We’re still a few weeks out from the 2025 NFL regular season kickoff, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will host division rival Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 4.

But with the Hall of Fame Game already in the books, fans across the country will get their first in-game look at how the 2025 NFL draft and free agency have reshaped their favorite teams. The first three preseason games are scheduled for Thursday night. The 26 other teams will play between Friday and Sunday.

To be sure, the preseason is no guarantee of interesting football or future results. Just ask the Tennessee Titans, who went 3-0 last preseason but managed only three wins in the regular season.

Still, the NFL has lined up a few interesting nationally televised matchups.

Take Monday, Aug. 18, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Viewers will likely see an abbreviated rematch of last year’s Week 3 Monday Night Football Game between the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow and Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels. The game ultimately served as Daniel’s prime-time breakout performance, which adds a bit of intrigue to Bengals head coach Zac Taylor’s statement this week that many of his starters will play multiple series.

2025 NFL preseason national TV schedule

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AFC East: Bills | Dolphins | Jets | Patriots
AFC North: Bengals | Browns | Ravens | Steelers
AFC South: Colts | Jaguars | Texans | Titans
AFC West: Broncos | Chargers | Chiefs | Raiders
NFC East: Commanders | Cowboys | Eagles | Giants
NFC North: Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings
NFC South: Buccaneers | Falcons | Panthers | Saints
NFC West: 49ers | Cardinals | Rams | Seahawks

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AFC East

2025 Buffalo Bills preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 13-4

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2024 regular season record: 8-9

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2025 New York Jets preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 5-12

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2024 regular season record: 4-13

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AFC North

2025 Cincinnati Bengals preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 9-8

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2024 regular season record: 3-14

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2024 regular season record: 12-5

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2024 regular season record: 10-7

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2025 Indianapolis Colts preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 8-9

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2024 regular season record: 4-13

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2025 Houston Texans preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 10-7

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2025 Tennessee Titans preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 3-14

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2025 Denver Broncos preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 10-7

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2025 Los Angeles Chargers preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 11-6

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2025 Kansas City Chiefs preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 15-2

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2024 regular season record: 4-13

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NFC East

2025 Washington Commanders preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 12-5

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2025 Dallas Cowboys preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 7-10

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2025 Philadelphia Eagles preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 14-3

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2025 New York Giants preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 3-14

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NFC North

2025 Chicago Bears preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 5-12

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2025 Detroit Lions preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 15-2

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2024 regular season record: 11-6

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2025 Minnesota Vikings preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 14-3

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2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 10-7

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2025 Atlanta Falcons preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 8-9

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2025 Carolina Panthers preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 5-12

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2025 New Orleans Saints preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 5-12

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2025 San Francisco 49ers preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 6-11

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2025 Arizona Cardinals preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 8-9

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2025 Los Angeles Rams preseason schedule

2024 regular season record: 10-7

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2024 regular season record: 10-7

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reached another career milestone at the plate in a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 6.

Ohtani performed double duty on Wednesday afternoon, providing some offense with his 1,000th career hit – a home run – and serving as starting pitcher.

The Dodgers star supported his own pitching effort with the home run in the third inning, but the team’s offense struggled to remain consistent in the later innings.

The Dodgers’ offense cooled off in the final innings that followed the fast start. The Cardinals pulled ahead to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth inning after the Dodgers had led 3-2.

The Dodgers bullpen struggled to follow Ohtani’s lead, allowing 10 hits, four runs (three earned), three walks while striking out just seven.

“It was a really close game throughout,” Ohtani said through his interpreter, Will Ireton. “I think it would’ve been a huge win for us if we were able to flip the script. I could’ve done better with the quality of at-bats in the middle part of the game.”

Shohei Ohtani’s 1,000th career hit

Ohtani’s 1,000th hit came in the bottom of the third and resulted in a two-run home run, bringing in Alex Call and giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. It was Ohtani’s 264th career home run.

He hit a 93 mph pitch from Matthew Liberatore and sent the ball to center field.

Shohei Ohtani’s pitching effort

Ohtani pitched four dominant innings, allowing just one run on two hits. One of those hits was a bunt single, while the other was an infield pop-up that managed to get lost in the sun.

Ohtani had a season-high eight strikeouts.

Ohtani told reporters after the game that it was big for him to be able to push through four innings on the mound.

He is not expected to pitch more than five innings per start during the regular season.

Ohtani has been the starting pitcher in eight games this season, recording a 2.37 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 25 strikeouts and five walks through 19 innings.

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The North Carolina Courage have parted ways with head coach Sean Nahas.

The National Women’s Soccer League team announced the news on social media on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

“The North Carolina Courage remain focused on the continued development of the team and maintaining a professional, competitive environment for players, staff, and supporters,” the team said in a statement.

An interim coach has not yet been named.

The Courage are currently ninth in the NWSL standings with a 5-4-5 (W-D-L) overall record. The team had won two of its last three games, with its most recent game resulting in a scoreless draw.

Who is Sean Nahas?

Sean Nahas was hired as the Courage’s head coach in October 2021. With Nahas at the helm, the team achieved 15 wins, nine draws and 12 losses.

He led the team to the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup championship.

Nahas had been with the team since 2017 but initially took over the head coaching role as an interim coach, replacing Paul Riley.

Riley was fired as part of the league’s 2021 abuse scandal.

When is the North Carolina Courage’s next game?

The Courage will play the Houston Dash on Friday, Aug. 8. The game will air on NWSL+ and Paramount+.

Sex toys have been thrown onto the court during three WNBA games in recent weeks.
One person has been arrested and charged in connection with one of the incidents.
WNBA players and coaches have expressed concern about the incidents, citing player safety.

With a month left in the season, the WNBA is getting increased visibility, but it’s not because of the tight playoff races or three of the league’s stars being injured.

The sports world is talking about objects being thrown on the court, specifically green neon sex toys.

Over the past two weeks there have been three incidents during which a sex toy has been thrown on a WNBA court during live game action. The latest incident happened Tuesday night in a game between the Indiana Fever and the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena in L.A.

‘It’s ridiculous, it’s dumb, it’s stupid,’ Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said after the game. ‘It’s also dangerous. Player safety is No. 1, respecting the game, all those things. I think it’s really stupid.’

Roberts’ reaction is starting to become the norm, especially if the trend continues. Here is a timeline of events:

July 29: Valkyries at Dream

The first incident occurred on July 29 during the fourth quarter of the Atlanta Dream’s game against the Golden State Valkyries at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.

A 23-year-old man, Delbert Carver, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure and criminal trespass.

Aug. 1: Valkyries at Sky

During the Valkyries’ game against the Sky at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Aug. 1, another sex toy was thrown onto the court. Officials stopped play when the toy was heaved from the stands and landed by a baseline near the Sky’s basket. An official kicked the toy away, and a Sky staffer quickly removed it.

Aug. 5: Fever at Sparks

With two minutes remaining in the second quarter of Tuesday’s game, a sex toy landed on the court in the lane near Fever forward Sophie Cunningham, who earlier in the week went on social media to plead with fans not to throw things on the floor and posted another reaction after the game. Sparks guard Kelsey Plum kicking it into the stands.

WNBA response to sex toys being thrown during games

Each WNBA team has policies and security procedures about what spectators can and cannot bring into a specific arena. The league strongly encourages fans not to bring bags into venues, and every bag that is allowed within certain specifications is subject to search.

The arenas also have an extensive list of what is allowed in arenas, with the obvious items such as weapons, fireworks, hazardous items, and tools being prohibited.

The WNBA has issued warnings against any fan throwing objects on the court, saying violators would be ‘immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban,’ and could face charges from authorities.

‘The safety and well-being of everyone in our arenas is a top priority for our league,’ the WNBA said in a statement. ‘Objects of any kind thrown onto the court or in the seating area can pose a safety risk for players, game officials, and fans. In line with WNBA Arena Security Standards, any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban in addition to being subject to arrest and prosecution by local authorities.’

The 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of the three-event FedEx Cup playoffs, is about to kick off. The first round is set for action at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enters the first leg of the playoffs in a favorable position, having won four PGA Tour events, including two major titles this season in his quest for a second-straight FedEx Cup title.

Another crucial storyline unfolds as we await to see which golfer will seize the opportunity to climb the FedEx Cup standings in the absence of Rory McIlroy. McIlroy, the Masters Champion and current second in the FedEx Cup standings, has opted out of playing in the St. Jude Championship as he aims to reduce his workload this season.

Stay tuned for live updates from the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs at the St. Jude Championship from Memphis.

FedEx St. Jude Championship leaderboard

This section will be updated as play begins. You can click here for an updated leaderboard and tee times.

What time is the FedEx St. Jude Championship?

The 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship will begin on Thursday, August 7, with the first round of play. The tournament concludes with the final round on Sunday, August 10. The first tee is 8:20 a.m. ET.

How to watch 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship: TV channel, live streaming, schedule

The 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, which marks the beginning of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC and can also stream it live on ESPN+, Peacock, and Fubo.

Below is the complete broadcast schedule for all four rounds:

All times Eastern

Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8

8 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
2-6 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo

Saturday, August 9

8 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
1-3 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
3-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock

Sunday, August 10

8 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
12-2 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
2-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock

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Tee Times for St. Jude Championship:

Round 1 – Thursday

All times ET.

8:20 AM – Matti Schmid
8:30 AM – Min Woo Lee, J.T. Poston
8:40 AM – Jordan Spieth, Wyndham Clark
8:50 AM – Harry Hall, Akshay Bhatia
9:00 AM – Tom Hoge, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:10 AM – Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
9:20 AM – Brian Campbell, Thomas Detry
9:30 AM – Ryan Fox, Jacob Bridgeman
9:40 AM – Sam Stevens, Sungjae Im
9:55 AM – Sam Burns, Justin Rose
10:05 AM – Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama
10:15 AM – Cameron Young, Shane Lowry
10:25 AM – Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
10:35 AM – Ben Griffin, Harris English
10:45 AM – Russell Henley, Justin Thomas
10:55 AM – Nico Echavarria, Patrick Rodgers
11:05 AM – Rickie Fowler, Davis Riley
11:15 AM – Erik van Rooyen, Cam Davis
11:30 AM – Jhonattan Vegas, Max Greyserman
11:40 AM – Joe Highsmith, Aaron Rai
11:50 AM – Kurt Kitayama, Bud Cauley
12:00 PM – Si Woo Kim, Jake Knapp
12:10 PM – Xander Schauffele, Aldrich Potgieter
12:20 PM – Michael Kim, Jason Day
12:30 PM – Daniel Berger, Ryan Gerard
12:40 PM – Viktor Hovland, Lucas Glover
12:50 PM – Chris Gotterup, Patrick Cantlay
1:05 PM – Nick Taylor, Collin Morikawa
1:15 PM – Ludvig Åberg, Robert MacIntyre
1:25 PM – Andrew Novak, Corey Conners
1:35 PM – J.J. Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood
1:45 PM – Scottie Scheffler, Sepp Straka
1:55 PM – Stephan Jaeger, Mackenzie Hughes
2:05 PM – Tony Finau, Chris Kirk
2:15 PM – Kevin Yu, Emiliano Grillo

FedEx Cup standings

Listed below are the top-10 finishers in the FedEx Cup standings. These are the golfers that have qualified for the St. Jude Championship this weekend. For a full list of standings, click here.

Scottie Scheffler – 4,806 points
Sepp Straka – 2,595 points
Russell Henley – 2,391 points
Justin Thomas – 2,280 points
Ben Griffin – 2,275 points
Harris English – 2,232 points
J.J. Spaun – 2,144 points
Tommy Fleetwood – 1,783 points
Keegan Bradley – 1,749 points
Maverick McNealy – 1,672 points

‘The Pommel Horse Guy’ is back for another spin.

Stephen Nedoroscik returns to competition for the first time since the Paris Olympics this week, looking to win a fifth consecutive title on pommel horse at the U.S. gymnastics championships. Fellow Paris Olympians Hezly Rivera, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard and Asher Hong are also planning to compete at nationals, which are Thursday through Sunday at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.

Results at nationals will help determine who makes the world championships in October in Jakarta, Indonesia. There is no team competition at this year’s worlds, with only individual titles — all-around and events — at stake.

In addition to the usual all-around and event titles awarded at nationals, there will be a ‘squad showdown’ this year. Each rotation group will be considered a ‘squad,’ and their highest three scores on each event on the first day of competition will be counted in the ‘showdown.’ The squad with the highest score wins.

Here’s everything you need to know about the U.S. gymnastics championships:

Where are the U.S. gymnastics championships?

The U.S. gymnastics championships are being held at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

It’s the first time the national championships have been in New Orleans since 1995. The state first hosted the event in 1977, when nationals were in Baton Rouge.

When are the U.S. gymnastics championships?

Competition is Thursday through Sunday, with the men and women alternating days. Here’s the schedule (all times Eastern):

Thursday, 8-10:30 p.m., men’s competition, day 1.

Friday, 7:45-10 p.m., women’s competition, day 1.

Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m., men’s competition, day 2.

Sunday, 7-9 p.m., women’s competition, day 2.

How can I watch the U.S. gymnastics championships?

The U.S. gymnastics championships will be shown on Peacock, NBC and CNBC. Here’s the schedule:

Thursday, 8-10:30 p.m., Peacock.

Friday, 7:45-10 p.m., Peacock.

Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m., CNBC.

Sunday, 7-9 p.m., NBC.

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Who are the gymnasts to watch?

Stephen Nedoroscik, aka ‘The Pommel Horse Guy,’ became a fan favorite at the Paris Olympics when he was seen looking positively Zen-like on the sidelines as he waited to compete in his one event with a rare medal for the U.S. men on the line. He and the U.S. men won the bronze, their first Olympic medal since the 2008 Games.

Nedoroscik then added an individual bronze on pommel horse.

Olympic teammates Frederick Richard, Asher Hong and Brody Malone are also competing, though Malone is not expected to do the all-around.

Hezly Rivera, who was the youngest member of Team USA at the Paris Olympics, and Paris alternates Leanne Wong and Joscelyn Roberson are all expected to contend for their first all-around title. Skye Blakely, a favorite to make the Paris team until she ruptured her Achilles at the Olympic trials, is expected to do the uneven bars and balance beam.

Also keep an eye on up-and-comers Claire Pease, Simone Rose and Jayla Hang.

Is Simone Biles competing?

No.

The seven-time Olympic champion is taking time off, just as she did after the Rio and Tokyo Games. Biles has said repeatedly that she still hasn’t decided whether she’ll compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Biles is the most-decorated gymnast in history, male or female. In addition to 11 Olympic medals and 30 medals at the world championships, Biles is a nine-time U.S. all-around champion.

Are Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey competing?

Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey, all two-time Olympians, will not compete at the U.S. championships this week. But don’t rule out seeing Carey and Chiles in the future.

Both Carey and Chiles are taking breaks after competing in NCAA gymnastics this season, Chiles for UCLA and Carey for Oregon State. Chiles won a national title on uneven bars while Carey won bronze on balance beam.

Chiles has already said she intends to return to UCLA for her senior season. Carey’s collegiate career is over, and she told Olympics.com she thinks the time off will help her decide whether she wants to compete elite again.

‘Right now, (I’m) taking time and going to see where things end up,” she said. “So, it’s not a no, but it’s not a yes.”

As for Lee, the all-around champion at the Tokyo Olympics, she said in Paris that she was content with her career.

Health issues had sidelined Lee for the better part of a year before Paris, getting so bad she was struggling to get out of bed seven months before the Games. But after doctors got her medications right, Lee was able to resume training. She won three more medals in Paris: a gold with Team USA, and bronzes in the all-around and on uneven bars.

‘If I don’t (come back), I feel like I had a really good run. I’m super proud of everything that I was able to accomplish. Especially this year, not even knowing if I would be able to make it here,’ Lee said in Paris.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. – For somebody who won’t participate in the Baltimore Ravens’ preseason opener on Aug. 7 against the Indianapolis Colts, Tuesday’s joint practice against the team that used to call Baltimore home can be invaluable to Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson – even if there is a mid-session melee.

A joint practice means Jackson can mimic the feeling of a preseason game. It also makes for funny reunions, like Jackson’s with Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. For six seasons, while Anarumo coordinated the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense, Jackson routinely torched Anarumo’s unit. The two-time MVP owns a 10-1 career record against the Bengals with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions in those games, all but one of which came during Anarumo’s Bengals tenure.

Anarumo was fired following last season and landed two hours West down I-74 as the Colts’ defensive coordinator, presenting a chance for Anarumo to approach Jackson on the field in between practice periods.

“He was telling me that was glad he doesn’t have to face me twice a year anymore,” Jackson said. “But I told him it’s always going to be competitive.

“We get great work out of these types of practices.”

For Jackson and the Ravens’ offense, a banged-up Colts secondary wasn’t the most challenging practice opponent. Besides, Baltimore’s starting secondary, as Jackson noted, features multiple first-round talents whose play often explains their draft position.

But going against a different-colored jersey helped get the competitive juices flowing, Jackson said.

“We don’t see these guys every day,” he said. “We get to see different looks from different guys, different types of coverages, see how different guys guard different people, different blitzes and stuff like that. So, definitely, we get a lot out of these types of joint practices.”

Chemistry with receiver DeAndre Hopkins is building, Jackson said; the two had a miscommunication on a hand signal that sent Hopkins on the wrong route, and Jackson was upset with himself after the rep.

That wasn’t the only time Jackson reacted strongly to his own wrongdoings. In the final two-minute drill session of practice, Colts’ seventh-round rookie safety Hunter Wohler intercepted Jackson (Wohler later also picked off backup Cooper Rush to end practice).

Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts get into joint practice brawl

“Watching how my guys are out there on the field and how we’re moving in the ball during certain periods, I felt like we did pretty good, besides the little ‘BS’ interceptions,” Jackson said. “Too many, but it happens.”

Baltimore, with offensive coordinator Todd Monken calling plays for the third season, has struggled in camp with the procedural penalties as the coaching staff continues to give Jackson additional pre-snap authority at the line of scrimmage.

Jackson doesn’t seem to be too concerned, and No. 8 made plays all day in every setting – 7-on-7, red-zone, 11-on-11 – against the Colts. His connection with tight end Mark Andrews appears stronger than ever. Fellow tight end Isiah Likely out for several weeks with a foot injury, opening the door for Charlie Kolar to have a big day with some wide-open chunk catches.

“We’re right where we need to be right now,” Jackson said.

In 2024, Jackson – who slimmed down during the offseason to become more elusive – led the NFL’s top-ranked offense (424.9 total yards per game) that finished third in scoring. Jackson’s rushing capabilities, along with the offseason acquisition of running back Derrick Henry, produced a balanced attack that became the first in league history to post at least 4,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards in a single season. Baltimore was the first team in league history with more than 40 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns. 

Jackson himself set career highs in passing yards (4,172), passing TDs (41) and passer rating (119.6), while throwing just 4 INTs. He also had 915 rushing yards – averaging 6.6 yards per carry with four scores on the ground – to become the first quarterback in NFL history with at least 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards in a season. Jackson’s seven games with a passer rating of at least 135.0 also set a single-season NFL record, and his 119.6 rating for the season ranks fourth all time. He was the first player to ever record more than 40 passing touchdowns and less than five interceptions.

Monken, never shy with a microphone around, said what everybody who watches football in the Mid-Atlantic region has been thinking since Andrews dropped the football in the end zone in Orchard Park, New York, six months ago.

All of the work – even an honest day’s worth in August against another team – will come down to one, likely cold, day in January.

“I think every day is important,” Monken told reporters. “To say that one extra joint practice is going to lend itself … in terms of having a great regular season – which is what we’re trying to do – I mean, then we’ve got to finish it off. You’ve got to have a great regular season to put yourself in position for the backend.”

ESPN announced Tuesday it had agreed to acquire numerous media assets from the NFL in a landmark agreement.

Most notably, ESPN acquired NFL Network and the league’s ever-popular RedZone channel, which shows every touchdown from every game, as part of the deal. The NFL will acquire a 10% equity stake in ESPN as part of the deal.

ESPN has also acquired the NFL’s fantasy football product, making NFL Fantasy a part of ESPN Fantasy Football.

What will that mean for fantasy football managers? Here’s what we know about that element of the merger as the 2025 NFL season approaches.

How ESPN, NFL fantasy football merger will impact leagues

ESPN announced it was planning to ‘merge [the NFL’s fantasy product] into its existing platform’ after acquiring it from the NFL. That means all NFL Fantasy leagues will eventually be a part of the ESPN Fantasy Football app, and ESPN Fantasy Football will be the official game of the NFL.

A timetable for the app merger has not yet been finalized. That said, it seems unlikely to happen before the 2025 NFL season, as the agreements between ESPN and the NFL are subject to approval from both government regulators and NFL owners. Such a delay would allow those using the NFL Fantasy App to continue doing so in 2025.

ESPN did not immediately respond to USA TODAY Sports’ request for more details about the pending merger of the two products.

It’s worth noting ESPN changed the interface of its fantasy app on Monday, Aug. 4, one day before the agreement with the NFL was announced. ESPN outlined the changes made to the app for the 2025 fantasy football season, ‘will provide improved roster management options and a more personalized experience tailored to your teams and leagues.’

It’s unclear whether the pending merger was part of the impetus for the changes, nor is it clear whether the upgrades will facilitate ESPN’s eventual integration of the NFL Fantasy App’s data into its product.