Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard missed Sunday’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens with a foot injury and was subsequently ruled out of the game.
It was not immediately clear how he was injured. He received medical treatment on the sideline, then left the game in the first quarter on a cart without a shoe on his left foot. A two-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler, Howard is essential to Miami’s defense. He started 12 games this season with 12 passes defensed, 45 tackles and one interception for a Dolphins defense that ranks third in the NFL. His absence is a blow in a crucial match where the AFC’s No. 1 seed is at stake. The Ravens would have clinched the No. 1 seed with a win over Miami. The Dolphins would stay alive for the No. 1 seed and the first-round playoffs with a win.Any extended absence would be a significant setback for the Dolphins as the postseason approaches. The Dolphins (11-4) clinched a playoff berth for the second straight season. As Tom Brady’s first season in the NFL comes to a close, Brady suggested that almost wasn’t the case.In an Instagram post looking back at 2023, Brady added this P.S.: “The only downside to 2023 was when I was getting ready to retire in May and my friends threw a surprise retirement party. scared. forced.”Maybe he was joking. Whether it’s a joke, it’s unclear. (It’s not even particularly funny.)He said it anyway. Unless and until he says it was a joke, it might not be. Which then raises the question of which team would target him in May.If it had happened, it would have happened after free agency and after the draft. This would be a team worried about its starting quarterback position at a time when there weren’t many options to improve things.The Raiders make more sense. He struck a deal to buy 5-10% of the team. (The trade has not yet been approved.) In May, the Raiders were concerned about Jimmy Garoppolo’s foot. They could have torn up the contract at that time and moved on since he hadn’t had a physical exam yet. They could have signed Brady, who would have reunited with Josh McDaniels.The next step will be for many people not to see it as a joke and react accordingly. That’s when Brady will definitely say he was joking.Even if he wasn’t. The Eagles didn’t have the ball much during the first half of Sunday’s home game against the Cardinals, but that didn’t stop them from building a comfortable lead.Jalen Hurts threw a pair of touchdown passes to Julio Jones, Sydney Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown, and the Cardinals failed to convert their large possession lead into touchdowns through the first 30 minutes of play . The result is a 21-6 lead for the Eagles. The Eagles used some tricks to get into position for the final points of the half. Hurts turned the ball over to running back Kenneth Gainwell and Gainwell connected with wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a 17-yard gain on a third-and-1 with less than a minute left in the second quarter. The Eagles used their final timeout after the game, but its miss didn’t come into play as Hurts and Jones connected for a 22-yard score. Jones only had one touchdown on Sunday, so his production was a nice development for the home team. Hurts is 11 of 13 for 114 total yards and Jones, Smith, A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert all posted at least 30 receiving yards, which is why the Eagles were successful despite having the ball for eight minutes. The Cardinals made a field goal in 14 plays the first time they had the ball and put the ball back in Eagles territory on their second drive, but poor communication between quarterback Kyler Murray and receiver Michael Wilson led to Brown’s catch that turned into his first NFL touchdown. . Murray recovered with another long drive for a field goal, but the Cardinals will need touchdowns to avoid their 13th loss of the season.
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