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The head referee is available to a lone pool reporter after each NFL game if there are questions about the application of the rules in a given contest. Well, there were questions Monday night in Green Bay. Via the pool report with head referee following Monday night’s game between the Packers and Detroit Lions, head […]

Rams cornerback Aqib Talib suffered fractured ribs 12 days ago against the Seahawks. By waiting to place him on injured reserve until this week, the Rams have delayed the commencement of the eight-week window for his potential return. Coach Sean McVay addressed the situation with reporters on Monday, confirming that Talib indeed has broken ribs, […]

The Lions had plenty of opportunities to win Monday night’s game, but they had too many potential touchdowns become field goals. Still, it was a pair of phantom penalties on Detroit defensive lineman Trey Flowers that helped the Packers eliminate a 10-point deficit. The first, an illegal hands to the face foul that replay review […]

The Green Bay Packers turned the ball over three times, fell behind 13-0 and still ended up with a victory over the Detroit Lions with the aid of some highly questionable penalty calls Monday night. A pair of seemingly errant illegal hands to the face penalties against Lions defensive end Trey Flowers helped the Packers […]

Already without Davante Adams, the Green Bay Packers lost another of their top receivers early in the third quarter of Monday night’s game against the Detroit Lions. Geronimo Allison was knocked out of the game after a violent collision with Lions cornerback Tracy Walker on the first play from scrimmage of the third quarter. Aaron […]

In January 1994, three days before the NFC Championship Game, Jimmy Johnson called a radio talk show in Dallas and guaranteed his Cowboys would beat the 49ers. “You can put it in 3-inch headlines,” the then-Cowboys coach boldly proclaimed. The Cowboys did what Johnson predicted and went on to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Don’t […]

The Lions have a 13-10 halftime lead over the Packers. Green Bay is fortunate it’s not worse. Detroit is kicking itself it’s not more. The Lions have 236 yards, including 219 passing yards from Matthew Stafford and 105 receiving yards from Kenny Golladay. Detroit’s first three drives got inside the Packers 5-yard line, but the […]

The Rams not only lost cornerback Aqib Talib, but coach Sean McVay announced Monday that the team also will place starting left guard Joe Noteboom on injured reserve. Noteboom played 10 snaps Sunday before leaving with a knee injury. He tore an anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Jamil Demby […]

The Lions didn’t waste any time with the trickeration. They opened with a flea flicker on their first play from scrimmage. Matthew Stafford found a wide open Kenny Golladay, whom cornerback Jaire Alexander tackled at the Green Bay 11 after a 66-yard gain. The Lions stalled after that with Stafford fumbling the snap for a […]

The Lions weren’t going to settle for a field goal on their second drive. On the first play of their second drive, the Lions didn’t need a trick play for a big gain. Matthew Stafford found Marvin Hall wide open for a 58-yard gain to the Green Bay 16. It took Detroit seven plays to […]

The Panthers soon will have a decision to make. It shouldn’t be a hard one if Cam Newton is healthy. The team’s starting quarterback has not played or practiced since Week Two, resting his Lisfranc injury that Newton has called mild. But Newton is expected to return to practice next week following the Panthers’ bye, […]

The Lions will get tight end T.J. Hockenson back in their lineup tonight. He was questionable after being diagnosed with a concussion in a game against the Chiefs on Sept. 29. The first-round draft choice has 11 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns in four games. The Lions will not have defensive back Quandre […]

Kirk Cousins gets the last laugh. Eagles linebacker Zach Brown, who badmouthed Cousins before facing the Vikings last week, is being released, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Brown and the rest of the Eagles’ defense did not play well on Sunday, with Cousins completing 22 of 29 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns […]

Jason Garrett doesn’t use words like “concern” or “worry.” The Cowboys coach sees them as negative and a waste of energy. Needless to say, he’s not concerned or worried about his future despite the Cowboys’ three-game losing streak and 3-3 record. “I’m focused on doing my job as well as I can do it,” Garrett […]

A Steelers season rife with injuries has had another. Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt tore his pectoral and will miss the rest of the season, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports. The 6-foot-6, 303-pound Tuitt has started all six games this season and has 3.5 sacks. Tuitt still has three more seasons on his contract with […]

Teams are able to designate two players to return from injured reserve each season and the Raiders have used one of their spots. Cornerback Isaiah Johnson worked out with the team on Monday as they returned from their bye week and he’s been formally designated to return. He has a three-week window to practice with […]

Eagles coach Doug Pederson said on the radio Monday morning that the Eagles are “going down to Dallas, and our guys are gonna be ready to play, and we’re gonna win that football game, and when we do, we’re in first place in the NFC East.” Apparently, Pederson sees it as something other than a […]

Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders missed the end of Sunday’s 16-0 victory over the Titans because he left the game with a knee injury. Denver has a quick turnaround to Thursday’s game against the Chiefs and Sanders’s early exit suggested he might have a hard time making it into the lineup. Reports on Monday indicated […]

Cornerback Aqib Talib wasn’t in the lineup for the Rams in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers due to a rib injury and he won’t be in the lineup to help them try to snap their three-game losing streak in Atlanta either. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Rams are placing Talib on injured reserve. […]

One small part of the haul the Dolphins got for Laremy Tunsil is gone. Johnson Bademosi, a veteran cornerback acquired in the big trade with the Texans just before the season, was released by the Dolphins today. The other player who came to Miami from Houston in the trade, Julien Davenport, has played in just […]

It was reported last week that the Patriots would move fullback Jakob Johnson to injured reserve. The team did that Monday. Johnson injured his shoulder against the Giants. Johnson, 24, signed with New England as a free agent on April 8 as part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program. After beginning the season on the […]

Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter quietly has become one of the best pass rushers in football. He also has quietly set an all-time record. With a sack of Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on Sunday, Hunter has 46.0 for his career. That’s more than any player ever has generated before turning 25. “Somebody told me that […]

Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper played only three snaps Sunday, leaving with the quadriceps injury that limited him in practice last week. The quad bruise is no worse Monday than it has been, according to Todd Archer of ESPN, but the Pro Bowl receiver’s availability for Sunday night is in “serious question.” The Cowboys play host […]

The Packers promoted tight end Evan Baylis from the practice squad in advance of tonight’s game against the Lions. They cut cornerback Tremon Smith in a corresponding move, the team announced. Baylis has spent time on the Packers’ practice squad and active roster since the final week of the 2018 season. He originally signed with […]

The Bengals are one of two winless teams in the NFL and they made a change to the roster as they start preparing for their next chance to score a victory. The team announced that they have claimed offensive lineman Fred Johnson off of waivers. Defensive end Kerry Wynn was placed on injured reserve in […]

In trying to figure out the current MVP candidates, the list begins with players like Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, and Christian McCaffrey. But it hardly ends there. If the Packers end up with the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Aaron Rodgers deserves some votes, given his role in the shifting of the […]

The Chiefs, of course, didn’t practice Monday, less than 24 hours after their game against the Texans. But if they had, the team estimates Patrick Mahomes would have fully practiced. Mahomes has tweaked his ankle multiple times this season, and it’s caused him to limp at times. But he has played 389 of a possible […]

It’s unclear if tight end Chris Herndon will be playing for the Jets in Week Seven, but they still added him to the active roster on Monday. Herndon got a roster exemption after his four-game suspension came to an end last week and the team announced his activation before it expired on Monday afternoon. Linebacker […]

The Buccaneers have a bye in Week Seven, but one member of the organization will be sticking around the facility to work out. As Jason Pierre-Paul hasn’t played in a game yet this year, he doesn’t have the same need for time off as his teammates. He does have a need to knock off the […]

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield injured his hip on Sunday. For now, it doesn’t seem that the injury will keep him from practicing during the next 13 days before the team’s next game, at New England. “He is fine,” coach Freddie Kitchens told reporters on Monday regarding Mayfield. He didn’t seem fine on Sunday, noticeably limping […]

The Bears had hoped their starting quarterback would return this week after their off week. Mitchell Trubisky returned to practice Monday. It remains to be seen whether he will return to game action Sunday against the Saints. “His situation again for us is just seeing exactly where he’s at with pain,” coach Matt Nagy said […]

The Lions ruled out one defensive lineman for Monday night’s game against the Packers and they listed two others as questionable, so it’s not a great surprise that they moved to add a healthy player to the mix ahead of kickoff. The team announced that they have signed defensive tackle John Atkins to the active […]

Baker Mayfield‘s turnovers are killing the Browns. He had his fourth three interception game of his career Sunday. The second-year quarterback has played only 20 games, with 19 starts. Mayfield leads the NFL with 11 interceptions this season and his 25 dating to last season also lead the league, according to profootballfocus.com. “I think each […]

Josh Rosen is Miami’s starting quarterback for the rest of the year. Unless he isn’t. Coach Brian Flores said just last week that Rosen will be the guy for the balance of 2019. Then came Sunday; Rosen played poorly against Washington, and Flores made the switch back to Week One starter Ryan Fitzpatrick, who played […]

Jason Garrett doesn’t have many folks in DFW on his side after three consecutive losses, but he has the right people in his corner. Stephen Jones, the Cowboys’ executive vice president, reiterated what owner Jerry Jones said a day earlier: Garrett’s job isn’t in danger. “Absolutely not. We’re ready to go,” Stephen Jones said on […]

The No. 2 pick of the 2015 NFL Draft was benched on Sunday and no one would have been too surprised if the No. 1 pick of that draft had found himself in the same situation as Marcus Mariota. Jameis Winston threw five interceptions and lost a fumble in a 37-26 loss to the Panthers […]

The Titans took defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in the first round of this year’s draft with the knowledge that he would not be ready to play right away because of a torn ACL he suffered while working out ahead of the draft. There was some question about whether he’d make it on the field at […]

Today’s Early Bird Report includes reactions and analysis of Sunday’s game between the Falcons and Cardinals

The Ravens placed Tony Jefferson on injured reserve with a knee injury a week ago and it looks like another safety with a knee injury is going to be joining him on the list. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said at a Monday press conference that DeShon Elliott is expected to miss the rest of […]

The Colts got their biggest win of the season without two of their top defensive players, but obviously would rather be closer to full strength. They came closer Monday, as coach Frank Reich announced that linebacker Darius Leonard and safety Clayton Geathers had cleared the concussion protocol. Leonard missed the last three weeks and Geathers […]