NEW YORK — The Giants are planning to start rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll are benching veteran Russell Wilson after an 0-3 start to the season in which the Giants scored fewer than 10 points in two of their three defeats.

Dart, a Giants first round pick in April, was ...Read more

NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley left the Giants, rushed for 2,005 yards with the Philadelphia Eagles, took home Offensive Player of the Year and won the Super Bowl.

Daniel Jones left the Giants and immediately began shattering Peyton Manning’s records for the undefeated Indianapolis Colts (3-0).

Jones is the first NFL quarterback since 1970 to ...Read more

MIAMI — Optimistic Miami Dolphins fans — assuming there are any left right now; forgive the presumptuousness — could find a way to be (relatively) encouraged coming out of Thursday night’s game.

Sure, yeah: 0-3. But the Fins had gotten better or if you prefer less worse each game, right? The last one against the Super Bowl-favorite ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — As a group, the Steelers are not concerned about a couple dubious streaks continuing to haunt their defense, not when they still manage to win the game.

But there may be signs that is about to change. And a lot of that has to do with the return of their No. 1 pick.

Derrick Harmon’s debut with the Steelers was a smash hit — ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Entering a prime-time matchup against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium, the Baltimore Ravens hadn't allowed a touchdown drive of 95 yards or more in their home stadium since 2001.

The Lions had two in a 38-30 win in Baltimore on Monday night.

After a fast-paced, high-flying 52-point outburst against the Chicago Bears a week ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you rewatch Andy Reid’s opening remarks after the Kansas City Chiefs’ unsightly 22-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, his subdued demeanor would more likely suggest he was addressing a loss than a win.

With good reason after a game the Chiefs’ head coach termed at times “hard to watch”...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Ike Hilliard, a former NFL player and longtime coaching veteran, was fired by the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.

Passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will assume Hilliard’s duties.

Also, cornerback C.J. Henderson was released from the practice squad.

Hilliard has been with the Falcons since being hired by coach Raheem ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters not to "make too much" of the sideline spat between him and star tight end Travis Kelce during the second quarter of the team's 22-9 win over the New York Giants on "Sunday Night Football."

NBC's cameras caught the two men yelling at each other, with Reid at one point appearing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Deion Sanders confirmed that son Shedeur Sanders was called by at least three teams during the 2025 NFL draft and suggested that the former Colorado quarterback turned two of them down before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round.

Shedeur Sanders had been considered by many to be a potential first-round pick ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Mention Aaron Donald and nearly everyone thinks Rams, the team he spent his entire 10-year NFL career with and led to a Super Bowl championship in 2022. Donald was a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, nine-time All-Pro and is regarded as one of the greatest defensive tackles of all time.

But before Los Angeles there ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – By Monday afternoon, Mike Vrabel’s assistants will have parsed through every play.

They will have mined the film of Sunday’s loss, hunting for every insight and competitive edge; sacrificing sleep and sanity along the way, all in the pursuit of victory.

Let’s save them some time.

The truth of that tape is this: the...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers defense wasn’t great on Sunday against the Patriots, just great when it had to be. And that’s why they walked out of Gillette Stadium with a big 21-14 win.

OK, I stole that line from the late great NFL Films narrator John Facenda, but to be honest, I don’t know if I even believe that. I don’t know how much of...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s home opener largely without Nick Bosa. They’ll attempt to do the same every week for the rest of this season.

Bosa, three years removed from winning NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors, sustained a clear tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his ...Read more

MIAMI — We never know what moment, what play will capture a win, or lead to a loss in a closely contested NFL game, but the more chances an opponent has to decide its outcome the worse the end result might be.

The Miami Dolphins were quite generous in Thursday night’s 31-21 fourth-quarter loss to the Buffalo Bills, the reigning five-time ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — A lot of Dallas Cowboys fans, and their players, sure do miss the Micah Parsons podcast.

Not sure what the Dallas Cowboys, their owner or head coach expected when they traded their best defensive player from a bad defense, but what happened in Chicago on Sunday afternoon is the inevitable result.

And if you aren’t tired...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On a play-action pass, Chargers running back Najee Harris crumpled to the turf before the fake handoff could fully develop, immediately grabbing his left ankle and tossing aside his helmet in pain.

Needing assistance, trainers helped Harris to the sideline, as he was unable to put any weight on his leg, before he was carted to ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Chiefs visited the Giants on "Sunday Night Football" and secured their first win of the 2025 season by beating New York 22-9 at Metlife Stadium.

Here are some observations about Kansas City’s Week 3 NFL victory:

The turning point: Mahomes saves the Chiefs from a critical turnover

Lightning struck twice the ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Bosa gave a thumbs-down signal toward the crowd – presumably to his mom and friends in a suite — as he limped toward the San Francisco 49ers’ medical tent with a knee injury that would force him out of Sunday’s home opener.

Another injury to the ever-wounded Niners? Yes.

Another victory, however? Eureka!

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