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Caleb Williams celebrates after leading the Bears to victory in London. Photograph: Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock On the flight from Chicago to London for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams carried the hopes of an entire fanbase – not to mention the burden of a 75-year quarterback curse unparalleled in pro football history. Evidently, Williams …

With Todd Downing calling the plays, the Jets marched right down the field on their first drive. But running back Breece Hall couldn’t pull in an Aaron Rodgers’ pass on third-and-4 from the Buffalo 16. The Jets settled for a chip-shot Greg Zuerlein field goal from 34 yards. Rodgers went 3-for-4 for 38 yards on the drive. The Bills, though, …

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the Minnesota Vikings fielded “The Purple People Eaters”— a formidable defensive front of Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, Gary Larsen and Doug Sutherland that helped the Vikings make it to multiple Super Bowls and put two players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, the 2024 Vikings defense is not that good …

The top two receivers in the 2024 draft are currently in the concussion protocol. Joining Giants receiver Malik Nabers on the league’s return-to-play process is Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison, Jr. On Sunday against the Packers, Harrison wobbled and fell after he got up. His head had hit the thigh of a Green Bay defender. Harrison eventually was ruled out. The …

The Jets had scored no touchdowns in their last 25 drives that started in their own territory. They ended that streak on their second drive. The Jets marched 70 yards in nine plays, scoring on a 5-yard throw from Aaron Rodgers to Garrett Wilson on third down. Officials originally ruled it incomplete, but replay clearly showed Garrett with both feet …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Shortly before midnight local time, Woody Johnson climbed into the passenger row of a golf cart that would transport New York Jets brass from the locker room toward their MetLife Stadium vehicle entrance. Six days had elapsed since Johnson had exercised his control as team owner to fire head coach Robert Saleh. Even fewer days had …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst Casual bettors tend to bet on favorites and also love to include them in parlays. But the NFL is one of the most unpredictable professional sports leagues in the world, and this lends itself to several surprising results every week. Not this week. Entering the Sunday night matchup between the Bengals and Giants, bookmakers …

Edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson wasn’t the only defensive lineman the Lions lost in the big win over the Cowboys. Nose tackle Kyle Peko was injured with 7:55 remaining in the first quarter while making a tackle on Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott. Peko did not return with a pectoral injury. On Monday, he underwent an MRI. Tom Pelissero of NFL …

The Chargers signed veteran cornerback Eli Apple to the practice squad, the team announced Monday. Los Angeles needed depth at the position after placing Asante Samuel Jr. on injured reserve Saturday. Apple, 29, has remained a free agent since the offseason began. He spent last season with the Dolphins, appearing in 10 games with four starts and totaling 46 tackles, …

The Buffalo Bills are top of the AFC East [Getty Images] The Buffalo Bills piled further misery on the New York Jets with a 23-20 victory at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Jets were playing for the first time since head coach Robert Saleh was dismissed, but interim coach Jeff Ulbrich was unable to steady the ship. Buffalo quarterback …

Monday Night Football was something. There were 22 accepted penalties, a few questionable and a few more ticky-tack, for 204 yards to go along with a Hail Mary at the end of the first half, four missed kicks and a combined 752 yards. The Bills held on for a 23-20 victory over the Jets. Buffalo moved to 4-2, while the …

Monday night’s game between the Bills and Jets included 22 penalties for 204 yards. After the 23-20 Buffalo win, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers shared his views on what transpired. His criticism included a roughing the passer foul called against Bills defensive end A.J. Epenesa, for a hit on Rodgers. “It seemed a little ridiculous,” Rodgers said of the penalties generally. …

Football coaches have a knack for viewing the glass as half full. Even when the glass is nearly empty. A day after the worst home loss for the Cowboys in Jerry Jones’s 36 years as owner of the team, coach Mike McCarthy tried to find a silver lining in the “proverbial shit hole.” “At the end of the day if …

The winds were swirling around MetLife Stadium on Monday night, and it ended up costing the Jets in their 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills as veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein missed a pair of second-half field goals. With the score tied in the third quarter, Zuerlein – who had already connected on two extra points and a 22-yard field goal …

The new-look Jets made plenty of changes since their last game eight days ago, but a lot of their most concerning issues remained. Most importantly, the outcome was familiar as New York wasted one of its best offensive performances of the season and came up short against a divisional rival. With Jeff Ulbrich as the new head coach and Todd …