NFL News, Injury Updates: Jets fire GM Joe Douglas, Cowboys still winless at home

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The New York Jets are cleaning up, and GM Joe Douglas got the boot exactly six weeks after the team fired head coach Robert Saleh. Since then, the Jets have won just one of their last six games since Jeff Ulbrich took over the head coaching duties. Douglas’ contract was set to expire after this season; he compiled a 30-64 record as general manager.

Elsewhere in the NFL, while the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers moved closer to securing their spots in the AFC playoff picture, the Jacksonville Jaguars moved closer to the top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after a 52-6 beatdown at the hands of the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Doug Pederson led the Jaguars to between 9-8 records in each of the past two seasons, even in the playoffs and won a game in 2022, but a terrible start to the year could mean his job is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Nick Bosa sat out the 49ers’ heartbreaking loss to the Seahawks, and it wasn’t an aggravation of a hip injury that had him on the injury report heading into Week 11.

But first, let’s talk about some Dallas Cowboys, who not only got pasted by the Houston Texans on Monday night, but haven’t won at home in a shockingly long time.

The Cowboys were demolished by the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football, losing 34-10 at home at AT&T Stadium. Dallas is now 3-7, with all three wins coming on the road. They and the struggling New York Giants are the only teams without a home win this season. But if you pull the camera back a little, it looks even worse for the Cowboys. The Giants’ last home win was on January 7, 2024, but the Cowboys haven’t won a home game since December 30, 2023.

That means the Cowboys are the only team in all four major North American pro sports leagues without a home win in the year 2024. Even the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards, who are tied for the NBA’s worst record at 2-11, each have a home win.

With four of their seven remaining games at home, the Cowboys have a decent chance of securing a home win before the season ends. But we have seen the 2024 Cowboys play. It is possible that they will go the entire 2024 season without a win at home.

Things are not good when you lose a game by 46 points and you have the worst record in the NFL. Doug Pederson’s tenure at Florida’s First Coast has soured after a first season that included an AFC South title and designs on shepherd Trevor Lawrence to become one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Well, at 2-9 and with the Jags having a Week 12 bye, now may be the time to make a change, according to Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Frank Schwab.

“On Saturday d. someone leaked to NFL Media that with the Jaguars’ bye week coming up, big changes could be made, including firing Pederson. It’s an underhanded way to find out that keeping your job might depend on winning in Detroit, but at least Pederson knew the stakes. And like almost everything since the Super Bowl win with the Eagles, Pederson fell short.”

Pederson, who led the Eagles to a Super Bowl championship, is just 42-50-1 as a head coach since with the lone playoff appearance in 2022. While the Jaguars did not fire Pederson on Monday, stay tuned in Jacksonville.

Just as Christian McCaffrey has returned to the lineup, the snakebitten 2024 49ers are dealing with another injury to another big star. After Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the oblique injury was a new one, but did not elaborate on what it would mean for the star pass rusher. Bosa has seven sacks this season and has posted double-digit sack totals each of the past three years. The 5-5 49ers are tied with the Rams and Seahawks, a game behind the 6-4 Cardinals in the NFC West.

Live15 updates

  • Phil Savage will serve as the Jets’ interim GM

    Owner Woody Johnson announced Joe Douglas’ firing on Tuesday.

  • The Jets were reportedly going to fire GM Joe Douglas after 5 years without winning seasons

    The New York Jets continue to make changes in the front office as their season slides further and further into the mud. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas.

    Douglas joined the Jets as general manager in June 2019 after spending several years with the Philadelphia Eagles as vice president of player personnel. The Jets haven’t had a winning season since they hired him. They are currently 3-8.

    Read the whole story here.

  • Peyton and Eli Manning are back to coach the 2025 Pro Bowl

    For the third year in a row, the Manning brothers will be the head coaches for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. Peyton will coach the AFC while Eli will coach the NFC.

  • Jerry Jones gives update on TE Jake Ferguson

  • Power Rankings after week 11

    The Texans finished Week 11 with a huge win over the Cowboys, who have now lost five straight and are still winless at home this season.

    Click on the image to see Frank Schwab’s latest Power Rankings:

    ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass during the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass during the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

    Click on the image to read Frank Schwab’s latest NFL power rankings. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

  • Chiefs sign WR Tyquan Thornton to practice squad

    The Chiefs continue to bolster their wide receiving corps after injuries to Rashee Rice and Juju Smith-Schuster. Kansas City signs former Patriots wideout Tyquan Thornton to its practice squad.

    Thornton, 24, was waived by New England on Saturday. He was the team’s second-round pick (No. 50 overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft after attracting attention at the scouting combine for runs a 4.28 40-yard dash.

    This season, Thornton caught four passes for 47 yards. In his career, he has tallied 39 receptions for 385 yards and two touchdowns in three years with the Patriots.

  • Nico Collins is back for the Texans-Cowboys without restrictions after a 5-game absence

    Nico Collins led the NFL in receiving when he suffered a hamstring injury in Week 5. On Monday, he will return to the Houston Texans lineup against the Dallas Cowboys after missing five straight weeks.

    The Texans removed Collins from injured reserve prior to last week’s game against the Lions, but did not activate him for the game. They then removed his injury status on Saturday ahead of Monday’s game.

    Per ESPN’s Adam SchefterCollins will play Monday night with no minutes or snap restrictions.

  • Thanks to ‘The Simpsons,’ we’re stuck with Bengals-Cowboys on Week 14 MNF

    If you were hoping the Week 14 Bengals-Cowboys matchup on “Monday Night Football” could be flexed into a more consistent game, give up on that dream now.

    Like last season’s Toy Story game, “The Simpsons Sunday Funday Football” is an alternate broadcast where “The Simpsons” characters (as well as animated football players) will do exactly what real football players do during the game. And at this point, less than a month from the December 9th game, too much work has been done to make major changes.

    Last year’s edition was a huge hit with kids and adults, and this year ESPN is banking on Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and the gang’s eternal appeal to bring in viewers.

  • Bears file complaint with NFL that Packers committed penalty on game-ending FG block

    The Chicago Bears lost in heartbreaking fashion on Sunday when the Green Bay Packers blocked a game-winning field goal attempt as time expired at Soldier Field.

    On Monday, Head coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that the Bears believe the Packers committed a penalty on the block and are filing a complaint with the NFL. Eberflus also defended his decision to attempt the kick from 46 yards instead of using the remaining time on the game clock to try to make it a shorter attempt.

    Read the whole story here.

  • QB Bryce Young gets fourth straight in Week 12 vs. Chiefs

    Young has gone 31-for-51 for 297 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Carolina’s last two games, both wins.

  • Week 11 winners and losers

  • Brian Daboll on Giants’ quarterback change: ‘This was a necessary move for us’

    “We’re making a quarterback change from Daniel Jones to Tommy DeVito,” Daboll said Monday. “After evaluating and watching a lot of tape, that’s why we’re going with Tommy. Drew Lock will be the backup. This was a necessary step for us and I look forward to working with Tommy.”

    DeVito, who has not played this season, appeared in nine games last season, throwing for 1,101 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions.

    New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito (15) in action after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sept. 15, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito (15) in action after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sept. 15, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

    New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito (15) in action after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sept. 15, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

  • Jags WR Gabe Davis out for season with meniscus tear

  • Giants vs. The Cowboys on Thanksgiving will be the battle for backups

    Nobody wanted it, but 10 days from now it’s happening.

    The Cowboys and Giants will meet on Thanksgiving Day.

    In an alternate universe, it’s a marquee game between two division rivals that everyone has been waiting for.

    In this universe, it’s a matchup between two bad, struggling teams and their backup quarterbacks. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!

  • Giants benching QB Daniel Jones

    The NFL week has started with a bang as the Giants reportedly move starting quarterback Daniel Jones to the bench. They’re not replacing him with their $5 million backup QB Drew Lock, but with third-stringer Tommy DeVito. Head coach Brian Daboll reportedly feels more comfortable with DeVito as the two worked well together in 2023 when DeVito started in place of the injured Jones.

    Read the whole story here.