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Here are five things to watch during the Buffalo Bills – New York Jets 2020 Week 1 game and a prediction.

The Rams and WR Cooper Kupp have made significant progress on a large new contract extension, per me and @MikeGarafolo, and there is a real chance they finalize it before the team kicks off. – Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2020 The Rams …

Though history points to this AFC North showdown being hotly contested, experts are picking the Baltimore Ravens over the Cleveland Browns

As good as Aaron Rodgers has been throughout training camp, Packers coach Matt LaFleur says he has been even better off the field with the rookie QB.

The Bears open the season vs. the Lions on Sunday, and there are sure to be fireworks from both sides. Here are our bold predictions.

New York Giants LB Markus Golden (illness) returned to practice on Friday as WR Golden Tate (hamstring) remained limited.

The Browns have ruled four players out, but they do appear to have a chance to get their starting center back on the field. The team announced that center JC Tretter was questionable for Sunday’s game against the Ravens, after he returned to practice this week following a procedure on his knee. He hasn’t missed [more]

Jalen Ramsey called Aaron Donald “the best football player ever.”

The Cowboys avoided paying market rate for Dak Prescott, but now the quarterback’s value has skyrocketed. Suddenly, $40M a year doesn’t seem so crazy.

Buffalo Bills 2020 NFL season predictions from the Bills Wire staff.

Davis might only be a one-year starter for the Buckeyes, but he has the physical traits and the technical skill to be one of the first 32 selections.

The Chargers’ status as a playoff contender complicated decisions on breaking in rookie QB Justin Herbert. The coronavirus-altered calendar added other variables.

Our Free Press sports writers predict who many wins the Detroit Lions get in 2020, and whether they’ll qualify for the new expanded playoff format:

There was some good and some bad, but most of all, there was actual football which provided a bit of insight on what we can expect going forward.

Lauren Carpenter recaps Week 1 Thursday Night Football featuring the Texans at the Chiefs as well as injury updates and news from around the league. (Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)

The addition of Jamal Adams to Seattle’s secondary may not be the only significant development for the Seahawks’ defense this season. After relying heavily on their base 4-3 defensive grouping last season, the Seahawks have been bullish about the potential of last year’s second-round pick Marquise Blair to take over at nickel back this year. [more]

Cam Newton is getting ready to return to the field for the first time in nearly a year on Sunday, when he’ll lead the New England Patriots in their season opener against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium.

There may be no team this season as great a curiosity as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady is playing for a team not named the New England Patriots for the first time in 20 years. The Buccaneers are trying to snap a 12-year playoff drought with aspirations of being the first team to play [more]

The Houston Texans offense sputtered in the season-opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Where do they go from here?

The Bleav in the Jags Podcast finally brought fans some regular season content by talking Colts vs. Jags with Colts Wire’s Arden Franklyn.

In the first matchup of 40-plus quarterbacks in NFL annals, during one of the most anticipated openers the league has seen – though it won’t be seen by fans at the Superdome because of the coronavirus pandemic – Tom Brady makes his Buccaneers debut against that youngster Drew Brees and the Saints. For now, all those doubts about the NFL actually starting on time can be shoved aside as the sporting world savors these two QB codgers. The matchup brought Brees back – way back.

What to watch for in this divisional contest between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots.

Kansas City kicked off the 2020 NFL season in style, piling up touchdowns behind reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and that high-powered offense.

Acquired from the Cardinals last offseason, David Johnson got the Texans on the board.

After a century of NFL football, this season’s Week 1 slate features the first game ever to involve two quarterbacks in their 40s: Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and New Orleans’ Drew Brees. After signing Brady, Tampa Bay jettisoned 26-year-old, 2015 first overall draft choice Jameis Winston, who responded by signing with New Orleans to learn under Brees.

The Chiefs scored the first touchdown. And then they didn’t. After the Texans opened the game by going three-and-out, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs right down the field. He hit Demarcus Robinson for what initially was called a 36-yard touchdown. Replay, though, showed Robinson dropped the ball. Jacob Martin sacked Mahomes on second down, and [more]

Check out the Cardinals’ second injury report of the week.

Yahoo Sports’ NFL experts unveiled their forecasts for the 2020 season this week. Now, it’s your turn to choose the Super Bowl favorites, league MVP and much more.

Quenton Nelson wasn’t on the Colts’ practice report Wednesday. He was Thursday. The two-time All-Pro left guard has a back injury that kept him out of practice. Nelson has never missed a start, playing all 32 possible games. The Colts also added defensive end Justin Houston with a calf injury. He was limited. Receiver Dezmon [more]

The Titans practiced yesterday, but didn’t have to put out a full injury report until today since they’re opening Monday against the Broncos. And now that they’ve turned in the paperwork, we know that new defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was a full participant, but Vic Beasley was limited in Thursday’s practice, via Jim Wyatt of [more]