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The second half of the season has officially arrived, and the opening Week 9 NFL odds indicate this week will be loaded with games that will come down to the wire. No team is favored by more than one score, and some of the top games have just a few points of separation. After opening as 1-point underdogs

The USA TODAY Network will host 32 Reddit AMAs (Ask Me Anything) — one for each NFL team — on each team’s main subreddit. The series will begin Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET and run through Nov. 30. National reporters from USA TODAY, team beat reporters from the USA TODAY Network and managing editors and

Every week in an NFL season is a learning experience. Here’s what we learned in Week 8… 1. Andrew Luck is (finally) in good hands Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports It only took six years, but the Colts have finally put Andrew Luck in a system that protects him from all those hits that nearly derailed

When it comes to handicapping, one of the first names that should come to mind is Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg. The longtime ESPN handicapper turned in an astonishing 15 winning seasons out of 17 with the network and then absolutely dominated the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s NFL Challenge last season

One of the most blatant blown calls in the NFL this year was a missed false start on the Chargers against the Browns, when left tackle Russell Okung moved early on a play when the Chargers scored a touchdown. The official who missed that call has reportedly been fired. Hugo Cruz, the down judge who [

Morten Andersen’s first steps to NFL greatness started at Ben Davis, when the senior from Denmark with a soccer background showed up to football practice. “Word had spread that there was a kid in town from far away who might be able to help the Ben Davis Giants High School football team at the placekicking

Former Patriots coach Rod Rust passed away on Tuesday at the age of 90, the team announced Wednesday. Rust was New England’s defensive coordinator from 1983 to 1987 and head coach for one season in 1990. The Patriots were 1-15 in 1990. Rust was also a defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs

The Rams are clearly the best team in football. But can they make a run at history?

Not much has changed at the top of the NFL power rankings after last week’s games. The half-dozen heavyweights delivered in key matchups to separate as the best Super Bowl contenders. As for the middle, and the races for the wild-card spots in both the AFC and NFC? That’s a lot more interesting

The 37-year-old comedian called on white NFL players to join in kneeling during the anthem, arguing that players who abstain are “complicit” in systemic racism.

With a blown lead and a loss to the Panthers on Sunday, the defending champion Eagles have dug themselves a hole.

Raider Nation is looking for a glimmer of hope in a 1-5 season. So Scott Bair examined the initial group of rookies and there are real signs of optimism.

This week’s NFL owners meeting was placid compared with their get-together last fall, when the league was feuding with the president and owners squabbled with each other. In a nearly unanimous vote, NFL owners voted to get rid of a long-standing rule that prevented them from owning other sports teams

ESPN NFL We’re previewing the Week 7 NFL slate with score predictions for each game from our Nation reporters, what to watch for in fantasy, Football Power Index projections from ESPN Stats & Information and much more. Thursday Night Football result: DEN 45, ARI 10 Teams with byes in Week 7: GB,

There’s a lot of football left to be played in 2018, but as the halfway point of the NFL season draws near, it’s not hard to identify some of the league’s top up-and-coming talent, especially considering four of this year’s five first-round quarterbacks are already on the field as starters

Oregon’s Herbert should be the top pick in the 2019 NFL draft as some have called him a once-a-decade type prospect. What other quarterbacks might get drafted? NFL scouts weigh in.

NFL Network’s Kay Adams helps fantasy team owners select the best players to pick up off the waiver wire in Week 7.

As it stands, an owner is barred from owning an NFL team in one market and a different type of professional sports team in another NFL market. So, for instance, Rams owner Stan Kroenke had to put the Denver Nuggets in a family trust. Why? Because the league wants to put NFL owners in direct competition

And there was one. The Rams survived Week 6 to remain the only undefeated team in the NFL and improve their stronghold as the Super Bowl 53 favorites. As for many other contenders, it was a rough week, causing some major reshuffling in the rest of the top 10 of our weekly power rankings. Here’s a

The “Good Morning Football” crew talks about the performance of the Cowboys in their Week 6 matchup against the Jaguars.

The Denver Broncos are sticking with Case Keenum at quarterback despite losing a fourth straight game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. “Case is our quarterback. He did some good things. It wasn’t perfect,” Broncos coach Vance Joseph told reporters. Keenum threw for 322 yards and two

NFL Week 6 is here. To keep tabs on some of the choicest highlights and other big news throughout Sunday, keep it locked here for updates.  Philadelphia Eagles 34, N.Y. Giants 13 (Recap) Arizona Cardinals 17 at Minnesota Vikings 27 (Recap) Carolina Panthers 17 at Washington Redskins 23 (Recap) Chicago

The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires after the 2020 season. The TV deals begin to expire after the 2021 season, with the Monday Night Football contract up for grabs. (The rest of them run out the next year.) And the NFL recently has shown less urgency to get a new labor deal done. Per a source

I guess there are a few ways to look at this. I am by no means happy to be just 6-5-1 with my best bets this late in the season. But then when you compare it to my horrid 33-43-3 record overall picking games this season, I guess it doesn’t look so bad! Okay, that’s grading on a curve, but after

Sunday night at Gillette Stadium should be a good one. Tom Brady and the Patriots will host perhaps the hottest quarterback and team in the league in Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Kansas City is a perfect 5-0 on the year, while the Patriots are 3-2, but are winners of two straight. This is a big game

I guess there are a few ways to look at this. I am by no means happy to be just 6-5-1 with my best bets this late in the season. But then when you compare it to my horrid 33-43-3 record overall picking games this season, I guess it doesn’t look so bad! Okay, that’s grading on a curve, but after

Saints quarterback Drew Brees can add another accolade to his resume — member of the Madden 19 99 Club.  Name any passing record, Drew Brees might have it by now.  The EA Sports-developed video game released its latest weekly roster update following Brees becoming the NFL’s all-time passing yards

A large delegation of NFL staffers and contractors convened in Atlanta for a series of meetings this week as the countdown continues to Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.  More than 100 people with responsibility for various aspects of the Super Bowl spectacle participated in the planning

We want you to become a better bettor. Get it? So we enlisted Action Network’s Chad Millman to tell you the bets you need to make and avoid this weekend in the NFL. For more analysis check out ActionNetwork.com Last weekend will be a difficult one to forget. But now that our latest national nightmare

Los Angeles Chargers owner Alex Spanos died Tuesday at age 95. The team announced Spanos’ passing in a statement Tuesday morning. Spanos purchased controlling interest of the Chargers for $70 million in 1984.