‘Get out of this funk’: Ravens’ defense is biggest hurdle in championship hunt

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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CLEVELAND — The Baltimore Ravens had victory in their grasp with 1:03 left on Sunday when All-Pro safety <a

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Moon-ball magic: How Wilson’s passing edge over Fields opened up Pittsburgh’s offense

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — It seemed there was no way Pat Freiermuth was going to catch the ball arcing high over his head at Acrisure Stadium on Oct. 20.

But as the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end rumbled down the sideline, the ball took a nosedive and came into view a couple yards in front of him. With an outstretched arm, Freiermuth tipped it to himself and made an acrobatic 21-yard snag.

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‘Michael Jordan of nose tackles’: Giants’ Dexter Lawrence keeps racking up sacks

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was five games into the Giants’ Dexter Lawrence II experiment at nose tackle when his name was brought to national attention. During his weekly appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show,” then-Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers mentioned Lawrence’s name unprompted.

Rodgers had just seen firsthand the wreckage that the 350-pound Lawrence could do to the interior of an offensive

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‘Frustrated’ Dak vows 3-4 Dallas won’t fade away

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 01:49 AM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When the season started, the Dallas Cowboys never believed they would be in such a predicament after seven games.

With Sunday’s 30-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Cowboys are 3-4 and closer to the bottom of the NFC than a Super Bowl contender at

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Kittle stars on own ‘holiday’ as 49ers eke out win

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 02:15 AM ET

CloseNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam’s subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team’s relocation and stadium saga. You

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Inside the Commanders’ wild Hail Mary to stun the Bears

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ESPN Staff WriterJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on ‘The John Keim Report’, which airs on ESPN Richmond radio, and follow him on Twitter @john_keim

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ESPN Staff WriterCourtney 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

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Bears CB sorry for taunts before fateful Hail Mary

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LANDOVER, Md. — Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson apologized Sunday night after he was seen taunting the Washington crowd seconds before he and his teammates gave up a Hail Mary touchdown with time expired to lose to the Commanders 18-15.

Video posted on social media showed Stevenson pointing toward the stands and raising his arms in the air with his back to the play when the ball was snapped. He was late to get to the play and then seemingly tipped the ball up for Noah Brown to

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Bozeman calls hit on Herbert ‘one of dirtier plays’

Kris Rhim, ESPNOct 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ET

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After drawing an unnecessary roughness call for defending quarterback Justin Herbert following a hit in Sunday’s 26-8 win over the New Orleans Saints, center Bradley Bozeman was celebrated by teammates and awarded a game ball by coach Jim Harbaugh.

Saints defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd twisted Herbert’s right ankle and pulled down the QB long after he had thrown the ball to running back J.K. Dobbins in the second quarter. Bozeman, the only lineman who saw the interaction, sprinted, pushed Shepherd off

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Ezekiel Elliott puts Cowboys on top with TD vs. 49ers

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2024, 09:20 PM ET

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SANTA CLARA — The last time Ezekiel Elliott played at Levi’s Stadium for the Cowboys he lined up at center on the final play of the 2022 playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. It did not go well.

On Sunday, serving as the starting running back with leading rusher

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Sources: Jaguars WR Kirk has broken collarbone

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2024, 09:32 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Christian Kirk is expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken collarbone, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Kirk was hurt early in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars’

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