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10:30 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Patrick Peterson walked into the Minnesota Vikings locker room at halftime on Saturday and fired off one of the most absurd challenges in NFL history: “We need five touchdowns to win this game.” The Vikings trailed 33-0. Some players weren’t sure if Peterson was serious or speaking with gallows humor.

5:24 PM ET Stephen Holder Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings just completed the largest comeback in NFL history. Let that sink in. 1 Related Bigger than the New England Patriots in Super Bowl

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 15 NFL 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

3:34 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Russell Wilson has cleared the concussion protocol but will not play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after coach Nathaniel Hackett said the Denver Broncos decided to sit the quarterback for one game. Hackett said Wilson, who will be a game-day inactive, will start Christmas Day against the Los Angeles

10:44 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Jets team doctors are not clearing quarterback Mike White for contact ahead of Sunday’s game, meaning Zach Wilson will get the start against the Detroit Lions, coach Robert Saleh announced Friday. White suffered an unspecified rib injury during Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. He has wanted

Dec 16, 2022 Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — For a first-time head coach, Mike McDaniel took a gamble during a training camp meeting when he playfully singled out recently acquired receiver Tyreek Hill in front of the entire team. Hill, who owns the fastest speed of any ball carrier recorded by Next Gen Stats, was the

11:46 PM ET Brady Henderson Nick Wagoner Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America SEATTLE — The San Francisco 49ers clinched the NFC West with a 21-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night. Rookie Brock Purdy,

7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers were less than 24 hours removed from their 2021 season ending in devastating fashion, and coach Kyle Shanahan’s tank was running low. In the minds of Shanahan, general manager John Lynch and the Niners coaches and players, the season ended a game too early,

Dec 14, 2022 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — After the Los Angeles Rams‘ Thursday night win over the Las Vegas Raiders and their first victory since Week 6, Sean McVay stopped Jalen Ramsey as he walked from the podium into the locker room. He hugged Ramsey and told him how much he appreciates him, especially in

6:40 PM ET Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim is taking a leave of absence for health-related reasons, the team announced Wednesday. Vice president of player personnel Quentin Harris and vice president of pro personnel Adrian Wilson will handle Keim’s duties on an interim basis. The team said it will have no further comment “out

6:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN There are just four weeks left in the 2022 NFL season, and while some teams are thinking about making the playoffs, others are looking ahead to the 2023 NFL draft. Let’s turn our attention there for a moment. The ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projects the Houston Texans and the

6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — A familiar face was reintroduced to the Detroit sports community Jan. 21, 2021. And he could hardly contain his excitement. On this rare occasion, Dan Campbell eschewed any team-issued gear for a dark suit while addressing reporters for the first time, via Zoom from the broadcast

1:44 PM ET The NFL Players Association has initiated an inquiry into why Monday night’s game wasn’t stopped when New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker showed concussion symptoms, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Tuesday. Parker was wobbly getting up after a hit in the first half, and teammate Nelson Agholor had to

1:54 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Tuesday afternoon. Murray went down in Monday night’s 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots after a 3-yard run on the third play of the game. He was carted off

6:35 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — has evaluated how teams are stacking up through 14 weeks. While we are at the point of the season where the rankings stay largely

11:37 PM ET Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America GLENDALE, Ariz. — After Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was carted off three plays into the

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,