Mac Jones: I definitely wanted to play better and I’ve got to do better

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones started in Monday night’s loss to the Bears, but after he and the Patriots’ offense were ineffective, he was replaced by Bailey Zappe in the second quarter. Jones acknowledged he didn’t do well enough with the chance he was given. “I definitely wanted to play better and I’ve just got to [more]

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Christian McCaffrey debuts with 62 yards on 10 touches

Before Sunday, the 49ers tried to convince the football-following world that new running back Christian McCaffrey would have a limited package of red-zone plays in his debut, only three days after the trade that brought him to Santa Clara from Charlotte. Some regarded that as a ruse. And it was. McCaffrey finished with 10 touches, [more]

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Jourdan Lewis out for year after Lisfranc injury

The Cowboys beat the Lions on Sunday, but they lost a member of their secondary in the process. Cornerback Jourdan Lewis was carted to the locker room after hurting his foot while intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter. According to multiple reports, the injury will end Lewis’ season. Lewis had surgery on Sunday night [more]

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Taylor Heinicke: I don’t care about doubters, I care about the people who believe in me

The Commanders had Taylor Heinicke on the roster this offseason, but they opted to make a trade with the Colts in order to make Carson Wentz their starting quarterback rather than stick with him. Wentz’s first six games with the team did little to make that look like an upgrade and Heinicke’s work against the [more]

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Frank Reich: There’s a lot of football left, I believe we’ll get where want to go

The Colts defense didn’t give up a touchdown against the Titans on Sunday, but that didn’t help them end the day with a win. Matt Ryan threw a pick-six in the second quarter and the Colts were shut out in the first half of a 19-10 loss to the Titans. The Colts turned the ball [more]

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Dan Campbell: If you can’t hold onto the football, you can’t play for us

The Lions held a 6-3 lead over the Cowboys at halftime of Sunday’s game, but their inability to hold onto the ball helped it go up in smoke in the second half. Quarterback Jared Goff threw an interception to open the third quarter and the Cowboys turned it into a touchdown that gave them a [more]

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Tom Brady: Bucs scored only three points, no one feels good about where we’re at

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said the results of the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Panthers speak for themselves. “Any time you score three points, that kind of sums it up,” Brady said. The Bucs have now suffered the two biggest upsets of this NFL season on back-to-back Sundays, losing to the Steelers as 9.5-point favorites [more]

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