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Pope Francis accidentally tweets support for Saints
The Jaguars didn’t have a prayer against the Saints on Sunday. Pope Francis accidentally tweeted support for the Saints only hours before they took the field in Jacksonville. “Today we give thanks to the Lord for our new #Saints,” Pope Francis tweeted. “They walked by faith and now we invoke their intercession.” The hashtag inadvertently...
Sunday Night wrapup: Steelers hold on for 24-17 victory over Chargers
The Chargers blew halftime leads in their first two losses. They fell too far behind at halftime in their two most recent losses. They trailed the Broncos 17-0 at intermission last week before losing 20-13. On Sunday night, the Chargers were down 21-0 at halftime. Los Angeles rallied in the fourth quarter, but it was...
Sam Darnold: I definitely felt like myself out there
The Jets got quarterback Sam Darnold back in the lineup on Sunday and it didn’t take long for the team to get a reminder of what they were missing while the quarterback was out with mononucleosis. Darnold zipped a throw to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas on the Jets’ first play from scrimmage and the 17-yard...
Chiefs still don’t understand disappearance of pass interference flag
The Chiefs still don’t understand why officials picked up a penalty thrown for defensive pass interference on the Texans. Referee Shawn Hochuli made an announcement after waving off the flag, “After discussion, the contact that was potentially a hold was while the ball was in the air. It is not pass interference because it was...
Chargers dig another hole at halftime, trail Steelers 21-0
The Chargers trailed 17-0 at halftime last week in a 20-13 loss to the Broncos. They trail the Steelers 21-0 at halftime tonight. Los Angeles nearly got on the board before intermission, but rookie kicker Chase McLaughlin missed a 43-yard try off the left upright with 32 seconds remaining. The Steelers opened the scoring on...
James Conner scores his second touchdown to give Steelers 21-0 lead
The Steelers entered as underdogs. They are up 21 points. James Conner scored his second touchdown, taking a Devlin Hodges pass 26 yards to the end zone for a 21-0 lead with 6:34 remaining until halftime. Conner has nine carries for 38 yards and a touchdown, a 12-yard run in the first quarter, and five...
Marcus Mariota doesn’t think he gave Titans a chance to make plays Sunday
Marcus Mariota‘s reaction to getting benched by the Titans on Sunday was pretty much what you’d expect, although that doesn’t mean Mariota fails to understand why head coach Mike Vrabel turned to Ryan Tannehill at quarterback. Mariota said after the game that it didn’t “feel great” to get pulled from what wound up as a...
Sean McVay promises to learn from “humbling day”
Rams coach Sean McVay has been hailed as an offensive genius, but his offense looked awful today. He doesn’t plan to let that become commonplace. McVay said after today’s 20-7 loss to the 49ers that he knows his team needs to get better, and he thinks it will. “We’re going to continue to get better,...
In year eight, Russell Wilson makes a case for MVP
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson wants to win games not individual awards. Still, it’s impossible not to notice the building buzz for MVP, especially in light of his stellar start to the season. So why is Wilson off to the best start of his career, with 14 touchdowns, no picks, and a passer rating of 124.7...
Kyle Shanahan: I think our defense is just getting started
The 49ers won four games all of last season, but Sunday’s 20-7 victory over the Rams means they’ve already surpassed that total this season. At 5-0, the 49ers are one of only two undefeated teams in the league and the biggest driver in the last two victories has been the defense. They’ve allowed 10 points...
Devin Bush’s fumble recovery, INT has Steelers up 14-0
Chargers head athletic trainer Damon Mitchell checked Philip Rivers after the quarterback took a hard hit on third down on the first series. Rivers took another on second down on the second drive, and the Steelers brought the house on third down. Rivers tried to hit running back Melvin Gordon on an outlet pass. The...
Frank Clark: We can’t keep putting pressure on offense to do everything
The Chiefs offense didn’t have the best day on Sunday, but they still staked the team to a 14-point lead in the first quarter against the Texans. The entire lead would disappear before halftime. Houston scored 20 points to take a halftime lead that they briefly yielded to the Chiefs before rallying for the game-winning...
Mike Vrabel on QB change: We needed to find a way to score
The Titans made a quarterback change during Sunday’s loss to the Broncos and head coach Mike Vrabel summed up the reason for the change very succinctly after the game. Vrabel made the move to Ryan Tannehill after the Broncos followed up a Marcus Mariota interception with a touchdown that stretched their lead to 13-0 in...
Lamar Jackson: I did what it took to get the victory
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has won games with his feet and he’s won games with his arm over the course of his brief NFL career. On Sunday, he used both to dispatch the Bengals. Jackson became the first quarterback to throw for at least 200 yards and run for at least 100 yards in a...