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The Giants miss running back Saquon Barkley. We all saw it coming, thanks to the team’s ill-advised decision to welcome Hard Knocks cameras and microphones into the building during the offseason. As they discussed their plans for Barkley, it became clear that they viewed him as easily replaceable. As it turned out, it’s not that easy. Last night against the …

Can a one-time top-10 draft pick wide receiver help while DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown are out? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Story of his career. Whenever things start going well, disaster strikes. Happened again this summer to John Ross. The one-time 1st-round pick spent the first few weeks of training camp knocking off the rust. But as camp …

The Jets host the Broncos on Sunday, hoping to defeat them for the third straight season. Denver avoided an 0-3 start with a win over the Buccaneers last Sunday, but they will be a road underdog against New York this weekend. Here are the biggest stories to watch as the Jets look to improve to 3-1… Is this a trap …

Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert “Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. We’re on to Week 4, and I’ve got my eyes on a handful of games. For those new to this space, if you are looking for a few wagers to get in on the NFL action, I have you covered. Nothing …

How do 49ers view Mayo’s new-look Patriots? Coaches offer insight originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo has been hard at work trying to establish a new culture in New England, and through three games, the results have been mixed. After a rousing upset in Cincinnati in Week 1, the Patriots lost their home opener to the Seattle Seahawks …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter During his introductory press conference back in January, Jim Harbaugh said he planned on winning multiple Super Bowls as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, a team that has yet to hoist a Lombardi Trophy.  Well, to do that, he’ll have to get past the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, who happen to …

The secret to Reed Blankenship getting so many interceptions originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ defense has just 11 interceptions over the last couple years, among the fewest in the NFL. Just think where they’d be without Reed Blankenship. Blankenship, the third-year undrafted safety, has both the Eagles’ INTs this year, their last three in the past five …

Bears overreactions: Is there already buyer’s remorse on Shane Waldron? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago On paper, the 2024 Bears have opened the season by beating the team they were expected to beat and losing the two games on the road in which they were underdogs. But it’s not the 1-2 record that has alarm bells going off around …

Week 4 kicked off Thursday night with the Dallas Cowboys continuing their dominance over the New York Giants with a 20-15 win. As we approach Sunday, there are a number of players whose status remains up in the air for their team’s next game. Jordan Love, DeVonta Smith, and A.J. Brown are among those we we may or may not …

Despite the Giants putting only 15 points on the board, coach Brian Daboll praised quarterback Daniel Jones after Thursday night’s loss to the Cowboys. “I thought the quarterback played well, made a lot of good decisions, throws. We couldn’t get our run game going,” Daboll said. “We kind of controlled the game in the passing game but we didn’t do …

The Cowboys started Thursday night’s game against the Giants with Andrew Booth at cornerback across from Trevon Diggs, but they opted to make a change at halftime. With Da’Ron Bland and Caelen Carson sidelined by injuries, their option was practice squad elevation Amani Oruwariye. The ball has a way of finding such players in games and the Giants went in …

49ers tight end George Kittle returned to the practice field this week and he sounds like he’ll be back in the lineup this Sunday. Kittle said he “just wasn’t feeling right” after practice last Wednesday and then missed the next two practices after an MRI showed a Grade 1 hamstring strain. He missed the team’s loss to the Rams last …

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was in a much different place on Thursday nigh than he when the Cowboys were playing the Ravens last Sunday. Lamb blew up on the sideline during the loss to Baltimore and wore all the frustrations of a second straight loss on his face when cameras found him on the sideline. Lamb apologized for not …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh started with quarterbacks Easton Stick (2) and Justin Herbert at cut-down day before adding Taylor Heinicke. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Taylor Heinicke is not supposed to be in the spotlight like this. The backup quarterback stood in front of his locker that was full of freshly laundered sweatshirts and spoke to a group of reporters …

Rams defensive lineman Braden Fiske will have some Bears fans rooting for him Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Braden Fiske remembers the Chicago Bears’ last trip to the Super Bowl. Fiske, a Rams rookie defensive lineman, grew up in Michigan City, Ind., about an hour by car from Soldier Field in Chicago. With family members and friends rooting …