Новости за 13.09.2021

During the practice week, Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters it would be “naïve” not to prepare for Bears quarterback Justin Fields in some way. It turned out McVay was right. Fields didn’t play many snaps, but Chicago did rotate him in with starter Andy Dalton periodically throughout the 34-14 loss to Los Angeles. [more]

When reporters asked Washington coach Ron Rivera about free-agent quarterback Cam Newton after the Patriots released him, Rivera said that Ryan Fitzpatrick is the team’s starting quarterback. Pending the results of a Monday MRI, Fitzpatrick may not be. So will that create an opening for Newton? Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the [more]

The Rams executed a trade for Matthew Stafford because they felt like he could be the missing piece to their offense. It’s a small sample size, but the deal sure looks good after Week One. Stafford was excellent in his Rams debut, piloting the team to a 34-14 victory over the Bears on Sunday Night [more]

Russell Wilson may not be the only chef in the NFC West any longer. Matthew Stafford is cooking in his Rams debut, completing a string of five passes for 69 yards in the third quarter to help L.A. extend its lead to 27-14. After a third-and-5 completion to Tyler Higbee that moved the chains, Stafford [more]

Justin Fields is on the board. The rookie quarterback had played several snaps without much impact earlier in the game. But on first-and-goal from the L.A. 3, Fields took in a zone read to the right side for a touchdown — the first of his career. The touchdown pulled the Bears to within six, down [more]

It’s about four miles from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. down Century Boulevard to Los Angeles International Airport. That’s about how far away Chicago’s defense was from receiver Cooper Kupp on a 56-yard touchdown to cap Los Angeles’ opening drive of the third quarter. The TD put L.A. up 20-7. Kupp got past the secondary [more]

Chicago’s offense couldn’t get much going early. But running back David Montgomery found the end zone with 34 seconds left in the second quarter to cut the Rams’ lead to 13-7 at halftime. After trading punts with the Rams in the second quarter, the Bears got the ball back at their own 45. Montgomery — [more]

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers experienced the worst beating of his NFL career on Sunday. The Saints routed the Packers 38-3 in the most lopsided loss of Rodgers’ career and the quarterback ended the day on the bench as Jordan Love got some playing time in garbage time. Rodgers was 15-of-28 for 133 yards and two [more]

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore has a new contract, agreeing to a five-year extension Sunday. But he also has a thumb injury. Lattimore will need surgery to repair the injury, a source tells PFT. He is considered week to week. The three-time Pro Bowler missed one series in the second half before returning with a cast [more]

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore celebrated the team’s huge Week One win with news of his five-year extension to remain with the team. The $97.603 million deal has an annual average of $19.521 million in new money. Of that amount, $68.347 million is guaranteed for injury at signing, and $44.347 million is fully guaranteed at signing [more]

The Bucks have filled their two-way contracts.

Bengals first-round pick Ja'Marr Chase had a rough time catching the ball this summer, but the wide receiver didn’t have any issues with the ball, his concentration or anything else in the season opener. Chase caught five passes for 101 yards and the first touchdown of his NFL career and said after the game that [more]

Los Angeles’ defense was the best in the league last year. It hasn’t taken a step back to start the 2021 season. The unit forced a pair of takeaways while stopping Chicago’s offense on fourth down twice in the first quarter. The first fourth-down stop led to a 53-yard Matt Gay field goal. The second [more]

The Raiders have downgraded running back Josh Jacobs to questionable for Monday night’s game against the Ravens. Jacobs has an illness. It is unknown whether it is COVID-19 or not, but the Raiders are 100 percent vaccinated. That means they do not have to worry about high-risk close contacts needing to quarantine for five days [more]

Welcome to Los Angeles, Matthew Stafford. The quarterback went “bombs away” for his first touchdown in a Rams uniform, completing a 67-yard pass to receiver Van Jefferson. The score gave L. A. an early 7-0 lead. The game got off to an inauspicious start for Los Angeles, with returner Khalil Herbert taking the opening kickoff [more]

Von Miller may be the most accomplished player on the Broncos, but he’s happy to have Teddy Bridgewater by his side as a team leader. Miller praised Bridgewater today after the Broncos won in Bridgewater’s first game as the team’s quarterback. “He was poised back there,” Miller said. “It’s a great day for Teddy. He [more]

The Texans don’t have quarterback Deshaun Watson, their offseason did little to generate optimism about what they can do without him, and they were underdogs against a rookie quarterback and first-time NFL head coach at home in their season opener. Naturally, they responded to that state of affairs with a resounding 37-21 win over the [more]

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore has more to celebrate on Sunday than the team’s 38-3 win over the Packers. According to multiple reports that PFT has confirmed, Lattimore has agreed to a five-year contract extension. Full details of the size of the contract and the guaranteed money that Lattimore has in store Lattimore was the 11th [more]

We’ll know more tomorrow regarding the expected absence of Washington quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick after a hip injury that may have caused the ball to exit the socket. Eventually, we’ll know whether this will require Washington to look outside the building for help. Although initial indications are that the team will consider its in-house options, a [more]

Former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold played his first game as something other than the Jets quarterback against the Jets. He got the win, 19-14, as a member of the Panthers. After the game, I asked Darnold how it felt once he saw that he’d start his Carolina career against the team that gave up on [more]

The 49ers had discussed a reunion with Richard Sherman even before they lost cornerback Jason Verrett to a season-ending knee injury. Now, signing Sherman might prove the team’s best backup plan. “We’ve discussed it and I’ve talked to Sherm about it, too,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said, via Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “Sherm’s always a [more]

Cleveland could not be stopped through much of the first half, scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions to take a 22-10 lead into halftime. But the second half was just about all Kansas City, as the defending AFC Champions came away with a 33-29 victory to start the 2021 season. The Chiefs outscored the [more]

The first start of Jets quarterback Zach Wilson‘s professional career was a tale of two halves. Wilson was pressured relentlessly in the first half and went 6-of-16 for 84 yards and an interception as the Jets fell behind 16-0. He was 14-of-21 for 174 yards and two touchdowns in the second half as the Jets [more]

Patriots running back Damien Harris rushed for 100 yards. That’s not what anyone is going to remember. Harris lost a fumble at Miami’s 9-yard line with 3:31 remaining and the Patriots trailing by one point. New England never saw the ball again, losing 17-16 to the Dolphins. The Dolphins have sole possession of first place [more]

There were no real surprises on the inactives list for the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Rams and Bears, though there are a few notable names who won’t be suiting up. Former Super Bowl MVP — and former Ram — Nick Foles is inactive as the Bears’ third quarterback. Rookie Justin Fields will back [more]