TAMPA, Fla. — You were cheering, weren’t you? When Baker Mayfield spun out of the pocket, picked up a first down and tried to split two defenders with the end zone in sight, your pulse quickened and your blood pressure...Read More

DENVER — Anybody got Drew Brees’ number?

Kidding! Sort of.

“He’s a first-rounder, drafted by Sean Payton,” Bubby Brister, the former Broncos quarterback, texted me Tuesday morning when I asked about Bo Nix’s ...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Facing second-and-goal at the Denver 15-yard-line on the Chiefs’ first drive of the season, Travis Kelce was Patrick Mahomes’ primary target as the play unfurled.

But Kelce was well-covered and ...Read More

Great players don’t need perfection to ruin an opponent’s afternoon. No, they just need a helmet, a pulse and a good game plan.

Case in point: George Kittle and Nick Bosa in the 49ers’ 27-7 Week 1 beatdown of the ...Read More

NEW YORK — The NFL season is underway — and with plenty of takeaways already.

It can be easy to overreact to Week 1, especially after a slate of games that totaled 791 points, tying the scoring record for an NFL ...Read More

CHICAGO — News that Mike Ditka was back in Chicago and paying attention to the Bears from his Streeterville condo was almost as heartening as stories of Pope Leo XIV keeping up with the White Sox from the Vatican.

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