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The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened their season in the NFL’s first game in Brazil — a 34-29 win for Philadelphia. That night, Saquon Barkley rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns in a strong debut for the Eagles, and Jordan Love threw for 260 yards and a couple of touchdowns in a

Patriots hire Mike Vrabel as next head coach, completing brief search originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have moved quickly to find their next head coach, and the outcome wasn’t a surprise at all. Mike Vrabel is returning to Foxboro to be the 16th head coach in franchise history. He will

Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing

If it’s true that former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck will receive $4 million in NIL money to play for the University of Miami in 2025, numbers like that will get more and more high-end college football players to do what the NFL has encouraged them to do (possibly as a favor to its free farm

NFL Nation, ESPNJan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The wild-card playoff round for the 2024 NFL season has six great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to all six games, and analytics writer

There were multiple reasons to not play a wild-card game at the Rams’ SoFi Stadium on Monday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Rams are headed to Arizona, courtesy of a division rival. The Arizona Cardinals, who will be hosting Monday’s wild-card game between the Rams and Minnesota

Perry: Why league circles view Patriots’ HC opening as best in NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots just went 4-13 and fired their head coach for the second consecutive season. They’re not exactly a model franchise at the moment. But compared to the other NFL teams with head coach openings,

While Christian Watson’s ACL injury will keep him out for the rest of the season, quarterback Jordan Love will be available for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. “He did well,” said Packers coach Matt LaFleur after Friday’s practice. “Today was a good day.” Love left the Packers’ Week 18 game against the Chicago Bears

Jan 9, 2025, 07:47 PM ET The NFL has moved Monday’s wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams to Arizona, it announced Thursday night, saying the decision was made in the interest of public safety as wildfires continue to ravage Southern California. The game was originally scheduled to take place at

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The last thing members of the Pittsburgh Steelers see before reaching the inner sanctum of their locker room at Acrisure Stadium are

With the No. 1 seed locked up, the Kansas City Chiefs rested their starters in Sunday’s finale against the Broncos, a game that Denver won by 38 points to clinch the final playoff spot in the AFC. This was the reasonable and expected thing to do. With nothing at stake, putting the health of key

Where is Eagles’ confidence level in Jake Elliott heading into playoffs? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If the Eagles-Packers game comes down to a potential game-winning field goal in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, what’s your confidence level in Jake Elliott? There’s no easy answer. Elliott has been so good for so

Jan 7, 2025, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Cowboys have denied permission to the Chicago Bears to interview coach Mike McCarthy, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Multiple sources said Monday the Bears had sought permission to speak with McCarthy regarding their head coaching vacancy. McCarthy’s contract expires Wednesday, but

Black Monday in the NFL, the day after the final game of the regular season, is typically a day of firings. The New England Patriots didn’t wait, firing Jarod Mayo on Sunday. And while Black Monday 2025 still had a few firings (Doug Pederson of the Jacksonville Jaguars and a number of coordinators around the

We’re down to the final two weeks of the season, and there are four playoff spots (one in the AFC, three in the NFC) and five division titles there for the taking. Plus, the No. 1 seed in the NFC hasn’t been clinched. We’re tracking the closest, most interesting races live during Week 17 (and

Quarterback Jalen Hurts remains in concussion protocol as the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for Sunday’s wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers. Head coach Nick Sirianni told the media on Monday that Hurts is still in the protocol following the concussion he sustained early in the Eagles’ Week 16 game against the Washington Commanders. He missed

Jahan Dotson again proves Eagles can rely on him in playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jahan Dotson has a habit of carrying around a football everywhere he goes. It’s a habit that predates his career in the NFL and even at Penn State. In fact, he carried a football to his introductory press

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2025, 05:23 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can