Bill Belichick on Mac Jones: We’ll continue to evaluate him, see how he’s doing physically

The Patriots are now 3-3, having won their last two games with rookie Bailey Zappe starting at quarterback for the injured Mac Jones. But every time head coach Bill Belichick has been asked about Jones remaining New England’s QB1 when he’s healthy, Belichick has deflected the question. Belichick did so again during his Monday morning [more]

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Texans dismiss Jack Easterby

Jack Easterby, the Texans front office executive who had the ear of CEO Cal McNair, is on the way out. Easterby and the Texans are going their separate ways, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. His official title was executive vice president of football operations, but Easterby was widely regarded as the person who was [more]

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Steelers pulled off season’s biggest upset, beat Bucs as 9.5-point underdogs

Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh was the biggest upset of this NFL season. The Steelers were 9.5-point underdogs against the Buccaneers, but Pittsburgh pulled off a 20-18 upset, the first time this season that big an underdog won a game outright. The Steelers’ win over the Bucs was the 10th game this season with a point [more]

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Matt Ryan says he’s proud to be mentioned with Dan Marino after passing him on yardage list

Colts quarterback Matt Ryan passed for 389 yards on Sunday, and that put him ahead of Dan Marino on the all-time passing yardage list. That meant a lot to Ryan. “I’m proud of that,” Ryan said. “I’ve gotten to know Dan since I got into the league back in 2008 and I love him. He’s [more]

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Dak Prescott plans to play Sunday vs. Lions

Dak Prescott is ready to return. Prescott, the Cowboys quarterback who has missed the last five games, told reporters after the Cowboys’ loss to the Eagles on Sunday night that he expects to play this week against the Lions. “Yeah, for sure, that’s my plan,” Prescott said. “I’m preparing myself for the Lions, getting ready [more]

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Sam Ehlinger active, Nick Foles inactive for Colts

Word on Friday was that the Colts would make a change at backup quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars and the team confirmed it 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Sam Ehlinger is active for the first time this season and will back up Matt Ryan. Nick Foles was active for the first five games [more]

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NFL Week 6 early inactives: Nick Bosa out for 49ers

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa missed a couple of days of practice this week because of a groin injury, but he was able to return to the field as a limited participant [more]

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