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When Jim Caldwell was Detroit’s coach, 9-7 wasn’t good enough. Yet Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn aren’t facing consequences for running the franchise into the ground.

If Joe Judge saw his season flash before his eyes as he carried his star running back off the Soldier Field turf, he wasn’t about to share that with the public. Ever defiant, ever the optimist, Judge did everything but utter the hollow cliché “Next man up.” As if the next man could possibly replace the one that went down.

Last Monday night, Vic Fangio did his best impersonation of Bill Belichick in the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX. It didn’t work. On Sunday night, Belichick did his best impersonation of Fangio impersonating Belichick in the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX. It too didn’t work. With 36 seconds left in the early-season epic [more]

NFL superstars, Cam Jordan and Mark Ingram are former Saints teammates and real-life friends whose personalities, minds, and hearts are…

Following the Chargers’ 23-20 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, cornerback Desmond King made it clear he wasn’t happy with the team.

“This is a disgusting taste in my mouth.”

Russell Wilson continued his sizzling start throwing five more touchdown passes. Collier stuffed Cam Newton at the 1-yard line on the final play, and the Seattle Seahawks held off the New England Patriots 35-30 on Sunday night. Wilson and Newton – two of the premier quarterbacks in the NFL – claimed the spotlight in a wild primetime showcase.

A star-studded cast of NFL players departed their games with injuries on Sunday. Start with running back, where Giants star Saquon Barkley is believed to have torn the ACL in his right knee early in their loss at Chicago. All-Pro standout Christian McCaffery departed Carolina’s loss to the Buccaneers with a right ankle injury, 49ers running back Raheem Mostert left with a knee injury, and the Rams’ Cam Akers hurt his ribs.

The injury carts rolled out twice in three plays and the 49ers lost a few more key players. Raheem Mostert ran for an 80-yard touchdown on San Francisco’s first play from scrimmage and Jimmy Garoppolo threw two TD passes – before both players sat out the second half with injuries – to lead the banged-up 49ers to a 31-13 victory Sunday. It was a costly victory for San Francisco, which was already hurting in a big way before losing Garoppolo to a high ankle sprain and Mostert to an injured knee.

Seattle’s signal-caller throws 5 touchdowns in 35-30 victory over New England.

The Chargers don’t know how serious Tyrod Taylor’s condition is, but if he is healthy, coach Anthony Lynn says the quarterback will start next week against Carolina.

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is not pleased with the dearth of takeaways the defense has in the first two games.

Injuries continued to pile up Sunday for the Jets. After a 31-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Adam Gase revealed several more ailing players in wide receiver Breshad Perriman, offensive lineman Connor McGovern and cornerbacks Quincy Wilson and Arthur Maulet.

Russell Wilson was amazing as he threw five touchdowns but Cam Newton and the Pats fought all the way until the very final play of a thrilling game.

Mike McCarthy’s first win as Cowboys head coach was historic, but it goes beyond the numbers. This one marked the start of a necessary new era in Dallas.

Rams rookie running back Cam Akers had to leave the game against the Eagles because of a rib injury, but Darrell Henderson came off the bench to rush for 81 yards.

The Cowboys took a long time to get going against the Falcons, but Dak Prescott and company eventually delivered fantasy goodness on Sunday.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen following Week 2 win vs. the Miami Dolphins.

Watch Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ biggest plays in the Week 2 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL.com

The Dallas Cowboys completed an unlikely comeback over the Atlanta Falcons with kicker Greg Zuerlein booting a successful onside kick and then hitting the 46-yard game winner.

It wasn’t pretty but Pittsburgh got the win.

Mo Alie-Cox had himself a day.

It took a wild onside kick, but the Cowboys completed an insane 20-point comeback to beat the Falcons on Sunday afternoon and avoid falling to 0-2.

A bad day of injuries got worse for the San Francisco 49ers. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and running back Raheem Mostert were ruled out after halftime with injuries. Garoppolo hurt his right ankle early in the game against the New York Jets, but remained in the game.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard is out for the rest of the game against the Bears with a toe injury.

Thomas Davis will make his Washington debut on Sunday against the Cardinals, while Kendall Fuller remains out.

The 49ers’ trip to New York couldn’t be off to a worse start. Jimmy Garoppolo and Raheem Mostert were both ruled out for the game to open the second half. Garoppolo hurt his ankle early in the game and played through it in the first half. Mostert is dealing with a knee issue. Garoppolo’s stat line in the first half was 14-for-16 for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Mostert went for 92 yards on eight carries with one touchdown. He also added two catches for 15 yards

From Saquon Barkley to Jimmy Garoppolo, the early slate of games in Week 2 was marred by a rash of injuries to star players.

Cam Newton, and New England, looked reinvigorated in their Week 1 win, but the former MVP still has more to show. When will the Pats let Cam start airing it out?

Dede Westbrook has found himself on the Jags’ inactives list for the second time in 2020.