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7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 4 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,

1:33 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ latest loss clearly impacted head coach Urban Meyer more than the first three. He didn’t even try to hide his frustration. His eyes were red, and he looked physically and emotionally drained in his post-game news conference. At one point he slammed his hand down on the

7:00 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner Joe Burrow

7:00 AM ET We’re three weeks into the 2021 NFL season, and the growing struggles for the league’s rookie quarterbacks have certainly headlined the play of this year’s draft class overall in the early stages — and impacted how a list of the best first-year performers looks to this point. The five first-round QBs have

8:35 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Bryan Hinton has been playing pickup basketball for more than two decades. The software manager, however, had never played against anyone like Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who early this summer began showing up at Hinton’s biweekly lunchtime pickup game. “He was making highlights almost every day,” said

6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Quarterback Kyler Murray took the snap from shotgun, deep in Arizona Cardinals‘ territory in the second quarter of Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans. The Titans brought five against the Cardinals’ five offensive linemen, and it didn’t take long for Tennessee outside linebacker Harold Landry III to beat Arizona

6:40 AM ET NFL NationESPN The end of MLB’s regular season is near. And we can all agree that one player this season knocked our socks off with one of the best two-way performances in all of sports — ever. Shohei Ohtani does it all for the Los Angeles Angels. For our NFL fans unfamiliar,

10:31 AM ET Veteran cornerback Richard Sherman is flying to Tampa on Tuesday to visit and work out for the Buccaneers, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Sherman, who has been in discussions with the Bucs for several weeks, needs a week or two from the time he signs with his next team until he’s

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN When looking at the NFL Power Rankings, it’s never too early to evaluate the quarterback position. And it’s always welcome, as talking about signal-callers never gets old. So this week, we had our NFL Nation reporters look at ESPN Stats & Info’s Total QBR figures and use those numbers to

7:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff It’s being billed as The Return and as Week 4 of the NFL season approaches, it’s the game everyone has been talking about: Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady heads back to Foxborough, Massachusetts, to face his former team, the New England Patriots (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Brady won an

11:29 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — When the Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers in the 1992 NFC Championship Game, then-coach Jimmy Johnson let loose with a saying that has carried on for a generation of fans: How ‘bout them Cowboys. After receiving his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring at halftime here on

6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The made-for-big-screen story of left tackle Jordan Mailata comes full circle this week when the Eagles play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football (ESPN, 8:15 p.m. ET). AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hosted the 2018 NFL draft. It’s where Mailata, the 6-foot-8, 365-pound former rugby player from Australia, nervously

4:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season brought us some wild endings. Through a frenetic final two minutes, the Chargers edged past Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs after Kansas City struggled with ball security. The Ravens avoided an upset loss to the Lions with a record-setting 66-yard field goal from

4:24 PM ET DETROIT — Justin Tucker hit a 66-yard field goal — the longest in NFL history — to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions. It was déjà vu for Tucker, whose 61-yard field goal won the Ravens’ last game at Ford Field eight years ago. That had

second Quarter TB LAR TD 12:22 Tyler Higbee Pass From Matthew Stafford for 6 Yrds, M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Orzech, Holder-J.Hekker. 14 plays, 95 yards, 8:05 0 7 TD 4:03 Chris Godwin 2 Yard Rush, R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Tinker, Holder-B.Pinion. 15 plays, 76 yards, 8:19 7 7 TD 0:51 Cooper Kupp Pass

3:00 AM ET As the week progressed, there was a less confident tone that Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook would play in Sunday’s home game against the Seattle Seahawks due to his sprained ankle, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cook, who was listed as questionable, missed practice all week because of the injury.

11:21 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, who injured both ankles in Week 2, will start on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Saturday. Wentz practiced on Friday for the first time this week, and will be relied upon Sunday as the Colts search for their elusive first win.

7:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s the drive that says everything about Eli Manning the football player. The poise, the moxie and even-keeled demeanor came to the fore even in the most stressful of situations. The former New York Giants quarterback put it all on display Feb. 3, 2008, in a career-defining, game-winning