Buzz around the NFL: Will Burrow or Daniels be back on the field? Which coaches are on hot seat?
Jeremy FowlerCloseJeremy Fowlersenior NFL national reporterJeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com.Dan GrazianoCloseDan Grazianosenior NFL national reporterDan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.Nov 19, 2025, 06:15 AM ETAs we prepare for Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season, insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano have been making calls to sources around the league for the latest news and buzz on key situations — including some nuggets that might matter for fantasy football.This week, they got the newest intel on whether we should expect quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels to get back on the field and help their teams down the stretch. Burrow has been out since Week 2 because of a toe injury, and Daniels went down because of a left elbow injury in Week 9. Plus, Jeremy and Dan checked in on the Vikings’ quarterback situation, where J.J. McCarthy has struggled through his first five starts. Is Minnesota worried about his progress?Additionally, we have the latest on the head coaching carousel. The Titans and Giants already made changes, but who else is on the hot seat with seven weeks left in the season? And who are the hottest names to watch as potential candidates for interviews? It’s all here, as our national reporters answer big questions and empty their notebooks heading into Week 12.Jump to:Will Burrow, Daniels return?Is Minnesota concerned about McCarthy?Which coaches are on the hot seat?Who are the top coaching candidates?More notes on Week 12What are you hearing on potential returns for Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels this season?Graziano: The Bengals plan to give Burrow more work in practice this week than he got last week. He has said he’s targeting the Thanksgiving Day game against the Ravens, which is of course next Thursday. A lot of the answer here will depend on how his toe responds to the work he’s getting in practice. But from what I’ve been told, so far, so good. If he doesn’t make it back for Thanksgiving, the Bengals would still have a couple of more days after that left on his 21-day practice window to activate him for the Week 14 game in Buffalo.Fowler: What appears clear is that Burrow wants to play football, team record be damned. Whether he actually plays remains to be seen — the team will have something to say about that — but he’s of that mindset right now. The AFC North has left the door slightly open for the 3-7 Bengals if they can somehow upgrade their defense to passable. Stranger things have happened than Cincinnati making a run, especially since it has the offense to pull it off.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedGraziano: I expect him to play as soon as he’s cleared. The Bengals are going to regret blowing those fourth-quarter leads against the Jets and Bears in Weeks 8 and 9, respectively, because they could be 5-5 and one game out of first place in their division. I still expect them to get him back on the field, because this coaching staff might need to win some games to feel fully comfortable about keeping jobs. And this team expected huge things out of this season. I don’t expect the Bengals to white-flag it until the math says they’re done.Fowler: Burrow produces at an elite level when healthy but has also missed significant portions of three different seasons since 2020. So returning to play — even if the playoffs are out of reach — could help build confidence and momentum for both the player and team. Maybe the Bengals opt to save him for 2026, but I could see him playing this season. With Cincinnati in danger of a third consecutive season without a playoff berth, coach Zac Taylor would welcome Burrow’s return. After all, the Bengals’ organization could be taking a hard look at the operation in the offseason as a hopeful season turns sour. With owner Mike Brown turning 90 in August, expect executive vice president Katie Blackburn to play a pivotal role in the direction of the franchise.Graziano: As for Daniels, the Commanders have a bye this week and will examine everything. They’ve lost six games in a row to drop to 3-8 in what looked like a promising season, and there has been external debate about whether it makes sense to bring back Daniels at all this season. From what I’ve been told, the plan in Washington is still that Daniels will return to the starting lineup once doctors clear him from his elbow injury.Fowler: Washington’s situation with Daniels is more complicated from my view. Sources have maintained that while Daniels could return as quickly as three weeks from the occurrence of the injury (so, Week 13 vs. Denver), the team has loosely braced for a five-to-six-week absence just in case. That tells me that shutting him down remains a possibility, based on his durability this season (three separate injuries) and the team’s current standing. Big-picture talks about how to proceed will play out over the coming days and provide clarity one way or the other.Graziano: I’m pretty sure the way this season has unfolded has thrown the Commanders for a loop. They did not see a 3-8 record coming. So this bye week offers a chance to reset and make some longer-lens decisions without having to prepare for a game. Daniels will lobby to get back on the field as soon as he can, and the fact that the injury he’s dealing with right now isn’t to his legs or his throwing arm certainly offers grounds for encouragement.What’s the buzz on J.J. McCarthy through five starts? Are the Vikings concerned?Fowler: The accuracy is a concern. There’s no hiding from that. Balls are sailing, and that affects the entire offense. McCarthy needs to hit the layups. The Vikings will be working to help him find more consistency as a thrower. From a developmental standpoint, the team still believes in his work ethic and skill set — he’s “made of the right stuff,” as coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday. Minnesota really has no choice but to work through this and help McCarthy manage the growing pains. Carson Wentz underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, and Max Brosmer has potential but is an undrafted free agent. Perhaps Brosmer would get a shot if McCarthy were a middle-round pick, but I just don’t see that happening in the short term.Breaking news from Adam SchefterDownload the ESPN app and enable Adam Schefter’s news alerts to receive push notifications for the latest updates first. Opt in by tapping the alerts bell in the top right corner. For more information, click here.
ESPN’s Kevin Seifert put it best Monday: The Vikings’ two goals — competing for championships and developing a young quarterback — are cannibalizing each other.Graziano: They sure are, as Kevin lays out well, and you can see some of the frustration from the other players on the offense. Justin Jefferson slamming his helmet on the sideline isn’t something you see very often. I think that’s a big part of the concern the Vikings have — keeping everything together around McCarthy as he endures the growing pains. I don’t believe they’ve seriously considered going to Brosmer, who as you mentioned probably needs even more seasoning than McCarthy. The Wentz injury has really deprived them of any serious alternative even if they wanted to sit McCarthy to let him catch his breath.And I agree that Minnesota still does believe in him, and it points to his fourth-quarter efforts in the games against the Bears as proof that he has the right kind of stuff in him. But he’s obviously missing too many throws, and by way too much. A scout with another team told me this week that McCarthy’s throwing at only one speed — all fastballs — and attributed that to trying to be the hero in a situation where he knows his team is counting on him to help it win. The general sense I get from inside the Vikings’ building and out is that he just needs time and reps. The problem is, as Kevin writes, the plan was to compete this year while McCarthy ramped up, and his sluggish development is keeping them from doing so.Fowler: Most NFL storylines pale in comparison to the Vikings’ recent quarterback journey. They could have had a variation of Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones and Aaron Rodgers quarterbacking the team. Those passers are a combined 21-9 on the season. The Vikings’ thinking — which is typically correct when a rookie quarterback is on the books — is to load up the roster with support on both sides of the ball, hoping to contend for a Super Bowl with the starter on a rookie-scale deal. As a result, the Vikings lead the league with a $344.9 million payroll. But all of this is contingent on the young quarterback showing progress. Right now, Minnesota has the next seven games to cash in on that investment — or possibly pivot to a new plan.Graziano: That’s my question, looking ahead. The schedule eases out a bit and McCarthy should have a chance to show improvement over the final seven weeks of the season (and beyond, if they rebound and make the playoffs). But if he doesn’t, what do they do in the offseason? Bring in a veteran mentor? Bring in a veteran for competition, the way the Colts did with Jones for a struggling Anthony Richardson Sr. this past offseason? Look to draft a potential replacement?play1:03Rich Eisen: J.J. McCarthy looked awful at times vs. BearsRich Eisen evaluates the pros and cons of J.J. McCarthy’s performance in a loss to the BearsThe Vikings’ quarterback plan next spring will tell us everything we need to know about where they really are with McCarthy, who, again, still has more than one-third of a season to show the team that it was right to put its faith in him.Which coach has the hottest seat at the moment?Graziano: The usual disclaimer applies here. A lot of the “hot seat” speculation this time of year is from other people around the league monitoring these situations, and in the end, not many people know what the team owners will decide to do. That said, the team owner in Atlanta was expecting the Falcons to be competitive this season, and they are not, so you do wonder about the possibility of a change there even though Raheem Morris is a personal favorite of Arthur Blank and in only his second season as head coach.People I talk to also are watching the situation in Cincinnati with Taylor, and potentially Cleveland with Kevin Stefanski (who I think would be a candidate in other places if the Browns were to decide to let him go). The easy answer a few weeks ago would have been Mike McDaniel, but he survived the firing of GM Chris Grier, and the Dolphins are playing hard for him. Do you get the sense McDaniel can still salvage his job?Fowler: I do. I wouldn’t call it likely, but in my mind, there’s a plausible scenario where he sticks in Miami. The team is coming off back-to-back wins and the vibe seems to be good. The Dolphins are responding to McDaniel more than they are tuning him out, which players will do when the message grows stale. And as one NFL executive put it in a conversation recently: If you’re looking for an offense-minded candidate, McDaniel is still better than most from this cycle’s pool, which is considered weaker. So, while cleaning the house feels entirely possible, McDaniel is at least making things interesting.Graziano: One more point on McDaniel. He did something like this last season, when the team started 2-6 and then won six of its next eight to claw back onto the edges of the playoff race. He might still end up gone, but he has made the case that he can hold onto the locker room even when things are going badly, and that says something about him that ownership will surely consider when making its decision.Weekly NFL game expert picks• Game picks from our NFL experts »• Betting notes » | More NFL coverage »
Fowler: Arizona’s Jonathan Gannon is also on the radar of people in the league who track such things, though opinions are split on whether Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill will take action. The Cardinals are clearly the odd team out in a loaded NFC West. Bidwill can’t be thrilled with that reality. But the notion of paying Gannon and Kyler Murray big money to go away (Murray has nearly $40 million in 2026 guarantees on the books) can’t be enticing, either. Gannon is 15-29 in the middle of Year 3, but he also hasn’t been able to hand-pick a young quarterback to groom.Graziano: Agreed, but the sense I get on that one is that Cardinals ownership seems likely to stick with Gannon and GM Monti Ossenfort and let them pick that QB. (They inherited Murray.) The way Jacoby Brissett is performing in Drew Petzing’s offense gives the team reason to believe the structure is relatively sound and that more reliable QB play could unlock some things. Of course, as well as Brissett is playing, the Cardinals have still lost seven of their past eight games, and sometimes the record gets bad enough that the team feels it has to make a change.What do you think about a couple of first-year head coaches who are struggling? I don’t think the Jets will dump Aaron Glenn after one year, no matter how rocky things get. But Pete Carroll only got a three-year contract in Las Vegas. You think there’s any chance of a one-and-done with any of the hires from this past offseason?Fowler: Agreed on Glenn. Carroll is a name to monitor because the Raiders are clearly in rebuilding mode from a roster/talent standpoint. At 74, he is in it to win now and to prove that he’s capable of turning around an organization. Those plans aren’t meshing. I don’t necessarily see him walking away, though he’s clearly not getting what he signed up for in January. So, a question of whether the Raiders should reset and continue the rebuild with another coach is worth asking. At least the Raiders have pillars such as Brock Bowers, Maxx Crosby and Ashton Jeanty for a hopeful turnaround in 2026.Either way, something has to change with the offense and playcaller Chip Kelly, whose name could surface for college jobs again. The 30th-ranked offense is a tough watch, especially when it involves the act of handing off the ball.Who is the hottest name on the head coaching market right now?Fowler: This cycle feels different than the past one, which featured two clear-cut standouts in Ben Johnson and Mike Vrabel. Those two quickly turned around Chicago and New England, respectively. This cycle is far more wide open.All of ESPN. All in one place.Watch your favorite events in the newly enhanced ESPN App. Learn more about what plan is right for you. Sign Up Now
The group of “formers” — coordinators with head coaching experience — will be a factor. Vance Joseph’s defense in Denver might break the NFL record for sacks in a single season, and he has ties to Miami and Cincinnati if those jobs come open. From the defensive side, San Francisco’s Robert Saleh and Minnesota’s Brian Flores were heavy on last offseason’s circuit, and Green Bay’s Jeff Hafley — a Boston College head coach for four seasons — has impressed in two seasons with the Packers. On offense, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy (has connections in Tennessee), former Cowboys/Packers coach Mike McCarthy, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury (less momentum than last time around but teams are still intrigued) and Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith could get looks.Graziano: I think the offensive coordinator names to watch are Joe Brady (Bills), Smith, Nagy and maybe Kingsbury, though Washington’s season has gone off the rails and that could dampen interest from teams in him. Otherwise, the OC pool has kind of thinned out in recent years, as so many of them have gotten head coach jobs and been fired within two or three years. I’m curious to see how Mike Kafka does the rest of the way with the Giants. He has been a finalist in Arizona and Seattle in recent years, and I think he’ll get a legitimate look from the Giants.But there aren’t a ton of places right now where a playcalling offensive coordinator — who isn’t also the head coach — is having the kind of success that lands interviews. Could teams start looking beyond the coordinator positions to position coaches with potential, such as Josh McCown in Minnesota. He has been on head coach interviews in the past and is well regarded. McCarthy turning it around in these final weeks of the season would help his case.Fowler: Yes, this seems like the ideal year to explore young change-of-pace options beyond the trendy coordinator names. McCown’s a good one. And Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb, Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski, Panthers offensive coordinator Brad Idzik and Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase come to mind in that mold.The thinned-out offensive pool helps Kafka, who should have opportunities leaguewide and could push for the Giants job full time with a strong finish. Seattle’s Klint Kubiak has made an impression with the Seahawks attack, as have Indianapolis’ Jim Bob Cooter and Tampa Bay’s Josh Grizzard. Baltimore’s Todd Monken has interviewed for several jobs in recent years.To me, though, Dan, the emerging defensive pool is really intriguing. I expect Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter to be on teams’ radar, as well as Rams’ DC Chris Shula. A name to file away: Seattle’s Aden Durde, a British minority candidate. I also wouldn’t be shocked to see Indy’s Lou Anarumo interview in New York, which showed interest in him in 2022.play0:57Rex Ryan praises Broncos’ defense in win vs. ChiefsRex Ryan joins “Get Up” and evaluates the Broncos’ defense after their win over the Chiefs.Graziano: It’d be great to see Anarumo get another look after he got close in Arizona three years ago and then things fell apart for him in Cincinnati last season. He has bounced back nicely in Indianapolis, to no one’s surprise. I do hear a lot about Minter as a potential candidate in a couple of places. But to bring this back to where you started it, I was in Denver last week and got an up-close look at that Vance Joseph defense. I continue to think he might just end up being the guy at the top of a bunch of these lists.What else are you hearing this week?Graziano’s notes:• The Steelers don’t know yet whether Aaron Rodgers will be able to suit up and play for them Sunday in Chicago with that fracture in his left wrist. As coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday, the plan is to figure out whether they can brace and/or pad Rodgers’ non-throwing hand to a point where he can take the snap from center, hand off with his left hand, protect himself when he falls, etc. This might go right up until Friday or Saturday with Rodgers pushing to play and the team having to decide if it’s better off with a potentially compromised Rodgers or a fully healthy Mason Rudolph.The Steelers know Rudolph can do what they need him to do, so they’ll use the early part of this practice week to get him — and to some extent, rookie Will Howard — ready to go in case Rodgers can’t play. They do think there’s a good chance starting running back Jaylen Warren, who left Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, will be OK to play in Chicago, though the coaching staff has been extremely happy with Kenneth Gainwell. I expect that Gainwell will retain a significant role in the game plan either way.• The Jets’ reason for moving from Justin Fields to Tyrod Taylor has a lot to do with their desire to evaluate the young non-quarterbacks on their roster, especially tight end Mason Taylor and recently acquired wide receivers John Metchie III and Adonai Mitchell. They haven’t been able to develop any kind of real passing game around Fields, whose running ability wasn’t keeping them competitive in games. They know Tyrod Taylor brings increased turnover risk because he’ll take chances Fields won’t, but they need to figure out what they have in the rest of their receiving corps before making an offseason plan. And they felt they weren’t going to be able to do that with Fields constantly checking it down and/or holding the ball too long.Look ahead to the 2026 NFL draft• Early mock drafts: Miller | Reid | Yates• Kiper’s Big Board | Reid’s QB Hot Board• Draft notes, risers from CFB games• Best by position | Draft order | More
The move is not expected to be temporary. Unless Taylor gets injured (which he has some history of doing), I don’t get the sense the Jets will go back to Fields this season. And there will certainly be a new quarterback in New York next year, whether it’s via the draft or a veteran outside solution such as Kyler Murray. The Jets owe Fields $10 million in guaranteed salary next year and will take a $22 million dead-money cap hit for 2026 when they inevitably release him in the offseason. Add that to the $35 million dead-money hit they already have on their 2026 cap for Rodgers, and that’ll make $57 million in 2026 cap charges for quarterbacks no longer on the roster. Not ideal.• I was in Denver on Sunday for the Chiefs-Broncos game, and I can tell you no one on that Broncos’ sideline was willing to exhale or relax until they saw that Wil Lutz game-winning kick go through the uprights at the end. The Chiefs still retain that aura of a team to whom you don’t want to offer any kind of opening. That said, the Broncos looked like the better team all day and have reason to believe they will be the team to end Kansas City’s streak of nine straight AFC West titles. Playing without Defensive Player of the Year Pat Surtain II (pectoral) and leading tackler Alex Singleton (surgery for testicular cancer), the Broncos still played smothering defense against Patrick Mahomes & Co. — and they could get those guys back after their Week 12 bye.”We’re just really deep at every position group,” defensive lineman Zach Allen, who has six of the Broncos’ staggering 49 sacks this season, said. “We just have a lot of confidence in whoever we put out there.” Defensive coordinator and former Broncos head coach Vance Joseph is rolling, and the guys who have played in his system for three years now are executing it at a high level. Allen called Joseph, “the ultimate professional. Probably the most consistent person in football.”Denver was 1-6 in one-score games last season, and Allen told me the coaching staff made that a key point all offseason. The staff told the team that a focus on details and situational football would turn that around. This season, they’re 7-2 in one-score games and currently the 1-seed in the projected AFC playoff field.• As for the Chiefs … they went into Denver feeling pretty good about things, especially on offense, and their coaching staff was surprised by the number of penalties they committed that did them in, especially in the red zone. Before the game, I was talking to some of their offensive coaches, and they told me things felt a lot better on offense this year than they have in recent years. They’ve been protecting Mahomes better and feel like they have five wide receivers in Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, Tyquan Thornton and JuJu Smith-Schuster they can count on at any time of the game.Maybe it’ll look better against a less elite defense than the one they saw in Denver, and it certainly would look better if they could stop with the penalties. But Mahomes was uncharacteristically missing some downfield throws early in the game and threw a bad interception at the end, and the Chiefs haven’t been able to generate much of anything in the run game. The return of Isiah Pacheco (either this week or next) could help, but this team is built around its passing game and can’t afford to have Mahomes missing throws in big spots.play1:01Kimberley Martin: Every game is a must-win now for the ChiefsKimberley Martin and Peter Schrager explain why the Chiefs must win against Colts and from here on out to stay in the AFC playoff race.On defense, the Chiefs aren’t getting what they’re used to from Chris Jones but think he would be helped a lot if edge rushers like George Karlaftis and Charles Omenihu were delivering more consistently. They are high on rookie edge rusher Ashton Gillotte and could look to find ways to involve him more in the coming weeks. Kansas City came out of its Week 10 bye believing it needed to win at least two of its next three games against Denver, Indianapolis and Dallas, and it lost the first one. Now, with the Colts on Sunday and the Cowboys next Thursday, the Chiefs need to win two games in a five-day stretch in order to get to 7-5 and keep themselves afloat in the playoff race.Fowler’s notes:• The sense out of Cleveland is that quarterback Dillon Gabriel faces an uphill battle to pass through concussion protocol in time to practice and play, which sets the stage for Shedeur Sanders to make his first NFL start Sunday in Las Vegas. Coach Kevin Stefanski could name Sanders the starter early in the week or prepare him as such. This would take all of the guesswork out; Sanders would have a full practice workload to prepare to play. Overall, the Browns have been pleased with Sanders’ work ethic and dynamic as a teammate, but the learning curve to the NFL game has been steep. The Browns have equated it to learning a new language. Two-plus months into the season, Sanders no longer needs a translator but also isn’t completely fluent. (Update: Sanders was named the starter for Week 12.)The Browns believe that Sanders is not turnover-prone despite problems with that last Sunday against the Ravens. The bigger issue is his tendency to take sacks. If he can curb that issue, the Browns think he has the arm talent to make plays. They will try to scheme up some throws and plays to protect him in that area. As for Gabriel, I’d be surprised if he doesn’t resume starting duties upon his return. Perhaps Sanders can change that Sunday with his performance, though.• The Chiefs are down but — in the eyes of many around the league — hardly out. Kansas City does not resemble the dominant team that ran through the AFC for a half-decade, but personnel evaluators see a potentially dangerous playoff team on tape. “I would say they are missing that dynamic rushing component and the left guard spot is a little iffy, but otherwise they can make noise,” an AFC executive said. “They can’t run the ball consistently, and that puts too much on Mahomes right now.”The loss of Pacheco (knee) has cost Kansas City some juice out of the backfield. My sense is he’s hoping to be back Week 13 vs. Dallas, with an outside chance to play this Sunday vs. Indianapolis. Playing Thursday gives him 10 days rest on the back end, as opposed to trying to play through a Sunday-to-Thursday swing. Anyway, getting him back will help the overall offensive attack. The Chiefs badly need an outside boundary receiver, which they won’t find this year. But the receiver room is well-stocked and healthy. The offensive line is more than capable. And the defense is still very strong, though not considered as dominant.
“I don’t see the same unit as past years — Chris Jones can turn it on on third downs but isn’t quite what he once was, they probably don’t have enough pass rush, but overall very good and very well-coached,” an NFL coordinator said. “And Mahomes still has that fear factor. He’s still the best at winning differently each week. I still fear that player more than most.”• The MVP chants for Drake Maye in Gillette Stadium last Thursday night were thick. Patriots teammates are not surprised in the slightest to see Maye’s early-career success. As safety Jaylinn Hawkins put it, there’s rarely a day after practice when he doesn’t see Maye getting in extra work with at least a few of his receivers on timing routes and deep balls. “He is who he is — he’s not going to switch up,” Hawkins said. “He’s the last guy out there, throwing extra routes with receivers. Having fun, playing ball, playing free. He’s not too high, not too low, always even keel.”Maye trails only Dak Prescott in QBR (73.2), and his ability to layer the football against any coverage was impressive against the Jets. One interesting theme from New England is what the team does with its backfield coming off TreVeyon Henderson’s three-game star turn, including three touchdowns against New York. I’m told Rhamondre Stevenson is targeting a return from a toe injury this week, and Maye referred to Henderson-Stevenson as a “one-two punch” for the stretch run. But Henderson’s usage was way down at 6.8 rushing attempts per game with Stevenson in the lineup, compared to nearly 16 attempts without him. Henderson’s talent is undeniable at this point, so his usage shouldn’t return to those low numbers. But it’s also a long season, so expect the Patriots to find a sweet spot to utilize both in the flow of the game.• With several injuries on defense, the Bills will want to control the tempo of the game with their offense Thursday night vs. Houston. The battle to watch is against the Texans’ vaunted pass rush with Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, who have combined for 17 sacks and both rank in the top 25 in pass rush win rate. How will Buffalo handle those two? Hunter was blunt in my pregame conversation with him about potential chip blocks. “If they try to chip us, I eat chips for breakfast,” Hunter said. “And if they chip me, that leaves Will open and it’s a choose-your-poison situation.”With Buffalo’s pass-catching arsenal in flux — Keon Coleman benched last week, Dalton Kincaid missing last week with a hamstring injury and Khalil Shakir battling through injuries — don’t be surprised if the Bills continue to utilize the running backs catching out of the backfield. James Cook III and Ty Johnson combined for five catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns last week against Tampa Bay. And the Bills’ offense can always press the No. 17 button for instant yardage. Quarterback Josh Allen has tied Cam Newton for the most rushing touchdowns from a quarterback in NFL history (75). In a prime-time game, Allen’s flare for the dramatic could find him in the end zone for a 76th time.play1:36Stephen A.: The Bills aren’t the best team in the AFCStephen A. Smith says he isn’t taking too much from the Bills’ win over the Chiefs in the regular season.• My sense early in the week is that Panthers quarterback Bryce Young’s ankle injury is not considered severe. He has been moving around the facility OK. His practice workload will likely determine his availability for Monday against the 49ers. Young hurt his ankle earlier in the season and proved a quick healer, missing one game.
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