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9:55 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and is expected to start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Roethlisberger was removed from the list Saturday morning along with three others who were deemed to be “high-risk” close contacts with tight end Vance McDonald, who went

7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL Week 10 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)

7:15 AM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America Hours apart on March 16, the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals pulled off two of the defining moves of the NFL’s offseason, trading for wide receivers Stefon Diggs

11:21 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The 3-5 New England Patriots are in the midst of an uncharacteristic losing season, with some pointing to subpar drafts in recent years as a primary reason for the slide, which led coach Bill Belichick to cite the organization’s overall success when questioned on the topic Friday. “I’d say

first Quarter IND TEN TD 11:50 D’Onta Foreman Pass From Ryan Tannehill for 5 Yrds, S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-T.Daniel. 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:10 0 7 FG 0:40 Rodrigo Blankenship Made 24 Yrd Field Goal 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:30 3 7 second Quarter IND TEN FG 11:17 Stephen Gostkowski Made 50

9:05 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has moved ahead of Hall of Famer Dan Marino on the NFL’s all-time passing list. Rivers’ first completion, an 11-yard pass to rookie running back Jonathan Taylor, against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night moved him ahead of Marino for fifth in career passing yards. Rivers, 38,

1:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A day after quarterback Lamar Jackson said defenses were calling out the Baltimore Ravens‘ plays, offensive coordinator Greg Roman chalked it up to the usual chess match that happens during games. “Calling out plays on the defense is nothing new,” Roman said Thursday. “They’re going to be right

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’re roughly halfway through an NFL season unlike any we’ve seen before amid the coronavirus pandemic. Every team has now played at least eight games, so it is time to take stock of the first half and look at what lies ahead as the playoffs near. How do we describe

3:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Why is the once high-scoring Baltimore Ravens offense struggling this season? Lamar Jackson says the Ravens are too predictable on offense. On Wednesday’s “Rich Eisen Show,” Jackson said teams know what the Ravens are going to run on offense when they line up. “They’re calling out our plays,

11:15 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A shoulder injury is expected to sideline Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. McCaffrey is getting a second opinion on the injury suffered late in Sunday’s 33-31 loss to Kansas City, a league source

4:06 PM ET Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that owners have voted to approve two measures: Expanding to a 16-team playoff (from 14) this season if future games are lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. If that happens, there will not be a re-seeding for the playoffs. The vote was unanimous. Incentives to reward teams

10:07 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and three others on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after being deemed “high-risk” close contacts with TE Vance McDonald, who returned a positive test for the virus on Monday. As “high risk” contacts, Roethlisberger, OL Jerald Hawkins, RB Jaylen Samuels, and LB Vince Williams must isolate

6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’re officially at the midpoint of the 2020 season, so the NFL Power Rankings are reevaluating things. Along with our weekly rankings, we’ve asked every NFL Nation reporter to recalibrate expectations for the team they cover. Some are lofty (we see you, K.C.), some are modest (sorry, Jets) and others

11:30 PM ET The New England Patriots‘ 2020 season, on life support while facing a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against the winless New York Jets, has been revived. For another week, at least. The Patriots stopped a four-game losing streak by coming back to beat the Jets 30-27 on Monday, improving to 3-5

5:36 PM ET Days after a staff member’s positive COVID-19 test, Pittsburgh Steelers‘ tight end Vance McDonald has returned his own positive test. The Steelers were informed of the positive test Monday morning, Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten said in a statement. McDonald immediately self-quarantined, Lauten said, and the team remains in the intensive COVID-19 protocol.

10:00 AM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Kyle Allen is expected to undergo surgery in the coming weeks on his dislocated ankle and small fracture, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, jeopardizing his season. A long-term injury to Allen would pave the way for Alex Smith to potentially start the remainder of the season, sources told

8:08 PM ET Who else but Minkah Fitzpatrick? For the second week in a row, Fitzpatrick knocked away a pass in the end zone to preserve the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ undefeated season. This time, he kept Garrett Gilbert‘s pass from finding CeeDee Lamb to help the Steelers hold on to a 24-19 win against a pesky

4:17 PM ET Lamar Jackson overcame one of the worst starts of his career to secure a place in NFL history. Going a perfect 10-for-10 passing in the second half, Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens to a 24-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts and matched the best 30-start mark of the Super Bowl era. The