NFL Previews

Leave it to Pete Carroll. Instead of having newly acquired Leonard Williams recite the accomplishments of his nine-year career in New York with the Jets and Giants, the coach had the defensive lineman shoot baskets during a team meeting. “Instead of standing me up and making me introduce myself to the team, he made me come up here and compete with some guys on the basketball rim,” Williams said. “I love it because it breeds

The Chicago Bears won’t be getting Justin Fields back this week. Montez Sweat is arriving, and running backs coach David Walker is moving on. It has been a tough week and turbulent first two months of the season for the Bears (2-6) as they prepare to visit the New Orleans Saints Sunday. “We really feel we’re turning the corner,” head coach Matt Eberflus said, noting that both wins have come in the last four games.

Although they may have found their quarterback of the future, the Washington Commanders are still very much in the process of rebuilding. After shipping out their top two pass rushers at the trade deadline, the Commanders will begin a somewhat new era on Sunday when they travel to Foxborough, Mass., to face the New England Patriots. Washington (3-5) was a seller on Tuesday, dealing Montez Sweat to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 second-round pick

As the 4-3 Cleveland Browns prepare to host the 1-7 Arizona Cardinals Sunday, both coaching staffs are preparing, not knowing who the other team’s starting quarterback will be. Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson was limited in practice Wednesday, and he has missed three full games while leaving a game against the Colts late in the first quarter because of a rotator cuff injury. The Browns are 2-2 in those four games, and he was credited with the

After losing their team leader to injury, the Minnesota Vikings will turn to a rookie quarterback when they visit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota (4-4) faces its first game since Kirk Cousins went down late in last week’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Cousins quickly was diagnosed with a torn right Achilles tendon, ending his season. Jaren Hall, a rookie fifth-round pick out of BYU, stepped in for Cousins and completed 3

The Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers hoped to be in better places as they near the halfway point of the season, but both sit multiple games below .500 heading into their matchup on Sunday afternoon in Green Bay. Making matters more difficult, both teams are facing uncertainty at quarterback, and for different reasons. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered a sprained UCL in his right thumb in a 43-20 loss at the Dallas Cowboys

Frank Reich won his first game as head coach of the Carolina Panthers last week and the timing couldn’t be better for his second. Reich is set to see his former team on the other side on Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts visit Charlotte, N.C. Generating offense is bound to be a priority for the Panthers and fixing defensive snags is something the Colts are desperate to accomplish. “I have a bunch of love and

One of the NFL’s more heated rivalries comes out of hibernation Sunday as the Dallas Cowboys visit the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones held his tongue when asked about the key division matchup, saying he didn’t want to “poke the bear.” Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott did not show similar restraint as his Cowboys (5-2) prepared to take on the Eagles (7-1). “Pour honey on me,” Prescott said. “I always say that. If

Both teams in the Monday night matchup at Detroit want to erase some bad memories from last week. The NFC North-leading Lions were humbled by the Baltimore Ravens, 38-6. The Las Vegas Raiders got thumped by the Chicago Bears and their backup quarterback, Tyson Bagent, 30-12. Lions coach Dan Campbell said the Raiders feel “much like we feel. What they just went through last week is not indicative of who this team is. This is