The NFL has been a key part of Norv Turner’s life for decades. During his coaching journey, Turner spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as the head coach of the Raiders franchise.

On Tuesday, the team announced that Turner is set to make his return to the organization. He will work in a senior advisor capacity during his second stint. The announcement of Turner’s return comes amid a five-game losing streak, which has contributed to sweeping changes to the Raiders coaching staff.

Turner’s son, Scott, has also been named the Raiders offensive coordinator. Scott previously served as the team’s pass game coordinator. Meanwhile, Joe Philbin will become the interim offensive line coach. The team recently parted ways with offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and offensive line coach James Cregg.

Turner is expected to work with Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce, the former linebacker who is in his first full season as an NFL head coach.

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Tom Coughlin, who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants during his head coaching tenure, will also continue in his role as a consultant to Pierce.

Turner won two Super Bowls when he was the Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator in the early 1990s. He ended his two-year run as the Raiders head coach with a 9-23 record. He spent a total of 15 seasons as an NFL head coach and compiled a 114-122-1 record.

Sep 18, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner talks before the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. (Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports)

Raiders defensive back Nate Hobbs responded to a question about what he believed the coaching changes could have on the team.

Oct 27, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; A Las Vegas Raiders shield logo at midfield at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

“If you’re not producing and doing what you were brought here to do… and what was envisioned before the season started, then you can be replaced,” Hobbs said. “It’s the NFL, they say, ‘Not For Long.’

“So, never get complacent.”

The Raiders will be on a bye for Week 9, before returning to action on Nov. 17 for a matchup with the Miami Dolphins.

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A recount might be in order.

Kwazi Gilmer is certainly outperforming his player rating on EA Sports College Football ‘25.

“Definitely high 80s now,” the UCLA freshman wide receiver said Tuesday of where his rating should stand now on the video game, “but I mean, that’ll come soon.”

Gilmer’s stock continues to go up, up, up after the biggest Saturday of his career. After beating two defensive backs on a deep angle route midway through the third quarter, he snagged a 48-yard touchdown pass that provided the winning margin during the Bruins’ 27-20 victory over Nebraska.

Gilmer finished the game with a team-high 88 receiving yards on three catches, continuing an unlikely rise from newcomer at the deepest position on the team to leading the Bruins’ wide receivers with 213 yards on 16 catches this season. On Monday, he was selected the Big Ten’s freshman of the week.

“He’s phenomenal,” UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers said Saturday. “For being 18 years old, the maturity and confidence that that guy has on the football field is really unheard of, you know? He’s becoming a guy that I can really, really trust and then really have a lot of faith in.

“I mean, any time the ball’s up in the air, I 100% believe Kwazi’s going to come down with it. He’s a great route runner and the best thing about him is he always plays fast and he plays with speed.”

Bruins coach DeShaun Foster credited Gilmer’s early arrival for spring practice, a willingness to prove himself on special teams and a motor that requires continual monitoring by the coaching staff to prevent redlining.

“He’s a guy that you have to pull back,” Foster said, “like, ‘OK, Kwazi, turn it down a little bit.’”

There have been times in practice when Gilmer’s biorhythm monitors prompted coaches to make him take a couple of plays off. Stopping him in games has been another matter.

“When you’ve got opportunity to strike,” Gilmer said, “you gotta take advantage of it.”

Did you see that?

Bodies had collided. The play was over. Bryan Addison still didn’t know exactly what had happened.

The UCLA safety had crashed into Nebraska slot receiver Jacory Barney Jr. in the final minute Saturday while going for a pass that could put the Cornhuskers on the verge of a colossal comeback.

Addison looked back after the impact to see the ball floating in the air. He didn’t realize the wild sequence that followed until he saw Bruins fans celebrating and teammates running down the sideline alongside cornerback Kaylin Moore.

How long did it take for Addison to realize that Moore had made the interception?

“I would say a good, like, five seconds,” Addison said Tuesday of a wild play that required the ball to bounce off Barney’s knee before Moore secured it with a last-second lunge at UCLA’s 13-yard line.

Addison didn’t see a replay until a friend shared footage after the game. The important thing was that it secured the Bruins’ second consecutive win going into their homecoming game against Iowa on Friday evening at the Rose Bowl.

“That was probably one of the craziest plays I’ve ever seen,” Addison said. “Just kind of being around the ball like that and seeing it pop around from a knee to an elbow to a hand, it’s kind of just life changing.”

It also made the defensive backs even in a way. Addison had taken a possible interception away from Moore during UCLA’s game against Penn State earlier this season, so Addison said Moore’s making the big play Saturday “kind of made me feel better.”

Guilty as charged

Upon further review, Foster did not dispute the three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against his team that helped Nebraska score each of its touchdowns Saturday.

The first was against linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo for flashing the team’s fourth-down hand signal toward the Nebraska sideline, which was considered taunting. The second was against linebacker Ale Kaho for pushing a Cornhuskers player in retaliation for a teammate getting shoved. The third was against defensive tackle Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi for picking a Nebraska player off a pile of bodies that included a UCLA player underneath it.

Three days later, Foster said he had addressed the issue with his team and did not expect any repeat offenses.

“A lot of that stuff really wasn’t malicious like I thought it was during the game,” Foster said, “so I was just proud that it was some stuff that we can correct.”

Etc.

Foster said the coaching staff told players where they could vote Tuesday and was encouraged to learn that a majority of the team had already cast ballots. “I was pretty excited,” Foster said, “that these guys are actually taking the opportunity to make change.” … UCLA will wear throwback uniforms from the 1960s featuring light blue tops and gold pants during the game against the Hawkeyes. “Those are sick jerseys,” Gilmer said, “I’m not gonna lie.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a matter of seconds, the loud roar at Arrowhead Stadium dissipated. Most fans went silent.

Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs’ leading man, had thrown a touchdown pass but ended the play with his hands on his helmet and his facemask on the wet turf, his knees and elbows close together to illustrate how much pain he felt. In those seconds, everyone in the Chiefs organization wondered what happened. What part of Mahomes’ body did he hurt? Could he even finish Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Or did he sustain a frightening non-contact, season-ending injury, perhaps sinking the Chiefs’ chances of capturing an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl victory?

When Mahomes entered the medical tent on the Chiefs’ sideline, coach Andy Reid walked toward Carson Wentz, telling the veteran backup quarterback to get ready to finish the game. Mahomes exited the tent in less than two minutes.

“I thought he was joking,” Mahomes said with a smile. “I was like, ‘Come on, we’re not doing this again.’”

Unlike the AFC divisional-round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 postseason, Mahomes didn’t miss a snap against the Buccaneers despite having a sprained left ankle. Similar to that memorable playoff game, which started the team’s championship run, Mahomes returned to the field and played most of the fourth quarter and overtime through his injury Monday night to lead the Chiefs (8-0) to a 30-24 comeback victory in a rainstorm.

“He trusts me,” Mahomes said of Reid. “Once the doctors checked it out and I was able to get back and do the (dropbacks) again, he let me get back on the field. As time went on, the pain subsided.”

Early in the fourth quarter, Mahomes sustained his injury when he scrambled out of the pocket and flicked a short pass to running back Samaje Perine, whose 7-yard touchdown tied the game. Mahomes said he felt pain in his ankle when he planted his left foot on the slippery tuft just before releasing the pass.

Two trainers had to help Mahomes walk across the field to be further evaluated. In the tent, additional tape was applied to Mahomes’ left ankle and foot to manage the swelling.

“I was running for the goal line and had committed to running the ball,” Mahomes said. “At the last second, I saw Samaje and awkwardly rolled the ankle a little bit. It was definitely scary. It hurt more because it was the same ankle I rolled last week (against the Las Vegas Raiders). Once I calmed down a little bit, it ended up being not too bad.”

Patrick Mahomes had to be helped off the field after this play where he suffered an apparent injury to his leg. pic.twitter.com/F6gLhd8F96

— ESPN (@espn) November 5, 2024

With 12 minutes left in regulation, the fans at Arrowhead produced an even louder ovation when Mahomes re-entered the game. Inside the Chiefs’ huddle, running back Kareem Hunt had a simple thought.

“We’re going to have to run the ball,” Hunt said. He added of Mahomes’ injury: “I was just hoping it wasn’t too bad.”

What came next was the Chiefs’ most impressive drive of the season, considering their circumstances.

Mahomes and Hunt orchestrated a methodical 15-play drive in which the offense took more than eight minutes off the clock, didn’t commit a penalty and scored a touchdown to take a 24-17 lead. Mahomes continued his excellence on third down, finding tight end Travis Kelce and receiver Justin Watson to continue the Chiefs’ drive. Hunt gained tough yards between the tackles and converted a fourth-and-inches snap near midfield.

“It’s my mindset and my love for the game,” Hunt said of his performance as he finished with 27 carries for a season-high 106 yards. “Even when I was on the couch (in early September), I didn’t know when I was going to get a call — or if I was going to get a call — but I stayed positive and kept working out. I was just waiting for an opportunity to show the world what I can do. I was kind of hungry for the ball.”

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With the Chiefs facing third-and-goal from the Buccaneers’ 5-yard line, Mahomes found wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a one-on-one matchup for an easy touchdown. Hopkins caught the ball after running a crisp slant route against cornerback Josh Hayes. Hopkins was excellent in his first home game as a Chief after the Oct. 23 trade from the Tennessee Titans. He finished with eight receptions on nine targets for 86 yards and two touchdowns.

“He’s so good at winning one-on-one,” Mahomes said of Hopkins. “To be able to have him down in the red zone and third-down situations, he does a good job of finding those windows, kind of like Travis does. As he figures out the entire offense, he’ll get even better.”

Hopkins again 🔥

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In the final minute of regulation, quarterback Baker Mayfield led the Buccaneers (4-5) to an impressive touchdown drive.

Without his top two receivers, Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (left ankle), Mayfield did just about everything coach Todd Bowles could’ve asked of him. Mayfield didn’t commit a turnover and was efficient on short and intermediate passes, many of the completions going to tight ends and running backs. The lone issue for the Buccaneers is that two decisions they made late in the game prevented them from beating the Chiefs, which would’ve been their best victory of the season.

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With 27 seconds left in regulation, Bowles elected not to keep his offense on the field for a potential game-winning two-point conversion.

“I am surprised,” Hunt said of Bowles’ decision. “They gave us a chance, but I guess (it was) whoever had the ball last. It could’ve (gone) either way.”

Before overtime began, Mayfield showed his frustration at midfield after he called tails and the coin landed on heads, giving the Chiefs the ball. Mayfield was never on the field again. From the sideline, he watched Mahomes engineer the game-winning drive.

Baker’s reaction to Mahomes and the Chiefs winning the OT coin toss 😅 pic.twitter.com/75hS7WFcTU

— ESPN (@espn) November 5, 2024

“Pat goes down, it’s raining and they know we’re going to run the ball,” Watson said. “We talk about it all the time: Let’s run the ball when the other team knows we’re running it. It’s cool to see that. It’s cool to see that and Pat comes back and toughs it out for us. It was just a good team win.”

Mahomes was brilliant in overtime, completing all five of his passes.

The Chiefs’ first play in overtime was a play-action pass to Hunt, who gained 11 yards. Mahomes still showed decent mobility, whether moving in the pocket to complete a short pass to Kelce or keeping the ball on a run-pass option for a 2-yard gain. Hopkins won another one-on-one matchup on the perimeter for a 15-yard reception.

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Despite the rainfall and his injury, Mahomes’ accuracy never suffered. His pinpoint passes led to 291 passing yards and a season-high three touchdowns.

“I pride myself on being able to throw in any condition,” Mahomes said. “That’s something that’s an advantage at Arrowhead. If it’s raining, snowing, cold or hot, I want to be the best thrower of the ball on the field. That’s why we want home-field advantage and the playoffs to come through Arrowhead because it’s a special place and you have to be able to play in every environment.”

Chiefs win it in overtime to remain unbeaten! pic.twitter.com/Klz0vELuAE

— NFL (@NFL) November 5, 2024

Hunt ended the game with a 2-yard touchdown run, carrying two defenders into the end zone. Mahomes celebrated by lifting his arms to signal the touchdown before the officials confirmed the score.

Mahomes exited the locker room without a walking boot. Instead, he wore his black sneakers and walked away without a significant limp.

“He might have the loosest ankles in America,” Reid said of Mahomes. “It’s ridiculous how he can come back from those things — and then he’s mentally tough.”

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