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A day after sustaining the worst loss of his head coaching career, Bill Belichick had a simple message during his weekly Monday morning interview with WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.”“We’re still fighting,” he said of the 1-3 Patriots. New England’s 38-3 defeat against the Cowboys on Sunday resulted in not only the third quarter benching of quarterback Mac Jones, but also injuries to multiple starting ...

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert fractured the middle finger on his left, non-throwing hand during the third quarter of the team’s victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, the team announced. He is expected to play when the Chargers return to action Oct. 16, after their bye this week.Tests revealed the extent of the injury on Monday.“Tough customer,” Coach Brandon Staley said.Herbert was injured ...

Church was in service Sunday night.The Chiefs salted away a 23-20 win Sunday night with a 7-minute, 24-second drive that didn’t result in points but also didn’t allow the Jets to get the ball back.New York had the ball just once in the fourth quarter and it resulted in a turnover when Jets quarterback Zach Wilson lost a fumble. The Chiefs took over at the Jets’ 47-yard line and ran 15 plays, picking ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jonathan Taylor has a chance to come back and play for the Colts this week.When he actually does is now the question.Indianapolis' All-Pro running back is eligible to return from the Physically Unable to Perform List as early as Monday. Per NFL rules, he had to miss the first four games once the Colts placed him on the list to end the preseason, which they did for what general manager ...

Zac Taylor made it clear the Cincinnati Bengals are not going to sit quarterback Joe Burrow as he continues to deal with a lingering calf strain.Taylor was asked point blank if Burrow is going to start and play against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.“Yeah … that's a strange question,” Taylor said.Is it a strange question, though? Cincinnati’s fifth-year head coach then was asked if he believes his ...

What did the Commanders’ 34-31 overtime loss to the Eagles do?It changed the conversation about this team, from gloomy to gritty. It may have finally given some meaning to the incessant “opportunities” that coach Ron Rivera talks about. It restored some credibility to their young quarterback, Sam Howell. That’s quite a lot to have accomplished in a loss.Yes, they lost, but not all losses are the same. ...

The Giants protected their own NFL record for offensive line futility better than they protected Daniel Jones.The decade-long struggle to build an offensive line might have bottomed out Monday, when the Giants allowed 11 sacks in a 24-3 loss to the Seahawks.It got so bad that even wide receivers were taking sacks, as Jones was spared one of the 11 when Parris Campbell was dropped for an 8-yard loss ...

New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said Monday that he has no plans to make changes to his coaching staff after Sunday's 26-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael has faced increasing criticism for an offense that has failed to live up to expectations, but Allen indicated Monday that his job is safe for now."We won’t make any coaching changes," Allen told the media ...

No undrafted NFL defender has played more for his team this season than Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.His 25 tackles, including five in Sunday's win against the Panthers, are tied for second among all rookies, whether drafted in the first round or signed after all 259 selections were made.And while Pace typically averages more tackles than words to reporters in a given week, he put a fine point on ...

GREEN BAY – Two years ago, in the first start of his young career, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was the target of relentless blitzing from the Kansas City Chiefs and there wasn’t much he could do about it.The coaches hadn’t prepared for that kind of onslaught and Love was a sitting duck. The Chiefs either sacked, hit or pressured him on 14 of the 39 times he dropped back to pass in a 13-7 ...