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Getty Images It was clear Giants quarterback Daniel Jones wasn’t 100 percent Sunday. It’s also clear the Giants have no regrets about starting Jones. “The way he moved in the game is what we expected,” Giants coach Joe Judge said, via Tom Rock of Newsday. “What we expected to see we pretty...

Getty Images Baseball’s Cleveland Indians are following the lead of the Washington NFL franchise previously known as a dictionary-defined racial slur. Like Washington, the Cleveland Indians will be dropping their name, according to multiple reports. No replacement has been named. Washington...

Getty Images The Cowboys recently lost a prime-time showdown with the Browns, with a Week 15 Sunday night game against the 49ers flexed out of the evening slot for Browns-Giants. Cowboys owner/G.M. Jerry Jones remains steadfast in the belief that his team is a major attraction on TV. “[M]ake...

USA TODAY Sports As he closes in on the completion of his seventh NFL season, Browns receiver Jarvis Landry closes in on an obscure but impressive achievement. With one more five-catch game this season, Landry will catch Antonio Brown and Marvin Harrison for second place on the list of most...

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers made their bones and won their championships with defense and a running game. They still have the defense, but they currently don’t have their running game. Pittsburgh had 21 rushing yards against Washington on Monday night, an average of 1.5 yards on 14...

Getty Images The Browns won’t have their top corner against the Ravens on Monday night, as Denzel Ward (calf) has been declared out. Ward has not played since Week 11, with the calf injury now sidelining him for a third consecutive contest. In 10 games this season, Ward has two interceptions...

Getty Images The Ravens probably won’t have cornerback Tramon Williams for Monday night’s game against Cleveland. They hope to have cornerback Jimmy Smith. Williams is doubtful with a thigh injury. Smith (groin) had limited participation in Saturday’s practice and is questionable. He missed...

Getty Images Immediately after the Browns lost receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for the balance of the year with a torn ACL, multiple members of the organization bristled at the notion that the passing game could actually be better without him. Quarterback Baker Mayfield, for instance, believed it...

Getty Images After going 4-44 from 2015 through 2017, the Browns have generated a 9-3 record in 2020. The general question becomes whether the Browns can reach even greater heights. The specific question becomes whether quarterback Baker Mayfield is the one to take them there. “Absolutely,”...

Getty Images The Browns added starting tight end Austin Hooper to the injury report Friday. He sat out practice with a neck injury. Hooper presumably was injured during Thursday’s practice, which puts his availability for Monday night’s game against the Ravens in doubt. Hooper ranks second on...

Getty Images The Browns have secured a winning record for the season during their current four-game winning streak and the play of quarterback Baker Mayfield has had a lot to do with that. Mayfield’s numbers haven’t always been eye-popping, but one does jump off the page. He has not thrown an...

Getty Images For 25 years, the Cowboys have continued to be one of the most popular teams in the NFL despite never playing in a conference title game. This year, however, the shine is quickly coming off the star. It started with the NFL flexing Packers-Colts game into a late-afternoon spot...

USA TODAY Sports The Jets have gotten 75 percent of the way to 0-16. They’re a betting favorite to finish the job. According to PointsBet Sportsbook, the Jets -120 to complete the campaign winless and +100 to win at least one game in the next four. The Jets finish the 2020 season with games...

Getty Images The Browns are on their way to their first winning record since 2007 and that’s part of what led the NFL to flex their Week 15 game against the Giants to Sunday night. It will be the team’s second primetime game in a row as they’ll face the Ravens next Monday night, which provides...

Getty Images The Browns are holding out hope that cornerback Denzel Ward will be able to return to action against the Ravens on Monday night. Ward has missed the last two games with a calf injury and head coach Kevin Stefanski said that Ward would not take part in Thursday’s practice. While...

Getty Images After he was abruptly pulled off the field just before the start Tuesday’s Cowboys-Ravens matchup due to a positive COVID-19 test, wide receiver Dez Bryant went to Twitter to say he was calling it quits on the rest of the season. It was an understandable, emotional reaction from...

Getty Images The Ravens have activated wide receiver Willie Snead off the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced on Thursday. Snead was a part of Baltimore’s recent outbreak, reportedly testing positive on Nov. 29. He’s now cleared to practice and play after missing the last two games...

Getty Images News that the NFL decided to flex the Cowboys and 49ers out of Sunday Night Football in Week 15 was not surprising. The Browns-Giants game is more intriguing. Cleveland has ensured its first winning season since 2007, and the Giants are in first place in the NFC East after four...

Getty Images The Ravens got two more players back from the COVID-19 reserve list on Wednesday. Tight end Mark Andrews and linebacker Matthew Judon are the latest players to come off the list. Both players tested positive during the outbreak that swept through the organization and missed the...

Getty Images Let Russ sink. The odds-on MVP favorite for much of the season, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to slide in the betting odds for the league’s top individual award. Via PointsBet.com, Wilson has dropped from +700 last week to +2000 this week, putting him fourth on...