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Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (17), shown celebrating his touchdown against the Detroit Lions in the season opener, aggravated his knee injury in that game. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Rams star receiver Puka Nacua is questionable and punter Ethan Evans is out for Sunday’s road game against the Seattle Seahawks, coach Sean McVay said Friday. Nacua left practice …

Houston will not have one of its key offensive linemen for the rest of the season. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, guard Kenyon Green is expected to miss the remainder of 2024 with the shoulder injury he suffered during Thursday night’s loss to the Jets. Green went down in the first half and was replaced by Kendrick Green al …

It looks like there will be two significant differences to the Ravens lineup this week. Veteran safety Marcus Williams was benched for all of last Sunday’s loss to the Browns after playing almost all of the team’s snaps in the first seven weeks of the season. Neither Williams nor head coach John Harbaugh delved into the reason Williams was left …

The Panthers will not have their left tackle when they take on the Saints this weekend. Carolina has ruled out Ikem Ekwonu after he missed all three practices this week with an ankle injury. He suffered the injury in last week’s loss to the Broncos. The No. 6 overall pick of the 2022 draft, Ekwonu will be missing the first …

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Lynch reveals 49ers motto that’s key to yearly second-half surges originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch Greg Papa’s full “Game Plan” interview with John Lynch at 9 p.m. PT Friday on NBC Sports Bay Area. The 49ers usually find an extra gear after their bye week, and there is good reason for that. San Francisco president …

After Week 4, I took some time to check in on the 2024 NFL Draft class and how they were performing for fantasy football managers. Now, with another month in the books, it’s time to revisit. Here’s a look at several rookies who have had a memorable four weeks — for better or for worse. Biggest surprise: QB Bo Nix, …

People are buzzing about New York Jets receiver Malachi Corley having his first touchdown overturned when he dropped the ball right before crossing the goal line. How is that possible? Well, it happens more frequently than you might imagine with the Jets rookie only the latest one wanting to celebrate too soon. Malachi Corley, WR, New York Jets (2024) With …

Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy football lineup decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in …

Eagles injury update: A couple starters miss full week of practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Tight end Dallas Goedert and cornerback Darius Slay were not at Eagles practice on Friday and have now missed the entire week. That makes it very unlikely either will play against the Jaguars on Sunday afternoon. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith was also not …

Terry McLaurin accounting for eight catches and 39 yards through the first two games of the season made it look as if the Washington Commanders were not using their highest-paid player enough. Now, nearly halfway through quarterback Jayden Daniels’ rookie year, McLaurin ranks fourth in the NFL with 579 yards receiving and is on pace for the most productive season …

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 9 lineups! Dallas Cowboys @ Atlanta Falcons Start: Dak Prescott The Cowboys can’t run, and Prescott gets a fast-paced matchup indoors …

Week 9 Byes: PIT, SF Hello, and welcome to my Week 9 Expected Points article. For those who may be new here and are curious about expected points, you should know that expected points come from the previous week’s games and are not projections. Expected points (EP) apply point values to players’ opportunities based on a number of factors such …

C.J. Stroud couldn’t believe it. Neither could his Houston Texans teammates. They were frustrated after a 21-13 loss to the New York Jets on Thursday night when they couldn’t get much going against a team that was seeing its season spiral after losing five straight games. “It’s embarrassing to come out here in a prime-time game and get embarrassed like …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 1, 2024, 11:58 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal has left the team’s road trip due to an upper-body injury. The team announced that Barzal, 27, has returned to Long Island to see team physicians and that a timeframe for his recovery will be announced after that evaluation. …