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10:08 PM ET New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley underwent surgery Friday in Los Angeles to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. “Surgery was a success,” Barkley’s mother, Tonya Johnson, wrote in an Instagram post that included a picture of her son in a hospital bed. Barkley is expected to

5:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver John Ross opened up about his role and uncertain future in Cincinnati on Friday. Ross, who has not played in three of the team’s past four games as his role has diminished, rebuffed a report that suggested a team source wasn’t sure if the speedy receiver still

7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 8 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)

11:50 PM ET This time the Atlanta Falcons held on in the fourth quarter. Though it wasn’t without some drama. The Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 Thursday night after taking an eight-point lead and sealing the victory with an interception by cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson at the Atlanta 9-yard line with less than a minute

6:08 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton called Sunday’s road game against the Buffalo Bills a “must win” for the team. The Patriots (2-4) are on a three-game losing streak — their first since 2002 — and trail the Bills (5-2) in the AFC East. “This is a must-win for

6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN When it comes to the best division in football, few can compete with the arms race in the AFC North. When the NFL season began, it became the first division ever to start three Heisman Trophy winners to open a season. Nearly halfway through 2020, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield and

7:43 PM ET NFL NationESPN It’s Week 8 in the NFL, and running backs are predictably getting the bumps and bruises (and worse) that could keep them out or limit their effectiveness. Aaron Jones missed the Green Bay Packers‘ win at Houston and his calf injury could linger into Sunday’s matchup against Minnesota. The Seattle

8:32 AM ET The Cincinnati Bengals have told defensive end Carlos Dunlap to stay home rather than come to work Wednesday as the team sorts out his future, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The Bengals have had trade talks centered on their disgruntled pass-rusher, and those are continuing, according to the sources. NFL Network

7:00 AM ET As great NFL quarterbacks aim for the record books, sometimes they get knocked into them. The distinction of the most-sacked quarterback ever will soon belong to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Tom Brady or the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Ben Roethlisberger, who’ve gone down behind the line of scrimmage a combined 1,017 times over 38

6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN As the NFL Power Rankings charge toward midseason, this is a good time for assessment. And this week, it’s about identifying who must pick up the slack over the final 10 weeks of the campaign. While most of the selections below are individual players, position units and even coaches bear

6:00 AM ET Following a week of debating the Miami Dolphins‘ sudden change at quarterback, the Tua Tagovailoa era begins at home Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams (1 p.m. ET, Fox). Whether the timing is the best or not, Tagovailoa’s first start will be one of the most anticipated moments of the NFL’s Week

8:16 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — When the Dallas Cowboys practice Wednesday, defensive coordinator Mike Nolan might be on the injury report. The reason? Tabasco. Nolan had to step away from his weekly conference call with reporters on Monday because he got some hot sauce in his eye in the middle of answering a question

7:35 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Just as the San Francisco 49ers‘ offense seemed to be rounding into form over the past two weeks, that group has lost two more key contributors to injury. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel and running back Jeff Wilson Jr., both of whom played major roles in Sunday’s 33-6 win

9:00 AM ET Halloween is coming up on Saturday, so it might not be too surprising that the NFL delivered a Week 7 full of mysteries. The week started and ended with dramatic comeback victories, and in the middle, we had a half-hour of sheer chaos at the end of the early-afternoon window on Sunday.

6:50 AM ET If you finished bagging the leaves early enough Sunday that you got to watch the early window NFL games, you had yourself a treat. Wild finishes, comebacks, close games and star-caliber performances on every screen you could muster. The Lions pulled out an impossible victory over the Falcons with a last-second touchdown.

12:34 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Of all the players to lead the Arizona Cardinals to an overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks, it was one of the most unlikely. Rookie linebacker Isaiah Simmons intercepted Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson with 1:04 left in overtime on his fourth snap of the game. He didn’t play in

3:30 PM ET A Dallas Cowboys season that was already bad has gotten worse. Quarterback Andy Dalton, starting his second game for an injured Dak Prescott, was forced to the locker room in the third quarter against the Washington Football Team after taking a big hit from linebacker Jon Bostic on a third-down scramble. Dalton

9:38 AM ET Wide receiver Antonio Brown can make up to $2.5 million with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. Brown’s deal, which is he expected to sign Monday, includes $1 million in base salary and roster bonuses, the source said. He can earn $750,000 if the