NFL Nation, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Welcome to Week 5 of the 2023 season. After four weeks, we have more of an idea how teams stack up against each other. The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles are the only undefeated teams left, and the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers remain winless. The

Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 06:05 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett avoided major injury from the sack that caused him to exit Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in the third quarter,

Kris Rhim, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 05:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert fractured the middle finger on his left hand, the team confirmed Monday. Herbert would be listed as probable and would play this Sunday if the Chargers weren’t on a bye this week, a team spokesperson said. The injury, on Herbert’s

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 10:25 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 11:21 AM ET Former Pro Bowl tight Russ Francis was killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday, according to family members. Francis was 70. Francis and Richard McSpadden, a former commander of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, rolled hard to the left after takeoff

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. NEW YORK GIANTS quarterback Daniel Jones lined up his putt while running back Saquon Barkley stood nearby. They were on the