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6:45 AM ET If it weren’t for the Steelers-Titans game getting postponed, we would be through exactly 25% of the NFL’s regular season. As is custom, with (something close to) the first quarter in the books, I’m taking stock of the league by handing out quarter-season awards for the league’s best performances over the first

2:59 PM ET Bill O’Brien got into a heated exchange with Houston Texans star J.J. Watt during a recent practice, ESPN has confirmed. The incident, which also included defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, took place in the week leading up to the winless Texans’ Week 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to ESPN and multiple

2:25 PM ET Is this going to work? It’s time to start asking existential questions about the NFL’s attempts to play through the coronavirus pandemic. After near-flawless results during training camp — a total of seven player infections occurred from Aug. 12 to Sept. 19 — the first quarter of the 2020 season has produced

8:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for coronavirus, a league source confirmed to ESPN, and the team has canceled its Wednesday practice. Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and practice squad defensive tackle Bill Murray had already been placed on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list. Gilmore, the NFL’s reigning

11:35 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers have put tight end O.J. Howard on injured reserve with a ruptured Achilles tendon that will end his season, the team announced Tuesday. Howard’s injury happened in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers, when Ke’Shawn Vaughn caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady.

2:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — There will be 5,500 fans allowed into Heinz Field when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, team president Art Rooney II announced Tuesday. Gov. Tom Wolf announced new amendments to guidelines for safe gathering in the state earlier in the day, allowing outdoor gatherings in venues with

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the NFL Power Rankings are a weekly thing, it’s never too early to jump ahead and look toward the playoffs. With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, that’s what we’re doing. This week, we determined each team’s postseason chances, according to the ESPN Football Power Index

5:00 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien and have named associate head coach Romeo Crennel the team’s interim head coach. The McNair family fired O’Brien after the Texans fell to 0-4 on Sunday, losing to the previously winless Vikings. Earlier on Monday, O’Brien was asked if

9:00 AM ET When the Eagles knocked away a Hail Mary attempt from third-string 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard to hold on for a 25-20 victory in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday night, they did more than win a game. At 1-2-1, the Eagles are now in first place in the NFC East, a division in

9:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Moments after the Los Angeles Rams secured a 17-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Giants wide

4:21 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Russell Wilson continued to etch his name in the NFL record books Sunday. Wilson threw two more touchdown passes in the Seattle Seahawks’ 31-23 win over the Miami Dolphins. That gives him 16 TDs this season, tying Peyton Manning’s record from 2013 for the most through a team’s first four

10:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had a virtual team meeting on Saturday night, and the players were told, pending negative tests, the current plan is to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Saturday started with the team confirming that “a Patriots player tested positive

1:33 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL knew they would likely have to deal with the coronavirus pandemic at some point when they proceeded with the 2020 season. “At the end of the day,

Sep 29, 2020 ESPN Fantasy Staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Our experts are back for Week 4 with their fantasy football rankings for the upcoming week of NFL action. Below you will find individual and composite rankings for each position for PPR and non-PPR formats. Click a link and get ready for

6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Looking at the highest-picking teams in the 2020 NFL draft, one could confuse it for a copy of the Buffalo Bills‘ 2019 schedule. Buffalo played eight games last season against teams that picked in the top 11 this spring, including four in the AFC East against

7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 4 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)

6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quarterback Cam Newton has a large chip on each of his large shoulders this season, the result of an 86-day wait in NFL free agency in which he wondered if he would be playing for anyone in 2020. That led him to the New England Patriots on what he

12:05 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bad roster. No discipline. Questionable coaching. The New York Jets hit the loser’s trifecta in a 37-28 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, falling to 0-4 for the second straight season and magnifying the biggest question surrounding the team: What becomes of coach