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    Jalen Mills, Ronald Darby to practice for Eagles this week

    Getty Images The Eagles secondary had a rough go of it against the Vikings on Sunday, but head coach Doug Pederson said in a Monday radio interview that he is hopeful about getting some players back from injury in time to face the Cowboys on Sunday night in Week Seven. At a press conference a...
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    Stephen Jones feels “great” about Jason Garrett, coaching staff

    Getty Images Jason Garrett doesn’t have many folks in DFW on his side after three consecutive losses, but he has the right people in his corner. Stephen Jones, the Cowboys’ executive vice president, reiterated what owner Jerry Jones said a day earlier: Garrett’s job isn’t in danger...
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    Eagles trying to find their defensive identity

    Getty Images The Eagles defense did a lot of the heavy lifting in a 31-6 win over the Jets in Week Five, but the unit couldn’t find the same kind of success against the Vikings on Sunday. After 10 sacks and two touchdowns in the win, the Eagles spent Sunday giving up four touchdown passes in a...
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    Stefon Diggs gets long TD as Vikings passing offense continues to thrive

    The Vikings passing offense got on track against the Giants last weekend and it has remained in first gear against this week’s NFC East opposition. The Vikings opened the game with a 75-yard touchdown drive that ended with Kirk Cousins hitting Adam Thielen from six yards out. They went 75 yards...
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    Vikings up 31-20 after third Stefon Diggs TD

    Getty Images Stefon Diggs said he wants to remain with the Vikings this week and it’s probably safe to say that no one on the Vikings’ side is looking to terminate the relationship on Sunday. Diggs scored his third touchdown of Sunday’s game against the Eagles with 1:16 left to play in the...
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    Four TDs for Kirk Cousins in 38-20 Vikings win

    Getty Images Much has been made of Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins‘s unimpressive record against teams with winning records, but you’d never know about those issues based on Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Cousins threw four touchdown passes and topped the 300-yard mark for the second...
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    Zach Brown doesn’t want to talk about Kirk Cousins

    Getty Images The Vikings didn’t wait long to start trolling the Eagles, specifically linebacker Zach Brown. But Brown brought it on himself, after referring to Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins as the “weakest part of their offense.” Cousins, of course, threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns...
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    Kirk Cousins: I never heard what Zach Brown said

    Getty Images Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said during the week that he feels he plays better when he has a little bit of an edge to his game. Cousins played very well in Sunday’s 38-20 win over the Eagles and many people likely thought that Cousins took an extra edge into the game thanks...
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    Derek Barnett fined for unnecessary roughness

    Getty Images Another week, another fine for Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett. PFT has learned that Barnett was fined $10,527 for unnecessary roughness. He was penalized during last Sunday’s win over the Jets for a low block on guard Alex Lewis at the tail end of Nate Gerry‘s interception...
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    Week Six early inactives

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Bengals at Ravens Bengals: T Cordy Glenn, T Andre Smith, DE Carlos...
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    Desean Jackson slowly recovers from vague “abdomen” injury

    Getty Images DeSean Jackson‘s triumphant return to Philadelphia has been not so triumphant, because Jackson hasn’t been playing. It’s still unclear when he’ll play again. The Eagles receiver had a major impact in Week One, catching eight passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Before he could...
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    Vikings promote Cameron Smith, waive Davion Davis

    Getty Images The Vikings promoted linebacker Cameron Smith from the practice squad Saturday. They waived rookie receiver Davion Davis in a corresponding move. Minnesota selected Smith in the fifth round of the 2019 draft. He spent the first five weeks on the team’s practice squad after being...
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    Zach Brown trashes Kirk Cousins ahead of Sunday’s game

    Getty Images If Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins plays better when he’s angry, Eagles linebacker Zach Brown might have just provided the motivation. Via Tim McManus of ESPN.com, Brown went to town on his former Washington teammate, before he plays against him Sunday. “Cousins, I think every...
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    Eagles put Corey Clement on IR, promote Boston Scott

    Getty Images The Eagles ruled out a pair of running backs on Friday’s injury report and they removed one of them from the 53-man roster a short time later. The team announced that Corey Clement has been placed on injured reserve. He has been out with a shoulder injury and will miss at least...
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    Week Six injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Six of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Patriots and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Kirk Cousins says he plays better “when I have an edge to me”

    Getty Images While the Vikings and quarterback Kirk Cousins were being picked apart in the aftermath of their Week Four loss to the Bears, Cousins said he didn’t pay attention to what people were saying outside the organization because “ignorance is bliss.” Cousins may have been paying a bit...
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    Adam Thielen out of practice Thursday due to illness

    Getty Images The Vikings had a couple of unwelcome additions to their injury report on Thursday. Wide receiver Adam Thielen did not practice and was listed as out with an illness on the team’s injury report. Thielen, who has never missed an NFL game, is coming off a big day against the...
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    The 2017 running back class has taken over the league

    Getty Images Five weeks in to the 2019 season, one thing is clear: The running backs who entered the league in 2017 have taken over. As to rushing yardage, four of the top five leaders entered the league in 2017. And the list of quality running backs is so long that it’s difficult to list them...
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    Adam Thielen, Garrett Bradbury back at Vikings practice

    Getty Images The Vikings added a couple of offensive starters to the injury report as non-participants in practice on Thursday, but both of those players are back on the field Friday. Wide receiver Adam Thielen sat out with an illness and center Garrett Bradbury was sidelined by a shoulder...
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    DeSean Jackson working from “a rehab standpoint only”

    Getty Images Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said on Monday that the team would give wide receiver DeSean Jackson more to do as he works his way back from an abdominal injury and that he believes the wideout is “getting close” to making it back into the lineup. Wednesday brought another update...
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