Falcons back Koo despite 3 missed FGs in loss

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 05:42 PM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo missed three field goal attempts Sunday in a loss against the Saints. But he is not in danger of losing his job, according to coach Raheem Morris.

“I’ve got all the confidence in the world [in Koo],” Morris said in his postgame news conference. “He’s one of the best kickers in this game. He’s done it for a long time. He had an off day. It happens a bunch of times. Like, shooters shoot. We went out

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Chiefs block FG to win 4th game on walk-off play

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 06:32 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes wasn’t optimistic the Kansas City Chiefs would block the field goal attempt with one second remaining that otherwise would have given the Denver Broncos a victory on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

But Mahomes was comforted by one fact: The Chiefs this season had won three different games on the last play, so he didn’t close his mind to the possibility.

“If anyone’s going to do it, this

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Referee Shawn Hochuli calls German penalty, as father did in Spanish

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 05:51 PM ET

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MUNICH, Germany — Among the stars of the 2024 NFL Munich Game was referee Shawn Hochuli. Maybe it could have been expected with the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants entering the game with just two wins apiece.

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Hochuli unexpectedly flexed his German early in the Panthers’ 20-17 overtime win over the Giants.

It occurred late in the first quarter when he called

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Titans’ Will Levis hits Calvin Ridley for a 42-yard TD in his first game back from injury

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LOS ANGELES — Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis wasted little time making his presence felt in his return to the lineup after being out the previous three games. Levis found receiver Calvin Ridley on a

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Panthers building momentum, but will Young start again?

David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 04:29 PM ET

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young chuckled after Sunday’s 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Giants in Munich when asked how many German words he’d learned over the past several days.

“Maybe one or two,” the No. 1 pick of the 2023

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Giants to ‘evaluate’ at QB after Jones struggles

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 03:19 PM ET

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MUNICH — The New York Giants (2-8) face a lot of questions as they enter their bye week. Among them, what to do with starting quarterback Daniel Jones, who threw a pair of costly interceptions in Sunday’s 20-17 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers.

“I’d say we got a lot of work to do here in the next few days, in the

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Source: Bucs’ Wirfs believed to have MCL sprain

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 02:53 PM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers believe that All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs suffered a sprained MCL in the first half Sunday against the 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

The three-time Pro Bowl selection and team captain will require additional testing, including an MRI, to determine the severity, the source told Fowler.

Wirfs suffered the injury

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Patriots’ Drake Maye finds fellow rookie Ja’Lynn Polk for touchdown vs. Bears

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 02:40 PM ET

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CHICAGO — New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye bounced back from a second-quarter interception to engineer an impressive scoring drive Sunday against the Chicago Bears, which culminated with a 2-yard touchdown pass to

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49ers rookie WR Ricky Pearsall races 46 yards for his first TD

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 01:48 PM ET

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