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One week after the Seattle Seahawks exposed a national audience to the grimmest victory imaginable when they beat the Chicago Bears 6-3, the team closed out the regular season with a more aesthetically pleasing victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18. Geno Smith threw four touchdowns and the Seahawks capped off the 2024 […]

The New England Patriots finished with a 4-13 record for the second straight season. And for the second-straight season the Patriots will have a new head coach after the team fired Jerod Mayo following a rough first year in charge. While Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft takes full responsibility for the failure, he took popular opinion […]

The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 18. The team sealed the victory with a field goal as time expired, snapping a 10-game losing streak and winning in Green Bay for the first time since 2015. The Bears hope the good vibes carry over to next season, as the team immediately began […]

Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach Antonio Pierce was on the hottest of hot seats as the team plummeted to 2-12. Then, the Raiders won two straight games. While the meaningless late-season victories cost Las Vegas the top overall pick in the 2025 draft, they may have saved Pierce’s job. The Raiders may not fire the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in a must-win Week 18 matchup. Cincinnati kept its playoff hopes alive with a huge win over the Denver Broncos last week. On Saturday, the Bengals beat the Steelers. Now all the team can do is hope. Cincinnati will make the playoffs if the Miami Dolphins lose […]

The Baltimore Ravens easily defeated the Cleveland Browns in Week 18, clinching the AFC North title and the third seed in the conference. However, the Ravens lost an important offensive weapon in the first half of Saturday’s game when wideout Zay Flowers exited with a knee injury. Tests revealed that Flowers suffered a knee sprain […]

The Kansas City Chiefs locked up the top seed in the AFC and a first-round bye in the playoffs after overcoming a difficult December schedule. The Chiefs won three games in 11 days, culminating in Week 17’s victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kansas City put up 29 points in the game as Travis Kelce and […]

The New York Jets will wrap up yet another dismal season with Sunday’s home game against the Miami Dolphins. While Week 18 will mark the official end of the Jets’ 2024 campaign, cornerback Sauce Gardner believes some of his teammates are already checked out following a brutal loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17. […]

The Miami Dolphins kept their playoff hopes alive with a win against the Cleveland Browns in Week 17. Now the Dolphins can reach the postseason with a victory over the New York Jets and a Denver Broncos loss in Week 18. However, the team will likely enter this must-win matchup without starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. […]

Mike Vrabel is expected to be a hot commodity as the head coach hiring cycle begins in earnest. Vrabel kicked things off on Friday, interviewing with the New York Jets. While the former Tennessee Titans coach brings proven leadership skills and a solid track record to the table, his candidacy could be bolstered by successful […]

The San Francisco 49ers came out swinging against the Detroit Lions in Week 17, taking a 21-13 lead into halftime. However, the Lions pounced in the second half, putting up 27 points to complete a comeback victory over San Francisco. Long since eliminated from the playoffs, the 49ers will finish up a lost season with […]

The Dallas Cowboys will finish with a losing record for the second time under head coach Mike McCarthy after Week 17’s humbling 41-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. While McCarthy’s contract expires at the end of the season, Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones is not in a hurry to make any coaching decisions. Still, the coaching […]

The Washington Commanders came away with a massive win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17. The Commanders clinched a playoff berth with the overtime victory, and they can lock up the sixth seed in the NFC with a win against the Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday. While Washington hopes to improve to 12-5 on […]

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17 as running back Saquon Barkley became the ninth player to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a season. The veteran RB is in striking distance of breaking Eric Dickerson’s long standing rushing record. However, with a meaningless game against the New York Giants in Week 18, […]

The Arizona Cardinals had already been eliminated from playoff contention when they took on the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17. During the game, running back James Conner re-aggravated his knee injury and was forced from the matchup. Now the eighth-year RB’s season is over. The Cardinals moved Conner to injured reserve on Wednesday, according […]

The Chicago Bears stalled out on Thursday Night Football, losing 6-3 to the Seattle Seahawks. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams blamed himself for the horrendous showing as the Bears fell to 4-12. Williams absorbed seven more sacks in Week 17, bringing his league-leading total to 67 sacks with 459 yards lost. Despite the team’s obvious struggles […]

The Denver Broncos suffered a crushing loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 but the team has another opportunity to clinch a Wild Card berth in the season finale. Rookie passer Bo Nix has received the lion’s share of the credit for bringing the Broncos to the brink of playoff contention for the first […]

The Cleveland Browns suffered an embarrassing blowout loss to the Tyler Huntley-led Miami Dolphins in Week 17. It was the Browns’ fifth straight defeat as the team fell to 3-13 on the season. Cleveland’s latest starting quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson struggled mightily and now the second-year passer is on the verge of making ignoble NFL history. […]

The Dallas Cowboys will finish a disappointing season with a losing record after Week 17’s blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite the embarrassing defeat, Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy remains confident in the team’s direction. Still, with the Cowboys’ coaches’ contracts expiring at the end of the season, owner Jerry Jones has some big […]

In the midst of a disappointing season the Dallas Cowboys have parted ways with former All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott. The team granted Elliott’s release request Tuesday, allowing the ninth-year veteran to sign with a playoff-bound team and pursue a championship. After the move was finalized, both Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones and Elliott’s agent Rocky […]

The Detroit Lions improved to 14-2 with Monday night’s win over the San Francisco 49ers. The game got feisty early with an altercation breaking out in the first quarter and San Francisco took an eight-point lead into halftime. But Detroit came storming back with 27 second-half points to seal the victory. Lions’ wideout Amon-Ra St. […]

The New York Jets suffered a humiliating blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17. The 40-14 stomping dropped the team to 4-12 on the season as the Jets will miss the playoffs for the 14th-straight year. Most players would be looking for a way out of this dysfunctional mess. But former Jets safety […]

The Green Bay Packers continued to struggle against their NFC North rivals, losing 27-25 to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17. Head coach Matt LaFleur recognized what the Packers must fix in order to compete with the NFC’s most talented teams. But when it comes to a controversial block, LaFleur is standing firm. Second-year tight […]

The Houston Texans’ struggles continued in an embarrassing loss to the Baltimore Ravens at home in Week 17. Although Houston has lost back-to-back games to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Ravens, the team is locked into the fourth seed as the AFC South champs. Now, the Texans hope the addition of wideout Diontae Johnson […]

The Green Bay Packers’ comeback attempt against the Minnesota Vikings fell just short Sunday. The Packers lost 27-25 setting the Vikings up for a chance to win the NFC North in a Week 18 clash with the Detroit Lions. Green Bay fell to 11-5 and will settle for a Wild Card berth. The Vikings aired […]

The New York Giants shocked the NFL world with an unforeseen offensive eruption in Week 17. New York picked up its third win of the season, eliminating the Indianapolis Colts from playoff contention with a 45-33 victory Sunday. Embattled Giants head coach Brian Daboll sent a message to his bosses in his assessment of the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East and the team could still end up with the number one seed in the conference. But Philly took on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, who suffered a concussion early in Week 16’s matchup against the Washington Commanders. Kenny Pickett filled in but was forced […]

Despite high hopes entering the 2024 season with Aaron Rodgers’ healthy return from an Achilles tear, the New York Jets have disappointed yet again. The organization has reached new levels of dysfunction as the Jets have stumbled to a 4-11 record entering Week 17. While New York will finish with a losing record for the […]

The New England Patriots are playing out another lost season as the team will miss the playoffs for the third straight year. New England entered Week 17 with a 3-12 record. The disappointing campaign has first-year head coach Jerod Mayo on the hot seat. Hoping to snap a five-game losing streak, the embattled coach reversed […]

The woeful Chicago Bears couldn’t get their offense in gear in a Week 17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The two teams combined to score nine points in the game but Seattle came out on top, 6-3. One week after Caleb Williams tied the franchise record with his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season, […]

The Green Bay Packers have won five of their last six games and the team clinched a playoff berth in a rout of the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football in Week 16. The Packers are a good team but they play in a highly competitive division. Both the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings […]

The Green Bay Packers decimated the New Orleans Saints in an utterly dominant victory on Monday Night Football in Week 16. The 34-0 stomping was assisted by a horrendous performance from rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler. Nonetheless, the Packers got an emphatic win despite being at less than full strength. Green Bay’s defense pitched a shutout […]

The Philadelphia Eagles had an opportunity to lock up the NFC East in Week 16’s matchup with the Washington Commanders. But the Eagles’ sloppy performance against their division rivals kept Washington in the race. While Philadelphia is still just a win away from clinching the second seed in the NFC, the team faces a potentially […]

The Baltimore Ravens wrecked the Houston Texans 31-2 on Christmas Day. The Week 17 beatdown landed the Ravens atop the AFC North. Now the team can clinch the division, along with a home playoff game, with a win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 18. The Ravens took care of business during Wednesday’s game. But […]

The Baltimore Ravens crushed the Houston Texans 31-2 on Christmas Day. The Ravens didn’t hold back against Houston, scoring four touchdowns and keeping the Texans out of the end zone in Week 17. Baltimore has now won three straight games to improve to 11-5 and head coach John Harbaugh was pumped up after the dominant […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their third straight game after getting dominated by the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day. The Steelers faced a brutal December schedule with three games against playoff-bound teams in 10 days, and Pittsburgh came up short in each contest. The three-game skid has Steelers’ veteran defensive tackle Cam Heyward seeing red. […]

The New Orleans Saints were shut out by the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football in Week 16. The embarrassing loss dropped New Orleans to 5-10 as the team will miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Despite the disappointing campaign, 14-year veteran Cameron Jordan has suited up for all 15 games. While […]

The Seattle Seahawks fell just short of a comeback against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16, losing 27-24. Seattle now faces a crucial Thursday night matchup against the Chicago Bears but the team could be without lead running back Kenneth Walker III after he was forced from Sunday’s game with an ankle injury. The Seahawks’ […]

The New Orleans Saints were noncompetitive in a blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. The Saints turned back to Spencer Rattler, naming the rookie passer the team’s starter for Monday night ‘s matchup after second-year quarterback Jake Haener’s disastrous showing against the Washington Commanders in Week 15. However, Rattler failed to […]