The New York Jets are cleaning house, with GM Joe Douglas getting the boot exactly six weeks after the team fired head coach Robert Saleh. Since then, the Jets have won just one of their last six games since Jeff Ulbrich took over head coaching duties. Douglas’ contract was set to expire after this season; he compiled a 30-64 record as general manager.
Elsewhere in the NFL, while the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers inched closer to solidifying their spots in the AFC playoff picture, the Jacksonville Jaguars moved closer to the top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after a 52-6 beatdown at the hands of the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Doug Pederson led the Jaguars to middling 9-8 records in each of the past two seasons, even making the playoffs and winning a game in 2022, but an awful start to the year could mean his job is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Nick Bosa left the 49ers’ heartbreaking loss to the Seahawks, and it wasn’t a re-aggravation of a hip injury that had him on the injury report heading into Week 11.
The Cowboys got demolished by the Houston Texas on Monday Night Football, losing 34-10 at home at AT&T Stadium. Dallas is now 3-7, with all three of their wins coming on the road. They and the struggling New York Giants are the only teams without a home win this season. But if you pull the camera back a bit, things look even worse for the Cowboys. The Giants’ last home win was on Jan. 7, 2024, but the Cowboys haven’t won a home game since Dec. 30, 2023.
That means the Cowboys are the only team in all four major North American pro sports leagues without a home win in the year 2024. Even the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards, who are tied for the NBA’s worst record at 2-11, each have a home win.
With four of their seven remaining games at home, the Cowboys have a decent chance at securing a home stadium win before the season is over. But we’ve seen the 2024 Cowboys play. It’s possible they go the entire 2024 season without a victory at home.
Doug Pederson on the hot seat in Jacksonville
Things aren’t great when you lose a game by 46 points and you’ve got the worst record in the NFL. Doug Pederson’s tenure on Florida’s First Coast has turned sour after a first season that included an AFC South title and designs on shepherding Trevor Lawrence into becoming one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL. Well, at 2-9 and with the Jags having a Week 12 bye, now could be the time to make a change, according to Yahoo Sports’ senior NFL writer Frank Schwab.
“On Saturday, someone leaked to NFL Media that with the Jaguars’ bye week coming up, big changes could be made including firing Pederson. That’s an underhanded way of finding out that keeping your job might depend on winning at Detroit, but at least Pederson knew the stakes. And like just about everything else since that Super Bowl win with the Eagles, Pederson fell short.”
Pederson, who led the Eagles to a Super Bowl championship is just 42-50-1 as a head coach since with that lone 2022 playoff appearance. While the Jaguars didn’t fire Pederson on Monday, stay tuned in Jacksonville.
The NFL suspended Cardinals practice squad linebacker Markus Bailey for six games on Tuesday for violating its banned substances policy.
Bailey said he didn’t take anything knowingly, but that he’s “accepting the suspension now so that I can put this behind me.”
Bailey will be eligible to return for the final game of the regular season. He’s played in just 16 snaps on special teams in one game this season with the Cardinals, and has otherwise been on the practice squad.
Jerry Jones not ready to give Trey Lance a look as Cowboys quarterback
Another loss at home Monday night sent an already spiraling Dallas Cowboys season into further disarray.
But with the playoffs all but mathematically out of reach, owner and general manager Jerry Jones isn’t yet ready to find out what the Cowboys have in backup quarterback Trey Lance.
Jones was asked about the Cowboys’ quarterback situation in his weekly radio appearance Tuesday morning. He’s not ready to move on from Cooper Rush, who’s started the last two weeks in place of injured starter Dak Prescott.
Owner Woody Johnson announced Joe Douglas’ firing on Tuesday.
Jets reportedly fire GM Joe Douglas after 5 years, no winning seasons
The New York Jets are continuing to make front office changes as their season slides further and further into the mud. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas.
Douglas joined the Jets as general manager in June 2019 after spending several years with the Philadelphia Eagles as vice president of player personnel. The Jets have not had a winning season since they hired him. They are currently 3-8.
Peyton and Eli Manning are back to coach the 2025 Pro Bowl
For the third straight year, the Manning brothers will be head coaches for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games.Peyton will coach the AFC, while Eli will coach the NFC.
Jerry Jones gives update on TE Jake Ferguson
Jerry Jones to @1053thefan on Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson’s concussion: “I’m a little concerned with Ferguson. That was pretty obvious after the game.”
Jerry also says he was “flabbergasted” at extent of their OL injuries
The Texans wrapped up Week 11 with a huge win over the Cowboys, who have now lost five straight and still haven’t won at home this season.
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Chiefs signing WR Tyquan Thornton to practice squad
The Chiefs continue to bolster their wide receiving corps following injuries to Rashee Rice and Juju Smith-Schuster. Kansas City is signing former Patriots wideout Tyquan Thornton to its practice squad.
Thornton, 24, was waived by New England on Saturday. He was the team’s second-round pick (No. 50 overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft after drawing attention at the scouting combine for running a 4.28 40-yard dash.
This season, Thornton caught four passes for 47 yards. For his career, he’s tallied 39 receptions for 385 yards and two touchdowns in three years with the Patriots.
Nico Collins back for Texans-Cowboys with no restrictions after 5-game absence
Nico Collins led the NFL in receiving when he suffered a hamstring injury in Week 5. On Monday, he’ll return to the Houston Texans lineup against the Dallas Cowboys after missing five straight weeks.
The Texans removed Collins from injured reserve ahead of last week’s game against the Lions, but did not activate him for the game. They then removed his injury status on Saturday ahead of Monday’s game.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Collins will play Monday night without any minutes or snap restrictions.
Thanks to ‘The Simpsons’ we’re stuck with Bengals-Cowboys on Week 14 MNF
If you were hoping that the Week 14 Bengals-Cowboys matchup on “Monday Night Football” might be flexed out for a more consequential game, give up that dream now.
For those asking, the Bengals-Cowboys MNF game is not eligible to be flexed out because of all the drawings, voiceovers and other work that has been done for The Simpsons alt-cast that will air that night.
Much like last season’s Toy Story game, “The Simpsons Sunday Funday Football” is a alternate broadcast in which “The Simpsons” characters (as well as animated football players) will do exactly what the real football players are doing during the game. And at this point, less than a month from the Dec. 9 game, too much work has been done to make any major changes.
Last year’s edition was a massive hit with kids and adults, and this year ESPN is banking on the eternal appeal of Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie, and the whole gang to bring in viewers.
Bears filing complaint with NFL that Packers committed penalty on game-ending FG block
The Chicago Bears lost in heartbreaking fashion on Sunday as the Green Bay Packers blocked an attempt at a game-winning field goal as time expired at Soldier Field.
On Monday, head coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that the Bears believe the Packers committed a penalty on the block and are filing a complaint with the NFL. Eberflus also defended his decision to attempt the kick from 46 yards rather than use remaining time on the game clock to try to make it a shorter attempt.
QB Bryce Young to get fourth straight start in Week 12 vs. Chiefs
Young has gone 31-for-51 for 297 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interceptions in Carolina’s past two games, both victories.
Week 11 winners and losers
Brian Daboll on Giants’ quarterback change: ‘This was a necessary move for us’
“We are making a quarterback switch from Daniel Jones to Tommy DeVito,” Daboll said Monday. “After evaluating and watching a lot of tape, that’s the reason we are going with Tommy. Drew Lock will be the backup. This was a necessary move for us and I’m looking forward to working with Tommy.”
DeVito, who has not played this season, appeared in nine games last season, throwing for 1,101 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions.
New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito (15) in action after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sept. 15, 2024 in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Jags WR Gabe Davis out for the season with meniscus tear
Giants vs. Cowboys on Thanksgiving will be battle of the backups
No one wanted it, but 10 days from now it will happen.
The Cowboys and Giants will face off on Thanksgiving Day.
In an alternate universe, it’s a marquee game between two divisional rivals that everyone has been waiting for.
In this universe, it’s a matchup between two bad, struggling teams and their backup quarterbacks. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!
No Flex Zone: Thanksgiving Day is expected to be Cooper Rush vs. Tommy DeVito
The NFL week has started with a bang as the Giants are reportedly moving starting quarterback Daniel Jones to the bench. They’re not replacing him with their $5 million backup QB Drew Lock, but with third-stringer Tommy DeVito. Head coach Brian Daboll reportedly feels more comfortable with DeVito since the two worked well together in 2023 when DeVito started in place of the injured Jones.
Sources: The #Giants are benching QB Daniel Jones, officially moving on from their starter.
Out of the bye week, with the team 2-8, Jones now heads to the bench in what the team has said would be a football decision. pic.twitter.com/NaiVruk6sq
