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7:00 AM ET Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season kicked off Thursday night with the Indianapolis Colts pulling out a 12-9 victory over the Denver Broncos. Hopefully Sunday we’ll get a little more excitement. We have several division matchups, culminating Sunday night with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Baltimore Ravens. But what does all

7:29 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com KILN, Miss. — The paint on the bar has faded into the wood at Broke Spoke, a biker haunt in the center of Kiln. But through the front door with a Confederate flag, beneath a ceiling of bras left by visitors for posterity, a gold New Orleans Saints logo is

12:05 AM ET Stephen Holder Jeff Legwold Close ESPN Senior Writer Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Boardof Selectors since 1999 DENVER — The Indianapolis Colts won one of the wildest games in memory, sleepwalking through

4:51 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Despite experiencing some discomfort in his right shoulder and finger that forced him to miss practice Wednesday, quarterback Tom Brady said he will play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons as the 2-2 Buccaneers try to secure their first home win of the season. “It feels great,” Brady said Thursday

11:00 AM ET A unique football-versus-MMA matchup has been added to the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva undercard. Former NFL All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell will face ex-UFC fighter Uriah Hall in a pro boxing match Oct. 29 in Glendale, Arizona. The four-round contest has been contracted at 195 pounds and neither man can be

12:53 PM ET Wide receiver Cole Beasley has decided to retire from the NFL after 11 seasons, his agent said Wednesday. “He is ready to be with his family after playing 11 seasons and it’s time to be a full-time dad and husband,” agent Joel Turner told ESPN. “His wife and kids are still back

6:40 AM ET ESPN staff We’re through four weeks of the 2022 NFL season, and we’ve seen a little bit of everything when it comes to quarterback play. Massive breakouts from some young rising stars. Confusing struggles from big-money veterans. Surprising stellar performances from former backups getting a shot to start. Plenty of signal-callers trying

1:27 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor will miss the first game of his college or pro career after being ruled out for Thursday night’s road contest against the Denver Broncos. Taylor sustained a badly twisted ankle late in the Colts’ 24-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans last Sunday

11:49 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Kenny Pickett era is officially here. The Pittsburgh Steelers listed their 2022 first-round pick as the starter on the depth chart — ahead of Mitch Trubisky — for Sunday’s game at the Buffalo Bills. “I don’t want to dump the responsibility of what transpired at Mitch’s feet,” coach Mike

4:25 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Though Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was officially listed as “limited” on the team’s injury report for consecutive days this week with a right shoulder injury, Wilson said Tuesday he expects to be a full go for the Broncos’ Thursday night game against the Indianapolis Colts. Wilson, who had

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 5 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 four weeks and named a new No. 1 team for the second week in a row. The updated

11:08 PM ET Nick Wagoner Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In their two losses this season, the

2:00 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets as he continues to progress through concussion protocol, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday. There’s no “definite timeline” for Tagovailoa’s return after he left the Dolphins’ 27-15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in

10:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin sat behind the dais in the fluorescently lit room at Acrisure Stadium and spoke for three minutes. Of the 436 words the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said, few explained why he benched Mitch Trubisky for rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett at halftime of the Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the

12:46 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season got underway Thursday night with a Cincinnati Bengals win that was overshadowed by a frightening injury to Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion and was briefly hospitalized. Sunday’s slate of games ended with the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick

5:15 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Down to rookie Bailey Zappe — their third and final quarterback — the New England Patriots took the Green Bay Packers to the end of overtime before falling 27-24 at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The Patriots improbably had a chance to win in overtime, stopping quarterback Aaron Rodgers

9:52 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings scored two consecutive touchdowns on their opening drive Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The second one counted. After K.J. Osborn‘s 5-yard touchdown reception was called back by an offensive pass interference penalty, running back Alexander Mattison scored on a 15-yard screen pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins. Mattison,

2:10 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in clearing Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa during last Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills has been fired. Multiple sources said the firing came after it was found the consultant made “several mistakes” in his evaluation. However, the league and its players’ union