7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 17 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN

1:59 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Dallas Cowboys were not going to apologize for their 27-13 win against the Tennessee Titans. “A win’s a win, and we’re going to take it and we’re going to get better from the mistakes and make sure that we’re improving,” quarterback Dak Prescott said. “But a road win,

5:25 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander thinks as highly of Justin Jefferson as he does about any receiver in the NFL. He just doesn’t think the Minnesota Vikings star will repeat his performance from the season opener — 11 catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns in the

6:07 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With their seventh consecutive playoff miss already assured and coach Nathaniel Hackett already fired, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson‘s play has become a flashpoint for criticism from both near and far. Hackett was fired Monday, just hours after the Broncos fell to 4-11 with a 51-14 loss to the

2:57 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa returned to practice Thursday for the first time since undergoing groin surgery after Week 3 and

9:06 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Newly installed Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Jarrett Stidham will be making his first career NFL start on Sunday but said he has been preparing for this moment since entering the league in 2019. Stidham, a fourth-round pick of the New England Patriots, has backed up Tom Brady, Cam

2:55 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts took part in practice Thursday — the first time he has been seen on the field since injuring his throwing shoulder against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 18. Hurts participated in individual drills during the portion of practice open to the media, throwing a number of

8:21 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Geno Smith will face the team that drafted him when his Seattle Seahawks host the New York Jets on Sunday at Lumen Field, but the Pro Bowl quarterback didn’t give any impression that he considers it a so-called revenge game. More like a must-win. Smith was asked

6:59 PM ET CINCINNATI — No extra hype is necessary for the upcoming matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. The two teams are among the best in the NFL and are vying for the conference’s No. 1 playoff seed, which would mean home-field advantage throughout the postseason. In previous

11:29 PM ET Todd Archer Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children Turron Davenport Close ESPN Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. —