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Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through seven weeks. The New York Jets and New York Giants continue to win while the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue … Read more

Legendary coaches – Patriots’ Belichick, Bears’ Halas have much more in common than 324 wins

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Andy Reid is on the other end of the telephone, sharing thoughts on Bill Belichick. His perspective is one few can provide. “We probably downplay how you have to operate as a head coach in this league, especially us older ones. We don’t talk much about it,” he says. “To be able … Read more

NFL Week 7 takeaways – Lessons, big questions for every game

5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN It’s Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season, and here are our weekly game takeaways. On Thursday night, the Arizona Cardinals‘ offense came alive at home against the New Orleans Saints. Sunday came with a few surprises: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ offense struggled against a Carolina Panthers … Read more

NFL Week 6 takeaways – Lessons, big questions for every game

5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season, where no top-10 team is safe. The Green Bay Packers‘ offense was silent in a loss to the New York Jets — one week after losing to the New York Giants. Speaking of the Giants, they handed Lamar Jackson and the … Read more

NFL Week 6 – Best fashion from around the league

2:33 PM ET ESPN staff Week 6 of the NFL season is upon us. The Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears got things started with a mundane, er — low-scoring affair on Thursday. Sunday promises to spice things up. The 4-1 Buffalo Bills take on the 4-1 Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of January’s divisional … Read more

Justin Fields – Tired of Bears being ‘almost there’ after loss

CHICAGO — Standing at the dais postgame still partially in uniform with grass stains all over his white pants — a sign of how many hits he took in a 12-7 loss to the Washington Commanders on Thursday night — Bears quarterback Justin Fields voiced frustration over what has resulted in Chicago dropping three straight … Read more

Washington Commanders survive late Chicago Bears charge in win

11:21 PM ET Courtney Cronin Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. John Keim Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one … Read more

Ron Rivera’s untold stories of the 1985 Chicago Bears

ASHBURN, Va. — Ron Rivera was chatting with former Chicago Bears teammate Walter Payton on the sidelines during a game in 1996. The conversation started about a defensive call; it ended with Rivera traveling a new career path, with Payton clearing the way. Payton was on the Bears’ board of directors, and also doing some … Read more

NFL Week 6 Power Rankings 2022

6:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 6 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through five weeks. This week, our rankings saw the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers vault into the top … Read more

NFL Week 5 takeaways – Lessons, big questions for every game

5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season kicked off Thursday night with a touchdown-less overtime victory for the Indianapolis Colts over the Denver Broncos. On Sunday morning, the New York Giants (now 4-1) defeated the Green Bay Packers in London. Later, Taysom Hill rushed for three touchdowns and threw a … Read more