Football (NFL)

Ben BabySep 16, 2025, 10:31 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while […]

Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals are set to be without star quarterback Joe Burrow for at least three months after he suffered a brutal toe injury that requires surgery. In the wake of Burrow’s devastating injury, the Bengals are signing veteran quarterbacks Mike White and Sean Clifford to the team’s practice squad, according to NFL Media.

NFL NationSep 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close NFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season. After a weekend filled with last-minute wins by the Cowboys, Colts and Bengals,

Week 3 of the NFL schedule features a number of intriguing matchups, including six divisional matchups, including an AFC West heavyweight matchup between the Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Chargers (-2.5). Other divisional clashes include Dolphins vs. Bills (-12.5) on Thursday; Falcons vs. Panthers (+4.5), Texans vs. Jaguars (-1.5), Colts vs. Titans (+3), and Cardinals

Seth WalderSep 16, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Close Seth Walder is an analytics writer at ESPN, specializing in quantitative analysis. He is also a regular on “ESPN Bet Live” and helps cover sports betting. Seth has been at ESPN since 2017. He previously worked at the New York Daily News covering the Jets and Giants.

Teams trending in opposite directions clash when the Miami Dolphins face the Buffalo Bills in a key AFC East matchup on Thursday Night Football. Buffalo is coming off a 30-10 win over the New York Jets, while Miami dropped a 33-27 decision to the New England Patriots in Week 2. The Dolphins (0-2), who have

Jamison HensleySep 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored

FRISCO, Texas — It’s very easy to draw a line from the Dallas Cowboys trading away All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons a week before the 2025 season to the Green Bay Packers to Dallas officially signing three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney on Monday. Clowney himself, however, claimed he’s not trying to be the

The Week 3 NFL schedule has an interesting blend of divisional rivalries and cross-conference showdowns. The former has Broncos vs. Chargers, with L.A. 2.5-point home favorites in the Week 3 NFL odds, while 49ers vs. Cardinals has San Fran favored by 1.5 points. Then, there are contests like Bengals vs. Vikings (-3.5), Chiefs vs. Giants

Todd ArcherSep 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. FRISCO, Texas — Tyler Smith is now the next one. With the retirements of Zack Martin and Tyron

If you’re looking for a strategy to make picks in Week 3, don’t overthink it, just take all the bird teams. I’m guessing all you ornithologists out there already do that every week, but everyone else might want to get on board because the bird teams went UNDEFEATED in Week 2.  The Seahawks, Cardinals, Eagles,

Ryan McFaddenSep 16, 2025, 06:44 AM ET Close Ryan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun. LAS VEGAS — Geno Smith’s fearlessness