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‘Growing through the journey:’ Why historically young Eagles defense has huge upside originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia You go through some of the names and ask yourself, “Were those guys all really here just last year?” Nicholas Morrow. Zach Cunningham. Justin Evans. Shaquille Leonard. James Bradberry.Kevin Byard. No wonder the Eagles’ defense fell apart. The nucleus of the 2023 …

You may have heard there’s a big game this week. The Chiefs and 49ers meet in a rematch of Super Bowls LIV and LVIII. Kansas City, of course, won both of those games, and the Chiefs are off to a 5-0 start this season. Plus, they’re coming off a bye, and Andy Reid has the highest winning percentage (.840, 21-4) …

You can watch Thursday Night Football: Broncos vs. Saints at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video. You knew it was going to happen eventually. Thursday Night Football has finally returned to its roots, presenting us with as ugly of a matchup as it gets in Week 7. The 3-3 Denver Broncos will take on the 2-4 New …

Perry: What to know about Drake Maye’s knee injury amid reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you believe Drake Maye can be the future face of the New England Patriots’ franchise, you probably didn’t enjoy seeing Wednesday’s injury report. The rookie quarterback popped up on the injury report with a knee injury, and while he was a full …

Much has been made about the Kansas City Chiefs’ pass catchers: The Hollywood Brown signing (and injury), the Xavier Worthy draft pick, Rashee Rice’s emergence (and then unfortunate injury), Travis Kelce’s usage arguments and JuJu Smith-Schuster partying like it’s 2018. Despite cruising to a 5-0 record and sitting firmly in the top 10 in whatever metric you want to look …

History will be in the air in New Orleans on Thursday night as the Saints honor Drew Brees during their game against the Broncos and their head coach Sean Payton. Payton’s long run with the Saints and the Super Bowl he and Brees won while with the team will be talked about a lot, but it isn’t the history that …

The first five weeks of the Titans’ season have not generated a lot of outside confidence in quarterback Will Levis. Levis made major errors in judgment that led to game-breaking turnovers in three losses to open the year and then suffered a right shoulder injury early in the team’s Week Four loss to the Dolphins. He returned to action in …

It’s a new season for the 49ers and the Chiefs, but it’s hard to avoid thinking about the end of last season as they head into Week Seven. The Chiefs will be at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday and that means that pre-game preparations for the Niners will include a look back at Super Bowl LVIII. The 49ers led that game …

Saquon Barkley explains his view on potential revenge game vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Saquon Barkley turned around from his locker stall at the NovaCare Complex on Wednesday afternoon to a swarm of reporters eagerly awaiting to speak with him. Hi Saquon. How’s it going? “What’s up?” Barkley said with a sheepish grin. Oh, you know — …

Troy Franklin, Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos are visiting the New Orleans Saints tonight on Thursday Night Football. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Thursday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints. Headed into tonight’s match, the Broncos are 3-3, and the Saints are 2-4. …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 11-3 (.786); season 56-36 (.609). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-5 (.643); season 49-42-1 (.538). Times Pacific. Off: …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had said he was feeling twinges of a problem with his heart before he entered the field on Sunday in Denver. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) While the Chargers were warming up in Denver last Sunday, Jim Harbaugh felt his heart racing. He knew that feeling, having experienced it as a player in 1999 and as …

Chargers rookie Cam Hart made an immediate impression on coaches during training camp and now he is getting his chance to play because of injuries. He had three tackles against the Broncos last week. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) It was the moment Cam Hart worked and waited for: his first NFL start. Lining up at cornerback against the Denver …

The 49ers are 1.5-point favorites to beat the Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch, but Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may think that means he has the 49ers right where he wants them. The Chiefs were 2-point underdogs to the 49ers eight months ago in Super Bowl LVIII, but Mahomes led them to a 25-22 win and was named Super Bowl …

The Jets only held a walkthrough on Wednesday, so their first injury report ahead of Sunday’s game against the Steelers is just an estimation of how much work players would have done in a regular session but it’s always notable when the starting quarterback is listed as a non-participant. Aaron Rodgers hurt his ankle in the team’s Week Five loss …