SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The name “Shanahan” in the NFL means the outside zone blocking scheme.

It’s the family business that San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan inherited from his dad, Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Shanahan. It’s that synchronized ballet of an offensive line firing off the ball in unison, moving left or right, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The in-custody death of former All-Pro running back Doug Martin during a reported home break-in early Saturday morning will be investigated by various agencies in compliance with state laws, the Oakland Police Department said.

Martin, 36, died in a hospital after he became unresponsive following his arrest by Oakland police ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Miami Dolphins’ new low of Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns is not producing any change in football leadership at this time.

The national reports came in Monday morning as many Dolphins observers are increasingly growing to expect the development with the team 1-6 and one coach already down this NFL season, as ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sometimes, asking the Atlanta Falcons to escape mediocrity feels like asking a projectile to escape the force of gravity, like hoping a moth will resist a flame.

Six days after a hope-inspiring win over a Super Bowl contender, the Falcons who’ve made missing the playoffs their own art form reappeared Sunday night, ...Read more

MIAMI — Talk about disrespectful.

Not only is that the most fitting way to describe the Miami Dolphins’ performance in the Toilet Bowl battle of one-win teams with the Cleveland Browns, but it accurately describes how Miami’s fellow NFL bottom dweller treated the Dolphins (1-6) during this 31-6 loss.

How bad was it you might ask?

The ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Fred Warner cheered from a Levi’s Stadium suite with his surgically repaired ankle elevated. Down below, the San Francisco 49ers put on a victorious show for its fallen linebacker and a prime-time audience.

Sunday night’s 20-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons delivered a much-needed morale boost.

While Christian ...Read more

CHICAGO — Asked about the overall trajectory of his offense, Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson elected for a visual representation over a verbal one. He moved his hand up and down in front of him, undulating like a wave rolling up onto the shores of Lake Michigan.

“Up and down,” Johnson said. “That’s what we’ve looked like. We haven�...Read more

BOSTON — Drake Maye spent his Friday night standing on the sidelines of a high school football game.

On Sunday, it looked like he was playing in one.

In his 19th start, Maye broke the Patriots’ franchise record for highest completion percentage in a single game with at least 20 throws. He sliced and diced Tennessee’s defense, then set ...Read more

NEW YORK — “Hello darkness, my old friend.”

That’s a lyric to Disturbed’s song, "The Sound of Silence," but it could be the theme of the New York Jets’ 2025 season.

The Jets have not played complementary football in any of their seven games this season, which is why they find themselves 0-7 and the only winless team in the NFL. ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — For the better part of a year, they were the problem children in Tampa Bay. Not unruly. Not disrespectful. Just a little underwhelming when it came to making plays and winning football games.

The secondary was the easy place to start when it came to figuring out the cause of most losses in 2024. There were all those last-minute ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers had the look. All-gold uniforms. Retro logos. Powder-blue end zones with script from the nostalgic days of Dan Fouts and Don Coryell.

But their defense?

As dead as disco when it counted most.

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, the NFL’s leading rusher, trampled the Chargers on Sunday ...Read more

A major Carolina Panthers milestone was met with a potentially notable potential loss Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

The Panthers (4-3) won their third consecutive game — a 13-6 victory over the New York Jets (0-7). But the victory was marred by the second-half exit of starting quarterback Bryce Young, who left the game in the third quarter with ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0 on Sunday afternoon at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, improving to a 4-3 this season.

Here are some takeaways from Kansas City’s Week 7 victory:

Turning point: The coin toss?

An argument could be made that the turning point of Sunday’s game was the coin toss...Read more

LONDON — Goodbye London. Hello bye week.

The Los Angeles Rams' ended an extended road trip and welcomed some time off with a 35-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Matthew Stafford passed for five touchdowns — three to Davante Adams and one each to rookies Konata Mumpfield and Terrance Ferguson — and ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Vrabel gets to leave Tennessee happy.

Closer than anticipated through the first half, the New England Patriots decisively beat the Titans 31-13 in Vrabel’s return to Tennessee, just 22 months after getting fired.

This one must have hurt for Titans fans, seeing their former head coach, sporting his familiar navy blue...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Philadelphia Eagles 2, Carson Wentz 0.

In facing their former quarterback Carson Wentz for a second time, the Eagles emerged victorious again, defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 28-22, on Sunday afternoon.

Jalen Hurts, the quarterback who replaced him permanently in Philadelphia in 2021, was the better quarterback in the duel. He...Read more