Referee Tony Corrente offers unsatisfying explanation of flag that negated Bears touchdown

The Bears had a touchdown taken off the board on Monday Night Football when Chicago’s James Daniels was flagged for an illegal low block on Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt. Referee Tony Corrente’s explanation won’t satisfy the Bears. Although Watt appeared to be inside the tight end box when Daniels went low to block him, Corrente said [more]

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Matthew Stafford expected to start despite ankle injury for Rams

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said quarterback Matthew Stafford is doing OK and is expected to make the start next Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers after tweaking his left ankle in Sunday night’s loss to the Tennessee Titans. “He came back in and competed well,” McVay said, via the team’s website. [more]

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Robby Anderson on shouting at Sam Darnold: I wear my heart on my sleeve

Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold‘s three second half interceptions helped the Patriots to a win on Sunday afternoon and led to a heated exchange on the sideline. After Darnold’s third interception, wide receiver Robby Anderson could be seen shouting in Darnold’s direction as he paced in the bench area and threw his helmet. Anderson said in [more]

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State Farm encourages vaccination, but sticks with Aaron Rodgers

After not saying much on Saturday about its relationship with Aaron Rodgers (possibly to the chagrin of Aaron Rodgers), State Farm has provided a less lukewarm comment about one of its most prominent pitchmen. “Aaron Rodgers has been a great ambassador for our company for much of the past decade,” a company spokeswoman said in [more]

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Adrian Peterson: Titans were the ideal situation for me

Adrian Peterson‘s Titans debut wasn’t quite a performance to write home about. But the running back did score his 125th career touchdown in the victory over the Rams. Sporting No. 8, Peterson started Sunday’s game for Tennessee. He played 19 snaps, taking 10 carries for 21 yards with a touchdown. He also caught a 5-yard [more]

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FMIA Week 9: Deep Breaths At NFL’s Midseason, Or Overreaction Monday? Who Knows After Another Wild Week

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The consolation for the Raiders after stinking up the Meadowlands on Sunday? The NFL day was filled with good teams stinking on Sunday. Buffalo not scoring a touchdown against the Jaguars. Dallas getting smoked at home by Denver. (When I say “smoked,” I mean down-by-30 smoked.) Colt McCoy slapping around the Niners [more]

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49ers aren’t what they were supposed to be

The worst thing an NFL team can do is consistently fail to meet high expectations. For the past two seasons, that’s precisely what the 49ers have done. Sure, they’ve had plenty of injury issues. But most teams go through stretches that test the depth of the roster. Regardless of reasons or excuses, the 49ers simply [more]

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