ARLINGTON, Texas — The moment Jayden Daniels’ left arm bent in a direction God does not intend, the Dallas Cowboys had the matchup advantage they needed, because Christian Parker is not.

The Cowboys’ first-year defensive coordinator has not inspired a lot of confidence in a fanbase that desperately wants to believe that his hiring would ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams may have avoided the worst-case scenarios after injuring his right hamstring Sunday, though coach Ben Johnson said Monday that Williams might miss “some time.”

Johnson declared Williams “week to week” but did not rule out the possibility that Williams could play in Week 3 against the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams avoided any major injury to his right hamstring, according to a report from The Ringer and Netflix reporter Tom Pelissero.

Per the report, the Bears are not ruling out Williams’ possible return for the Week 3 game against the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football” at Soldier ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Kyler Murray has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol and will start the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, head coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday.

Though Murray returned to practice on a limited basis last week while working through the five-phase protocol, he was not fully cleared and was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Be careful what you wish for when you're wishing for a new offensive coordinator.

Chargers fans were so over Greg Roman. Anything would be better than his run-heavy scheme stunting quarterback Justin Herbert's anticipated ascension. Anyone would be preferable to the man holding the reins while the Chargers scored just three ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There’s often a moment leading up to a loss when the doubt creeps in, the confidence gets rattled and the composure gets compromised.

There were probably many of those moments for this young Miami Dolphins team, which unraveled in the third quarter, allowing 21 straight points in San Francisco’s 35-13 win.

But the ...Read more

Patrick Mahomes looked more like himself.

The late-game fortune looked pretty reminiscent, too.

The Chiefs used the best outing from Mahomes in more than two years for a 33-30 overtime win against the Colts in a game built for Sunday Night Football.

Here are five observations from immediately after a great game at Arrowhead Stadium:

1. The...Read more

DENVER — In 10 feet of Empower Field grass, the Denver Broncos defense found plenty of real estate to make a stand.

They’d played much better than Monday night’s Kansas City disaster class through 30-plus minutes Sunday against a dangerous Jacksonville offense, and yet a 10-3 game felt in danger of slipping out of reach when the Jaguars ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams carried lofty expectations coming into his third season, and they only grew when he engineered a 59-point season-opening win.

That all came crashing to a halt with 7 minutes, 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter Sunday in a 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field when Williams ...Read more

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Las Vegas Raiders made the kind of egregious mistake Sunday that has led to far too many losses the last few seasons.

This time, they immediately atoned for their error.

The result was a 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium and their first 2-0 start since their last playoff campaign of 2021.

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TAMPA, Fla. — If you’re just interested in drama and entertainment, it was an interesting afternoon of football at Raymond James Stadium.

If, however, you live and die with the scoreboard?

This one took months off your life.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew leads in the third and fourth quarters, waited out a two-hour lightning delay at the ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Sunday afternoon in the Music City, the Tennessee Titans wound up singing the blues.

While the Titans went up, 20-17, on a 32-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter, the Philadelphia Eagles got the ball back with one minute, 56 seconds left to play.

Jalen Hurts, who threw two interceptions earlier in the game, ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — This is certainly not what anyone expected from Mike McCarthy’s offense.

If the Pittsburgh Steelers were “herky-jerky” in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons — those were McCarthy’s words — then they were just plain ol’ choppy-dropsy in Sunday’s 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots at ...Read more

NEW YORK — The rain poured. The New york Jets blew a 10-point lead. And Green Bay stunned them in overtime.

On a soggy day at MetLife Stadium, the Packers (1-1) defeated the Jets (1-1), 20-17.

Geno Smith completed 27 of 41 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Jordan Love completed 16 of 29 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns...Read more

Minnesota Vikings Receiver Justin Jefferson initially seemed prescient.

During his media session with local reporters last week, Jefferson said “there’s definitely potential to create some big, explosive plays” against a Chicago Bears defense that looked vulnerable in a Week 1 win against Carolina.

Quarterback Carson Wentz’s first pass...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams exited Sunday’s game in the fourth quarter with a right hamstring injury, and the Minnesota Vikings closed out a 9-3 win at Soldier Field.

With the Bears trailing 6-3 midway through the fourth quarter, Williams had the offense moving into the red zone, looking to take the lead. Moments ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Carolina Panthers had Bryce Young at quarterback Sunday, and he’s never better than when he’s playing Atlanta.

The Atlanta Falcons had Cooper Rush at quarterback, because their top two QBs were hurt.

That was the biggest difference in a nutshell Sunday, as the Panthers blew out the Falcons, 34-3, to even their record at 1-1...Read more