The Buccaneers offered the good, the bad and the ugly in their game against the Raiders on Sunday. They beat the Raiders 28-13, but it wasn’t always pretty. With the Falcons’ loss to the Vikings, the Bucs lead the NFC South by a game with a 7-6 record. The Raiders fell to 2-11 in losing … Read more
Life as a quarterback is probably a lot easier when you have Kevin O’Connell calling plays and are throwing to Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. But Sam Darnold still has to execute the plays, and he was terrific on Sunday in the Vikings 42-21 victory over the Falcons. Darnold set new single-game career highs with … Read more
The 2025 NFL draft doesn’t begin until April 24 in Green Bay, but we can begin looking at the likely draft order now. Here’s the draft order based on all 32 teams’ current records, with projected strength of schedule of all 17 opponents as the tiebreaker: Current 2025 NFL Draft Order 1. Raiders (2-11) 2. … Read more
Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell has a knee injury, coach Antonio Pierce announced after the loss to the Bucs. “It doesn’t look good,” Pierce told beat reporters. Bucs defensive lineman Calijah Kancey shoved O’Connell in the back as O’Connell was running and after the quarterback had released the football. O’Connell stayed down after the 8-yard completion … Read more
The Rams’ defense looked like it was going to get off the field with an early three-and-out. But a penalty took that out of the cards and the Bills took advantage of it, with Josh Allen eventually taking the ball for a 1-yard touchdown. Allen’s seventh rushing score of the season tied the game at … Read more
Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi offered an update on quarterback Derek Carr’s condition after Sunday’s 14-11 win over the Giants. Carr left the game in the fourth quarter and Rizzi said at his press conference that he suffered a left hand injury. Carr was also being evaluated for a concussion, but Rizzi said he … Read more
The Jets have had a lot of trouble taking the lead late in games this season, but they were able to do it in Miami on Sunday. They still weren’t able to secure a win, though. After Anders Carlson’s 42-yard field goal put them up 26-23 with 52 seconds to play, Dolphins wideout Malik Washington … Read more
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr left their 14-11 win over the New York Giants early on Sunday afternoon after an awkward fall on his left arm. While specifics aren’t yet known, the Saints may be without Carr for the final stretch of the season. The Saints fear that Carr sustained a fracture in his … Read more
With 11 seconds left and trailing 14-11, Giants kicker Graham Gano lined up for a 35-yard field goal that would force overtime. But Saints defensive lineman Bryan Bresee had other ideas. Bresee made a sensational play, jumping over the line to block Gano’s field goal and secure the Saints’ win. The Saints improve their record … Read more
The Steelers didn’t play their best on Sunday, but they were plenty good enough to beat the Browns, 27-14. Pittsburgh finished with just 267 total yards, but the club was able to take advantage of key turnovers by Cleveland to win the game. Quarterback Jameis Winston was looking for Nick Chubb in the second quarter … Read more