Category: NFL

Chargers Out-Duel the Browns in Wild West Shootout

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Sunday’s game, Oct. 10, at SOFI Stadium between the L.A. Chargers and the Cleveland Browns resulted in a high-scoring affair. The Chargers were successful in a couple of late defensive stops to finish on top 47–42. Chargers’ QB, Justin Herbert, passed for 398 yards in the win, completing 26 of 43 attempts and four…


Herbert’s 398 Yards, Ekeler 3 TDs Lead Chargers Over Browns

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Austin Ekeler scored three touchdowns, including a 3-yard score with 1:31 remaining, as the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Cleveland Browns 47-42 in a wild shootout Sunday. Justin Herbert had his record 11th 300-yard game with 398 yards passing and tied a career-high with four touchdowns. Mike Williams had 165 receiving yards and caught…


Brady’s 5 TD Passes to Pace Bucs’ 45–17 Rout of Dolphins

TAMPA, Fla.—Antonio Brown is 33 years old and no longer the top playmaker on his team. With Tom Brady’s help on and off the field, though, the oft-troubled receiver is making the most of an opportunity to revive his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns, while Brown…


Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson Has Surgery on Injured Finger

RENTON, Wash.—Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is expected to be sidelined for several weeks after he had surgery Friday to repair two injuries to his right middle finger. Wilson posted a photo Friday night following his surgery in Southern California. Wilson flew to Los Angeles to see hand specialist Dr. Steven Shin and determine the…


Tom Brady Faces Another Familiar Face as Bucs Are Onto Miami

TAMPA, Fla.—Tom Brady is facing another familiar opponent this week, minus the emotional element. When Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host Miami on Sunday, he’ll see another coach on the opposite sideline who knows him very well. Dolphins coach Brian Flores spent 15 seasons with the New England Patriots as an assistant in a…


Stafford, Rams Beat Seahawks 26-17; Wilson Injures Finger

SEATTLE—Matthew Stafford was able to manage the discomfort with the finger on his throwing hand and pick apart the Seattle Seahawks’ beleaguered defense. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson was left as a spectator. His own finger injury was too severe for the Seattle’s star quarterback to continue against the division rival. “It was just a little bit…


Matt Nagy Makes Justin Fields No. 1 Bears Quarterback

LAKE FOREST, Ill.—Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has changed his mind and made Justin Fields the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback going forward. On Monday, Nagy had said Fields was still the backup and playing only because of Andy Dalton’s knee injury. But on Tuesday he told both quarterbacks of the change and announced it Wednesday….


Tom Brady Victorious Over the Patriots in Homecoming Game

Sunday night marked the return of Tom Brady to Foxboro, Massachusetts. It resulted in a win in a closely contested struggle, 19–17, between his Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his former New England Patriots. In the process, he broke the all-time passing yardage record, totaling 80,560 yards, formerly held by Drew Brees. Brady also holds the…


Herbert, Ekeler Propel Chargers to 28-14 Win Over Raiders

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers came into their showdown against the Las Vegas Raiders after a signature win on the road at Kansas City. In front of a prime-time audience on Monday night, the Chargers showed they are indeed for real. Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for a career-high…


Analysis: Andy Reid’s Homecoming Easier Than Tom Brady’s

PHILADELPHIA—Andy Reid kicked off Homecoming Sunday with a record-setting win in Philadelphia, and Tom Brady finished it with one of his own against Bill Belichick in New England. The road to victory was easier for Reid. The 63-year-old coach watched Patrick Mahomes throw five touchdown passes to lead the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs to a…