Новости за 24.09.2018

It looked for most of the offseason like running back Adrian Peterson‘s playing career might be over. Through the first three weeks of the regular season, that assessment looks like it was way off. Peterson ranks fifth in the league in rushing after Sunday’s 120 yards on 19 carries in Washington’s 31-17 win over Green [more]

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski confirmed on Sunday night that he threatened to retire in April when he got word that the Lions were trying to acquire him in a trade. Asked after the Patriots lost to the Lions about the report that he put the kibosh on a trade between the two teams, Gronkowski [more]

Patriots coach Bill Belichick lost to a protege on Sunday night in the Lions and coach Matt Patricia. Afterward, Belichick said the student out-coached the teacher. “I think they clearly outplayed us and out-coached us today,” Belichick said. The Patriots have now lost two games in a row and are just 1-2 this season. “The [more]

The Sunday of Week 3 might have seemed really weird, but Adrian Peterson is here to tell you it was completely normal. Today, Peter King’s Football Morning in America column covers: The Bills' stunning underdog win ... but don't you dare call it fluky, as Josh Allen and company played ball control and turnover-free football to thoroughly beat the Vikings. Adrian Peterson's return to form at 33 ... the Redskins running back was tired of others writing his story, so he decided to take control with the way he performs on the field. Читать дальше...

Miami joins the Wizards, Trail Blazers, Nets, Pistons, Bucks, Clippers, Rockets, 76ers, and Cleveland Cavaliers in chasing Butler.

Miami joins the Wizards, Trail Blazers, Nets, Pistons, Bucks, Clippers, Rockets, 76ers, and Cleveland Cavaliers in chasing Butler.

No one would argue that Matthew Stafford is better than Tom Brady. But on Sunday night, Stafford was able to play a lot longer, and that made a significant difference. The Lions have put up big fantasy football numbers in the past, but had more of a sustained and stable offense, in beating the Patriots [more]

Saints quarterback Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time leader in completions on Sunday. A couple of teammates made some history while catching those passes. Receiver Michael Thomas had 10 catches for 129 yards. He has 38 this year, the most any player ever has had in the first three games of a season. He’s also [more]

The new Chelsea manager hopes to emulate his Reds counterpart.

The Lions dominated the first half, and only led by 10. They may quickly regret not taking more advantage of that. The Patriots got an interception by rookie linebacker Ja'whaun Bentley, and then Tom Brady led a sharp touchdown drive, cutting the Lions margin to 13-10 in the first five minutes of the second half. [more]

Brand went on to say that he felt like development was also important in this process, citing Markelle Fultz and Dario Saric.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has served on the league’s competition committee. His son, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, does now. It sounds like Jerry Jones hopes Stephen Jones and the rest of the competition committee do something to curb the roughing the passer penalties for next season. Jerry Jones strongly disagreed with a roughing [more]

The Lions might not be as far ahead as they could be. And yet, the difference in team speed and efficiency so far between the Lions and Patriots is remarkable. Detroit is up 13-3 at halftime, and is frankly dominating New England so far. The Lions have a 231-70 yardage advantage at the break, and [more]

Dolphins receiver Albert Wilson threw a 52-yard touchdown pass on Sunday. He also caught a 74-yard touchdown pass. The achievement makes him only the fourth player in league history to have a touchdown throw and a touchdown reception in excess of 50 yards in the same game. According to the NFL, Wilson joins Wilson Hall of [more]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic played a major role as the LA Galaxy took another big step towards the playoffs.

Aaron Rodgers appeared to grab his right hamstring during Sunday’s loss to Washington. The Packers quarterback denied he injured his hamstring, though. In fact, he doesn’t even remember ever grabbing the back of his leg. “Nope,” Rodgers said, via packersnews.com. “I don’t know. I don’t remember. Hamstrings are fine.” But Rodgers admitted his left knee [more]

It’s early yet, and there is plenty of time to adjust. But so far, the student is ahead of the teacher. The Lions are up 10-0 on the Patriots, with Matthew Stafford hitting Kenny Golladay for a touchdown pass which needed review to confirm. While there was some confusion when the ball popped out, Golladay [more]

The league was pleased to see Patriots quarterback Tom Brady choose to ditch a now-banned helmet before his 2019 deadline for doing so. The league may not be pleased to see that Brady has switched back to his now-banned helmet. As noticed during the NBC pregame show by my son Alex, who provides me with [more]

The Cowboys added injury to insult when starting weakside linebacker Sean Lee aggravated his hamstring in the loss to the Seahawks. Lee, who has a history of hamstring injuries, did not sound optimistic afterward. “Felt something, some tightness,” Lee said, via Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News. “Hopefully it will be a quick turnaround. [more]

When the Panthers made their cut to 53 players, we had a post highlighting the fact that defensive end Efe Obada made the roster after starting to play football in London at the age of 22. Obada had a harrowing childhood that included being trafficked from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom and being abandoned [more]

The NFL’s new focus on roughing the passer has once again created a Sunday evening ruckus. And, once again, Packers linebacker Clay Matthews is smack dab in the middle of it all. But the NFL insists that today’s call — a penalty arising from Matthews landing on Washington quarterback Alex Smith with all or most [more]

Seattle safety Earl Thomas, who has been the subject of trade talks between the Seahawks and Cowboys, claims that before today’s game, Cowboys coaches approached him and asked if he was ready to get traded. Asked if today’s game could have been his last as a Seahawk, Thomas said it’s possible. “Yeah, of course, I [more]

Could the former Real Madrid teammates join forces again in Miami?

The Cardinals gave Josh Rosen his first taste of regular season action late in Sunday’s game against the Bears when head coach Steve Wilks decided to yank Sam Bradford with Arizona down 16-14 in the fourth quarter. Bradford threw two touchdowns in the first quarter to put the Cardinals up 14-0, but they couldn’t score [more]

Let the baseless speculation about what will happen with Davis after this season begin.