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Vic Fangio explains the next step after Jalen Carter’s dominant Week 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni revealed on Monday that Jalen Carter was the team’s player of the game against the Saints. For his performance, Carter got a game ball. No surprise there. The Eagles’ second-year defensive tackle put together an absolutely dominant …

Coming out of the 49ers’ 32-19 season-opening victory over the New York Jets, the player of the game wasn’t any of San Francisco’s well-known stars. Instead, that honor went to Jordan Mason, unknown to the casual NFL fan prior to that Monday night.  With superstar running back Christian McCaffrey inactive due to injury, Mason made his first NFL start in …

Josh Harris was approved as the new owner of the Commanders in July 2023 and the decisions that the team has made since then have been focused on charting a new path after the on- and off-field failures of the Daniel Snyder era. One key move came in April when the team drafted quarterback Jayden Daniels with the second overall …

The buzz surrounding Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels seems to grow each week, and Monday night’s performance in a thrilling 38-33 win over the Bengals was one of the best ever by a rookie. Daniels went 21-for-23 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, also leading Washington with 39 rushing yards and another score. How rare is a passing game that accurate? …

Justin Tucker, the K2 off of most draft boards this fantasy football season, hasn’t been as “automatic” as he’s been in previous seasons. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Since his first All-Pro season back in 2013, fantasy football managers have continuously relied on Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker as a top option in drafts. Though “reaching” on kickers is a …

Chuba Hubbard scored 27.9 fantasy points on 26 touches in a much-improved Carolina Panthers offense in Week 3. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images) Saquon Barkley, Kyren Williams and Derrick Henry — three names that would have absolutely no one blinking twice at the fact that they each managed a top-five finish at the running back position in Week 3. [Week …

San Francisco 49ers wideout Jauan Jennings led all WRs with 46.5 points in fantasy football leagues. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Fantasy football managers and NFL fans alike spent most of the month of August talking about whether or not the San Francisco 49ers would pay their top wide receiver ahead of the season. Little did we know, they already had! [Week …

Now that we’re heading into Week 4 of the fantasy football season, it’s officially time to let go of some of the pre-conceived ideas we had about our rosters and what their weekly construction will look like. Players like Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift are slipping out of your flex spots and being replaced by … Carolina Panthers Diontae …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Rachaad White could see a knock in his fantasy value if his efficiency does not improve dramatically thanks to some high-end play from rookie Bucky Irving. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It’s no secret that the running back position can be one of the most difficult to stream in fantasy football any given …

Last night, the NFL staged a pair of staggered Monday night games — Jaguars at Bills and Commanders at Bengals. The first game started at 7:30 p.m. ET, and the second one started 45 minutes later, at 8:15 p.m. ET. Most didn’t like it. A Twitter poll posted after the second game started asked a simple question. Do you like …

Justin Fields has led the Steelers to an unbeaten start to the season. Photograph: Jack Dempsey/AP Trending up Pittsburgh Steelers “It was a fight. I didn’t feel anyone blink or any guys running away from the challenge,” said Mike Tomlin with a satisfied snarl after the Steelers dispatched the LA Chargers on Sunday. Tomlin has forged a team expected to …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice tied Diontae Johnson for a league-high 14 targets in Week 3. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) After a slow start to the passing game this season (which meant some disappointing outings for fantasy football managers and their wide receivers), things started picking up in Week 3. There was a lot of value that won out …

The Eagles have made a few roster moves on Tuesday. Philadelphia has placed receiver Britain Covey on injured reserve after he suffered a shoulder injury during Sunday’s win over New Orleans. Covey had to exit the game in the first half and was unable to return. He has caught seven passes for 34 yards so far this season. He’s also …

The Raiders signed cornerback Sam Webb from the practice squad to the active roster, the team announced Tuesday. They placed safety Marcus Epps on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Epps will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. In the first two games of the season, Epps played every defensive snap for the Raiders. …

After reports emerged earlier on Tuesday, the Panthers made it official in the afternoon, announcing that receiver Adam Thielen has been placed on injured reserve. Thielen suffered a hamstring injury while catching a 31-yard touchdown pass late in the first half of Sunday’s victory over the Raiders. Carolina also placed safety Jordan Fuller on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. …