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Joe Burrow listed as questionable by Bengals for Monday night game vs. Rams

Sep. 23, 2023 17:23 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow was listed as questionable on Saturday by the Cincinnati Bengals for their Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. The star quarterback suffered a calf injury early in training camp that he aggravated late in last week's loss to Baltimore. He...

Vikings have familiar playbook, backfield role for Akers; still committed to Mattison

Sep. 22, 2023 19:21 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Much of the typical team-switching stress for an NFL player will be irrelevant this week for Cam Akers. The fourth-year running back's arrival with the Minnesota Vikings after being traded by the Los Angeles Rams was about as seamless of a schematic transition as...

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was back to practice ahead of Monday's showdown with the Rams

Sep. 22, 2023 18:01 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow participated in practice on Friday, a good sign for the Cincinnati Bengals that a lingering calf injury may not keep him out of the Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow walked to the practice field in full pads and...

Joe Burrow's status in doubt as the winless Bengals try to get back on track against the Rams

Sep. 22, 2023 17:13 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-1) at CINCINNATI (0-2) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPN FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Bengals by 2 1/2. SERIES RECORD: Bengals lead 8-7. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Baltimore 2-0; Cincinnati 0-2. LAST MEETING: The...

Rams ready to rely on Kyren Williams as their lead running back

Sep. 22, 2023 15:47 PM EDT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are putting the ball in Kyren Williams’ hands, literally and figuratively. Williams, the second-year running back from Notre Dame, will be the focus of the Rams’ rush offense moving forward following the decision to move on from...

Joe Burrow isn't sure if he'll play as Bengals host Rams Monday night, hoping to avoid 0-3 hole

Sep. 21, 2023 19:54 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — As Joe Burrow goes, so go the Bengals. And neither is in a good place right now. The Pro Bowl quarterback is day to day with the lingering effects of a right calf strain suffered early in training camp. He didn't practice Thursday and doesn't know if he'll be able...

Chargers-Vikings game puts Staley-O'Connell friendship on hold with both teams at 0-2

Sep. 21, 2023 19:23 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin O'Connell and Brandon Staley were close enough in 2020 as assistants with the Los Angeles Rams that their kids were homeschooled together during the pandemic. There's been no space or time for sharing this week. The two friends, now head coaches, are facing...

Joe Burrow says it's too early to tell if a calf injury will keep him out of Monday night's game

Sep. 21, 2023 18:01 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he's day to day and doesn't know yet if a lingering calf injury will keep him out of Monday's night's game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow said he “tweaked” the calf injury late in Sunday's loss to the Ravens. He wore a...

Vikings get RB Cam Akers in trade with Rams, after run-deficient start

Sep. 20, 2023 21:24 PM EDT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after the fourth-year player fell out of favor with the coaching staff and behind Kyren Williams on the depth chart. The Vikings sent a 2026...

Baker Mayfield, rejuvenated defense have been key to another 2-0 start for Buccaneers

Sep. 18, 2023 19:37 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Thanks to Baker Mayfield playing turnover-free ball and a defense that’s reverted to its old stingy ways, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to a surprising 2-0 start. A tough test awaits next Monday night when the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles visit...