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6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The play started like many of DeAndre Hopkins‘ toe-tap catches, looking like a typical route. The Arizona Cardinals were facing third-and-goal from the Tennessee Titans‘ 5-yard line in the 2021 season opener. The three-time All-Pro wide receiver was lined up left of quarterback Kyler Murray, with cornerback Janoris Jenkins

6:17 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Asked to assess the performance of rookie signal-caller Brock Purdy after he’d led the San Francisco 49ers to a win on Sunday, defensive end Nick Bosa offered a typically succinct response. “We’ve got a quarterback,” Bosa said. Purdy is, in fact, the Niners’ third starting quarterback this season,

11:53 PM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season, which is filled with divisional matchups that could have playoff implications. The Los Angeles Rams won in dramatic fashion Thursday night when Baker Mayfield — who was claimed off waivers two days prior — led the team to a comeback victory

TD 14:16 Jerick McKinnon Pass From Patrick Mahomes for 56 Yds, H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Winchester, Holder-T.Townsend. 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:41 13 0 TD 7:16 Jerick McKinnon Pass From Patrick Mahomes for 10 Yds, H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Winchester, Holder-T.Townsend. 12 plays, 76 yards, 4:53 20 0 TD 4:32 Willie Gay 47

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11:51 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson may not play again until Christmas Eve as he continues to recover from a knee injury, league sources told ESPN. Jackson is dealing with a sprained PCL, according to sources, an injury that often sidelines players from one to three weeks. The former league MVP is officially

7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — To understand why nobody in his orbit is surprised that Brock Purdy has quickly ascended from the final pick in the 2022 NFL draft to the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, you have to know two stories: the one about mono, and the other about the

6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL Week 14 schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN

3:17 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is listed as questionable for Sunday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles because of a neck injury. The Giants (7-4-1) are also likely to be without defensive tackle Leonard Williams. He is also dealing with a neck injury and did not practice

7:21 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The milestones keep piling up. Justin Herbert: Fastest to reach 1,000 career completions (38 games). Justin Herbert: Most completions — 1,062 — through

3:39 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As Baker Mayfield walked off the podium and into the locker room after his postgame news conference, he stopped and turned to a member of the Los Angeles Rams‘ PR staff. “Where the hell do I go?” Mayfield asked. Given this was the quarterback’s first time in the SoFi

8:23 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Paul Gutierrez Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated INGLEWOOD, Calif.

6:00 AM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — As Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay was answering questions about quarterback Baker Mayfield on Wednesday afternoon, he paused to do the math. “It’s 12 o’clock right now,” McVay said. “Literally he just got here about 14 hours ago, when we ended up starting to meet with him.”

4:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Wednesday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not need surgery on his broken left foot and will have a much shorter rehabilitation than was feared after Garoppolo suffered the injury on Sunday. But Shanahan stopped short of suggesting Garoppolo’s return is a

12:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills pass-rusher Von Miller is out for the remainder of the season after having surgery for an ACL injury, coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday. Miller underwent exploratory surgery in Texas on Tuesday and an ACL injury was found in his right knee. He initially was

9:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The locker room doors opened and music filled the room following the Philadelphia Eagles‘ Week 12 win over the Green Bay Packers. Players bustled about. Some laughing. Some dancing. Some shouting out profanity to no one in particular (Darius Slay, still mad he couldn’t pull in an Aaron Rodgers interception).

4:34 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Perhaps San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s season isn’t over after all. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday that doctors concluded Garoppolo did not suffer a Lisfranc injury to his broken left foot and will not need surgery. If his rehabilitation goes well, he has a chance

4:14 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have claimed quarterback Baker Mayfield off waivers, the team announced Tuesday. The Carolina Panthers waived Mayfield on Monday, something interim coach Steve Wilks said was a mutual agreement between the two sides. Wilks said Mayfield asked to be released after finding out he wouldn’t