Latest National Football League News
Lions looking like a contender as expected, leaning on Jared Goff's arm, run game and playmaking DBs
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have lived up to lofty expectations, looking like a Super Bowl contender. “I feel like we can beat anybody in the league,” coach Dan Campbell said Monday. Detroit is 7-1 for the first time since 1956 despite its defense...
Vikings are winning with -- not in spite of -- Sam Darnold midway through this surprise of a season
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Sam Darnold has some flaws in his game that, seven years into his NFL career, might well be with him as long as he's in the league. But in this season of revival for both the quarterback and the team, the Minnesota Vikings are faithfully viewing Darnold as a...
Saquon Barkley uses acrobatic runs to power the Eagles to a four-game winning streak after their bye
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley’s wicked run defied gravity. The former high school high jumper used a reverse leap over the head of a defender to get a first down, a spontaneous, stupendous feat that left the Eagles — and much of the sports world — gobsmacked. Barkley...
The Lamar Jackson-Derrick Henry tandem has taken Baltimore's offense to new heights
BALTIMORE (AP) — Already the owner of two MVPs, Lamar Jackson looks as good as ever. And his new sidekick in the Baltimore backfield has been outstanding, too. The partnership between Jackson and Derrick Henry has turned an already impressive offense into an...
Titans need QB Will Levis to play to help salvage a disappointing season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans find themselves at the midpoint of their season right about where they started. Needing to know what they have in quarterback Will Levis. Seeing Levis start — and finish — with a victory would be even better. The...
Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints' losing streak to seven games — their longest since 1999. “DA is an excellent football coach,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis...
Separated by decades, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders and coordinator Pat Shurmur form play-calling bond
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The decades separating Colorado’s Heisman candidate quarterback Shedeur Sanders and NFL coach-turned-college offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur are bridged by one like-minded thing — play-calling. Sanders trusts Shurmur. Shurmur trusts Sanders. It's a...
Cardinals add linebacker Baron Browning in a trade with Broncos, bolstering the team's pass rush
The Arizona Cardinals agreed to acquire linebacker Baron Browning from the Denver Broncos on Monday, bolstering the team's pass rush ahead of the trade deadline. The Cardinals will send a 2025 sixth-round draft pick to the Broncos. The deal is pending a physical. The...
Drake Maye dazzles with late TD to get Patriots into OT before game-ending interception
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drake Maye showed Sunday exactly why the New England Patriots took him with the third overall pick in the NFL draft back in April. He also provided reminders that quarterbacks need a little time to develop. Maye led the Patriots by running...
New coaches for the Patriots and Titans focused on winning now and not 2025 draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jerod Mayo and Brian Callahan are going through the challenges first-year NFL coaches usually face. Balancing the need to win now with the patience needed when developing young quarterbacks. It's not easy, and Mayo brings his New England Patriots to Music...
