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8:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, was delayed more than five hours on the tarmac Saturday night, a team source told ESPN. The delay was due to mechanical issues, the source said, and was not COVID-19 related. The plane was supposed to take off at 2:25

9:55 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and is expected to start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Roethlisberger was removed from the list Saturday morning along with three others who were deemed to be “high-risk” close contacts with tight end Vance McDonald, who went

6:00 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Watching Tua Tagovailoa wiggle on a crucial fourth-quarter third-down play, delivering a dead-leg juke on Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker last Sunday, it’s easy to forget all that the Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback has endured to get here. Monday will mark one year since Tagovailoa suffered a scary hip

7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL Week 10 schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)

7:15 AM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America Hours apart on March 16, the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals pulled off two of the defining moves of the NFL’s offseason, trading for wide receivers Stefon Diggs

first Quarter IND TEN TD 11:50 D’Onta Foreman Pass From Ryan Tannehill for 5 Yrds, S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-T.Daniel. 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:10 0 7 FG 0:40 Rodrigo Blankenship Made 24 Yrd Field Goal 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:30 3 7 second Quarter IND TEN FG 11:17 Stephen Gostkowski Made 50

1:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A day after quarterback Lamar Jackson said defenses were calling out the Baltimore Ravens‘ plays, offensive coordinator Greg Roman chalked it up to the usual chess match that happens during games. “Calling out plays on the defense is nothing new,” Roman said Thursday. “They’re going to be right

11:54 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Because he’s on the reserve/COVID-19 list, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn’t available to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers all week. But the undefeated Steelers are still anticipating that he’ll be available and play against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Roethlisberger, 38, went on the list Tuesday morning as a “high risk”

9:28 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A week after the NFL and players’ union opened an investigation into the San Francisco 49ers‘ compliance with the league’s COVID-19 protocols, the team has been cleared of any potential violations. A league source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday that after a review of the team’s adherence to

3:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Why is the once high-scoring Baltimore Ravens offense struggling this season? Lamar Jackson says the Ravens are too predictable on offense. On Wednesday’s “Rich Eisen Show,” Jackson said teams know what the Ravens are going to run on offense when they line up. “They’re calling out our plays,

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’re roughly halfway through an NFL season unlike any we’ve seen before amid the coronavirus pandemic. Every team has now played at least eight games, so it is time to take stock of the first half and look at what lies ahead as the playoffs near. How do we describe

10:07 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and three others on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after being deemed “high-risk” close contacts with TE Vance McDonald, who returned a positive test for the virus on Monday. As “high risk” contacts, Roethlisberger, OL Jerald Hawkins, RB Jaylen Samuels, and LB Vince Williams must isolate

4:06 PM ET Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that owners have voted to approve two measures: Expanding to a 16-team playoff (from 14) this season if future games are lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. If that happens, there will not be a re-seeding for the playoffs. The vote was unanimous. Incentives to reward teams

6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’re officially at the midpoint of the 2020 season, so the NFL Power Rankings are reevaluating things. Along with our weekly rankings, we’ve asked every NFL Nation reporter to recalibrate expectations for the team they cover. Some are lofty (we see you, K.C.), some are modest (sorry, Jets) and others

11:30 PM ET The New England Patriots‘ 2020 season, on life support while facing a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against the winless New York Jets, has been revived. For another week, at least. The Patriots stopped a four-game losing streak by coming back to beat the Jets 30-27 on Monday, improving to 3-5

7:00 AM ET Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Rich Cimini Close ESPN Staff Writer Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Inside a flag-waving stadium that celebrated the nation’s resilience while mourning the loss of thousands, coach Bill

8:08 PM ET Who else but Minkah Fitzpatrick? For the second week in a row, Fitzpatrick knocked away a pass in the end zone to preserve the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ undefeated season. This time, he kept Garrett Gilbert‘s pass from finding CeeDee Lamb to help the Steelers hold on to a 24-19 win against a pesky

first Quarter NO TB TD 9:34 Tre’Quan Smith Pass From Drew Brees for 14 Yrds, W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-T.Morstead. 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:32 7 0 TD 0:04 Adam Trautman Pass From Drew Brees for 7 Yrds Wil Lutz Made Ex. Pt 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:38 14 0 second Quarter NO