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In Drake Maye, Patriots got the right guy for a nasty job originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tough day for the “Ohhhhh, but what if he gets hurt?!?!?!?” crowd. Drake Maye got folded in half like a chaise lounge on one throw, landed on like a sectional sofa at the end of a strip sack and took a pretty …

‘I was having fun:’ Nick Sirianni discusses wacko behavior at end of Browns win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A few of his players told Nick Sirianni to just be himself. Unfortunately, he was listening. Sirianni was caught on the Eagles-Browns FOX TV broadcast having an animated shouting match with fans at the Linc in the final seconds of …

Deshaun Watson’s $230 million contract is guaranteed. Seemingly, so is his job. Watson failed to lead the Cleveland Browns to an offensive touchdown, failed to lead Cleveland to its first 20-point game, failed to lead Cleveland to even a glint of hope it can turn around its season. None of the beleaguered QB’s football foibles — much less his high-profile …

Patriots-Texans Stock Watch: Kayshon Boutte pops; Ja’Lynn Polk drops originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye breathed new life into the New England Patriots’ offense Sunday afternoon. The 22-year-old rookie quarterback completed 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns — more than Jacoby Brissett threw in the previous five games combined — in the Patriots’ 41-21 …

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson says he’s trying to stave off a losing culture amid the team’s losing ways. “Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us,” Pederson said on the team’s postgame show Sunday after a 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in London, via ESPN. “We’ve got to change. I say we, it’s all of us — coaches, players, …

Cowherd oddly ranks 49ers QB Purdy behind Broncos rookie Nix originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Colin Cowherd dropped his latest NFL quarterback ranking, and it’s a doozy. Particularly because of where he has 49ers signal-caller Brock Purdy ranked. The FOX Sports analyst, on Friday’s episode of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” discussed Purdy’s place in the quarterback hierarchy …

The classic catchphrase “any given Sunday” did not have any place in the NFL in Week 6. In a league where most of the games are normally close and coming down to the last few minutes, there were seven games decided by 14 or more points, and most of them were never close at any point. Seeing so many blowouts …

Jerry Jones says he isn’t considering a coaching change. There’s no question the owner of the Dallas Cowboys has had happier birthdays than his 82nd. Yet another puzzling blowout loss at home — this one on Jones’ birthday — has the Cowboys at a crossroads going into their open week before a visit to San Francisco, where they played dreadfully …

So it turns out it still takes a little time to learn to play in the NFL — two games. Since his disastrous Weeks 1-2, Caleb Williams is averaging 7.89 yards per attempt to go along with a 9:3 TD:INT total, 106.4 QB rating and 70 percent completion rate across four starts. He has added 15 scrambles for 110 critical …

The Raiders made a quarterback switch to Aidan O’Connell for Week 6, but it didn’t help the team’s offense much in the 32-13 loss to Pittsburgh. O’Connell finished 27-of-40 passing for 227 yards with a touchdown and an interception. But the Raiders also had two lost fumbles and a blocked punt to put the team’s defense in a bad spot. …

DETROIT — It had been a glorious fall here in Detroit — day after day of 70s, soft breezes and sunshine. Few clouds. No storms. Construction cranes continued to swing in a revitalized downtown, finishing skyscrapers and fresh condos alike. The Tigers got hot and offered a few weeks of baseball’s unique burst of energy. And the Lions … the …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyOct 14, 2024, 12:20 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the potential to help fantasy teams in a variety of leagues. We’ll also present several strong streaming candidates for the immediate week ahead. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Daily lines | …

You people should certainly know the drill by now: Each week, we highlight the top potential waiver pickups who remain available in at least 50% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. If you find yourself with roster needs entering Week 7, the names below deserve your attention. Quarterbacks Drake Maye, New England Patriots (6%) The eye-test and box-score agree: Maye had …

Oct 14, 2024, 11:51 AM ET The Florida Panthers will be without forward Matthew Tkachuk for about a week due to illness, the team announced Monday. The team is targeting Oct. 22 as the return date for the 26-year-old veteran. Tkachuk, who did not play in Saturday’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres, has recorded two assists in two games this …

Drake Maye’s game vs. Texans was first of its kind in 74-plus years originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Was Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans the best 20-point loss in New England Patriots history? Hear us out: Yes, the Patriots were outclassed by the Texans in a 41-21 defeat that dropped them to 1-5 on the season. But the …