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If the Raiders win tonight, they’ll do it with Marcus Mariota at quarterback. The Raiders have announced that starter Derek Carr won’t return. He suffered a left groin injury in the first half. Carr was running, and he pulled the Read more
Justin Herbert dove through the pile for a 1-yard touchdown in overtime to lift the Los Angeles Chargers to a 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. Herbert had fumbled on the previous play on a similar Read more
The Patriots will not be going to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Miami ran the ball down the Patriots’ throats and picked up 250 rushing yards in a 22-12 win that eliminated the Patriots from playoff contention Read more
Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears aren’t done just yet. Chicago’s playoff hopes are surprisingly still alive after an impressive win today at Minnesota, a win in which Trubisky got off to a hot start but then struggled late, and the Read more
Washington entered the fourth quarter down 20-3 and scored a pair of touchdowns to narrow Seattle’s lead to just five points. Needing a touchdown, the Football Team got down to Seattle’s 23-yard line with 1:18 left. That’s when the Seahawks Read more
The Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn after blowing some big leads early this season, but that problem reared its head again on Sunday against the Buccaneers. Atlanta led 17-0 at halftime and 24-7 in the third quarter, but the Read more
The Jets have not excelled at much this season, but they have been very efficient on their first offensive possessions of games. Sam Darnold hit Ty Johnson for an 18-yard touchdown to cap the first drive of Sunday’s game against Read more