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Getty Images Falcons receiver Julio Jones has spent much of the season on the team’s injury report after injuring his hamstring in the season opener. He missed two games and played only 15 snaps in another. Jones returned to practice Thursday on a limited basis, and though he remained limited...

Getty Images Wide receiver Julio Jones thinks the Falcons can keep it going after winning their first game of the season last week and he took a step toward being in the lineup on Thursday. Jones took part in practice after sitting out on Wednesday. Jones has been dealing with a hamstring...

Getty Images Defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson was designated to return from the non-football injury list by the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday. Robinson was placed on the injured list prior to the start of training camp due to an unspecified injury. He can now practice with the team for the...

Getty Images The Lions drafted defensive end Julian Okwara in the third round this year with the hope that he’d be a contributor to their defense. Okwara’s contributions to this point in his rookie year have been limited and it will be some time before he’ll have a chance to make a bigger...

Getty Images The Lions put up 403 yards of offense against the Jaguars in last Sunday’s 34-16 victory, but wide receiver Marvin Jones didn’t have much a hand in their success. Jones caught two passes for eight yards and it was the second-straight game that saw Jones barely register on the stat...

Getty Images The Lions have made a habit of blowing big leads this season, but they showed they can close out games in Jacksonville on Sunday. Detroit went up 17-3 in the first half and then added 17 more points in the second half of a 34-16 win. They got a strong game from rookie running back...

Getty Images Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift had the best game of his young career today, and Detroit will head home from Jacksonville with an easy win. The Lions’ 34-16 victory saw Swift carry 14 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Kenny Golladay also had a strong game, with four...

Getty Images The Jaguars gave up 403 yards in Sunday’s 34-16 loss to the Lions and that marked the fourth time they’ve given up that many yards so far this season. It was also the fifth straight time they’ve given up at least 30 points and Jacksonville has lost all of those games to drop to...

Getty Images The Jaguars are set to face the Lions as scheduled on Sunday. The team had a positive COVID-19 test on their practice squad Saturday and they have placed a dozen members of that squad on the reserve/COVID-19 list because of contact tracing, but they did not have any new positive...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Broncos at Patriots Broncos: RB Melvin Gordon, TE Noah Fant, WR...

Getty Images The virus continues to spread, the cases continue to spike . . . and the NFL continues to expand the number of venues into which fans are welcome. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy points out on Twitter that nine of 14 games to be played this weekend will have fans present. Fans will...

Getty Images The Jaguars placed 12 of their 16 practice squad players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Defensive end Josh Mauro, who is suspended, also is going on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Jaguars had one practice squad player return a positive test...

Getty Images The Jaguars are the latest NFL team dealing with a positive COVID-19 test. A member of the Jaguars’ practice squad has tested positive, but the team still plans to play Sunday’s game against the Lions. “Last night, we received results from our daily PCR testing that an individual...

The Jaguars have a confirmed positive COVID-19 test from their practice squad. If they, or the league, determine that the virus is spreading within the organization, Sunday’s game between Jacksonville and Detroit could be postponed. If it is postponed beyond Tuesday night (the NFL’s new Monday...

Getty Images There was no Thursday night game this week, so Week Six of the 2020 NFL season kicks off on Sunday afternoon. There will be 12 games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The four teams playing on Monday...

Getty Images Jaguars receiver D.J. Chark missed the Week Three loss to the Dolphins with chest and back injuries. He returned to catch eight passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the Week Four loss to the Bengals. Chark played 50 of 75 offensive snaps Sunday before departing with an ankle...

Getty Images The Lions practiced without running back Adrian Peterson on Thursday. Peterson was not on Wednesday’s injury report, but an illness kept him from getting on the field as the team continued preparations for Sunday’s trip to Jacksonville. NFL chief medical officer Allen Sills said...

Getty Images While many quarterbacks across the NFL have been racking up passing stats over the first five weeks of the season, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford hasn’t been able to manage the same level of production. Stafford missed the second half of last season due to a fractured...

Getty Images The business realities of COVID-19 have hit another team. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions have laid off a number of staffers in the business side of the operation. The Lions didn’t specify the number of jobs cut from their 300-person work force...

Getty Images After Sunday’s loss to the Saints, Lions head coach Matt Patricia was asked why people should think he’s the right coach to lead the team to success and his answer included a look back at his predecessor Jim Caldwell. Patricia said “there was a lot of work to do” when he took over...