Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had 18 carries for 95 yards in today’s
win over the Buccaneers, a stat line that would look normal for a running
back but is unheard of for a quarterback. In fact,...
The big winner of Sunday’s big Steelers-Patriots game may have been the
Texans. After the Patriots lost on Sunday, the Texans now have the inside
track to a bye week in the AFC playoffs. Home-field...
The Steelers couldn’t hold their lead at home against the Patriots last
year, but they found a way to get it done this time around. Pittsburgh held
the Patriots to a field goal and saw rookie running...
The Football Night in America crew breaks down Week 15 by taking a look at
some of the key topics of the day involving the Steelers, Patriots, Vikings,
and Cowboys.
The Rams were playing pass defense like few have ever seen. And then things
became troublesome. The Eagles just took a 20-13 lead in the third quarter
after Wendell Smallwood exploded into the end zone, but...
The Eagles appeared ready to run out the half, or at least not be that
aggressive with the ball. But after Rams coach Sean McVay called a timeout to
save a few seconds for himself, the Eagles found a new...
Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan avoided a penalty Sunday, so maybe
he’ll avoid a fine this week. Then again, his fines over the past two
weeks went unpenalized. Lewan’s most recent fine came for...
Much of the focus on the Colts this season has been on how well quarterback
Andrew Luck has played in his return from the shoulder injury that kept him
out all of last season, but Sunday’s 23-0 win...
A week ago, the Bears were able to derail the Rams offense, by making sure
Todd Gurley wasn’t a factor. The Rams weren’t going to let that
happen two weeks in a row. Thanks to a heavy early...
Giants rookie Kyle Lauletta made his NFL debut in garbage time against
Washington last week and went 0-5 with an interception to close out the
Giants’ 40-16 win. The Giants were on the wrong side of a...
The Vikings played their first game with Kevin Stefanski in the offensive
coordinator job on Sunday and the fact that they won 41-17 likely tells you
what kind of reaction he got from his boss after his...
Josh Johnson hadn’t started a game since 2011. He had never won a game.
Johnson was better than Cody Kessler for whatever that is worth, winning as a
starter for the first time, winning the job for...
The Seahawks will have to wait another week to punch their playoff ticket.
The 49ers didn’t play like a three-win team, getting their fourth
victory with a hard-fought 26-23 effort that went overtime...
Titans running back Derrick Henry got one of the coveted (if we describe it
that way enough, maybe it will take) PFT Post-Game Phoners, and I opened the
conversation by asking Henry what he’s been...
Cody Kessler or Blake Bortles next week? Does it matter? Perhaps no one other
than Kessler, Bortles and Tom Coughlin care anymore, but Doug Marrone said he
doesn’t know who will start at quarterback...
Patriots safety Duron Harmon picked off Ben Roethlisberger for the second
time in Sunday’s game in the fourth quarter and a pass to tight end Rob
Gronkowski put the Patriots inside the 10-yard-line...
The Vikings fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after losing to the
Seahawks last Monday night, but they rebounded for a lopsided win over the
Dolphins on Sunday and the message after the game was...
A week ago, the Dolphins were flying high after a miraculous finish against
the Patriots, a hook-and-lateral-plus-another lateral that delivered an
unlikely win over the Patriots. This week, the Dolphins...
The Titans have won three straight games to push themselves back into playoff
position and they owe a big debt to running back Derrick Henry for the last
two wins. Henry ran for 238 yards and four...
The 49ers kept Chris Carson out of the end zone on second down from the 1 on
second down. They kept the Seahawks running back out of the end zone on third
down from the 2. They had him stopped on fourth...
The Steelers stuck with kicker Chris Boswell this week, but they may be
wishing they went in another direction. Boswell missed two field goals
against the Raiders in last Sunday’s loss and he missed...
It seems to be the motto of the day: Every man for himself. After the Jaguars
lost to Washington, a reporter asked Jacksonville cornerback Jalen Ramsey
about Doug Marrone’s job security. “I ain...
The Bears got a division title on Sunday and their left tackle Charles Leno
got a fiancee. In the aftermath of Sunday’s NFC North-clinching win
over the Packers at Soldier Field, Leno’s...
The 2018 season went down the drain for the Jaguars some time ago, but it
reached a new low on Sunday with a home loss to a Washington team
quarterbacked by Josh Johnson. It was Johnson’s first start...
The Steelers led the Patriots by seven points at halftime of a Week 15 home
last season, but couldn’t hold on for a win. They’ll be trying to
make sure history doesn’t repeat itself on...
Lions coach Matt Patricia was working blue in his postgame radio interview,
and not the Honolulu kind. Via Nate Atkins of MLive.com, Patricia dropped
one of George Carlin’s seven during his postgame...
The Cowboys had their five-game winning streak come crashing to a halt in
Indianapolis on Sunday as the Colts handed them their first shutout loss
since the 2003 season. Dallas turned the ball over,...
The 49ers aren’t going away as easily as they did two weeks ago in
Seattle when they lost 43-16 to the Seahawks. In fact, the Seahawks are
getting more than they wanted out of the 49ers. San Francisco...
Dolphins running back Frank Gore has been one of the few bright spots for the
Miami offense this year. There’s a chance, however, that his year could
be over. Per a league source, Gore suffered a...
Aaron Rodgers ended Week 15 in 2017 being asked whether he would play the
final two games. The Packers quarterback returned from a fractured collarbone
in hopes of rescuing the team’s playoff hopes....
The Steelers and Patriots traded touchdowns on their first possessions and
traded punts on their second and before the Steelers have found their way
back to the end zone. Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio...
Colts running back Marlon Mack gashed the Cowboys for a career-high 139 yards
and two touchdowns. And he knew from the get-go that special things were
happening. Mack explained to PFT by phone after the 23-...
The Bears are celebrating a division title on Sunday night, but the frivolity
briefly made way for an update on the health of a key defensive player.
Safety Eddie Jackson injured his ankle while...
The Steelers offense needed just over six minutes to get on the board on
Sunday. The Patriots needed two minutes to answer. Tom Brady took advantage
of a confused Steelers defense and hit Chris Hogan on a...
Jaylen Samuels has been thrust into a prominent role for the Steelers late in
his rookie season and he responded well on the opening drive against the
Patriots. Samuels had four carries for 39 yards and a...
The Seahawks took the opening kickoff and marched 59 yards on nine plays with
Doug Baldwin catching a 5-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson. But with
Seattle seemingly on its way to a second blowout of...
The Cardinals scored the game’s first touchdown. They scored the
game’s last touchdown. In between, the Falcons scored 40 points.
Atlanta hasn’t had a good year, but it did have a good day...
The Titans remain on the outside of the playoff picture, but they are in
position to push their way in if they keep winning. Tennessee got two
touchdowns from Derrick Henry and a dominating performance by...
The Bengals are running out of players on offense. They had enough Sunday, or
at least for long enough, to handle the Raiders fairly easily. The Bengals
took a 30-16 win, with Joe Mixon rushing for 129...
Washington quarterback Josh Johnson came into Sunday’s game with five
career starts and his team had lost them all. Johnson now knows what
it’s like to start for a winning team. Dustin Hopkins...
The Vikings made a bold move to change their offensive direction last week,
and the results were clear. They’re once again a running-and-defense
team, and once again it works. They beat the Dolphins...
The Indianapolis Colts are Texas’ team. Or they at least own Texas
after the last two weeks. Just call them the Lone Star Colts. Last week, the
Colts ended Houston’s league-leading nine-game...
The Bears have gone from worst to worst to worst to worst to first. After
finishing in last place in the NFC North for four consecutive years, Chicago
has clinched the division today with a win over Green...
Special teams miscues were the difference for the Lions today. Detroit had a
botched snap on an extra point and a missed 48-yard field goal by Matt
Prater, two very costly mistakes in a game they would go...
The Ravens make no apologies for their style. Primarily because it keeps
working. The Ravens continued to grind away at opponents by running the ball
and playing defense, beating the Buccaneers 20-12. The...
The Giants offense didn’t gain many yards in the first half, but they
were able to avoid turnovers. That hasn’t been the case in the second
half. Eli Manning lost the ball while being sacked by...
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Friday that receiver Doug Baldwin had a
“good chance” to play against the 49ers, and Baldwin will play. Baldwin
is active. Seattle already had ruled out safety Maurice...
He’s gone 4-2 in six games, winning more than Hue Jackson won in 40.
With an outside shot at the playoffs and a renewed spirit in Cleveland, could
Browns interim coach Gregg Williams be coaching his...
The Steelers opened the week by saying running back James Conner had a chance
to play against the Patriots, but the door closed bit by bit as the week went
on. Conner was listed as questionable on Friday...
Cowboys right guard Xavier Su'a-Filo is on his way to an Indianapolis
hospital for further examination of an eye injury, according to Kristi Scales
of the team’s radio broadcast team. Su’a-...
