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NFL: Drew Lock starts in Arizona as Darnold is ruled out
Five plays That is how long Sam Darnold lasted before his season came apart. The Seahawks quarterback went down with a glute injury on the fifth snap of the 13-10 win over New England on Wednesday, September 9. Team staff describe it as a soft-tissue problem they rarely see. The immediate consequence is simple enough:…
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NFL: Nico Collins limps out of Texans practice
Houston’s best receiver pulled up with a hamstring problem on Wednesday. Team doctors are not alarmed. Sunday against Cincinnati is another matter.
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NFL: Bears host Vikings in an NFC North scoring contest
98 points between them, and it is only Week 2 Ninety-eight. That is the combined total Chicago and Minnesota put on the board last Sunday, and both walked away winners. The Bears went to Carolina and hung 59 on the Panthers in a 59-37 win. The Vikings closed on Green Bay with the last 29…
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NFL: Titans look to punch back as Eagles land in Nashville
Booed off by the third quarter Eleven first downs. That was Tennessee’s afternoon against the Jets, a 23-10 home defeat in Robert Saleh’s first game in charge that only looked worse the longer you stared at the box score. The Titans were outgained 367-195. Their lone touchdown arrived after the thing had already slipped away.…
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NFL: Burrow says he’ll play in Houston despite back injury
One week into the season, and the alarm bells are already ringing Joe Burrow was limited in practice on Wednesday. Cincinnati’s quarterback is dealing with back stiffness and does not even know when it happened, somewhere inside the 33-27 win over Tampa Bay on opening day. The answer to the only question anyone cared about…
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NFL: One drive, then nothing for Herbert’s Chargers
Los Angeles opened the season with a 77-yard touchdown march and then went quiet for three quarters. The Raiders arrive on Sunday with none of those problems.
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NFL: Vikings lose Jordan Mason before the Bears trip
Minnesota placed Jordan Mason on injured reserve on Wednesday with a fractured right thumb. Aaron Jones Sr. and a rookie now carry the backfield into Soldier Field.
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NFL: Colts head to Kansas City with plenty to fix
Indianapolis were outgained by 255 yards in their opener. Now comes Arrowhead on Sunday night, against a Kansas City side that has finally found a running game.
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NFL: Mike LaFleur wastes no time in Arizona
A game plan, not a lucky break Mike LaFleur beat Jim Harbaugh in his first game as a head coach. Arizona came away with a 26-14 win on the Chargers’ field in Week 1, and the way it happened mattered as much as the scoreline. The Cardinals piled up close to 400 yards. Jacoby Brissett…
