For Jack Del Rio, little this weekend went as hoped. But one topic drew a smile on Monday afternoon.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, so the speculation was that he would not allow his players to kneel during the national anthem. The Cowboys and their owner did kneel, though not during the anthem.
Alejandro Villanueva just wanted to get a glimpse of the American flag, the symbol he wore on his military uniform during three tours in Afghanistan before beginning an unlikely journey from Army Ranger to the NFL.
MGM Resorts sports book director Jay Rood said Sunday “was probably the second-biggest day we’ve ever had on a regular-season NFL Sunday.”
The Arizona Cardinals are 3-point home underdogs to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in the final game of a surprising Week 3 in the NFL that saw underdogs cash at a 12-3 clip against the spread and win eight games outright.
The Cowboys (1-1) enter Week 3 off a 42-17 loss to the Denver Broncos while the Cardinals (1-1) enter the matchup off a 16-13 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts last week.
The Review-Journal’s Bryan Salmond and handicapper Kelly Stewart (@kellyinvegas) go over the best social posts of tonight’s game against the Washington Redskins.
The Raiders fell to the Redskins 27-10 on the road Sunday for their first loss of the season.
How the team performed in a 27-10 loss at Washington.
Those words in the First Amendment about abridging the freedom of speech and the right to peaceably assemble advanced to a new level around the NFL this week.
Atlanta escaped with a 30-26 win and cover when Matthew Stafford’s apparent winning touchdown pass to Golden Tate was overturned to end the game.
Raiders Cornerback Sean Smith, a big-body defensive back like Obi Meliofonwu, struggled to contain the Redskins’ Vernon Davis.
The Raiders had seven first downs all night.
More than a dozen Raiders players sat on a bench with interlocked arms.