5:33 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Something about seeing the Washington Football Team on Thanksgiving seems to agree with Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper. In two games on the holiday against the NFC East foe, he has three touchdown catches. Cooper hauled in a 54-yard touchdown catch from Andy Dalton with 14:08 left in the
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8:52 AM ET The Baltimore Ravens had additional positive tests for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a source told ESPN, marking the fourth day of a coronavirus outbreak among the team that led to the postponement of Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. As of Wednesday, the Ravens had seven players who tested positive for COVID-19 or
1:05 PM ET ESPN staff The Week 12 NFL schedule begins with some great Thanksgiving Day football. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power
8:00 AM ET Lesson 1: Confound their expectationsIn the spring of 2015, Jeremy Conn is co-hosting a sports talk radio show in Baltimore. One afternoon the show gets a call from “Mo in Glen Burnie.” Conn doesn’t think much of it; there are lots of calls and lots of callers. He says “What’s up dude”
6:00 AM ET Jacoby Jones was in his third week with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015 when he walked into the team meeting Thanksgiving morning and couldn’t believe his eyes. The screen showed the moment that links Jones and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin in NFL lore. On Thanksgiving night 2013, Tomlin veered too far away
12:07 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys have canceled practice Tuesday because of “a non-COVID related medical emergency involving a staff member.” “The circumstances speak to the severity of the situation,” the Cowboys said in the statement. Players were supposed to have a shorter practice Tuesday in preparation for Thursday’s game against Washington Football Team.
6:00 AM ET Detroit Lions Senior VP of business development Kelly Kozole works with her daughter, Morgan, who has a rare neurological disorder called beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration, or BPAN. Michael Rothstein TROY, Mich. — Wearing a white T-shirt with a massive star in sparkling shades of pink, yellow and seafoam green on the front, Morgan Kozole
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL Power Rankings are a big fan of the holidays (who doesn’t love Thanksgiving football?), so we’re using this space this week to identify what we’re thankful for across the league. Whether it’s feel-good stories (Washington), great success (Steelers) or being creative (Jets), our NFL Nation writers picked one
7:35 PM ET The NFL issued new guidance Monday for its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic, most notably making it a requirement for players to wear masks on the sideline unless they have their helmet on and are preparing to enter the game. The new protocols will take effect when Week 12 begins Thursday and
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7:00 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Dawg — d-a-w-g — work: Either you’re gettin’ better or you ain’t. No explanation needed if you’re a member of the Los Angeles
11:49 PM ET Patrick Mahomes picked a good time to throw the first go-ahead touchdown pass in a game’s final two minutes of his career. Mahomes’ 22-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce with 28 seconds left lifted the Kansas City Chiefs to a 35-31 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night. 1 Related
3:06 PM ET One of the most promising NFL seasons by a rookie quarterback came to an end on Sunday. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow effectively ruled himself out for the remainder of the 2020 season after he was carted off the field in Sunday’s game against the Washington Football Team. Burrow suffered a left-leg
7:52 AM ET BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens center Matt Skura has been benched after two straight games of bad snaps, a source confirmed Sunday. Patrick Mekari, who made five starts last season after Skura suffered a season-ending knee injury, will start at center for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. Skura, who is in his
10:15 PM ET New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees told ESPN on Saturday night that doctors have been encouraged by his progress, specifically improvement in lung function and the continued dissipation of the pneumothorax suffered in the first half of last week’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers. They’ve also discovered additional rib fractures, he
2:13 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals placed running back Joe Mixon on injured reserve Saturday. The move means that Mixon, who has not played since Week 6 against the Indianapolis Colts, will miss at least three more games with his right foot injury. Mixon, 24, has rushed for 428 yards on 119 carries with three
7:00 AM ET When the New England Patriots celebrated their sixth Super Bowl with a ring ceremony in June 2019, coach Bill Belichick pointed to a trip to Fenway Park a year earlier that helped them put their Super Bowl LII loss behind them. The trip, organized by Patriots development director Jack Easterby, was designed
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 11 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)