Новости за 04.11.2018

In an otherwise meaningless late touchdown for the Falcons in a rout of Washington, Atlanta players celebrated as if it was the deciding score. That’s because it was Julio Jones‘ first touchdown of the season. It came on his 60th catch of the season. Jones had only three touchdowns on 88 catches last season. Jones [more]

The story of today’s game in Minnesota was simple: The Vikings brought a relentless pass rush on Matthew Stafford, and the Lions had no answer. Stafford was sacked a career-high 10 times, as the Lions’ offensive line struggled to give him time and Stafford struggled to find anyone open when he did have time. The [more]

Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Buccaneers are doing it again. After falling behind 35-7 in the second quarter to the Panthers, the Bucs have cut the lead to 35-28, with Fitzpatrick throwing four touchdowns. Last week against the Bengals, they trailed 34-16 as Jameis Winston threw four interceptions. But Fitzpatrick erased that 18-point deficit to tie [more]

Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley left the game in the fourth quarter after a hard hit by Washington linebacker Mason Foster. The Falcons reported Ridley is being checked for a head injury and listed him as questionable to return. Ridley has six catches for 71 yards and a touchdown. He scored 40-yard reception with 28 seconds [more]

Ben Roethlisberger landed on his right shoulder on a tackle by Ravens linebacker Za'Darius Smith. Smith’s 272 pounds came down on top of the Steelers quarterback, but it was not a penalty as Roethlisberger was a runner. He scrambled 12 yards on the play, which was negated by a holding penalty on Alejandro Villanueva. Joshua [more]

The Jets defense has continually given the team’s offense chances during Sunday’s game in Miami, but the offense did little with them through the first three quarters. Their latest failure led to the first touchdown of the game. Sam Darnold got a bad shotgun snap from center Spencer Long and recovered to throw a pass [more]

The Browns have made a quarterback change, but it wasn’t one of choice. Baker Mayfield headed into the sideline medical tent during a timeout in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Tyrod Taylor, who started the first three games of the season, is now in the game. Mayfield was sacked by Chiefs [more]

The Broncos won’t have rookie running back Royce Freeman against the Texans. They listed him among their inactives with a high-ankle sprain. Phillip Lindsay will start for the second time this season. Lindsay gained 112 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown last week. The Broncos’ other inactives are safety Darian Stewart (neck), cornerback Bradley [more]

You can take the man out of Sunderland, but...

Washington is out of healthy offensive linemen. Right guard Brandon Scherff is the latest to leave. He was holding his left shoulder as he left in the third quarter, and Washington lists him as questionable to return. FOX sideline analyst Pam Oliver reports that defensive end Matt Ioannidis will come into the game in the [more]

The Browns cut the Chiefs lead to six points just before halftime, but they are back down three scores with half the third quarter still to play in Cleveland. Patrick Mahomes threw his third touchdown pass of the day on the first Chiefs possession of the second half and Damien Williams blocked a Britton Colquitt [more]

Stevens let go after NHL-worst 4-8-1 record to start the season.

The Buccaneers managed to cut the Panthers’ lead to 35-14 just before halftime, but one of the only sources of intrigue for them apparently won’t be happening today. Fox sideline reporter Sara Walsh asked Bucs coach Dirk Koetter if he would consider replacing quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick with former No. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston. “He [more]

The Saints moved cornerback Ken Crawley from the first team to the inactive list for last Sunday’s game against the Vikings, but he’s back in a uniform this Sunday. While Eli Apple nudged Crawley out of the starting lineup after arriving from the Giants for a trade, both players are active for Sunday afternoon’s home [more]

Pittsburgh opened the second half with a 15-play, 75-yard drive that ate 8:14 off the clock. Ben Roethlisberger‘s 1-yard quarterback sneak gave the Steelers a 20-6 lead on Baltimore with 6:46 left in the third quarter. The only thing that went wrong was Chris Boswell missed his fourth PAT of the season, tying for the [more]

Washington entered today’s game allowing only 322.4 yards per game. The Falcons have 364 with 9:58 remaining in the third quarter. Atlanta marched right down the field to open the second half, padding its lead to 28-7. Tevin Coleman scored a second receiving touchdown, catching a 10-yard pass from Matt Ryan. Coleman has 72 yards [more]

Interim coach Dave Sarachan is making the most of the USMNT's drawn out search to name a full-time coach.

The Ravens have two red-zone field goals. The Steelers have two red-zone touchdowns. That’s the difference in the score, with the Steelers holding a 14-6 lead at intermission. Baltimore had first-and-goal at the Pittsburgh 10 on its first scoring drive but didn’t get closer than the 5, with two incompletions and a 5-yard Alex Collins [more]

Matt Ryan is having his way with Washington’s fourth-ranked defense. He threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, completing 15 of 23 passes. An interception is the only thing to mar Ryan’s first half as the Falcons scored on three of four possessions. Cornerback Quinton Dunbar make the pick before leaving [more]

The Browns shook up their coaching staff after three straight losses and the new regime’s first effort has resulted in some offensive success. Cleveland punted to open the game, but scored on their next three possessions while putting up 217 yards of offense. The last of those yards came on a 19-yard pass from Baker [more]

There were concerns about how the field at Hard Rock Stadium would hold up in Sunday’s game between the Jets and Dolphins, but it doesn’t look like either team’s offense can really blame the grass for their performance in the first half. The Dolphins lead 6-3 after their mostly ineffective offense was able to convert [more]

At some point, some will wonder when Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will get his starting job back. The more pertinent question might be whether anyone with the Bucs has a job at all. The Panthers are up 35-7 on the Bucs in the second quarter, an embarrassing display at many levels for Tampa Bay. The [more]

We’re all hoping for a great game on Sunday night, when the Packers face the Patriots, providing the NFL with only its second Aaron Rodgers–Tom Brady matchup ever. Patriots coach Bill Belichick should be doing all he can to make it a horrible game. The best way to beat Aaron Rodgers is to give him [more]

Nathan Peterman has become an easy punchline. But the beating the Bills are in the midst of taking isn’t nearly his fault. The Bears are up 14-0 and driving, after a pair of turnovers by a stagnant Bills offense. Bears safety Eddie Jackson returned a fumble for a touchdown, and Peterman came back to throw [more]

Matt Ryan and the Falcons are having their way with Washington. They lead 14-0 with 9:10 remaining in the second quarter. Ryan threw a 39-yard touchdown to Tevin Coleman, and Ito Smith made it 14-0 on a 12-yard run. The Falcons have 229 yards to 41 for Washington, which is down three starting offensive linemen. [more]