Новости за 23.09.2018

The Colts had the ball with seconds to play on their own 38-yard line and a need to erase a four-point deficit against the Eagles. Naturally they tried for a Hail Mary. What was unusual was that they pulled their starting quarterback for the play. Jacoby Brissett replaced Andrew Luck for what turned out to [more]

Tampa Bay's Tyler Johnson is out with an upper-body injury suffered in practice while Columbus' Ryan Murray is dealing with a groin injury after being kicked between the legs.

FOX analyst Troy Aikman was critical of a roughing the passer penalty on Tyrone Crawford in the first quarter. The Cowboys defensive lineman hit Russell Wilson as the Seahawks quarterback released the ball. The 15-yard penalty gave Seattle a first down on a third-down incompletion intended for Brandon Marshall. It appeared similar to Clay Matthews‘ [more]

Cristiano Ronaldo gave Juventus a late win.

On a day when defenses were of little use, the Saints took advantage of a special teams play to spark their offense. The Saints beat the Falcons 43-37 in overtime, taking the first possession right down the field in the extra session, with Drew Brees diving in himself for the game-winning touchdown. That was an [more]

The injury to 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo appears to be the worst-case scenario. San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed after today’s loss to the Chiefs that the team fears Garoppolo tore his ACL. That would be a season-ending injury to the quarterback the 49ers traded a second-round draft pick to acquire and gave one [more]

Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams needed medical attention after landing hard in the end zone while trying for a 42-yard Philip Rivers pass in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Rams, but the pain was likely worth it. Williams held on to the ball and got the Chargers on the board in the [more]

A week after it disappeared, Washington’s offense has been found. Washington quarterback Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes, and running back Adrian Peterson had two touchdown runs, and Washington beat Green Bay 31-17 today. It was a big turnaround from last week, when Washington’s offense couldn’t get anything going in an ugly loss to the [more]

The Ravens have some work to do on special teams, but otherwise, it was a good day. Despite having a field goal and a punt blocked, Baltimore rolled to a relatively easy 27-14 victory over the Broncos. The Broncos allowed three sacks. They had 13 penalties for 120 yards, including a 15-yarder on running back [more]

The Bills didn’t score any points in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Vikings, but it’s hard to imagine anyone in Buffalo getting too upset about that development. They scored the first 27 points of the game, led 27-0 at halftime and cruised to a 27-6 win for the most surprising result of [more]

Today’s game quickly went from bad to worse for the 49ers. The Chiefs, as they have all season, jumped out early and put on an outstanding offensive display, and the 49ers really couldn’t keep up. Kansas City won 38-27, and it was never close. But the huge story coming out of the game was that [more]

Carson Wentz had his ups and downs in his first start since last season’s torn ACL, but the Eagles defense came up big in the red zone several times and the Eagles are 2-1 after a 20-16 home win on Sunday. Andrew Luck had a chance for his first comeback win since returning from a [more]

The Falcons and Saints need more time to score more points. On a day when New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees set the league’s new all-time completions record, the NFC South rivals are headed to overtime tied 37-37. Brees threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns in regulation, which is good. But Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan [more]

The Panthers may not be a conventional offense, as long as Cam Newton is running it. But they are proving they can run it well, in a lot of ways. The Panthers excelled on the ground to beat the Bengals 28-21, leaving both teams with 2-1 records. Carolina did it in a traditional-yet-new school way, [more]

The Dolphins were down 10 points in the second half of Sunday’s home game against the Raiders, but that deficit proved to be no problem. Albert Wilson threw one long touchdown and caught another in the fourth quarter to propel the Dolphins to 28-20 win over the 0-3 Raiders. Wilson’s first score came on a [more]

Last week, a key roughing the passer penalty on Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was attributed to Matthews lifting Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and driving him into the ground. This week, Matthews drew another flag, for a different violation. The league office has posted on Twitter an explanation that the foul occurred because Matthews landed “with all [more]

The Giants led 20-6 at halftime. They had only one scoring drive in the second half, but it was the only one they needed to give Pat Shurmur his first victory as head coach. Eli Manning hit Sterling Shepard with 2:08 left in the fourth quarter to ensure the Giants would win their first game [more]

Butler and Irving have been the subject of much discussion lately, with Butler seemingly on his way out in Minnesota.

Normally when games are this low-scoring, you can blame bad quarterbacks or a lot of turnovers. But when the Titans held on for a 9-6 win over the Jaguars Sunday, the game featured three first-rounders under center and no giveaways. Now both teams are 2-1. Marcus Mariota came on in relief for an injured Blaine [more]

The Dolphins have their first lead of Sunday’s game against the Raiders and they got it on a play that might be called the Miami Special. Ryan Tannehill handed the ball to Frank Gore, Gore flipped it to wide receiver Albert Wilson and Wilson hit Jakeem Grant for a 52-yard touchdown. The extra point put [more]

The Giants scored on all four of their first-half possessions. They punted on their first four possessions of the second half. The Texans could have the lead if not for two turnovers. As it is, they have scored the only nine points of the second half to draw back within 20-15. Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked his [more]

Philadelphia all but ensured itself a playoff spot with a big home win.

Last week, the big story in the NFL was the costly roughing the passer penalty assessed on Packers linebacker Clay Matthews. This week, that’s going to be one of the big stories again. In the third quarter of today’s game, Matthews sacked Washington quarterback Alex Smith, and the officials immediately threw a flag, calling him [more]

The Colts offense sputtered in the red zone after Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz‘s second turnover of the day, but they lead 16-13 after Adam Vinatieri‘s third field goal of the afternoon. That kick made some history for Vinatieri. It was the 565th field goal of his career and that ties Hall of Famer Morten Andersen [more]

The Ravens trailed 14-7 midway through the second quarter. They lead 27-14 midway through the third quarter. Running back Javorius Allen, who scored on a 12-yard pass from Joe Flacco in the first half, got his second score of the day on a 1-yard run on third-and-one. It kept the Ravens perfect in the red [more]