Cowboys–Giants tonight: protection, Dart’s movement and the Nabers decision
Dallas opens at MetLife at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with two offensive absences and a new defense facing John Harbaugh’s Giants.
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Kyler Murray ruled out with concussion as Carson Wentz takes over for Vikings
Murray’s Minnesota opener ended in the first quarter against Green Bay. Wentz stepped in, with J.J. McCarthy designated the emergency third quarterback.
A backward pass, a flying punter and the return of the Waffle House Coach
Three football clips worth replaying, with the rule, the game context and the archival footage identified.
Caleb Williams brings his two-minute mindset to Hot Ones
The Bears quarterback talks pressure, coaching and Chicago with Sean Evans—and finds that even the Iceman needs milk.
Myles Garrett faces knee surgery as Rams brace for a possible four-game absence
The Rams’ marquee pass rusher is headed toward injured reserve after a knee issue that lingered through training camp.
Henry scores three times as Ravens beat Colts 41-23 in Minter debut
Derrick Henry climbed the career rushing-touchdown list, Lamar Jackson threw for 324 yards, and Zay Flowers piled up 150 before leaving with a hamstring injury.
Allen finds Palmer late, Rousseau finishes as Bills beat Texans 36-31
Josh Allen accounted for four touchdowns, Dalton Kincaid and DJ Moore topped 100 receiving yards, and Buffalo escaped Houston after a 96-yard winning drive.
Lawrence finds four touchdown targets as Jaguars overwhelm Browns 34–10
Parker Washington sparks a 24–0 first half, Jacksonville’s defense creates two takeaways, and Trevor Lawrence finishes with four touchdown passes.
Four lost fumbles sink Buccaneers as Bengals hold on for 33–27 win
Demetrius Knight Jr. delivers the opening touchdown, Evan McPherson hits from 55 and 58 yards, and Joe Burrow finds Tee Higgins to finish the job.
D’Andre Swift scores three times as Bears run past Panthers 59–37
Chicago piles up 291 rushing yards, Caleb Williams accounts for four touchdowns, and Kyle Monangai’s 61-yard burst breaks open a wild opener.
T.J. Watt’s 35-yard pick-six lifts Steelers past Falcons 20–13
Watt added two sacks and Pittsburgh’s defense supplied the decisive score in Mike McCarthy’s first regular-season win with the Steelers.
Geno Smith and Breece Hall lead Jets past Titans 23–10
Hall ran for 102 yards, Kenyon Sadiq scored on the opening drive and New York’s defense kept Tennessee chasing in the season opener.
St. Brown scores in overtime, Lions stop Saints conversion to escape 31–30
Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 186 yards from scrimmage, but Detroit needed a final defensive stop after surrendering a 21-point lead.
A last-play stop, a 96-yard winner and 59 Bears points: Sunday’s early games
Eight games, eight recaps: watch the turning points and follow every early-window final.
Cowboys say Malik Davis needs hip surgery and faces season-ending injured reserve
Dallas must replace its No. 2 running back behind Javonte Williams after Friday's practice injury, with Emari Demercado and Israel Abanikanda the immediate alternatives.
Bears and D’Andre Swift agree to $33.75 million extension, ESPN reports
The reported three-year agreement includes $27.5 million guaranteed after Swift’s most productive rushing season.
A.J. Brown headed to injured reserve, ESPN reports
ESPN reports a planned IR move that would keep Brown out at least four games, leaving New England to redistribute his receiving work.
Flournoy signs extension keeping him in Dallas through 2027
Ryan Flournoy has agreed to a contract extension with the Cowboys after making the jump from a preseason release to a regular role in the offense.
Full football TV schedule: September 9–14, kickoff times and channels
Every NFL game and the full FBS/FCS college slate: 147 games, with Eastern kickoff times and listed channels or streams.
A football week worth clearing the calendar for: your September 9–14 TV guide
Ohio State-Texas gets our Saturday night screen. Here is the rest of the route from Wednesday NFL kickoff through Monday night.
49ers lose starting DT Alfred Collins for the year before the Netflix Australia opener
Shanahan confirmed a torn patellar tendon from Tuesday's Melbourne practice. San Francisco now walks into Thursday without two defensive linemen, opposite a Rams side already parking Aaron Donald.
Aaron Donald sits the Netflix Australia opener after a late unretire ramp
McVay is holding him out of Melbourne. The Rams-49ers show still goes on without the comeback star on the plane.
Revisit Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady's 2018 home walkthrough, golf swing included
Vogue's archive visit offers a Massachusetts afternoon with a particularly tempting amount of room outside.
A Cardinals ump stopped the game over a rookie's hat
An umpire stopped a Cardinals game and made rookie Hancel Rincon straighten his hat, saying nobody would wear it that way on his field. The circulating clip from Josh Reynolds then shows what the poster calls a revenge call.