The Falcons will be notably shorthanded on defense for the foreseeable future. Billy Bowman Jr.‘s Achilles injury will leave him sidelined over at least the next four games.

Bowman went down during a walk-through yesterday morning. It was already known the fourth-round rookie would miss Week 12, but head coach Raheem Morris‘ comments suggested a long-term absence would be in store. The Falcons placed Bowman on injured reserve today, a which move certainly points in that direction.

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A hamstring injury led to earlier missed time in Bowman’s case but when on the field...

With our Miami Dolphins on their bye week this week, I asked the following question;

What is your biggest surprise of the season as it applies to your Miami Dolphins to this point? This can be a good or happy surprise, or an unwelcome surprise. Pretty much anything that you did not see coming before this mostly ugly season began.

Below are some of your thoughts and answers-

Luvs2drnk gave us both sides of the coin.

I’ll give a good and bad surprise.

Good: McD getting play calls in quicker giving Tua more time to actually...

Pittsburgh Steelers second-year linebacker Payton Wilson is on pace to break the Steelers’ single-season tackles record. Wilson’s 8.4 tackles per game would total 142.8, which would top James Farrior’s 141 from 2003.

Wilson got off to a slow start this season, but he’s bounced back in a major way. He had a standout performance in the Steelers’ Week 9 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Wilson picked off one pass and tipped another into Jack Sawyer’s embrace during the Steelers’ upset over the Colts.

Wilson also had a game-high 14 stops on the day, playing a large part in tracking down...

Here are Week 12’s minor moves and standard gameday practice squad elevations for the Sunday slate tomorrow:

Arizona Cardinals

• Signed to active roster: CB Darren Hall
• Elevated: TE Pharaoh Brown, LB Channing Tindall

Baltimore Ravens

• Elevated: LB Chandler Martin, CB Amani Oruwariye

Cincinnati Bengals

• Elevated: RB Gary Brightwell, CB Jalen Davis

Cleveland Browns

• Elevated: QB Bailey Zappe

Green Bay Packers

• Elevated: LB Jamon Johnson, RB Pierre Strong

Kansas City Chiefs

• Elevated: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Los Angeles Rams

• Signed to active roster: S Tanner Ingle
• Elevated: LB Elias Neal, WR Brennan Presley...

The biggest question for the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into Week 12 at the Chicago Bears is who will be starting at quarterback. Aaron Rodgers is questionable with a fracture in his wrist, so backup Mason Rudolph is on standby to see if he will be making his first start of the season after closing out […]

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt is a sack away from surpassing his brother J.J. Watt (114.5) on the NFL all-time sack leaderboard.

Watt reached 100 career sacks in Week 5 of last year. Watt not only joined the 100-sack club, but he also became the second-fastest player to reach 100 sacks, behind only Hall of Famer Reggie White, who did it in 96 games. Watt accomplished the feat in 109 career games.

J.J. Watt will be on the call for the Steelers-Bears game on Sunday for CBS. So there’s an opportunity for him to be there to see his...

The New England Patriots will be back in Cincinnati this week, trying to repeat last year’s upset win over the Bengals. The biggest difference this time around is that the club is anything but an underdog: at 9-2, they have enjoyed a significantly better season than their 3-7 opponent.

So, what has been going on with the Bengals? To find out more about the Patriots’ Week 12 opponent, we spoke with Anthony Cosenza of Pats Pulpit’s sister site Cincy Jungle, the SB Nation community for all things Bengals.

Here is what he told us about the upcoming game and opponent....

Packers running back Josh Jacobs is officially questionable for the Green Bay Packers’ crucial divisional clash against the Minnesota Vikings, and his availability may come down to a game-day decision.

The veteran back exited last week’s win over the New York Giants with a knee issue and has spent the week trying to prove he can suit up in a matchup with obvious NFC North implications.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Jacobs has been limited in practice while managing a knee contusion, and his status is “truly up in the air” for Sunday’s game. The Packers will revisit...

The Chicago Bears got more bad news on the injury front ahead of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In addition to being without all three starting linebackers — Tremaine Edmunds (groin), T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring) and Noah Sewell (elbow) — Chicago will also not have starting cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson (groin) and Kyler Gordon (calf).

Johnson and Gordon were both full participants on Friday and listed as questionable for Sunday. Neither were activated off injured reserve, however. Left tackle Theo Benedet (quad) and strong safety Jaquan Brisker (shoulder) are also questionable.

Gordon was designated to return to practice Wednesday, opening a...

The Seattle Seahawks will not have their promising rookie wide receiver for at least the next four weeks.

Fifth-round pick Tory Horton, who is tied with Jaxon Smith-Njigba for the team lead in receiving touchdowns, has been placed on injured reserve as of Saturday. Seattle did not sign anyone to replace him on the 53-man roster, although it’s probably not urgent to do so until after Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.

Horton scored two touchdowns in Seattle’s 38-14 blowout win over the Washington Commanders back in Week 9, but suffered a shin injury that only became known during Week...

If you signed up to participate in the weekly emailed SB Nation Reacts surveys, you would have had the chance to answer their question about whether the Chicago Bears are good or not. That was one of several questions sent to fans of all 32 NFL teams, and, as expected, most don’t buy the Bears as a legit contender this season. Seventy-one percent of all responses think the (7-3) Bears are bad.

I can’t blame them. The Bears haven’t been good for a while, so it’ll take time to change the national narrative. Even if the franchise holds on for...

NOVEMBER 22: As it turns out, Johnson will avoid placement on injured reserve. Per McLane, the veteran right tackle won’t require surgery for the Lisfranc injury to his right foot, so the original four- to six-week prediction is no longer the expectation. The fact that he won’t end up on IR indicates a strong possibility that he will be able return within four games, making a Week 14 return the new target date.

NOVEMBER 18: X-rays will not be possible until the inflammation in Johnson’s ankle subsides, McLane notes. As a result, it could be one week or more until...