2022-23 NFL

 Matt Ryan will be without his top target in Week 2. The Colts on Saturday announced wide receiver Michael Pittman (quad) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's road game in Jacksonville. Pittman was initially listed as questionable. Pittman did not practice on Thursday and Friday due to a quad injury that came up on Wednesday. There was optimism from the team about Pittman's availability heading into the weekend, but the Colts will instead protect their No. 1 wideout from making the injury any worse. Pittman led the team with nine receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown in last week's 20-20 tie against the Texans. Coming off his first 1,000-yard season, the third-year WR already showed tremendous growth during Kickoff Weekend. Ryan will also be without Alec Pierce on Sunday as the rookie WR was ruled out with a concussion. The Colts elevated practice-squad WR Keke Coutee to the active roster in the wake of Pittman's downgrade. Michael Strachan, Parris Campbell and As

 Dallas Cowboys fans are already in the dumps after a Week 1 loss, which included a thumb injury to Dak Prescott that will force the quarterback to the sideline for at least the next several weeks. Adding to Dallas's depression was that the Cowboys didn't look good before Prescott got hurt, with the offense unable to generate anything against the Buccaneers. Owner Jerry Jones isn't so quick to declare the season a failure. He was asked Tuesday on the Shan and RJ show on 105.3 The Fan about his message to fans who say the season is already over. "One of the things that has stood me about football, and I'm comparing to the things that we all do every day away from the football is that it can be looking very dark, dark for you and then it can reverse on you in an instant," Jones said, via the Dallas Morning News. "It can go positive in an instant after you've got -- we've got a lot of football. We've got a lot of really top football players. And