in 11 personnel. That was not the case in Week 4. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers basically live in 11 personnel (three wideouts) so the Eagles had to …

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell met with the media on Monday to discuss the state of the team entering Saturday’s Week 6 matchup against Purdue. One topic of discussion was the running back room. Wisconsin has yet to see a clear top running back emerge, with Chez Mellusi and Tawee Walker mostly splitting snaps and carries. Fickell was clear in …

The Seahawks lost on Monday night, but their offense played an extraordinary game. Seattle gained 38 first downs, the most in any NFL game in more than 10 years and the most in NFL history for a losing team. Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith was excellent, picking up 22 passing first downs. The Seahawks also got 10 first downs running, and …

Wisconsin and Purdue enter Saturday’s matchup both badly in need of a victory. Wisconsin, first, has lost two straight games in blowout fashion. It fell 42-10 to now-No. 1 Alabama, then 38-21 to No. 11 USC. The team sits 2-2 (0-1 Big Ten) on the season. Given the challenging schedule that lies ahead, a win on Saturday is almost a …

A postgame incident from Charlotte involving Bengals running back Chase Brown has caught the attention of the NFL Players Association. Video posted to social media after Sunday’s 34-24 Bengals win over the Panthers appears to show a fan pouring a drink on Brown as he gave his gloves to someone in the stands. Brown said on Monday that he felt …

INDIANAPOLIS – One of Purdue football’s projected offensive weapons in the 2025 class rescinded his commitment Monday night. Hammond Morton receiver Lebron Hill announced on social media he has decommitted. The three-star, top-1,000 prospect had flipped his commitment from Louisville to the Boilermakers on June 25. Morton declared his recruitment “100% open.” More: Purdue athlete ratings of Boilers facilities, support …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter The 2024 QB class had itself a week, folks. Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix all got Ws. That said, let’s not go crazy about where they stand in these rankings. Only one of them made a big jump. (You can probably guess who.) One of them actually fell significantly in the rankings. (You can …

The Titans lost quarterback Will Levis to a shoulder injury early in Monday night’s game against the Dolphins, but that didn’t stop them from getting their first win of the season. Backup Mason Rudolph helped the team to a 31-12 win in Miami and head coach Brian Callahan moved to snuff out any hint of a quarterback question for the …

The Purdue Boilermakers enter Saturday’s matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers after a rocky start to the season. Ryan Walters’ team began the year with a 49-0 win over Indiana State, signaling the program could be moving in the right direction entering his second year in charge. Three straight losses then followed. The Boilermakers fell 66-7 to Notre Dame, 38-21 to …

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 …