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ATLANTA – Raheem Morris was feeling vindicated Monday night. The Atlanta Falcons head coach said in mid-September that he believed Bijan Robinson was the best player in football. It felt premature at the time, but Robinson went head-to-head with the official best player in football on “Monday Night Football,” and he and the Falcons (3-2) came out on top in …

EUGENE, Ore. — The scoreboard registered the historic result—No. 7 Indiana 30, No. 3 Oregon 20—and suddenly there was something occurring that was almost as rare as the Hoosiers beating a top-five opponent. There was a field storm of sorts by the visiting fans.  Crimson gradually spilled out of the Autzen Stadium stands and onto the artificial turf, because it …

Rico Dowdle warned the Cowboys, who joked about his “buckle up” comment after he rushed for more than 200 yards last week. The running back, who signed with Carolina this offseason after Dallas let him walk in free agency, rushed for 183 yards, had 56 yards receiving and scored a touchdown. The Panthers upset the Cowboys 30-27 on a last-play …

Here are five thoughts from Texas’ 23-6 win vs. No. 6 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry game Saturday at the Cotton Bowl. The stakes Texas remains in the game. The Longhorns aren’t out of it, at least, now with a 4-2 record two games into Southeastern Conference play. Their loss to a disheveled Florida program last week flung their …

Realistically, the New York Giants weren’t going to be a playoff team this season. That made it hard for head coach Brian Daboll to get off the hot seat. The one thing the Giants absolutely had to do was show progress, and promise for the future. Thursday night will go a long way toward that. Advertisement The Giants didn’t just …

When Denver Broncos icon John Elway orchestrated the team’s last road win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1980s, he never would have imagined it would take another 39 years until the next one.  Elway helped the Broncos win three World Championships as a player and general manager. Denver got the Philly monkey off its back on Sunday, and the …

Ex-Patriots QB praises Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs after stunning upset over Bills  MassLive Maye leads win as Diggs shines in Buffalo return  ESPN Drake Maye and the Patriots are a lot more fun to watch these days, but expect some plot twists the rest of the way  The Boston Globe ‘You got to take care of the ball’ | Sean McDermott, Josh Allen …

Early in the Denver Broncos’ upset win over the Philadelphia Eagles, tight end Evan Engram came off the field perhaps a bit frustrated. After all, it had been a tough day at the office, as the veteran tight end went into halftime with just one reception for negative yardage. Apparently, Broncos head coach Sean Payton didn’t like Engram’s body language, …

SALT LAKE CITY — College football remains undefeated in its greatness. The biggest surprise of the weekend was a winless UCLA team upsetting No. 7 Penn State, forcing the Nittany Lions into back-to-back losing weeks. This was supposed to be Penn State’s year, and it’s just not going well at all. And then there was Texas, a team that needs …

Mark SchlabachOct 4, 2025, 09:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia boldly predicted earlier this week that if the No. 16 Commodores played their game, their road trip to No. 10 Alabama on Saturday “wouldn’t be close.” Pavia wasn’t …