Adrian Phillips: It was sweet to have big game against the Chargers

When players are preparing to face teams they used to play for, they often downplay it as just another game against just another opponent. Patriots safety Adrian Phillips had two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Chargers in Sunday’s 27-24 win. Phillips played for the Chargers during his [more]

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Bruce Arians: Rob Gronkowski probably shouldn’t have played

The Buccaneers got three players back in the lineup on Sunday after they missed time with injuries, but linebacker Lavonte David was the only one to make a real impact in their loss to the Saints. David played every defensive snap, but cornerback Richard Sherman never got on the field and tight end Rob Gronkowski [more]

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Vic Fangio felt “50-50” excitement and relief after “awful” offensive end to Sunday’s win

When Broncos safety Justin Simmons intercepted a Taylor Heinicke pass in the end zone with 37 seconds left in Sunday’s game, it seemed to put the finishing touches on a 17-10 home win for Denver. The Broncos offense made sure things remained in doubt until the final whistle, however. They recovered a Javonte Williams fumble [more]

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Jarvis Landry: I had opportunity to make plays and just didn’t

There were several areas to point to as reasons why the Browns lost to the Steelers on Sunday, but wide receiver Jarvis Landry went to the mirror. Landry lost a fumble with just over six minutes left in the game and then failed to come up with two passes on the team’s final offensive possession, [more]

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Cooper Rush: I felt like I belonged out there

The Cowboys took their quarterback decision down to the wire before deactivating Dak Prescott and opting to go with Cooper Rush as their starter for Sunday night’s game against the Vikings. Rush’s effort put the cherry on top of a good day for backup quarterbacks around the league. Rush went 24-of-40 for 325 yards, two [more]

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Mike Zimmer on consecutive timeouts: “I screwed up”

With 1:04 remaining in the fourth quarter, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer called a timeout on defense. After the timeout, just before the Cowboys snapped the ball, Zimmer called timeout again. That’s a no-no. NFL teams can’t call consecutive timeouts, and the officials are supposed to ignore a second timeout call. But the officials wrongly [more]

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Carson Wentz hits Michael Pittman twice already for 14-0 lead on Titans

Jonathan Taylor is second in the NFL in rushing, well behind Derrick Henry, but Taylor is off to a good start today against Henry’s Titans. Taylor had a catch-and-run for 37 yards on the first play from scrimmage, getting Indianapolis off to a good start. He also had four carries for 24 yards in the [more]

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