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6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In 1978, a 26-year-old aspiring football coach walked into a rather nondescript tan building on the city’s north side to start a job with the Denver Broncos. Bill Belichick has called his one season in Denver a “tremendous experience” filled with lessons he still uses today, with eight Super

7:01 AM ET Courtney Cronin Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. NFL Nation Welcome to NFL game day in the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic. Please remember to wash your hands, wear a mask and stay six feet apart.

8:55 PM ET The New York Jets‘ rocky relationship with Le’Veon Bell came to an abrupt end Tuesday, when the Jets announced that they released the running back. It ended a 19-month tenure that was filled with disappointment and broken promises. Bell, who arrived as a marquee free agent in 2019, never clicked with coach

1:52 PM ET The New York Jets are trying to trade running back Le’Veon Bell, a league source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Bell, apparently unhappy with his role in coach Adam Gase’s offense, has $6 million remaining on his 2020 salary — fully guaranteed. That will make it difficult to move him before the

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL Power Rankings are inherently a judge of each team’s strength. But to find out which team is the strongest, you have to consider their weak spots. That’s what we’re doing in this week’s rankings. As we rank teams this week, each NFL Nation reporter assesses where the teams

12:08 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Chalk up another rare milestone for Drew Brees on Monday Night Football. Brees and the New Orleans Saints rallied from a 20-3 deficit on Monday night to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-27 in overtime — just the second time in Brees’ career that he had rallied from a

7:10 AM ET Don’t mind me. I’m just sitting here skimming through Sunday’s NFL scores, looking for things to overreact and underreact to. Whoa — wild Sunday afternoon. The Dak Prescott injury is just brutal. Is the 49ers’ score a misprint? The Browns are 4-1! One loss too many, at long last, for Dan Quinn,

1:10 AM ET On Sunday, a Dallas Cowboys team that had seemingly been going through a nightmare season saw its worst fears realized. In the third quarter, Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a gruesome ankle injury. If you were watching the play, you’re not going to forget what you saw for a long time.

6:43 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott was hospitalized with a right ankle compound fracture and dislocation suffered on a third-quarter run against the New York Giants on Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback was forced to leave the game on a cart and in tears. He was taken to an area hospital where he

2:22 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — For the first time since suffering a gruesome injury two seasons ago, Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith returned to the playing field. Smith entered the game Sunday at the 2-minute warning in the second quarter after Kyle Allen was hurt on a third-down scramble against the Los Angeles

12:14 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon, who is listed as questionable because of a shin injury, is expected to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mixon rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a touchdown reception last Sunday as the Bengals

9:55 AM ET Each week of the NFL season, we will identify fantasy football waiver-wire pickups specifically for those of you looking for streaming options in deeper formats (including IDP leagues). These are players available in a majority of ESPN Fantasy leagues, who have enticing matchups in the week ahead that may make them worthy

6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The off button, when it comes to Philip Rivers‘ mouth, doesn’t always work when he’s in the game. The Colts quarterback always has his mouth moving. On the sideline. Running onto the field. Before the snap. After the whistle has been blown. Everything you need this week:&• Full schedule »

7:52 PM ET After a morning COVID-19 scare, the New York Jets announced Friday night that they received negative test results for every player, coach and personnel staffer. This means their home game Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals will start as scheduled. The Jets’ announcement came about an hour after the Cardinals’ team flight departed

6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 5 NFL 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)

6:50 AM ET Already the most exhausting one in history, the 2020 NFL season now peeks its head around the corner into Week 5 amid cacophonous calamity. Every morning brings fresh news of positive COVID-19 tests, schedule delays, amended protocols, questions that spawn more questions. Two games were postponed last week, two more already have

12:17 AM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have made a habit out of comeback victories. A late 38-yard field goal by Cairo Santos lifted the Bears to a 20-19 win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom at one point led 13-0 in the first half. For the Bears, it marked their

7:03 PM ET The Titans-Bills game scheduled for Sunday is being moved to Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET as long as there are no more positive tests with Tennessee, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Bills-Chiefs game, which was scheduled for next Thursday, will instead be moved to Sunday, Oct., 18, as long