Nick Wright’s quarterback mountain has a new occupant at the top. Trevor Lawrence’s stay at No. 1 lasted exactly one week, and after a Sunday that included a bad half from Lamar Jackson, a big statistical outing that still wasn’t enough for Patrick Mahomes to take the top spot.The injury list keeps growing, too. Sam Darnold, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart are all off the mountain due to injuries. So who does that leave at the top? Here’s how Wright sees the league’s quarterbacks entering Week 3:Justin Herbert falls, Dak climbs, Will Josh Allen or Purdy beat Patrick on Mahomes Mountain? |…
The New York Giants’ season might have been altered on their opening drive against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.Quarterback Jaxson Dart went down with a knee injury after throwing an incomplete pass on a third-and-7. He was hit by a pair of Rams defenders as he was in the air throwing the ball and went down in immediate pain.Dart was able to walk off the field on his own power with trainers. He was evaluated in the blue medical tent before walking into the locker room.The Giants later ruled Dart as questionable to return due to a knee…
The Washington Commanders couldn’t have asked for a worse way to end the first half than with what happened in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.Quarterback Jayden Daniels was carted off the field after he suffered a gruesome injury to his left elbow on the final play of the first half. Daniels fumbled the snap and his arm awkwardly went in the wrong direction as he frantically tried to complete a pass from the 1-yard line. The pass fell incomplete, keeping the Cowboys’ lead at 17-10.Daniels was in immediate pain, favoring his left arm and couldn’t leave the field without…
The NFL announced its first set of fines for the 2026 season on Saturday, reportedly penalizing 20 players after Week 1’s slate of games.Washington Commanders receiver Stefon Diggs was fined $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct, which was categorized as illegal celebrations and vulgar acts. Diggs scored his first touchdown with Washington in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles and then jumped onto the goal post, wrapping his legs around it. He was flagged on the play, which meant the Commanders could not attempt a two-point conversion. Washington went on to lose, 24-22.Diggs said after the game that he…
After the Bears and Panthers combined to score 96 points last Sunday, you can imagine how popular these Bears “Overs” will be. Go figure — I saw a Friday morning post from BetMGM’s John Ewing saying 87% of bettors have “Over” in Bears-Vikings.Eight-y-seven-per-cent.With that, naturally, every bone in my body wants to go “Under.” We know you’re here for informed wagers and I assure you I vet everything through multiple handicappers, oddsmakers and betting buddies who know what they’re doing. Those that do well in this racket know the how, what and why, and that’s always my goal.Also, this will never…
Are the Chicago Bears that good?Full disclosure, I had a bet on Carolina +3 last Sunday, and if you would’ve told me the Panthers would average 7.7 yards per play and score 37 points, odds were good they would have covered or won the game outright.Problem is, Chicago scored 59.FOX Sports posted its weekly power ratings on Monday morning and the Bears were on line three, behind only the Seahawks and Broncos. I’ve never been one to overreact and third seems insanely high.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager,…
In the NFL, the public betting masses love nothing more than scoring. And they got plenty of it in Week 1.Fifteen teams scored 27 or more points, led by the Bears, who hung a 59-burger on the Panthers. That’s playing a big role in the mindset for NFL Week 2 odds.”That’s the public’s focus — who is going to be able to score with ease,” Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said. “So they’ll be eyeing this Thursday night Lions-Bills game, and Vikings-Bears and Saints-Ravens.”Oddsmakers and sharp bettors serve up their midweek insights, as we dive into NFL Week…
After a strong offseason and training camp, the Baltimore Ravens will be without rookie star wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane in the coming weeks. According to CBS Sports, Lane is expected to undergo surgery to repair a fractured wrist.Lane could reportedly undergo surgery as early as Wednesday and is expected to miss nearly a month of action. While the Ravens have not yet assigned an official injury designation, placing him on injured reserve has yet to be ruled out.Injuries to both Lane and Zay Flowers (hamstring) have quickly tested Baltimore’s revamped receiving depth. As the Ravens prepare for Sunday’s matchup against the…
The 2026 NFL season opened with two of the NFC North’s rising stars putting together performances that had the league buzzing, and Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski were paying close attention.On the debut episode of FOX Sports’ “Gronk & Jules,” Edelman and Gronkowski handed out their Week 1 “Employees of the Week” honors, and each host picked one star from teams in the NFC North.Edelman went with Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, while Gronkowski sided with Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs. Julian Edelman’s Employee Of The WeekEdelman rolled with the guy who quarterbacked the highest-scoring offense on Sunday as…
The Eagles just know how to win football games. Even with the Commanders driving for a possible game-tying score, it felt like Philadelphia would make the play to put the game away. They eventually did. It came on a Washington two-point conversion attempt that would have put the game into overtime. Jayden Daniels flipped the ball to tight end John Bates, who was immediately wrapped up by Moro Ojomo well short of the end zone, sealing a 24-22 home win to open the season. The game didn’t feel as close as the score implies. The Eagles offense generated most of the big plays…