Back in the saddle
Carson Wentz will be back under center for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday as Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles returns to the sideline.
For the first time in 635 days, the Cleveland Browns found a way to win. Baker Mayfield showed them how.
The No. 1 overall pick replaced injured starter
Tyrod Taylor and sparked the Browns, who got two 1-yard touchdown runs from Carlos
Hyde and beat the New York Jets 21-17 on Thursday night for their first win since Dec. 24, 2016.
And so ends Cleveland's 19-game winless streak, the NFL's second-longest since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
The Browns (1-1-1) trailed 14-0 in the first half before Mayfield came in for Taylor and led four scoring drives while winning an unexpected matchup against Jets rookie quarterback Sam
Darnold. Cleveland passed on taking Darnold in the draft and instead chose Mayfield, the Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma.
Mayfield finished 17 of 23 for 201 yards in a little more than a half after coming in after Taylor suffered a concussion.
Darnold had one last chance, but was intercepted by Terrence Mitchell with 11 seconds left.
Wentz returns as Eagles starter
Carson Wentz has been waiting for this moment since he tore up his knee last December.
No. 11 will be back under center for the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) against the Indianapolis Colts (1-1) on Sunday after watching his teammates win the Super Bowl without him in February, and missing the first two games this season.
"It's been a long time coming," Wentz said. "It's been quite the grind of an offseason. There's a lot of excitement, a lot of built-up almost anxiety over when it was going to be that time, and almost relief finally being cleared to get back out
there."
Nick Foles, the Super Bowl MVP in Philadelphia's 41-33 win over New England, returns to the sideline to make way for Wentz, who finished third in NFL MVP voting after setting a singleseason franchise record with 33 touchdown passes and helping the Eagles go from 7-9 to 13-3.
Wentz will wear a brace on his left knee — he tore his ACL and LCL in Week 14 diving into the end zone on a scramble. He doesn't plan to change the way he plays, but understands the importance of avoiding hits.
Beckham tired of losing and drug tests
Odell Beckham Jr. is sick of losing and frustrated with seemingly being asked to take tests every other week by the NFL for performance-enhancers.
Beckham tweeted about the tests Thursday before the Giants (0-2) practiced for Sunday's game in Houston against the Texans (0-2).
"It's actually funny how I 'randomly' get tested every other week," Beckham wrote. "Dear @NFL please stop sending these people, ur takin away from meeting times and film... thanks."
Beckham has never been suspended by the league for using a banned substance.
As far as losing, Beckham hasn't been on the field for a win since the end of the 2016 season. He was hurt in Game 5 last year, breaking his ankle against the Chargers.
Bengals' kicker gets contract extension
While Minnesota and Cleveland changed kickers after only two games, the Cincinnati Bengals gave Randy Bullock a two-year contract extension for his perfect start.
He's made every field goal and extra-point attempt, helping the Bengals remain unbeaten.
The seventh-year kicker has settled into the job after beating out fifth-round draft pick Jake Elliott last year, prompting the Bengals (2-0) to offer the contract extension through 2020. He signed it on Tuesday.
Bullock is one of 11 kickers in the NFL who have yet to miss.