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It was no Tyreek Hill, no problem for Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The AFC East leaders cruised to a 30-0 beatdown of the New York Jets despite their star wide receiver missing the game. Still, Tagovailoa felt compelled to address Hill’s absence after the win. “In my opinion give Tyreek or […]

More details have emerged about New England Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson and his absence Sunday. Jackson did not play on Sunday in New England’s 27-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The cornerback was expected to play and was active for the game. But Jackson’s agent Neil Schwartz confirmed his client is “dealing with mental […]

Week 15 brought a rare bit of optimism for Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers, who knocked off the Atlanta Falcons for their second victory of the season. After the game, interim head coach Chris Tabor praised Young, calling him “a winner” and lauding him for leading a game-winning drive. “Think about that last drive […]

A disappointing season is turning into an ugly one for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens, with video showing a perceived lack of effort in Week 15’s 30-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Two plays in the damaging loss “perfectly sum up the big problem on this team that no head coach or offensive coordinator […]

Things in the NFC South standings took another turn on Sunday, courtesy of kicker Eddy Pineiro. The Carolina Panthers knocked off the Atlanta Falcons for their second win of the season, dropping the Falcons from the top spot in the division. Panthers fans savored the 9-7 win in what has been a demoralizing season under […]

The New York Jets’ 30-0 no-show loss to the Miami Dolphins made official what has been obvious for several weeks now: the Jets will not be playing postseason football, as all eyes turn to Aaron Rodgers and his potential return to the field. The Jets fell to 5-9 with the embarrassing road loss, and their […]

The Kansas City Chiefs snapped a two-game losing streak on Sunday, defeating the New England Patriots 27-17. They secured the win despite another moment of ignominy from WR Kadarius Toney, who contributed more to the Patriots’ chances of winning than his own team’s. With under 10 minutes remaining in the game, QB Patrick Mahomes dropped […]

It’s a stressful time to be a middling team in the AFC these days. Before Week 15 action kicked off, there were six teams in the conference with a 7-6 record fighting for the final two wild card spots. One team on the outside looking in? The Houston Texans. Entering Week 14, the Texans were […]

Week 15 of the NFL schedule means one thing to a lot of people: it’s the home stretch for fantasy football leagues. With a 63-21 shellacking, it’s fair to say that Los Angeles Chargers fans did not enjoy what they saw on Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders. Also fair to say? There was […]

The Los Angeles Rams have gone from having twice as many losses as wins to a tiebreaker away from a playoff spot in the NFC. Ask members of the organization what’s spurred this turnaround, and you’ll hear a common denominator: quarterback Matthew Stafford. “Yeah, he’s played like Matthew,” Rams coach Sean McVay told Stu Jackson […]

The contract that Shohei Ohtani earned from the Los Angeles Dodgers including some eye-popping figures. Once the baseball world came to grips with the 10 years and $700m, it came out that Ohtani has an interesting clause in his deal, and on Thursday, he went into some details about why he required it. Ohtani’s agreement […]

In remarks on Thursday, Shohei Ohtani praised the atmosphere during Los Angeles Angels home games over his six years playing in the city. But Ohtani wasn’t talking about Halos fans, but rather, the presence of Los Angeles Dodgers fans. Reminiscing about home games in which the Dodgers were the visiting team, Ohtani remarked that Angel […]

Baseball fans have been dealing with a mix of emotions since Shohei Ohtani signed a massive deal to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. As if the Dodgers needed another megastar on their roster. But there was also relief that Ohtani ditched the moribund franchise that is the Los Angeles Angels. However, Ohtani, in his first […]

The 5-8 Las Vegas Raiders got a major boost ahead of their Thursday Night Football clash against the Los Angeles Chargers with the news that WR Davante Adams and DE Maxx Crosby are both on track to play. Adams (illness) and Crosby (knee) have both been listed as questionable on practice reports this week. Both […]

Bill Belichick is not the only veteran NFL coach who has people wondering if the game has passed him by. A four-game losing streak has raised questions about Pete Carroll in recent weeks, and whether the Seattle Seahawks coach has lost Bobby Wagner and the rest of the team’s locker room. Wagner refuted the idea […]

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail,” they say. If that’s the case, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson might be in line for a big Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Ferguson and America’s Team will be in Orchard Park on Sunday afternoon. Considering it’s Buffalo in December, Ferguson spent the week […]

Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon was able to reveal more about the thumb issue he is battling ahead of Week 15, including when it occurred and the severity of the injury. After Packers head coach Matt LaFleur declined to confirm whether Dillon broke the thumb on his right hand in the Monday Night […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields hopes his start against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday goes better than his first one did. In his NFL debut as a starter, Field was befuddled by the Browns defense that day, and he knows it won’t be much easier in this meeting. “It’ll be a great test for us […]

You could excuse any New York- or New Jersey-based football fan for being checked out by this point in the NFL season. The New York Jets have spent the 2023 season fielding an offensive offense as the guy they built their team around threatens to prematurely return from a major injury out of spite. The […]

As the Pittsburgh Steelers cling to a wild card spot in the crowded AFC playoff picture, their Week 15 outlook received a big boost with Wednesday’s news concerning T.J. Watt. The star edge rusher, who entered the NFL’s protocol for concussions after taking a knee to the facemask from the New England Patriots’ Ezekiel Elliott […]

With the New England Patriots heading towards their worst season in over 20 years, questions about Bill Belichick have been unavoidable. Whether he can still coach, what his job security is truly like under owner Robert Kraft, and whether we are witnessing the end of a historic team-coach pairing. But ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky doesn’t think […]

Already down quarterback Justin Herbert, the Los Angeles Chargers’ offense lost another key contributor when news broke on Wednesday about wide receiver Keenan Allen’s injury update. Allen, dealing with a heel injury, will not suit up for L.A.’s Thursday night game against the Las Vegas Raiders, per The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov. In Week 14’s […]

Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos have come a long way during the 2023 season. A team that started its season by losing five of six, including one in historic fashion, is now firmly back in the playoff hunt at 7-6, just one game behind the AFC West leading Kansas City Chiefs. So what does Payton credit […]

San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams has heard all the critiques of quarterback Brock Purdy. That he is a product of the Kyle Shanahan system. That he doesn’t have to do anything with his surrounding cast of playmakers. And Williams doesn’t care for any of it. “He literally can make every throw and you […]

Week 14 brought another San Francisco 49ers win. But the team wasn’t content with the victory, making a roster move after the game aimed at shoring up the team’s secondary for what it hopes will be a lengthy playoff run. On Sunday night, the 49ers inked cornerback Jason Verrett to their practice squad, per Bleacher […]

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs had another heavyweight battle on Sunday, with the Bills coming out on top 20-17. But the game was not without controversy, prompting sports personality Trey Wingo to weigh in on what he perceived as too much complaining by the losing side. “Honestly the amount whining by the @Chiefs […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith wanted to play on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. According to head coach Pete Carroll, Smith did everything he could to be ready. But ultimately, the QB was made inactive as Carroll turned to backup Drew Lock in a 28-16 loss. Carroll detailed the pre-game routine Smith went through […]

The San Francisco 49ers became the second team in the NFC to 10 wins on Sunday. In the process, tight end George Kittle made some history, joining an exclusive group of NFL greats during the 28-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks. On his fourth quarter 44-yard touchdown reception from QB Brock Purdy, Kittle eclipsed 6,000 […]

The Baltimore Ravens won on Sunday in about as dramatic a fashion as you’ll see in an NFL game. But John Harbaugh and the Ravens are still holding their breath as they await news on the health of star safety Kyle Hamilton. Hamilton left the thrilling 37-31 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams after […]

Another week, another loss for the 1-12 Carolina Panthers. But their 28-6 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints was followed by a fresh set of ignominy surrounding the team’s owner David Tepper, its former head coach Frank Reich, and its lame duck offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Following another lackluster performance by number-one […]

In another instance of “The New York Jets cannot have anything nice”, wide receiver Garrett Wilson was seen with a large bandage wrapped around his right elbow following the team’s surprising 30-6 victory over the Houston Texans. “It’s tough,” Wilson conceded when asked about the injury, courtesy of SNY’s Connor Hughes. “It’s definitely bothering me.” […]

The Houston Texans lost a winnable game in Week 14, getting beat on the road 30-6 by the New York Jets. The embarrassment of losing to the Jets is one thing, but losing both QB C.J. Stroud and WR Nico Collins makes the defeat sting that much worse. A shot from Jets star defensive tackle […]

There’s a fine line between toughing it out on the football field, and operating with reckless abandon. New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr seems to be toeing that line at this point of the 2023 season. Following his team’s 28-6 win over the Carolina Panthers, Carr revealed that he is “up to three rib fractures […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped Week 14 with a 29-25 win over the Atlanta Falcons, and a renewed optimism about the season. A team with a 6-7 record whipping its fan base into a frenzy? Welcome to the NFC South. The Bucs trailed their division-leading rival with 3:23 to go in the fourth quarter. After […]

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is likely headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame once his playing days are over. He built his resume playing with a quarterback who is definitely headed to Canton. So when Adams speaks about quarterbacks, it’s wise to listen. Got that, Aidan O’Connell? Speaking on Wednesday, Adams […]

Let’s not dwell on the fact that this was supposed to be Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Anthony Richardson and the Indianapolis Colts. Both teams are still alive in the playoff picture despite losing their Week 1 quarterbacks, and judging by that Monday Night Football performance, Jake Browning as Bengals Week 14 starter […]

The Dallas Cowboys have won a lot more games than they’ve lost with Dak Prescott as their quarterback. But a lack of success in the playoffs creates doubt as to whether Prescott has “what it takes,” whatever that means. One person not buying it? Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. Lamb went to bat for Prescott […]

New England Patriots fans watching QB Bailey Zappe under center might have one question about Mac Jones’ backup finally getting the call to start: what the heck was Bill Belichick waiting for? Zappe was firing on all cylinders in the first half of the Patriots’ Thursday Night Football showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went […]

The Baltimore Orioles shocked the baseball world en route to a 2023 AL East crown. Their next bold initiative? Signing two Scott Boras clients to contract extensions before they hit free agency. Speaking to the media on Thursday at MLB’s Winter Meetings, Boras joked that the Orioles reach out about deals for his clients Gunnar […]