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Five ways Purdy made 49ers, NFL history in his first 25 starts originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy seems to make history in just about every one of his NFL starts. And that was the case yet again in the 49ers’ 30-13 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. Purdy completed 15 of …

Perry: Pats offense looks ‘completely punchless’ after latest loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots’ 30-13 loss to San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was ugly on multiple levels. But if you ask Patriots Insider Phil Perry, the most concerning part of their game is still the offense. New England mustered just 216 total yards at Levi’s …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 30, 2024, 11:00 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. There is a reason they are called power plays. For the top 150 skaters in fantasy scoring last season, power-play points accounted …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 30, 2024, 11:00 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. There is a reason they are called power plays. For the top 150 skaters in fantasy scoring last season, power-play points accounted …

Mayo explains why Brissett is best choice for Patriots’ starting QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots lost their third consecutive game Sunday in a Week 4 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on the road, and starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett gave his worst performance of the season so far. Brissett completed 19 of 32 pass …

The Packers finished Sunday’s loss to the Vikings without wide receiver Christian Watson and it may be some time before Watson returns to the lineup. Watson suffered an ankle injury and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Watson could be headed to injured reserve after being diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain. That move would keep him out for at …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst College football Week 5 odds were all the rage, primarily because of the massive Georgia vs. Alabama showdown Saturday night. If you had a hard time deciding between the two teams but still wanted some action, then perhaps a single-game touchdown parlay would’ve been a good avenue for you. It certainly was for one …

The Steelers have sustained a major injury along their offensive line. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, right guard James Daniels has suffered a torn Achilles and will be out for the rest of the 2024 season. Daniels, 27, has started 36 games for Pittsburgh over the last three seasons. He exited Sunday’s eventual loss to the Colts after just six …

The Cleveland Browns’ sluggish, struggling offense could get a jolt this week. Nick Chubb is nearly back. One of the NFL’s top running backs from 2019-22, Chubb is expected to practice for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, returning after he suffered a major knee injury in Week 2 last season against Pittsburgh. Chubb began this …

If you’d been thinking the fantasy landscape was a mess, just wait. Byes are about to hit in Week 5, which means lineup-setting will become an even more uncomfortable process. In the week ahead, we’ll be without the Lions, Eagles, Chargers and Titans. Lucky for you, we’re here to help. Each week, we highlight the top potential fantasy football waiver …

Broncos running back Tyler Badie is back in Denver, but he didn’t return on the team’s plane after their 10-9 win over the Jets. Brandon Kristal of KOA Colorado reports that he and Badie were on the same commercial flight back to Denver on Sunday night. Badie was accompanied by a member of the Broncos medical staff. Badie left the …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Derrick Henry and Jordan Mason led their teams to victories with 100-yard rushing performances over the weekend, as both the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers scratched back to the .500 mark at 2-2. Week 4 also saw bounce-back performances by quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Baker Mayfield, who both threw for more than 300 yards and …

Curran: Starting Drake Maye would be a panic move for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you watched the New England Patriots get demolished by the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, you’re probably in one of two camps. The first camp would argue it’s time to bench starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett — who tallied just 168 passing yards …

(Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports illustration) Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 4 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 5 and beyond. ASKED: So, uh … what’s up with Patrick Mahomes? Let’s begin with this: The Chiefs are …

Should Saquon Barkley have had more than 10 carries in Eagles’ blowout loss to Buccaneers? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The good news? Saquon Barkley averaged 8.4 yards per carry. The bad news? He only had 10 carries. Barkley came into the Eagles-Buccaneers game averaging an NFL-best 5.6 yards per carry, and the Bucs came into the game with …