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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — If there’s ever a time when the mettle of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield will be tested, it is now. Over the last two seasons, the 29-year-old former No. 1 pick has created one of the NFL’s best redemption arcs in recent memory.

Mayfield found himself a home in Tampa, led the

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Stephen Holder, ESPNNov 4, 2024, 02:07 AM ET

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts‘ quarterback move didn’t

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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 12:32 AM ET

CloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams hurt his left ankle late in Chicago’s 29-9 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday but appears

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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterNov 3, 2024, 09:59 PM ET

CloseRob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at @RobDemovsky.Open Extended Reactions

GREEN BAY, Wis. — If the questions about Jordan Love’s repeated interceptions have become – to use Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur’s word — “annoying,” then perhaps he and his quarterback should spend the upcoming bye week working on

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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterNov 3, 2024, 10:01 PM ET

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PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is a man of many words, but even he was left “speechless” after running back Saquon Barkley‘s reverse hurdle over a defender Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“It was the best play I’ve ever seen,” Sirianni said. “What I think is so cool,

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Stephen Holder, ESPNNov 3, 2024, 09:10 PM ET

CloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.Open Extended Reactions

MINNEAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts got on the

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J.J. Post, ESPNNov 3, 2024, 08:12 PM ET

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If done right, touchdown celebrations can inspire imitations across the country.

Such was the case particularly for Incarnate Word Cardinals wide receiver Jalen Walthall, whose headstand celebration hardly went 24 hours before producing NFL spin-offs.

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In the first quarter of the Atlanta Falcons Week 9 game against the Dallas Cowboys, Drake London hauled in a 9-yard touchdown pass to put the Falcons up 7-3. After getting the ball back to a referee and accepting congrats from his teammates, London opted for a

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