Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua now has the most receptions (52) through five games to begin an NFL season after his 10-catch, 85-yard, one-touchdown performance in a 26-23 overtime home loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday. Nacua has amassed 588 receiving yards and two touchdowns as well. The former BYU star,...
Bill BarnwellOct 2, 2025, 06:15 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with...
The NFL’s Week 5 slate lightens up slightly, as the first bye weeks come into play, with four organizations getting an early reprieve. Plenty of excitement still surrounds the weekend’s action, with Jayden Daniels expected back in the Washington Commanders’ lineup, Jaxson Dart making his second start for the New York Giants and Dillon Gabriel...
Only four games into the 2025 NFL season, the future of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is a topic of discussion around the league, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Pointing to Brown’s three-year, $96 million contract, Fowler noted that trading the three-time Pro Bowler would carry an additional cost for Philly. Still, people inside...
NFL’s Week 5 slate gets underway with a matchup of NFC West rivals when the San Francisco 49ers visit the Los Angeles Rams on “Thursday Night Football.” There will be an early Sunday football again this week as Dillon Gabriel makes his NFL debut in London, England for the Cleveland Browns as they face the...
Picks 21-32 3 of 3 21. Pittsburgh Steelers DL Derrick Harmon: A- He missed the first two weeks of his rookie season due to a knee injury but picked up a sack in his pro debut and already has five pressures as well as a critical batted pass that led to an interception. The former...
Cincinnati Bengals fans and NFL lovers in general have seen just about enough of Jake Browning after he struggled immensely yet again in a blowout loss to the Denver Broncos. The Bengals have now lost both of Browning’s starts this season, and Monday night was particularly rough. That had fans around the NFL basically begging...
Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos defeated a depleted Cincinnati Bengals team 28-3 at home Monday night as Joe Burrow remained sidelined. The Broncos improved to 2‑2 with the impressive home win over their struggling opponent. With a long list of inactive players on Cincinnati’s roster, the Bengals dropped to 2‑2 after suffering back‑to‑back losses...
Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins bounced back from an 0-3 start with a 27-21 win over the New York Jets at home on Monday despite the loss of Tyreek Hill at the start of the second half. Miami’s go-to wide receiver suffered a knee injury in the third quarter of Monday’s game and was...
One of the worst things in sports happened on Sunday night. The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys battled to a 40-40 tie that was a spectacular game in regulation and a real head-scratcher in overtime, namely down to some odd time management from the Packers. The Cowboys had the ball first in overtime and...