PHILADELPHIA — The Jalen Hurts blood-clot saga is not going away.

Just before the latest international game began in Paris on Sunday morning, the most controversial international game in NFL history remained in the headlines. The NFL and the NFL Players Association announced, “the NFL and NFL Players Association are working together to ...Read more

HOUSTON — John Harbaugh’s New York Giants responded to the coaching staff’s tough love in J.J. McCarthy’s first start with an impressive 27-21 upset win over the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Sunday.

Coordinator Dennard Wilson’s defense delivered a physical and aggressive performance, led by new middle linebacker Micah McFadden...Read more

BALTIMORE — It would be a tease if it all wasn’t so familiar.

The Baltimore Ravens entered Sunday’s critical AFC North showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals having blown 16 double-digit leads since 2018, most in NFL history.

Make that 17.

After jumping out to a 13-0 first-half lead at M&T Bank Stadium with backup quarterback Tyler ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings had claimed their first lead of the day over the Indianapolis Colts with their first home touchdown in 42 days.

They’d stretched their lead to six as Will Reichard rebounded from his first missed field goal in more than a year. And as they sent five pass rushers after Daniel Jones, 37-year-old safety ...Read more

ATLANTA – The San Francisco 49ers were bound to stay undefeated Sunday with a fourth-quarter comeback.

Then Atlanta Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels got in the way.

Daniels intercepted Brock Purdy’s third-and-9 pass with 2 1/2 minutes remaining, sealing a 29-20 defeat for the 49ers.

The 49ers (6-1) now enter the bye surely fuming ...Read more

They say bye weeks allow teams to rest and recalibrate in order to finish the rest of the season.

It looks like quarterback Malik Willis and the Miami Dolphins used that time wisely.

The offense came out on fire as the Dolphins beat the New York Jets, 28-25.

“We got a chance to really see where we were at,” Willis said of the bye. “We ...Read more

PARIS — The Pittsburgh Steelers came a long way to stretch their winning streak to three games, find out the oldest player in the league can still move and unveil the one-two running back punch that they have envisioned since training camp.

For the second year in a row, they won in a foreign country. They defeated the New Orleans Saints, 16-...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ESPN report claims there was a dust-up between injured left tackle Josh Simmons and coach Andy Reid on Wednesday at the Kansas City Chiefs facility.

Simmons, who has yet to play this season because of a back injury, had returned to practice this past week. The altercation started because Simmons had his feet up in the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Little did Walt Whitman know that when he wrote the line, “I contain multitudes,” in his poem “Song of Myself” in 1855, he would help explain the dichotomy that exists within a 26-year-old Eagles quarterback over 170 years later.

Tavita Pritchard said he quickly learned of the “multitudes” within Tanner McKee as his...Read more

DENVER — The Broncos failed to go all in for Travis Etienne. And look where that got them.

Six weeks into the season, the run game stinks and J.K. Dobbins has been hurt. He has not technically missed time — save for part of the second half against Jacksonville with a hamstring issue and the first quarter at San Francisco when R.J. Harvey ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles will be without their two top receivers for Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) were ruled out on the final injury report released Saturday afternoon. Smith is set to miss his third game of the season because of his lingering hamstring issue, while ...Read more

BALTIMORE — After days of speculation and drama over whether Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson would play this week, the decision matched the past two games.

Jackson, who hasn’t played since suffering a high left ankle sprain in the Ravens’ Oct. 4 win over the Tennessee Titans, was ruled out on Saturday for Sunday’s pivotal AFC...Read more

PARIS — There are Steelers bars all across Europe, from Spain to Serbia and a few countries in between.

But as I planned to travel from Pittsburgh to Paris, I discovered that somehow none were located in France.

How this could be? Paris is one of Europe’s biggest cities. Surely, there had to be a black-and-gold bar somewhere around here. ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The profound connection between Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce is so uncanny as to prompt paranormal explanations.

Like, say, a mind meld, telepathy or ESP.

That supernatural sensation has been almost tangible at times: from the “Do it, Kels” episode in the 13-second game against Buffalo in 2022 to the preposterous ...Read more

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — SoFi Stadium is going strong. The deal that built it is in a smoldering heap.

A decade ago, Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. happily dug ceremonial shovels into the dirt at Hollywood Park, celebrating the impending construction of the world's most expensive stadium.

Now they're on opposite ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — You’re Nick Sirianni. You’ve had a rough month, as bad as any during your five-plus seasons as the Eagles’ head coach. Your team has lost four straight games. Your star running back, Saquon Barkley, missed two of those games and most of a third and only now is poised to return to the lineup. Your Hall of Fame-caliber right...Read more

CHICAGO — Whenever we finally see the whole picture of the 2026 Patriots, whether they become surprise Super Bowl champs or miss the playoffs like chumps, I suspect we will spend as much time revisiting their loss in Chicago as some players did postgame.

“We’re on to the next, man,” safety Craig Woodson told the Herald.

Fair enough.

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NEW YORK — The Giants‘ Halloween bye week can’t come soon enough.

Middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds is out for the season due to the shoulder injury that sidelined him all week in practice, a source confirmed to the News. So the Giants (3-2-1) are now limping down to Houston to face the Texans (2-4) before a much-needed week off.

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