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Getty Images When Patrick Mahomes is trailing by 10 or more points, he has the other team right where he wants them. With Mahomes at quarterback, the Chiefs have now won six consecutive games when trailing by 10 points or more, which is an NFL record for a quarterback, according to the Elias...

Getty Images It was impressive enough for Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to hit a game-winning field goal in overtime. To hit it three times was almost overkill. Butker was unfazed by it, coolly making all three, despite a penalty on the first attempt, and a timeout which came just before the...

Getty Images Justin Herbert didn’t have much time to prepare for his first NFL start. The rookie quarterback found out just before kickoff that he’d be taking the field because Tyrod Taylor was having chest pains that would require him to go to the hospital for further evaluation. Head coach...

USA TODAY Sports The Chargers won’t have running back Justin Jackson as expected for today’s game. Jackson’s quadriceps injury kept him out last week too and rookie Joshua Kelley ran for 60 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. The Chargers activated running back Darius Bradwell from the...

USA TODAY Sports Justin Herbert was a surprise starter Sunday. Chargers starter Tyrod Taylor injured his chest during pregame warmups, allowing Herbert to make his NFL debut. The first-round rookie could have had an easier opponent to start his career than the defending Super Bowl champions...

USA TODAY Sports The Chiefs have not lost a game against an AFC West opponent since Dec. 13, 2018, when the Chargers beat them 29-28 while Philip Rivers was still the quarterback. Justin Herbert was the Chargers’ quarterback Sunday. Herbert looked nothing like a rookie making his first start...

Getty Images The Chargers activated running back Darius Bradwell from the practice squad to the active roster, the team announced Saturday. Bradwell signed as an undrafted free agent out of Tulane. He didn’t make the Chargers’ roster out of training camp but re-signed with the practice squad...

Getty Images The Chiefs placed defensive tackle Khalen Saunders on injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. Saunders dislocated his elbow in the Chiefs’ season-opening victory over the Texans on Sept. 10. He is expected to miss about a month, but Saunders becomes eligible to return to the...

Getty Images Win, lose, or whatever, the Patriots notoriously slam the door on the prior season before the new season begins. The Ravens, one year after a 14-2 regular-season effort, aren’t doing that. After Sunday’s 38-6 win over the Browns, I asked Ravens coach John Harbaugh what he’s doing...

Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is underrated by many. But not by Russell Wilson. Asked Friday by Dan Patrick whether he thinks he’s the best quarterback in the NFL, Wilson said, “Do I think I’m the best quarterback in the NFL? I believe so, without a doubt.” The reality is...

Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 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...

Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson loves having company. Primarily, because he has more of it than ever before. Watson was one of 10 Black quarterbacks to start in Week One, the most in NFL history. “It’s something cool,” Watson said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...

Getty Images The Chiefs had just under 16,000 fans at last Thursday’s game against the Texans and 10 of them have been told to quarantine by the Kansas City Health Department after another fan tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the Chiefs said they worked with the department to...

Getty Images You have to look pretty hard to find fault in Clyde Edwards-Helaire‘s debut. But that’s what football coaches do, especially if they have an extra couple of days between games. Via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com, Chiefs coaches expressed some concern about the rookie running back’s...

USA TODAY Sports Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has a hip injury that limited him in Wednesday’s practice. Watt was not asked about the injury during his media availability, and he didn’t mention it, a sign perhaps that it’s not serious. Running back Duke Johnson (ankle), receiver Brandin...

Getty Images Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa missed some snaps Sunday with an undisclosed issue, returning with a sleeve over his upper left arm. Now, we know why. The Chargers’ practice report revealed Bosa has a triceps injury, which kept him out of Wednesday’s practice. “I felt a little...

Getty Images The Chiefs are expected to be without one of their defensive linemen for a while. Defensive tackle Khalen Saunders left last Thursday’s win over the Texans with an elbow injury. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Saunders is expected to miss about a month as a result of the...

Getty Images On Monday, PFT PM debuted as a weekday endeavor on Peacock, NBC’s new and wildly popular streaming service. On Tuesday, we handed out awards for Week One of the 2020 season. Offensive player of the week, defensive player of the week, coach of the week, and rookie of the week were...

Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks brought in former Kansas City Chiefs second-round pick Breeland Speaks for a visit on Tuesday. Via Albert Breer of SI.com, Speaks was among five players the Seahawks brought in for visits or tryouts. Speaks was the 46th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. The...

Getty Images Chargers linebacker Drue Tranquill‘s left ankle injury led to his leaving on a cart Sunday. It landed him on injured reserve Tuesday. The Chargers announced the move. They promoted linebacker Asmar Bilal in a corresponding move. Bilal spent the offseason and training camp with...