Player Notes

Kirk Cousins' passer rating was 107.2 against the 49ers, in a game that began with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman quipping on the ESPN broadcast about the quarterback's 2-10 Monday night record and ended with Justin Jefferson sneaking up behind Cousins to put a "SportsCenter" Top 10 chain around his neck after the Vikings' 22-17 victory.It was the third-best passer rating of Cousins' career on Monday night. ...

Mason Crosby has been staying ready for this moment.The longtime Green Bay Packers kicker has been kicking from high school football fields and even from boats over the last few months for another opportunity in the NFL.Crosby now has the chance to show he still has what it takes to be an NFL kicker. Crosby is one of several kickers getting a workout with the Rams today, according to Mike Garafolo ...

Allen Park — A staggering 22.1% of offensive drives by the Las Vegas Raiders this season have ended in a turnover.So the Lions should have the opportunity to flip the game on its head through turnovers when welcoming the Raiders to Ford Field for "Monday Night Football," with the status of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo notwithstanding.Las Vegas quarterbacks Garoppolo, Aidan O’Connell and Brian Hoyer ...

The Detroit Lions will be wearing their new Honolulu Blue helmet with the throwback Lions' logo for their Monday night showdown against the Las Vegas Raiders.It is the first time Detroit will wear the blue helmet for a game since they were unveiled in June. The new helmet replaces the traditional silver with Honolulu Blue and uses the classic Walking Lion logo, the official team logo from 1946-69, ...

FRISCO — Micah Parsons is part of the NFL’s new player empowerment. Instead of using the local media to express views on various topics, players just do their own thing. NBA players have been doing it for years, particularly retired players via podcasts.Parsons, the Cowboys’ talented do-everything linebacker, lashed out at critics of his team, especially those of quarterback Dak Prescott and other ...

1. The no-spin zone: There was a Cordarrelle Patterson sighting in Tampa.Patterson, who had only one carry in the Falcons’ first six games of the season, had 10 carries for 56 yards Sunday and ran over a few Bucs defenders along the way.With Bijan Robinson sick, the Falcons needed to lean on Patterson, who turned 32 in March.Falcons coach Arthur Smith was asked about the importance of Patterson regaining ...

Bob McManamanSunday’s game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens could be a significant “last” for both Josh Dobbs and Kyler Murray.For Dobbs, it could mark his last game as the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals (1-6). For Murray, it could represent the last game he misses on the Reserve/Designated to Return list.Murray is eligible to be activated to the Cardinals’ 53-man roster at any ...

If you noticed Cris Collinsworth getting overly excited about Zach Wilson’s surprising performance Sunday night, you were not alone.Wilson was 28-of-39 for 245 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions and a lost fumble as the Jets were in the game against the defending champion Chiefs until the final minute in a 23-20 loss.Speaking on his eponymous podcast, Bill Simmons hilariously ribbed Collinsworth ...

NBC Sports analyst Rodney Harrison is doing a mea culpa after bizarrely trying to get Kansas City Chiefs tackle Chris Jones to bash Zach Wilson on Sunday.Harrison reached out to the Jets on Monday morning to apologize to Wilson for his comments on the “Sunday Night Football” postgame show, head coach Robert Saleh said.The Jets coach told reporters that he had heard about the comments by Harrison and ...

Zach Wilson accepted Joe Namath’s public flogging last week, and said it was up to him and the Jets’ offense to prove Broadway Joe wrong.It appears that Wilson’s performance in Sunday night’s 23-20 loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs at least began to sway the Super Bowl III hero’s opinion.Namath took to the airwaves again on Monday, one week after saying on ESPN NY Radio’s “The Michael Kay Show” ...