Scoop City is The Athletic’s daily NFL newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered straight to your inbox. There is so much to talk about after a wild Sunday. We’ll discuss fantasy football insights tomorrow and injuries on Wednesday. As for today: Promoted and relegated teams of the first week Contract negotiations: Dak and […]
COMPLETE RESULTS Eric Edholm’s findings: The defense saved the day for the Bears in Caleb’s debut. The Bears scored touchdowns on defense and special teams, but none on offense, and fought the hard way out of a 17-0 deficit to secure the win at Soldier Field in Week 1. No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams […]
An analysis after the Giants’ 28-6 loss to the Vikings in Week 1 on Sunday: hero In his return to MetLife Stadium, former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold fueled the Giants, completing 19 of 24 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. His quarterback rating was 113.2. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold (14) throws a pass during […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After spending more than nine months recovering from ACL surgery, Daniel Jones’ comeback in the New York Giants’ season opener was anything but a textbook game. The quarterback was booed. The number 6 pick in the 2019 draft played poorly in a 28:6 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday […]
Ja’Marr Chase was not happy on Sunday afternoon. Not only did the Cincinnati Bengals suffer a stunning, unexpected 16-10 loss to the New England Patriots at Paycor Stadium – which eliminated over 43% of users from the Yahoo Sports survival pools – but Chase was significantly limited by the loss. Chase was targeted six times […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Washington Commanders in their NFL season opener this Sunday afternoon. (Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) The Washington Commanders will begin the 2024 season with a road game against the defending NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa this Sunday afternoon. Rookie quarterback and 2023 […]
Hopefully David Tepper didn’t have any drinks around on Sunday. Or anything else the owner of the Carolina Panthers might say in anger. The Panthers have spent a lot of time this offseason improving after going 2-15 last season. They hired a new head coach, Dave Canales. They improved the team around quarterback Bryce Young. […]
Tyron Billy-Johnson #13 and the Dallas Cowboys play their season opener against the Cleveland Browns this Sunday. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images) The 2024 NFL season has finally begun. This afternoon, the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns will play their season opener, which begins at 4:25 p.m. ET on FOX. It’s not just the Cowboys and Browns’ […]
Was this the beginning of a new season or simply the continuation of a lousy old season? Judging by the boos and the general sense of disgust and grim inevitability that pervaded MetLife Stadium on Sunday, this felt like Game 18 of the dismal 2023 season for the Giants, rather than the start of anything […]
Kirk Cousins ​​made his debut for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday against a strong Steeler defense. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ATLANTA — Two new-look franchises kicked off the 2024 season in Atlanta in front of a Mercedes-Benz Stadium that sounded like an even split of fan bases. While both the Steelers and […]
