The first five weeks of the Titans’ season have not generated a lot of outside confidence in quarterback Will Levis. Levis made major errors in judgment that led to game-breaking turnovers in three losses to open the year and then suffered a right shoulder injury early in the team’s Week Four loss to the Dolphins. He returned to action in …
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Kyle Shanahan: Can’t get caught up in history with Chiefs this week
It’s a new season for the 49ers and the Chiefs, but it’s hard to avoid thinking about the end of last season as they head into Week Seven. The Chiefs will be at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday and that means that pre-game preparations for the Niners will include a look back at Super Bowl LVIII. The 49ers led that game …
Read More »Saquon Barkley explains his view on potential revenge game vs. Giants
Saquon Barkley explains his view on potential revenge game vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Saquon Barkley turned around from his locker stall at the NovaCare Complex on Wednesday afternoon to a swarm of reporters eagerly awaiting to speak with him. Hi Saquon. How’s it going? “What’s up?” Barkley said with a sheepish grin. Oh, you know — …
Read More »Thursday Night Football: How to watch the Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints NFL game tonight
Troy Franklin, Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos are visiting the New Orleans Saints tonight on Thursday Night Football. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Thursday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints. Headed into tonight’s match, the Broncos are 3-3, and the Saints are 2-4. …
Read More »NFL Week 7 picks: Unbeaten records on line as Chiefs face 49ers and Vikings play Lions
(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 11-3 (.786); season 56-36 (.609). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-5 (.643); season 49-42-1 (.538). Times Pacific. Off: …
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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had said he was feeling twinges of a problem with his heart before he entered the field on Sunday in Denver. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) While the Chargers were warming up in Denver last Sunday, Jim Harbaugh felt his heart racing. He knew that feeling, having experienced it as a player in 1999 and as …
Read More »Chargers rookies are making new GM’s first draft class a smash hit
Chargers rookie Cam Hart made an immediate impression on coaches during training camp and now he is getting his chance to play because of injuries. He had three tackles against the Broncos last week. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) It was the moment Cam Hart worked and waited for: his first NFL start. Lining up at cornerback against the Denver …
Read More »49ers are favored vs. Chiefs on Sunday, but Patrick Mahomes usually wins as an underdog
The 49ers are 1.5-point favorites to beat the Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch, but Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may think that means he has the 49ers right where he wants them. The Chiefs were 2-point underdogs to the 49ers eight months ago in Super Bowl LVIII, but Mahomes led them to a 25-22 win and was named Super Bowl …
Read More »Jets estimate Aaron Rodgers would have missed practice, full participation for Davante Adams
The Jets only held a walkthrough on Wednesday, so their first injury report ahead of Sunday’s game against the Steelers is just an estimation of how much work players would have done in a regular session but it’s always notable when the starting quarterback is listed as a non-participant. Aaron Rodgers hurt his ankle in the team’s Week Five loss …
Read More »Davante Adams: I’m in a better place, and the Raiders are in a better place
Aaron Rodgers tried to manifest a Jets trade for Davante Adams this summer, saying, “I love Davante. I can’t wait to play with him . . . again.” After 2 1/2 years apart, the players are reunited in New York. Adams said Wednesday that he told the Raiders he wanted to go to the Jets, who acquired him for a …
Read More »Jets’ Davante Adams expects to play Sunday, talks ‘roller coaster’ that led to Aaron Rodgers reunion
The last time Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams took the field together was a Green Bay Packers’ Divisional Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 22, 2022. This Sunday, 1,003 days later, the duo will be back together as the Jets take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh in prime time. Acquired in a trade with the Las Vegas …
Read More »De’Von Achane fully participates in Dolphins practice
Running back De’Von Achane missed the Dolphins’ Week Five win over the Patriots with a concussion, but it looks like the time off during the team’s bye week has served him well. Achane was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and more of the same over the next two days should clear the path for him to return to …
Read More »The ageless, bruising Derrick Henry is making running backs matter again
Derrick Henry leads the NFL in rushing yards this season. Photograph: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP The NFL is a passing league – or so we are told. It’s been that way for close to 20 years. Every new rule, contract, coaching hire and draft slot reinforces that the sport is now engineered to attack or defend the air. But Derrick Henry, it …
Read More »Seahawks place S Rayshawn Jenkins on IR, sign S Ty Okada off practice squad
The Seahawks placed starting safety Rayshawn Jenkins on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Jenkins will miss a minimum of four games before returning. He was on the practice report last week with a hand injury but played the entire game. Jenkins, who signed with the Seahawks as a free agent, ranks third on the team in tackles with 38 …
Read More »Julian Edelman on why he didn’t leave Patriots to join Tom Brady in Tampa: ‘I had to go down with the ship’
Julian Edelman had reasons for not joining Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Unlike Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman finished his NFL career having played for only one NFL team: the New England Patriots. That came up during the first episode of Edelman and Gronkowski’s “Dudes on Dudes” podcast. The tight end gave Edelman …
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