CHICAGO — Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson has a new groin injury, and the team hasn’t determined how much time the two-time Pro Bowl selection might miss. Johnson exited Sunday’s 52-21 loss to the Detroit Lions in the second quarter.

Johnson also missed all of training camp and the season opener with a groin injury, but coach Ben ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Time to run mental lapses.

And extra gassers at the end of practice.

Here in Naptown, a poster with Colts players adorns the J.W. Marriott, paying tribute to late team owner Jim Irsay. It reads: For the Boss. For the City. For the Shoe.

For the love of God, this ending was stupid. A series of cognitive disconnects, each more ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers embracing an opposite approach in play-calling — moving away from a run-heavy philosophy — left many bemused during their season-opening win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Brazil.

Justin Herbert was given free rein to showcase his arm, firing pass after pass against the defending AFC champions. This approach ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jets coach Aaron Glenn announced Monday morning that quarterback Justin Fields has been placed in concussion protocol.

Fields, 26, suffered a concussion during the fourth quarter after Joey Bosa sacked him during Sunday’s 30-10 loss to the Bills.

The back of Fields’ head hit the MetLife Stadium turf after he was taken down and...Read more

NEW YORK — The Cincinnati Bengals are going to be without Joe Burrow for a while.

The star quarterback “looks like he’s gonna need surgery” for the turf toe injury he suffered Sunday, head coach Zac Taylor said Monday.

“We’re still working through all the details of that, what that timeline’s gonna look like,” Taylor said.

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DETROIT — Trailing by a touchdown, the Chicago Bears faced a third-and-1 at their 37-yard line early in the second quarter Sunday at Ford Field. Coach Ben Johnson called for a quarterback sneak.

“I’ve got a lot of confidence in them that, when it becomes a third-and-1, that we can get a first down in two plays,” Johnson said.

Caleb ...Read more

MIAMI — There surely have been bigger early games, Week 2-early, across the NFL’s century-plus or the Miami Dolphins’ 60 years in it.

Maybe. But I doubt that. Have not covered one, heard of one or felt one like what Sunday was at Hard Rock Stadium.

The weight of this game on the Dolphins was oppressive, heavy as hot anvils.

Sunday, down...Read more

With all the Atlanta Falcons’ issues with kicking field goals, projecting them to win the game because of field goals was a long shot.

Enter Parker Romo, who was the team’s choice as the kicker over Younghoe Koo, who missed the potential tying field goal last week as time expired.

Call Romo the hero — and give the defense a close second ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The house of horrors we called it. Remember?

Miami, the place where Patriot dreams wilt, wither and die.

Tom Brady had a losing record here. Bill Belichick never beat Tua Tagovailoa here.

Blah, blah, blah.

Welcome to the Mike Vrabel era.

Here, the Patriots needed just two games to do something they hadn’t done in ...Read more

UCLA DeShaun Foster’s blip as a head coach of the UCLA football program is over already, thankfully, 15 games in.

Five wins, 10 losses, including all three games so far this season – stark affairs in which the Bruins were outscored by a combined 108-43. Results that laid bare how far behind the curve the Bruins’ program is entering Year 2...Read more

MIAMI — In the wake of his team falling to 0-2, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Sunday that he holds some of the blame for late-game mistakes and operational issues but isn’t worried about his job security.

The Dolphins’ final two possessions were foiled by four penalties, three sacks, a Tua Tagovailoa interception, multiple penalties, ...Read more

DENVER — In the end, the Indianapolis Colts lost any ounce of leverage — and then the Denver Broncos gifted them 15 yards of it to lose in catastrophic fashion.

After Indianapolis’ coaching staff had called a near-perfect game Sunday to wear Denver’s defense thin, head coach Shane Steichen placed the last minute of an already bizarre ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eagles rookie safety Andrew Mukuba couldn’t have picked a better time to notch his first regular-season pick.

Early in the fourth quarter with the Kansas City Chiefs looking for the go-ahead touchdown in the red zone, Mukuba was in the perfect position to snag Travis Kelce’s dropped pass 1 yard shy of the goal line. His...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two nice tune-ups.

Two opportunities that showed the Los Angeles Rams can indeed be Super Bowl contenders.

Now the real season — and test — begins.

The Rams' 33-19 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Nissan Stadium improved their record to 2-0.

Puka Nacua scored on a long touchdown run, Matthew Stafford ...Read more

NEW YORK — Buffalo beat Gang Green at its own game.

James Cook rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns and the Bills (2-0) defeated the Jets (0-2) 30-10 on a sunny afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

The Bills have won three consecutive games in their rivalry with the Jets, which began in 1960.

Buffalo ran for 223 yards, a week after the Jets ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins knew the stakes of Sunday’s home opener.

It might be early in the season but an 0-2 start is essentially a death sentence. Between 1990 and 2023, roughly 11.5% of teams that were winless through their first two games made the playoffs, according to Sports Illustrated. Combine that with the upcoming trip to Buffalo...Read more