You’re going to hear a lot about the Dallas Cowboys this week. When the most popular team in the NFL gets embarrassed at home like the Cowboys did on Sunday, it’s a major talking point. But maybe Sunday said more about the Detroit Lions. The Lions looked great, though the loss of defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a horrible leg …
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BYU football: Kalani Sitake has built a nationally ranked team whose sum is greater than its parts in 2024
BYU President C. Shane Reese claps as he and players sing the fight song after the Cougars defeated the Arizona Wildcats during a game held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Isaac Hale Aside from quarterback Jake Retzlaff and a few players with extraordinary special teams achievements, guys such as returners Parker Kingston and …
Read More »49ers fans troll Cowboys on social media after blowout loss to Lions
49ers fans troll Cowboys on social media after blowout loss to Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The only thing 49ers fan enjoy more than a San Francisco win is watching the Dallas Cowboys lose. After the 49ers’ 36-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, San Francisco fans were rewarded for a second time this week as …
Read More »Overtime win against USC shows Penn State is different from past seasons
Throughout the second half of Saturday’s game, I thought one thing: Penn State has all the tools to win a game like this. You could easily argue that for the first time in eight seasons, the Nittany Lions have the makings to win a game like Saturday’s classic in LA. Ironically, eight years ago was the last time USC and …
Read More »Eagles grades by position after a close win over Browns
Eagles grades by position after a close win over Browns originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It wasn’t as easy as it probably should have been. But after the Eagles got booed going into halftime, they did enough to pull out a 20-16 win over the struggling Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Let’s get to the …
Read More »Baker Mayfield responds to Texas football planting flag through his Oklahoma jersey
On Saturday following Oklahoma football’s loss to No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry, former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield caught some strays as Longhorns’ defensive players Anthony Hill Jr. and Barryn Sorrell planted a Texas flag at midfield through Mayfield’s Oklahoma jersey. The former Sooners quarterback responded to Hill Jr. and Sorrell’s postgame actions following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers …
Read More »Lainey Wilson will perform at halftime of Cowboys-Giants Thanksgiving game
Every year, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions each host a game on Thanksgiving Day. So it was only fitting that a special Thanksgiving-related announcement was made at halftime of the Cowboys’ Week 6 game against the Lions. FOX sideline reporter Erin Andrews broke the news alongside country artist Lainey Wilson right before the second half kicked off at AT&T …
Read More »Booms and Busts: Fantasy football’s biggest surprise in Week 6 could end up being a one-hit wonder
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Sean Tucker, top, is congratulated by wide receiver Jalen McMillan (15) and center Robert Hainsey after scoring against the New Orleans Saints during the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Be careful before you meander into that Tampa Bay-New Orleans boxscore. I know it …
Read More »Bowlan paces Pelham in win over West
Oct. 13—MANCHESTER — Justin Bowlan plays three offensive positions for the Pelham High School football team. That’s three more than he played on offense last fall. Depending on the play call, Bowlan, who only played defensive back last year, will line up at wide receiver, running back or as the spread-formation quarterback. The senior ran for three touchdowns and caught …
Read More »Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson carted off field with serious leg injury vs. Cowboys
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was carted off the field with a serious injury to his left leg on a sack of Dallas’ Dak Prescott. Hutchinson’s leg appeared to snap above the ankle when it collided with the left leg of teammate Alim McNeill as Hutchinson was pulling Prescott down in the third quarter Sunday. The Lions were leading …
Read More »Maye reflects on first Patriots start, what needs to improve
Maye reflects on first Patriots start, what needs to improve originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots suffered their fifth consecutive defeat Sunday with a 41-21 loss to the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium. But in some ways, the final score was not very important. This Week 6 matchup was about Drake Maye — the No. 3 …
Read More »How Patriots QB Drake Maye won over the locker room in his first NFL start
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye’s first NFL start felt like a game of tug of war: the New England Patriots offense against the New England Patriots offense. Maye against Maye. It was not surprising that when Maye stepped on the field for his first drive against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, the Patriots …
Read More »Traeshon Holden issues apology to Oregon teammates, Ohio State player after ejection
It was a great night for the No. 2 Oregon Ducks in their 32-31 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, but a tough outing for veteran wide receiver Traeshon Holden. In the second quarter of a close game, Holden was flagged for a flagrant personal foul, and got ejected from the game for spitting on Ohio State defensive …
Read More »Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh briefly leaves due to arrhythmia vs. Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh was checked out in the medical tent before kickoff Sunday at Denver and then briefly headed to the locker room because of an illness. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter took over until Harbaugh returned midway through the first quarter with the Chargers ahead 3-0. Around the same time Harbaugh went to the locker room, Broncos …
Read More »Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson carted off the field with a gruesome lower leg injury
Aidan Hutchinson of the Detroit Lions is tended to by medical staff after injuring his leg. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions had everything rolling on Sunday on the road against the Dallas Cowboys, but then suffered what looks like a major loss. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit’s best defensive player and an NFL Defensive Player of the …
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