The Toronto Blue Jays have made the following roster moves:
· INF Santiago Espinal has been reinstated from the injured list (right hip flexor strain) and will be active for tonight’s game.
· RHP Joakim Soria has been reinstated from family medical emergency list and will be active for tonight’s game.
· RHP Thomas Hatch has been placed on the 10-day injured list with (right hamstring tendonitis).
· INF Kevin Smith has been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.
OAKLAND, CA – RHP Zack Greinke has been scratched from tonight’s start and placed on the 10-day Injured List due to neck soreness. RHP Brandon Bielak will start tonight’s game at Oakland.
Greinke’s IL stint is retroactive to Tuesday, Sept. 21. RHP Peter Solomon has been recalled from Triple A Sugar Land to replace Greinke on the Major League active roster.
Bielak’s last appearance was a start on Sept. 17 vs. Arizona (2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 SO, 55 pitches). For the season, he is 3-3 in 27 appearances (1 GS) with a 4.21 ERA and one save. On April 4 at Oakland, Bielak hurled 4.2 hitless, scoreless innings in relief to earn the victory in a 9-2 Astros win.
Saturday on NFL Network –
‘Around the NFL’ at 7:00 AM ET
‘Good Morning Football: Weekend’ at 9:00 AM ET
‘NFL GameDay Morning’ Sunday at 9:00 AM ET –
Pro Football Hall of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez & Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Break Down Film
Kay Adams 1-on-1 w/ Los Angeles Chargers S Derwin James
Each and every weekend, NFL Network provides extensive programming on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, coverage begins at 7:00 AM ET with Around the NFL, hosted by Dan Hanzus, Gregg Rosenthal and Marc Sessler. Coverage continues at 9:00 AM ET with Good Morning Football: Weekend, hosted by Colleen Wolfe, Michael Robinson, DeAngelo Hall and Mike Garafolo.
On Sunday, NFL Network’s GameDay programming kicks off at 9:00 AM ET with the Emmy-nominated NFL GameDay Morning. Rich Eisen anchors the most comprehensive pregame show on television, joined by Pro Football Hall of Famers Michael Irvin and Kurt Warner, former head coach Steve Mariucci, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, analytics expert Cynthia Frelund, contributors Kay Adams, Rachel Bonnetta, Daniel Jeremiah and Nate Burleson, and various NFL Network reporters stationed across the league.
NFL Network’s GameDay coverage continues at 1:00 PM ET with NFL GameDay Live – the ONLY show on television providing in-progress NFL highlights and analysis of the day’s games – and at 7:30 PM ET with NFL GameDay Highlights, which recaps the entire afternoon.
At 11:30 PM ET, NFL GameDay Final recaps the weekend’s games.
Sunday at 8:00 AM ET, NFL GameDay View airs on NFL Network with Rachel Bonnetta, Andrew Hawkins, Cynthia Frelund and Gregg Rosenthal providing analysis and predictions for the day’s games.
NFL RedZone hosted by Scott Hanson whips around the league providing all of the exciting plays and touchdowns as they happen starting at 1:00 PM ET.
Saturday, September 25 on Good Morning Football: Weekend – 9:00 AM ET
Hosts: Colleen Wolfe, Michael Robinson, DeAngelo Hall & Mike Garafolo
Sunday, September 26 on NFL GameDay Morning – 9:00 AM ET
Pro Football Hall of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez & Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Break Down Film
Kay Adams 1-on-1 w/ Los Angeles Chargers S Derwin James
Host: Rich Eisen
Analysts: Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin & Steve Mariucci
NFL Media Insider: Ian Rapoport
Analytics Expert: Cynthia Frelund
Contributors: Kay Adams, Rachel Bonnetta, Daniel Jeremiah & Nate Burleson
NFL GameDay Live, NFL GameDay Highlights and NFL GameDay Final Conclude Sunday Coverage
At 1:00 PM ET, NFL GameDay Live provides in-progress highlights and analysis, as well as live fantasy football updates for all of the 1:00 and 4:00 PM ET games. Hosts Rhett Lewis and Patrick Claybon are joined by analysts LaDainian Tomlinson and James Jones providing 6.5 hours of coverage. NFL GameDay Live is the ONLY in-progress NFL highlights show on television.
At 7:30 PM ET, Chris Rose hosts NFL GameDay Highlights, providing a recap of the day’s action thus far with highlights, postgame press conferences and commentary leading up to kickoff of the Sunday night matchup.
At 11:30 PM ET, NFL GameDay Final airs with host Chris Rose and analyst Maurice Jones-Drew recapping the weekend’s games.
NFL GameDay View
Join Rachel Bonnetta, Andrew Hawkins, Cynthia Frelund and Gregg Rosenthal on NFL GameDay View for analysis and predictions of each week’s slate of games.
Editions of NFL GameDay View air at the following times and on the following platforms:
NFL RedZone Hosted by Scott Hanson
Every Sunday starting at 1:00 PM ET, NFL RedZone hosted by Scott Hanson whips around the league, providing all of the touchdowns and exciting action from the day’s games. To order NFL RedZone, visit NFL.com/redzone.
Total Viewership of 7.9 Million Across TV and Digital – Up +35% vs. 2020 Week 3 ‘Thursday Night Football’ Matchup
Average Minute Audience on NFL & Yahoo Sports Platforms Hits 484K – Up +26% vs. 2020 Week 3 ‘Thursday Night Football’ Matchup
Total viewership for last night’s Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum game featuring the Carolina Panthers’ 24-9 win over the Houston Texans was 7.9 million viewers (TV + Digital) – slightly surpassing last week’s New York Giants vs. Washington Football Team game to make it NFL Network’s most-watched exclusive Thursday Night Football game since 2018 (New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns, 2018 Week 3).
The 7.9 million viewers for Panthers-Texans on TV and Digital is up +35% versus last year’s Week 3 Thursday Night Football matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars (5.8 million) and up +25% vs. the 2020 NFL Network exclusive Thursday Night Football three-game average (6.3 million P2+). Panthers-Texans was television’s most-watched telecast of the day.
Digital streaming across NFL digital platforms, Panthers and Texans mobile properties, and Yahoo Sports mobile properties delivered an average minute audience of 484K – up +26% vs. last year’s Dolphins-Jaguars game (384K).
The 2021 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum season continues Thursday, September 30 when the 2021 No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars travel to face 2020 No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals EXCLUSIVELY on NFL Network. Pregame coverage begins with TNF First Look at 3:00 PM ET, followed by NFL GameDay Kickoff at 6:00 PM ET.
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| McCrary, Nate | RB | Saginaw Valley State | |||
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| Lee, Marquel | LB | Wake Forest | |||
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CAROLINA |
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| Melvin, Rashaan | DB | Northern Illinois | |||
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| Tecklenburg, Sam | C | Baylor | |||
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DALLAS |
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| Gregory, Randy | DE | Nebraska | |||
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HOUSTON |
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| Driskel, Jeff | QB | Louisiana Tech | |||
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| Moore, Chris | WR | Cincinnati | |||
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| Patrick, Aaron | DE | Eastern Kentucky | |||
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| Woods, Josh | LB | Maryland | |||
| From Chicago Practice Squad | |||||
HOUSTON |
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| Slye, Joey | K | Virginia Tech | |||
| From Houston Practice Squad | |||||
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DETROIT |
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| Seibert, Austin | K | Oklahoma | |||
| Reserve/COVID-19 | |||||
| Williams, Tyrell | WR | Western Oregon | |||
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| Rush, Anthony | DT | Alabama-Birmingham | |||
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CHICAGO |
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| Smith, Rashad | LB | Florida Atlantic | |||
NEW YORK JETS |
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| Bawden, Nick | RB | San Diego State | |||
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| Redwine, Sheldrick | DB | Miami | |||
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ATLANTA |
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| Huntley, Caleb | RB | Ball State | |||
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NEW YORK JETS |
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| Blair, Ronald | DE | Appalachian State | |||
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| Slye, Joey | K | Virginia Tech | |||
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| Patrick, Aaron | DE | Eastern Kentucky | |||
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| Abdullah, Ameer | RB | Nebraska | |||
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| Wesley, Antoine | WR | Texas Tech | |||
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The NFL has announced that beginning with the 2021 season, Super Wild Card Weekend (January 15-17, 2022) will conclude with a game on Monday night.
The NFL expanded the playoffs last season for the first time since 1990, adding a third Wild Card team in each conference and in the process creating “Super Wild Card Weekend” – three Wild Card games on Saturday and three games on Sunday.
With the addition of a Monday night game to the 2021 playoffs, Super Wild Card Weekend will now have two Wild Card games on Saturday (4:35 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. ET), three on Sunday (1:05 p.m., 4:40 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. ET), and one on Monday (8:15 p.m. ET).
For the 2021 season, CBS and NBC will both broadcast two Super Wild Card Weekend games while FOX and ESPN/ABC will each have one. The broadcaster for the Monday night game of Super Wild Card Weekend is yet to be determined.
The 2020 playoff expansion ensured that two additional Wild Card teams – one each in the American and National Football Conferences – qualify for the playoffs. The No. 1 seed in each conference will receive a bye in the Wild Card round. The remaining division champions in each conference will be seeded 2, 3, and 4 by record, followed by the next three teams per conference with the best records seeded 5, 6, and 7.
AFC and NFC Wild Card games will feature the 2 seed hosting the 7 seed, the 3 seed hosting the 6 seed and the 4 seed hosting the 5 seed.
| ARIZONA CARDINALS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | ||
| ARIZONA CARDINALS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | T Kelvin Beachum (ribs), WR DeAndre Hopkins (ribs), C Rodney Hudson (not injury related – resting player), LB Chandler Jones (not injury related – resting player), DT Corey Peters (not injury related – resting player), G Justin Pugh (shoulder), CB Marco Wilson (ankle) | |
| Thursday | T Kelvin Beachum (ribs), WR DeAndre Hopkins (ribs), T Joshua Miles (ankle), CB Byron Murphy (ankle), T Justin Murray (not injury related – personal matter) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR A.J. Green (not injury related – resting player), LB Devon Kennard (hamstring) | |
| Thursday | LB Devon Kennard (hamstring), G Justin Pugh (shoulder), CB Marco Wilson (ankle) | |
| JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | C Brandon Linder (back), DT Jay Tufele (illness) | |
| Thursday | CB C.J. Henderson (groin, illness), WR Marvin Jones (not injury related – resting player) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | G A.J. Cann (hamstring), CB C.J. Henderson (groin), CB Tre Herndon (knee), DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle), DE Jordan Smith (knee) | |
| Thursday | CB Tre Herndon (knee), C Brandon Linder (back), DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle), DT Jay Tufele (illness) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DE Lerentee McCray (hamstring), WR Laviska Shenault (shoulder) | |
| Thursday | G A.J. Cann (hamstring), DE Lerentee McCray (hamstring), WR Laviska Shenault (shoulder), DE Jordan Smith (knee) | |
| ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW YORK GIANTS | ||
| ATLANTA FALCONS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Frank Darby (calf), WR Russell Gage (ankle), CB A.J. Terrell (concussion) | |
| Thursday | WR Frank Darby (calf), WR Russell Gage (ankle), CB A.J. Terrell (concussion) | |
| NEW YORK GIANTS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Cam Brown (hamstring), S Nate Ebner (quadricep), DT Austin Johnson (illness) | |
| Thursday | LB Cam Brown (hamstring) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | RB Saquon Barkley (knee), TE Evan Engram (calf), WR Kenny Golladay (hip), S Logan Ryan (hamstring), TE Kaden Smith (knee) | |
| Thursday | RB Saquon Barkley (knee), S Nate Ebner (quadricep), TE Evan Engram (calf), WR Kenny Golladay (hip), DT Austin Johnson (illness), S Logan Ryan (hamstring), TE Kaden Smith (knee), WR Kadarius Toney (ankle) | |
| BALTIMORE RAVENS at DETROIT LIONS | ||
| BALTIMORE RAVENS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | S DeShon Elliott (concussion), LB Justin Houston (not injury related – resting player), T Ronnie Stanley (ankle), T Alejandro Villanueva (not injury related – resting player), DT Brandon Williams (neck), DE Derek Wolfe (back, hip), CB Tavon Young (knee) | |
| Thursday | WR Marquise Brown (ankle), S DeShon Elliott (concussion), QB Lamar Jackson (illness), T Ronnie Stanley (ankle), DE Derek Wolfe (back, hip) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Marquise Brown (ankle), CB Jimmy Smith (ankle) | |
| Thursday | LB Daelin Hayes (knee), CB Jimmy Smith (ankle), DT Brandon Williams (neck), CB Tavon Young (knee) | |
| DETROIT LIONS | ||
| The Lions did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation. | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Jamie Collins (not injury related – personal matter), LB Trey Flowers (shoulder, knee), WR Tyrell Williams (concussion) | |
| Thursday | LB Jamie Collins (not injury related – personal matter), LB Trey Flowers (shoulder, knee) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DE Michael Brockers (shoulder), LB Romeo Okwara (shoulder), WR Kalif Raymond (thigh), DE Kevin Strong (concussion), RB D’Andre Swift (groin) | |
| Thursday | DE Michael Brockers (shoulder), LB Julian Okwara (neck), LB Romeo Okwara (shoulder), WR Kalif Raymond (thigh), RB D’Andre Swift (groin) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | DE Kevin Strong (concussion) | |
| CHICAGO BEARS at CLEVELAND BROWNS | ||
| CHICAGO BEARS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring), QB Andy Dalton (knee), TE Jimmy Graham (not injury related – resting player), DT Akiem Hicks (illness) | |
| Thursday | QB Andy Dalton (knee), S Tashaun Gipson (hamstring), DT Akiem Hicks (illness, knee) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | S Tashaun Gipson (hamstring), DT Eddie Goldman (knee), WR Darnell Mooney (groin) | |
| Thursday | LB Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring), DT Eddie Goldman (knee), WR Darnell Mooney (groin) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | WR Marquise Goodwin (ankle), TE Jimmy Graham (not injury related – resting player) | |
| CLEVELAND BROWNS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | T Christopher Hubbard (triceps), LB Sione Takitaki (hamstring), C J.C. Tretter (knee), T Jedrick Wills (ankle) | |
| Thursday | LB Tony Fields (illness), T Christopher Hubbard (triceps), LB Sione Takitaki (hamstring), C J.C. Tretter (knee), T Jedrick Wills (ankle) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | G Joel Bitonio (back), DE Jadeveon Clowney (knee), T Jack Conklin (knee), LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (knee) | |
| Thursday | G Joel Bitonio (back), DE Jadeveon Clowney (knee), T Jack Conklin (knee), RB Demetric Felton (hip), LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (knee) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Odell Beckham (knee), QB Baker Mayfield (left shoulder), WR Anthony Schwartz (knee), LB Malcolm Smith (knee) | |
| Thursday | WR Odell Beckham (knee), QB Baker Mayfield (left shoulder), WR Anthony Schwartz (knee), LB Malcolm Smith (knee) | |
| CINCINNATI BENGALS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS | ||
| CINCINNATI BENGALS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Tee Higgins (shoulder), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (knee), DT Josh Tupou (not injury related – personal matter), CB Trae Waynes (hamstring) | |
| Thursday | WR Tee Higgins (shoulder), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (knee) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin), CB Darius Phillips (not injury related – resting player) | |
| Thursday | DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin), CB Trae Waynes (hamstring) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | CB Darius Phillips (not injury related – resting player), DT Josh Tupou (not injury related – personal matter) | |
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DT Carlos Davis (knee), TE Eric Ebron (not injury related – resting player), LB Alex Highsmith (groin), WR Diontae Johnson (knee), QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral) | |
| Thursday | LB Marcus Allen (abdomen), DT Carlos Davis (knee), LB Alex Highsmith (groin), WR Diontae Johnson (knee), CB Justin Layne (Achilles) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | CB Joe Haden (groin), CB Justin Layne (Achilles), LB T.J. Watt (groin) | |
| Thursday | QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral), LB T.J. Watt (groin) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Devin Bush (groin) | |
| Thursday | LB Devin Bush (groin), TE Eric Ebron (not injury related – resting player), CB Joe Haden (groin) | |
| GREEN BAY PACKERS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS on Sunday night | ||
| GREEN BAY PACKERS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | G Elgton Jenkins (ankle) | |
| Thursday | G Elgton Jenkins (ankle), TE Marcedes Lewis (not injury related – resting player) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | TE Josiah Deguara (concussion), DT Tyler Lancaster (back), S Vernon Scott (hamstring), CB Eric Stokes (quadricep) | |
| Thursday | TE Dominique Dafney (hip), TE Josiah Deguara (concussion), DT Tyler Lancaster (back), S Vernon Scott (hamstring), CB Eric Stokes (quadricep) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Rashan Gary (elbow), C Josh Myers (finger), S Darnell Savage (shoulder), CB Chandon Sullivan (knee) | |
| Thursday | LB Rashan Gary (elbow), C Josh Myers (finger), S Darnell Savage (shoulder), CB Chandon Sullivan (knee) | |
| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DE Arik Armstead (adductor), DT Kevin Givens (ankle), RB Jamycal Hasty (ankle), RB Elijah Mitchell (shoulder), S Jimmie Ward (not injury related – resting player), LB Fred Warner (not injury related – resting player), T Trent Williams (not injury related – resting player) | |
| Thursday | DE Arik Armstead (adductor), DT Kevin Givens (ankle), RB Jamycal Hasty (ankle), RB Elijah Mitchell (shoulder) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DT Javon Kinlaw (knee), CB Emmanuel Moseley (knee), RB Trey Sermon (concussion) | |
| Thursday | DT Javon Kinlaw (knee), CB Emmanuel Moseley (knee), RB Trey Sermon (concussion) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | CB Josh Norman (ankle) | |
| Thursday | CB Josh Norman (ankle), S Jimmie Ward (not injury related – resting player), LB Fred Warner (not injury related – resting player), T Trent Williams (not injury related – resting player) | |
| INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at TENNESSEE TITANS | ||
| INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Jordan Glasgow (concussion), WR Zach Pascal (illness), CB Xavier Rhodes (calf), T Braden Smith (foot, thumb), QB Carson Wentz (ankles) | |
| Thursday | TE Jack Doyle (not injury related – resting player), T Eric Fisher (not injury related – resting player), LB Jordan Glasgow (concussion), LB Darius Leonard (ankle), T Braden Smith (foot, thumb), QB Carson Wentz (ankles) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Parris Campbell (abdomen) | |
| Thursday | WR Parris Campbell (abdomen), CB Xavier Rhodes (calf) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | S Julian Blackmon (shoulder) | |
| Thursday | S Julian Blackmon (shoulder), WR Zach Pascal (illness) | |
| TENNESSEE TITANS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Jayon Brown (hamstring), LB Bud Dupree (knee), CB Caleb Farley (shoulder), TE Anthony Firkser (knee), RB Derrick Henry (not injury related – resting player), C Ben Jones (knee), G Rodger Saffold (shoulder) | |
| Thursday | CB Caleb Farley (shoulder), TE Anthony Firkser (knee), CB Chris Jackson (illness), LB Derick Roberson (knee) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR A.J. Brown (knee), LB Derick Roberson (knee) | |
| Thursday | LB Jayon Brown (hamstring), LB Bud Dupree (knee), G Rodger Saffold (shoulder), T Ty Sambrailo (foot) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | T Taylor Lewan (knee), T Ty Sambrailo (foot) | |
| Thursday | WR A.J. Brown (knee), RB Derrick Henry (not injury related – resting player), C Ben Jones (knee), T Taylor Lewan (knee) | |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | ||
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Joey Bosa (foot, ankle), CB Chris Harris (shoulder), S Derwin James (toe), DT Justin Jones (calf) | |
| Thursday | LB Joey Bosa (foot, ankle), CB Chris Harris (shoulder), DT Justin Jones (calf) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | RB Austin Ekeler (ankle), G Matt Feiler (ankle), LB Kenneth Murray (ankle) | |
| Thursday | RB Austin Ekeler (ankle), G Matt Feiler (ankle), S Derwin James (toe), LB Kenneth Murray (ankle) | |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Anthony Hitchens (abdomen), DE Chris Jones (wrist), DT Derrick Nnadi (hip) | |
| Thursday | DE Frank Clark (hamstring), DE Chris Jones (wrist) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | TE Blake Bell (ankle), C Austin Blythe (abdomen), G Trey Smith (wrist), CB L’Jarius Sneed (quadricep) | |
| Thursday | TE Blake Bell (ankle), C Austin Blythe (abdomen), LB Anthony Hitchens (abdomen), DT Derrick Nnadi (hip), G Trey Smith (wrist), CB L’Jarius Sneed (quadricep) | |
| MIAMI DOLPHINS at LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | ||
| MIAMI DOLPHINS | ||
| The Dolphins did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation. | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | QB Tua Tagovailoa (ribs) | |
| Thursday | QB Tua Tagovailoa (ribs) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | T Jesse Davis (knee), WR Jakeem Grant (ankle) | |
| Thursday | T Jesse Davis (knee), WR Jakeem Grant (ankle) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DE Emmanuel Ogbah (groin), WR DeVante Parker (shoulder), WR Preston Williams (foot) | |
| Thursday | DE Emmanuel Ogbah (groin), WR DeVante Parker (shoulder), WR Preston Williams (foot) | |
| LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | ||
| The Raiders did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation. | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | G Richie Incognito (calf), RB Josh Jacobs (ankle), S Dallin Leavitt (concussion), CB Roderic Teamer (ankle) | |
| Thursday | G Richie Incognito (calf), RB Josh Jacobs (ankle), S Dallin Leavitt (concussion), CB Roderic Teamer (ankle) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Nick Kwiatkoski (concussion), DE Carl Nassib (pectoral, toe), DE Yannick Ngakoue (hamstring), DT Darius Philon (knee) | |
| Thursday | LB Nick Kwiatkoski (concussion), DE Carl Nassib (pectoral, toe), DT Darius Philon (knee) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | QB Derek Carr (ankle), RB Alec Ingold (fibula), DT Quinton Jefferson (knee), T Alex Leatherwood (back) | |
| Thursday | S Johnathan Abram (Achilles), QB Derek Carr (ankle), RB Alec Ingold (fibula), DT Quinton Jefferson (knee), T Alex Leatherwood (back), DE Yannick Ngakoue (hamstring) | |
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | ||
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | C Erik McCoy (calf) | |
| Thursday | C Erik McCoy (calf) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (knee), CB Marshon Lattimore (hand), T Calvin Throckmorton (knee), DE Payton Turner (elbow), LB Pete Werner (hamstring), CB P.J. Williams (back) | |
| Thursday | CB Marshon Lattimore (hand), T Calvin Throckmorton (knee), DE Payton Turner (elbow) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (calf) | |
| Thursday | S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (knee), DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (calf), LB Pete Werner (hamstring), CB P.J. Williams (back) | |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Matt Judon (knee) | |
| Thursday | S Adrian Phillips (not injury related – personal matter) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | T Trenton Brown (calf), RB Damien Harris (finger) | |
| Thursday | T Trenton Brown (calf), RB Damien Harris (finger), LB Matt Judon (knee) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Kyle Van Noy (throat) | |
| Thursday | LB Kyle Van Noy (throat) | |
| NEW YORK JETS at DENVER BRONCOS | ||
| NEW YORK JETS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Jamison Crowder (groin), DE John Franklin-Myers (calf), LB B.J. Goodson (not injury related – personal matter) | |
| Thursday | WR Jamison Crowder (groin) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Jamien Sherwood (ankle) | |
| Thursday | DE John Franklin-Myers (calf) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | QB Zach Wilson (groin) | |
| Thursday | LB Jamien Sherwood (ankle), QB Zach Wilson (groin) | |
| DENVER BRONCOS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DT Mike Purcell (knee) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | TE Noah Fant (ankle), G Graham Glasgow (illness), DE Shelby Harris (wrist), WR Tim Patrick (hip), WR Courtland Sutton (hip) | |
| Thursday | TE Noah Fant (ankle), WR Tim Patrick (hip), DT Mike Purcell (knee) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Malik Reed (ankle) | |
| Thursday | G Graham Glasgow (illness), DE Shelby Harris (wrist), LB Malik Reed (ankle), WR Courtland Sutton (hip) | |
| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS | ||
| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR D’Wayne Eskridge (concussion), RB Rashaad Penny (calf), T Brandon Shell (ankle), WR Freddie Swain (back) | |
| Thursday | WR D’Wayne Eskridge (concussion), RB Rashaad Penny (calf), T Brandon Shell (ankle) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | RB Chris Carson (not injury related – resting player), DT Bryan Mone (elbow) | |
| Thursday | S Marquise Blair (knee), T Duane Brown (not injury related – resting player), G Gabe Jackson (not injury related – resting player), LB Benson Mayowa (neck), DT Bryan Mone (elbow), WR Freddie Swain (back) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | T Duane Brown (not injury related – resting player), G Gabe Jackson (not injury related – resting player), LB Benson Mayowa (neck), WR DK Metcalf (knee) | |
| Thursday | RB Chris Carson (not injury related – resting player) | |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | RB Dalvin Cook (ankle) | |
| Thursday | RB Dalvin Cook (ankle) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Anthony Barr (knee), CB Bashaud Breeland (back, shoulder), T Christian Darrisaw (groin), DE Everson Griffen (concussion), LB Eric Kendricks (hip), CB Patrick Peterson (toe) | |
| Thursday | LB Anthony Barr (knee), T Christian Darrisaw (groin), DE Everson Griffen (concussion), CB Patrick Peterson (toe) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | CB Bashaud Breeland (back, shoulder), LB Eric Kendricks (hip) | |
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at LOS ANGELES RAMS | ||
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Jaydon Mickens (abdomen), LB Jason Pierre-Paul (hand, shoulder) | |
| Thursday | DT Steve McLendon (not injury related – resting player), WR Jaydon Mickens (abdomen), LB Jason Pierre-Paul (hand, shoulder) | |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DT Aaron Donald (not injury related – resting player), LB Leonard Floyd (ankle), RB Darrell Henderson (rib), T Andrew Whitworth (not injury related – resting player) | |
| Thursday | LB Leonard Floyd (ankle), RB Darrell Henderson (rib) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | TE Jacob Harris (hip) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | DT Aaron Donald (not injury related – resting player), T Andrew Whitworth (not injury related – resting player) | |
| WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM at BUFFALO BILLS | ||
| WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | DT Matt Ioannidis (knee) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | RB Antonio Gibson (shoulder) | |
| Thursday | DT Matt Ioannidis (knee) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | RB Antonio Gibson (shoulder) | |
| BUFFALO BILLS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Cole Beasley (not injury related – resting player), DE Jerry Hughes (not injury related – resting player), DT Star Lotulelei (groin) | |
| Thursday | DE Jerry Hughes (not injury related – resting player), WR Emmanuel Sanders (not injury related – resting player) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | WR Gabriel Davis (ankle), S Micah Hyde (neck), CB Dane Jackson (knee) | |
| Thursday | WR Gabriel Davis (ankle), S Micah Hyde (neck), CB Dane Jackson (knee), DT Star Lotulelei (groin), CB Levi Wallace (knee) | |
| FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Wednesday | LB Tremaine Edmunds (illness), DE Efe Obada (calf), CB Levi Wallace (knee) | |
| Thursday | LB Tremaine Edmunds (illness), DE Efe Obada (calf) | |
| PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS COWBOYS on Monday night | ||
| PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | DT Fletcher Cox (illness, not injury related – resting player), C Jason Kelce (foot, not injury related – resting player), DT Hassan Ridgeway (illness), LB Davion Taylor (calf) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (ankle), S Rodney McLeod (knee), RB Miles Sanders (chest) | |
| DALLAS COWBOYS | ||
| Practice Report | ||
| DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | DE Dorance Armstrong (ankle), T Ty Nsekhe (illness), DT Carlos Watkins (knee), S Donovan Wilson (groin) | |
| LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE | ||
| Thursday | WR Amari Cooper (ribs) | |
GAME NOTES
HEADLINES
GAINING EXPERIENCE: The Jets, whose Kickoff Weekend roster averaged 25.13 years of age (tied for the youngest in the league) leads the NFL over the first two weeks in snaps taken by rookie first-year players • On offense, four different rookies have taken a league-leading 438 snaps, including 100+ snaps by quarterback Zach Wilson, guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and wide receiver Elijah Moore • On defense, four different rookies have taken a league-leading 213 snaps, 100 snaps more than the NFL average, while rookie cornerbacks Michael Carter II and Brandin Echols have both taken at least 75 snaps.
BACKFIELD PRESSURE: The defense is one of just nine teams in the league with at least 10 quarterback hits and 10 tackles for loss • Defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, the team’s leader in sacks (2.0) and quarterback hits (three), has recorded sacks in consecutive games and is one of just five players since Week 15 of the 2020 season to post a sack in four of his last five games played.
DEFENSE: Over the first two weeks, the Jets defense has ranked in the top three in both opponent’s red zone touchdown percentage (allowing touchdowns on two of seven possessions) and opponent’s third-down conversion percentage, the only team in the league in the top three in both.
RUSHING OFFENSE: Last week vs. NE (9/19), the Jets produced 152 yards rushing on 31 carries (4.9 average), including seven carries of 10+ yards • Those seven 10+ yard runs are tied for the second most in a game this season and only the ninth time in the last 10 seasons they have produced at least seven carries of 10+ yards in a game • Running backs Michael Carter (three) and Ty Johnson (two) each have multiple carries of 10+ yards, while Carter is tied for second among all rookies in carries of 10+ yards this season.
PASSING OFFENSE: Through the first two games, the Jets offense and quarterback Zach Wilson have eight completions of 20+ yards and at least three in each of the first two games • Additionally, five different players have caught a pass of at least 20 yards, including multiple receptions by wide receivers Corey Davis (three) and Braxton Berrios (two).
GAME AT A GLANCE
All-Time Record vs. DEN: 16-20-1 (0-1 Postseason)
All-Time ROAD Record vs. DEN: 8-11 (0-1 Postseason)
Last Time vs. DEN: L, 28-37 vs. DEN (10/01/20)
First Time vs. NE: W, 28-24 vs. DEN (09/23/60)
Current Streak: Lost One
Most Points Scored: 46 at DEN (11/22/62)
Fewest Points Allowed: 6 vs. DEN (09/12/64)
Largest Margin of Victory: 35 vs. DEN (10/31/65)
Coach Exp. W/L Post W/L
Robert Saleh 1st Season 0-2 0-0
Vic Fangio 3rd Season 14-20 0-0
MATCHUP HISTORY
OVERALL: HOME: AWAY:
16-20-1 (Postseason 0-1) 8-9-1 8-11 (Postseason 0-1)
Recent Results
12/10/17 at DENVER L 0-23
10/07/18 DENVER W 34-16
10/01/20 DENVER L 28-37
Giants vs. Falcons
The New York Giants host the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday, Sept. 26 at 1:00 p.m. ET in MetLife Stadium. This is the 25th regular season matchup all-time between the two clubs, with the Falcons leading the series, 13-11. The Giants last faced the Falcons in MetLife Stadium on Sept. 20, 2015, which resulted in a 24-20 Falcons win. In the lone postseason contest between the teams, the Giants recorded a 24-2 home win in the NFC Wild Card Game in 2011, which sparked the team’s run to Super Bowl XLVI. New York has won three of their last four matchups versus the Falcons in MetLife Stadium.
Giants-Falcons breakdown
Series Meetings: 24
Giants’ Overall Record: 11-13
Home: 3-8
Away: 8-5
First Game: Falcons 27 at Giants 16 (11/20/1966)
Last Game: Falcons 23 vs. Giants 20 (10/22/2018)
Giants Total Points: 433
Falcons Total Points: 455
Most Points, Giants: 34; Giants 34 vs. Falcons 31
(11/22/2009)
Most Points, Falcons: 34 Twice; Falcons 34 vs. Giants 0
(12/16/2012); Falcons 34 at Giants 20 (10/11/1998)
Most Points, Both Teams: 65; Giants 34 vs. Falcons 31
(11/22/2009)
Fewest Points, Both Teams: 19; Giants 13 at Falcons 6
(11/11/1979)
Postseason Meetings: Giants 24 vs. Falcons 2 (1/8/2012)
Last Meeting
Falcons 23, Giants 20
October 22, 2018 — Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Team Statistics
GIANTS FALCONS
21 FIRST DOWNS 22
433 NET YARDS GAINED 423
20-61 RUSHES / YARDS 20-67
Falcons 23, Giants 20
October 22, 2018 — Mercedes-Benz Stadium
27-38-0 COMP / ATT / INT 31-39-0
4-27 SACKed / YDS LOST 3-23
4-58 PENALTIES / YDS 5-29
372 NET YARDS PASSING 356
27:43 TIME OF POSSESSION 32:17
5-12 3rD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-13
0 TURNOVERS 1
2-5 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-0
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