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4:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season — we saw it all. Quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took care of business on the road against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, as Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott struggled to get anything going against the Bucs’ defense. And that

first Quarter TB DAL FG 9:02 Brett Maher Made 51 Yd Field Goal 14 plays, 54 yards, 5:58 0 3 FG 5:05 Ryan Succop Made 44 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:57 3 3 FG 1:06 Ryan Succop Made 38 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:47 6 3 second Quarter TB

8:57 AM ET Chris Mortensen Close NFL reporter ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 1991 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Although Lamar

4:31 AM ET Although Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have kept details of their contract negotiations private, league sources believe the star quarterback turned down an offer worth about $250 million. The Ravens also balked at Jackson’s wish for a fully guaranteed deal similar to Deshaun Watson‘s, sources told ESPN, prompting the sides to

4:12 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets will be without left tackle Duane Brown for at least four games, as the recently signed lineman, a five-time Pro Bowler, was placed on injured reserve Saturday. The Jets are hopeful Brown can return from his shoulder injury in Week 5, at the earliest,

11:45 AM ET Tight end Darren Waller and the Las Vegas Raiders have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension with $51 million in new money. “This was one of the most challenging negotiations I’ve encountered,” said Waller’s agent Drew Rosenhaus. “It is very rare for a 30-year-old player with two years left on his

11:19 AM ET Lamar Jackson turned down the Baltimore Ravens‘ offers for a contract extension and is now betting on himself this season. On Friday morning, the Ravens announced they were unable to come to an agreement on a new deal by the quarterback’s self-imposed deadline. “Despite best efforts on both sides, we were unable

4:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It looks like Aaron Rodgers might not have the receiver whom he has referred to as his new No. 1 ever since the Green Bay Packers traded Davante Adams in the offseason. That’s because Allen Lazard was listed as doubtful for Sunday’s season opener at the Minnesota Vikings.

12:33 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens confirmed Friday they were unable to reach a contract extension with quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is not represented by an agent, putting the brakes on the most high-profile talks in the NFL until after the season, and increasing the scrutiny every time Jackson takes the

11:14 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Alaina Getzenberg INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Buffalo Bills beat the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams 31-10 as the NFL season kicked off on Thursday night at Sofi Stadium. Buffalo Bills After going into halftime tied

8:36 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has started his season with a bang, finishing a perfect first drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Gabe Davis to take a 7-0 lead on the Los Angeles Rams. On third-and-1 from the Rams’ 26-yard line, Allen, on the

8:30 AM ET ESPN NFL Staff TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht had a hunch it was coming. It was Super Bowl Sunday last February, and he had been celebrating his birthday at home with family when he glanced down at his phone and saw a text message from quarterback Tom

3:49 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pinpointing the Kansas City Chiefs‘ top wide receiver figures to be a weekly headache for fantasy football players. Patrick Mahomes confirmed as much. Mahomes warned fantasy football players that predicting his favorite receiver from week to week will be difficult as Kansas City’s passing game adjusts to life

3:07 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a job as a television analyst waiting and a desire to move on to the next stage of his life, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, 35, formally announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday. Sanders, who spent most of six of his 12 NFL seasons in Denver, was

6:35 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATED NEXT TO his wife and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a luxury suite at Raymond James Stadium, Russell Wilson watched Super Bowl LV and stewed. To Wilson, who was in Tampa, Florida, to receive his Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, the game was an unsettling reminder

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5:58 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett believes Russell Wilson deserves a warm ovation when he returns to Lumen Field Monday night to face his former team for the first time as the new Denver Broncos quarterback. But like everyone else, Lockett doesn’t know whether Wilson will receive

12:12 PM ET Mitch Trubisky will start the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Tuesday. Trubisky, who was voted one of the Steelers’ five captains on Monday, was listed as the starter on the depth chart released Monday, but Tomlin hadn’t publicly announced his decision. “We’re