Player Notes

NFL Team Report - New Orleans SaintsPLAYER NOTES --T Terron Armstead, who has missed the last three games because of a pectoral injury, was the only Saints player who didn't practice Tuesday. --WR Tre'Quan Smith (toe) was limited Tuesday. --G Andrus Peat (shoulder) was limited Tuesday. --DE Marcus Davenport (toe) was limited Tuesday. --TE Dan Arnold (chest) was limited Tuesday. --CB P.J. ...

NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints--The Saints can clinch their second consecutive NFC South championship as soon as this weekend. It could happen before they ever face the only team that can still catch them - second-place Carolina (6-5). Any combination of Saints wins and Panthers losses totaling two will clinch the title for New Orleans, so a Saints win Thursday and a Panthers loss at Tampa Bay ...

NFL Team Report - New Orleans SaintsOn short week, Saints face improved Dallas defense The New Orleans Saints lead the NFL with a scoring average of more than 37 points per game. They have won 10 games in a row. Each of the last five wins has come by a margin of at least 10 points and the average score in those games has been 41-19. They have remarkable balance, ranking sixth in rushing yards, ...

NFL Team Report - Los Angeles ChargersPLAYER NOTES --RB Melvin Gordon (knee) didn't practice and is out this week. --RB Austin Ekeler (neck) was a full participant Wednesday. --TE Antonio Gates (rest) didn't work Wednesday but will be fine for Sunday. --WR Tyrell Williams (quad) was limited Wednesday. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: RT Joe Barksdale. Barksdale has been working his way back into the rotation ...

NFL Team Report - Los Angeles Chargers--Quarterback Philip Rivers was selected fourth overall and then traded from the Giants to the Chargers for Eli Manning. Roethlisberger was the 11th selection in that draft. While Manning and Roethlisberger both have Super Bowl rings, Rivers has yet to win an NFL title. Rivers has also yet to grow tired of competing against the likes of a Roethlisberger. "It's ...

NFL Team Report - Los Angeles ChargersChargers have to make do without RB Gordon The Los Angeles Chargers are eyeing an old foe in the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday while seeing if they can survive without Melvin Gordon. The Chargers (8-3), winners of seven of the past eight games, face a Steelers (7-3-1) squad in a battle of AFC heavyweights. Both are looking to make a deep run in the playoffs ...

NFL Team Report - New York GiantsPLAYER NOTES --TE Evan Engram (hamstring) did not practice Wednesday. His availability for Sunday is uncertain. --ILB B.J. Goodson (neck) was limited Wednesday. --WR/PR Quadree Henderson was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a fractured shoulder. --LB Lorenzo Carter (hip) was limited Wednesday but should be good to go for Sunday. --LB Tae Davis ...

NFL Team Report - New York Giants--On November 28, 2017, the Giants, who routinely send out multiple press releases on any given day during the season, put out a notice that stunned the NFL community. The gist of the release? That long-time quarterback Eli Manning, he of 210 consecutive starts at the time, was being benched in favor of journeyman Geno Smith. "Geno will start this week," then head ...

NFL Team Report - New York GiantsGiants O-line starting to come together The New York Giants of late have done a much better job with getting their offense untracked early in the game, scoring 23 points in the first quarter since returning from their bye week after scoring 26 points in their first eight games of the season. Good thing too, because when they host the Chicago Bears on Sunday. they're ...

NFL Team Report - Buffalo BillsPLAYER NOTES --RB LeSean McCoy has rushed for just 426 yards and is averaging a career-worst 3.3 yards per attempt. --QB Josh Allen's four rushing TDs are the most ever by a Bills rookie quarterback. --WR Zay Jones was blanked by Jacksonville last week and he's still sitting on team highs of 37 catches and 392 yards. --WR Deonte Thompson, who was just signed last ...