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Kirk Cousins led a flawless last-minute drive for Atlanta and connected with Drake London for a 7-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left to give the Falcons a 22-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Saquon Barkley dropped a short pass that stopped the clock with 1:46 left and forced the Eagles to settle for a field goal instead …

Kicking field goals from beyond 50 yards has become so easy for NFL kickers that making them is virtually automatic. Except for the best kicker ever. Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, who for many years was the best kicker the NFL had ever seen, is now the only kicker in the league who has missed multiple field goals from beyond 50 …

The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Injuries — they’re a cruel reality of the games we consume. Here’s the latest on the stars set to miss time coming out of Week 2. A.J. Brown (hamstring): He …

Sep 17, 2024, 11:52 AM ET Veteran defenseman Chris Wideman announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday after six seasons. Wideman, 34, sat out last season due to a back injury. The unrestricted free agent last played with the Montreal Canadiens in 2022-23, recording six assists and a career-high 81 penalty minutes in 46 games. “After much thought, I …

In two games, 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk has been targeted 10 times, with only six catches for 71 yards and no touchdowns. With receiver Deebo Samuel now out due to a “calf strain” (which might or might not eventually and suddenly morph into an IR-worthy Achilles issue), it’s time for more Aiyuk. There’s extra sensitivity to his preparedness and production, …

Ben Roethlisberger wants his old team to ride the hot hand at quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers legend believes Justin Fields should take his old job for the foreseeable future after the Steelers’ 2-0 start, saying that Fields has “earned” the right to keep the starting quarterback role. “So far, I like what I’ve seen,” Roethlisberger said of Fields on his …

Was Belichick’s grudge against Falcons on display during ManningCast? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Call it the Bill Belichick revenge game. The former New England Patriots head coach made his weekly appearance on ESPN2’s ManningCast on Monday night, joining brothers Peyton and Eli Manning on the alternate broadcast of Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons, you’ll recall, spurned …

On one hand, it feels like he’s been around forever. On the other hand, he still has that fresh-faced vibe. Regardless, nothing tells the truth in post-truth America like a calendar. Today, the calendar says Patrick Mahomes is 29. As quarterbacks go, he’s on the front end of his prime. He has seen it all, and he still has the …

Sep 17, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Restricted free agent forward Peyton Krebs signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Krebs, 23, recorded 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) and 67 penalty minutes in 80 games last season for the Sabres. He has totaled 66 points (20 goals, 46 assists) in 215 career games with the …

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals delivered a down-to-the-wire game Sunday, and viewers were plugged in, according to CBS. The network’s “National Game,” which included Chiefs-Bengals for most of the country, averaged 27.9 million viewers, an increase of 8 percent over the comparable period last year. The national game was the most-watched telecast on a single network since …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 17, 2024, 10:00 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 are not as many fantasy-relevant players that experience a season-long lull in production to then later return to their usual self …

Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett admitted after Sunday’s win over the Jaguars that the foot injury that kept him out of a practice last week “didn’t feel great” during the game. But the reigning AP defensive player of the year was still effective, posting a strip-sack and a tackle for loss in the 18-13 victory. And while he didn’t actually …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter It was a much better week for quarterbacks. We can be honest about Week 1: It was widely unimpressive from the league’s passers. There’s no coincidence that Josh Allen topped this list with a pair of rushing touchdowns (and four total). In Week 1, five quarterbacks averaged 5.0 yards per attempt. It was Jordan Spieth meets …

Marvin Harrison Jr looked like a star in the making at the weekend. Photograph: Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports It is always satisfying to see shaky NFL narratives proven false shortly after they bubble up, especially when it concerns a first-round draft pick. The knives were out for Arizona’s rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr fafter his one-catch debut against the …

Point the blame for latest Eagles meltdown straight at Nick Sirianni originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The unthinkable has become the norm. Nightmare endings have become inevitable. It keeps happening and there doesn’t seem to be anything Nick Sirianni can do to stop it. The players have changed. A bunch of ‘em. Twenty-two guys who started a game last …