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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots shifted to the two-minute drill, their rookie quarterback settled in. Drake Maye knew this collection of calls. He knew that the Houston Texans were playing man coverage and creeping toward him. And the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft knew that the receiver he’d warmed up with until the final substitution …

Sunday night’s matchup between the Bengals and Giants turned into a defensive battle at MetLife Field. But in the end, Cincinnati prevailed with a 10-point victory, defeating New York 17-7. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow started the game with a 47-yard rushing touchdown, pulling the ball down on third-and-18 to find nothing but clear turf in front of him. But after …

The sixth week of the NFL is nearly in the books, with just one game left to play. Several players had incredible performances, along with surprising results from multiple teams. Arguably the most impressive performance of the week came from the entire NFC North division, with three of the four teams earning wins while the Vikings were on a bye.  …

In a tight and tense defensive struggle, the 1-4 Cincinnati Bengals knew they couldn’t afford another loss and did just about enough to hold off the battling Giants as Chase Brown’s 30-yard touchdown run clinched a 17-7 win with 1:52 remaining. Big Blue dropped to 2-4 on the year with the loss. The only score of the first half came …

5 Things I care about Tee Higgins Forgive me for quoting myself, but I will reference the exact sequence I wrote in my Week 6 preview column about this game, because it feels pertinent to tonight’s result for the Bengals offense. We do all these thought exercises in the offseason about how the Bengals can evolve on offense in the …

Detroit Lions @ Dallas Cowboys Detroit’s offense looked unstoppable against an injured and overmatched Dallas defense, while Dak Prescott had one of the worst games of his career. Prescott entered 5-0 with his highest career Passer Rating versus the Lions, but he finished as this week’s lowest fantasy-scoring QB and with a completion percentage over expectation (-11.9) in the 10th …

NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand after big win vs. Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There are levels to the NFL heirarchy. There are true Super Bowl contenders and then there are pretenders. And then there’s the Dallas Cowboys. It was a litmus test week for some of the league’s top teams, and while some proved themselves …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, center, returned to the sideline after being treated in the locker room in Denver because of a heart issue. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) The setting was different, but for Jim Harbaugh the feeling was hauntingly familiar. It began the night before Sunday’s Chargers game against the Denver Broncos, when an irregular heartbeat — an issue …

The NFC North isn’t just the best division in football. It’s the best division football has seen through six weeks since the league realigned to six, four-team divisions. Per the NFL, the NFC North is the first division with all teams at four or more wins through six weeks since the adoption of the current format in 2002. The Vikings, …

The Detroit Lions made a statement in their 47-9 blowout over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and Tom Brady is definitely sold on the idea that Jared Goff & Co. are once again Super Bowl contenders — if not favorites — this season. When asked by FOX NFL Sunday studio analyst Howie Long after the game if the Lions are …

Jerry Jones had nothing to celebrate on his 82nd birthday. The Cowboys were humiliated 47-9 to a team coached by one of his former players, Dan Campbell. It was the worst home loss for the Cowboys since 1988, the year before Jones purchased the team, and it tied for the biggest margin of loss in Jones’ tenure. The Cowboys also …

For each game he broadcasts during the 2024 NFL season all the way through Super Bowl LIX, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is choosing one standout star as his LFG Player of the Game. There were several members of the Lions whom Brady could have chosen after Detroit’s 47-9 beatdown of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. However, as …

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones turned 82 on Sunday, but it wasn’t a birthday to remember. The Lions humiliated his team 47-9 in the most lopsided home loss that the Cowboys have experienced since 1988. After the game, Jones said that the loss was a “shocker” and called it both “very concerning” and “very humbling.” Jones said that he wasn’t ready …

Caleb Williams has been improving in both fantasy football and reality on a week-to-week basis. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) It took us six weeks to get here but we finally got to see all top-three picks from the 2024 NFL Draft in action — and the results were actually pretty good. Caleb Williams led the Bears …

Curran: With Maye, Pats ‘an ascending team’ despite fifth straight loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots were blown out on their home field by the Houston Texans on Sunday, but the 41-21 final score doesn’t tell the whole story. Drake Maye left many feeling encouraged after his first NFL start. The rookie quarterback recorded three …