Saints take first lead on first play of fourth quarter

The Saints had three points in the first half. They have scored three touchdowns in 15:05 of the second half. New Orleans took its first lead on a 14-yard pass from Drew Brees to Tre'Quan Smith, giving the Saints a 24-21 advantage. Latavius Murray scored on a 30-yard run in the third quarter, and Taysom [more]

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Bryce Callahan, Todd Davis not active tonight

The Broncos will not have cornerback Bryce Callahan or linebacker Todd Davis, placing both on their inactive list. Callahan was questionable with a foot injury after being limited in practice all week, while Davis was doubtful with a calf injury after missing practice all week. The Broncos already had ruled out fullback Andy Janovich (pectoral) [more]

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ESPN quickly changes yellow down-and-distance graphic

ESPN debuted new on-screen graphics for this season of Monday Night Football, and a problem was immediately apparent: The down-and-distance graphic was yellow. That, of course, is the color of penalty flags, and the color that networks use to show when there’s a flag on the play. And ESPN puts the down-and-distance graphic in the [more]

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Officials cost the Saints 15 seconds before halftime

Here we go again. . . The Saints weren’t happy with officials before the half, and they will be even less happy when they find out officials cost them time before the half. Both Fox rules expert Mike Periera and NBC rules expert Terry McAulay tweeted about the mistake. “Unless I am crazy, they really [more]

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Enes Kanter: players talk and word-of-mouth on Knicks hurts them with free agents

The Knicks have a lot of years of reputation repair ahead of them.

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Tom Brady: “Definitely a challenge” for Antonio Brown to contribute right away

Antonio Brown became a Patriot on Monday. On Monday night, Tom Brady discussed with Jim Gray of Westwood One whether and to what extent Brown can contribute right away. “That’s definitely a challenge, that’s just the time of the year and we are going to deal with those from now to the end of the [more]

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Texans looking good, holding 14-3 halftime lead over Saints

The Texans remade their team the past couple of weeks, and so far, they are looking good. Laremy Tunsil started at left tackle; Duke Johnson, Kenny Stills and Carlos Hyde have combined for 102 of the team’s 204 yards; and the Texans, even without Jadeveon Clowney, have held the Saints to 181 yards and three [more]

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