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The mood in Green Bay took a sharp turn after the Packers’ 34-26 loss to the Broncos. Sitting at 9-4-1 and fresh off a four-game unbeaten streak, they watched a golden chance slip away while losing multiple key starters. Afterward, Matt LaFleur did not sugarcoat where things stand, calling it a “double-whammy” to drop a […]

The blowout win over the Browns already felt like a statement, but the play that really captured it was the second touchdown from Caleb Williams to DJ Moore. Threading a throw that had only a 16.1 percent completion probability, per Next Gen Stats, the Bears quarterback dropped a dime in traffic that essentially buried Cleveland, […]

The Buffalo Bills walked out of Foxborough with a massive 35-31 win over the New England Patriots, but it came with a stain on the defensive resume. Buffalo was already shorthanded in the secondary, with breakout corner Christian Benford ruled out pregame due to a foot injury, forcing Sean McDermott to lean harder on Cole […]

Edge rusher Maxx Crosby did his part to give the Las Vegas Raiders something to cling to, even on a night that turned into a full-blown nightmare. With a sack and another tackle for loss against the Philadelphia Eagles, the star edge rusher added to a resume that now includes four seasons with double-digit sacks […]

Penn State’s football team’s chaotic coaching search finally has some shape to it, even if the Kalen DeBoer chatter turned out to be little more than background noise. Despite weeks of national speculation tying the Alabama coach to Happy Valley, DeBoer himself shot that down, stressing he and his family are “extremely happy at Alabama” […]

The Bengals’ nightmare season found a new subplot on Sunday. With edge rusher Trey Hendrickson already done for the year after core muscle surgery and Cincinnati stumbling to 4-9, frustration around the franchise is only growing. It has not gotten any better in real time, either: as of early in the third quarter, the Bengals […]

The Commanders are putting a beating on the Giants, up 22-7 at halftime, but the mood around Washington’s franchise quarterback is still anything but calm. Across the league, people are wondering what exactly the plan is with Jayden Daniels after a second season marked by flashes of star power and a growing stack of injuries. […]

San Francisco’s passing game is already dealing with enough drama. Brandon Aiyuk has effectively been shut down for the year and parked on a reserve list, ending any realistic chance of him returning in 2025 and pushing the 49ers and their disgruntled wideout toward an offseason breakup. For a team that once viewed him as […]

Head coach Bill Belichick’s college experiment at the North Carolina football team is already in overhaul mode. After a lifeless 4-8 debut season and an offense that ranked near the bottom of the FBS, the Hall of Fame coach moved quickly to fire offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer, leaving only […]

Dan Marino might be long retired, but he is not ready to see Aaron Rodgers walk away just yet. As the 42-year-old quarterback tries to guide the Pittsburgh Steelers to another AFC North crown and a third straight playoff berth, the Dolphins legend is openly rooting for him to keep going, even with retirement chatter […]

In a season already defined by bad injury luck, Indianapolis got another scare when Charvarius Ward entered concussion protocol for the third time in 2025 and was later moved to injured reserve. The Colts, who just watched Daniel Jones tear his Achilles and saw Riley Leonard pop up with a knee issue, are suddenly trying […]

Losing a depth piece in the backfield isn’t ideal timing for a team locked in a division fight, but New England had little choice with Terrell Jennings. The Patriots placed the running back on injured reserve after he suffered a concussion, sidelining him for at least the next four games. He’d logged 73 rushing yards […]

Head coach Kenny Dillingham’s grip on Arizona State looks tighter than ever, even as his starting quarterback heads for the exits. After Sam Leavitt skipped the team banquet and all but confirmed his intention to hit the transfer portal, the Sun Devils’ head coach didn’t dance around it. He called it something he couldn’t ignore […]

Tennessee’s football team’s defensive reset is officially underway after a frustrating 2025 campaign that ended with an ugly home loss to Vanderbilt and renewed questions about whether the Volunteers can actually break through in the SEC. Tim Banks, a Broyles Award finalist just a year ago, is out as defensive coordinator after a season in […]

A banged-up Tampa Bay offense is inching back toward full strength at exactly the moment the NFC South race is tightening. Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan returned to work this week, with Todd Bowles acknowledging that both receivers, along with left tackle Tristan Wirfs, are being ramped up for the short-week showdown against the Atlanta […]

Head coach Curt Cignetti has spent the past few weeks backing up his words with fearless decisions and scoreboard results, from dialing up a late deep shot to finish off Ohio State to pounding the table for Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman case. Indiana’s football team head coach has made it clear he’s not interested in “playing […]

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders suddenly looks less like a stopgap and more like a quarterback the Browns can actually build around, and ESPN’s latest 2026 mock draft leans right into that idea. Instead of forcing another reset under center, the projection keeps Cleveland tied to its rookie passer and hands him a true WR1 in Ohio […]

Everything about Green Bay’s passing attack feels different with Christian Watson back in uniform. His vertical speed and leaping ability give Jordan Love the true field-stretcher this offense badly needed, and offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich has called his return “a shot in the arm” for a unit that suddenly looks far more explosive. Since getting […]

Thursday night in Detroit felt like a statement more than just another win. The Lions throttled the Cowboys 44-30 to move to 8-5, and Jahmyr Gibbs was at the center of everything. The second-year back punched in three rushing touchdowns, becoming the first Lions player since Cloyce Box in 1952 to have three separate games […]

A narrow loss at Lambeau might have done more to legitimize Chicago than some of its wins. The Bears went toe-to-toe with the Packers, erased a 14-3 deficit, and showed they can trade blows with their rival instead of folding late. That surge out of halftime, driven by adjustments from first-year head coach Ben Johnson […]

Questions keep piling up in Baltimore as the Ravens try to make sense of a 6-7 record and a sputtering offense. Coming off a 27-22 loss to the Steelers, John Harbaugh already had to bat away conspiracy theories that Lamar Jackson’s ankle is quietly limiting him, insisting the quarterback “looked good physically” and was “moving […]

Washington’s season already felt bruised after a 31-0 humiliation against the Vikings, but Jayden Daniels’ latest elbow scare pushed anxiety into overdrive. The rookie re-aggravated the same arm issue that had already cost him three games and never returned after exiting in Minneapolis, and there are a lot of NFL rumors about this. Head coach […]

Uncertainty surrounding NFL rumors about J.J. McCarthy has Minnesota facing some uncomfortable quarterback questions, and Daniel Jones keeps popping up in the rumor mill as a possible safety net. With McCarthy concussed, struggling, and Max Brosmer set for his first NFL start, this season is already starting to feel like an extended audition for everyone […]

Questions around Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland have shifted from “is he ready?” to “how high is the ceiling?” That change in tone is exactly what caught Rich Eisen’s eye. The longtime host has raved less about Sanders’ stat line and more about how the rookie carries himself when microphones are shoved in his face after […]

Another double-digit win season has Sean McVay feeling more grateful than anything else. After Los Angeles smashed the Cardinals for victory No. 10, the Rams coach pointed back to the people around him, saying the consistency of players and staff is what keeps the standard so high year after year, even while he was battling […]

Frustration in South Bend has quickly turned into a full-on public spat. After being left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff in favor of Miami, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has doubled down on his criticism of both the process and the ACC’s role in it. Notre Dame AD Bevacqua on the CFP […]

Coming off their biggest win of the season, Pittsburgh had to live through a scary postgame detour. After the 27-22 road victory over the Ravens, wide receiver DK Metcalf was pulled off the team flight and kept overnight in Baltimore, visiting a local hospital because of stomach pains that developed as the Steelers prepared to […]

Change in Blacksburg is coming fast, and it is not subtle. After a 3-9 season and years of drifting in the ACC, the Hokies have turned their entire identity over to James Franklin, and his first big move on defense is a reunion. Former Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry, who was fired earlier this […]

Nights like Monday show exactly why Jim Harbaugh is obsessed with winning, no matter how ugly it looks. After a chaotic 22-19 overtime victory against the Eagles pushed the Chargers to 9-4 and solidified their playoff positioning, Harbaugh went over the top in his praise, joking that he’d put the win “in the discussion of […]

Auburn’s football team quarterback carousel is spinning again as former five-star Jackson Arnold prepares to hit the transfer portal after just one season on the Plains, according to Justin Hokanson of On3 Sports. The 2022 Gatorade National Player of the Year will now be looking for his third school in as many years after stops […]

Coach John Harbaugh was never going to shrug off the call that flipped Ravens–Steelers. After Baltimore’s 27-22 loss dropped them to 6-7 and a game back in the AFC North, the head coach zeroed in on the overturned Isaiah Likely touchdown that would have given the Ravens a fourth-quarter lead. Officials told him Likely’s “third […]

The Buccaneers are walking a tightrope in the NFC South, but at least the injury picture is finally starting to tilt their way. Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan returned to practice this week, though neither was expected to suit up against the Saints as Tampa Bay chooses caution over desperation. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has already […]

The Cowboys may have lost ground in the NFC race against the Lions, but they at least came away with encouraging news on their top receiver. CeeDee Lamb left Thursday night’s 44-30 loss after a scary fall resulted in a concussion, sending him straight to the medical tent and out for the rest of the […]

Head coach Matt Campbell has not even coached a game at the Penn State football team yet, but his early moves make it clear he plans to rebuild the Nittany Lions from the inside out. One of his first major steps was prying Derek Hoodjer away from Iowa State to serve as his personnel chief […]

Notre Dame’s football team’s reaction to its College Football Playoff snub is still sending shockwaves through the sport. After Miami jumped the Irish for the final at-large CFP spot on the strength of their head-to-head win, Notre Dame not only missed the playoff but chose to decline a bowl bid entirely. Athletic director Pete Bevacqua […]

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders just turned in the best game of his young NFL career, and still had to watch the defining snap from the sideline. The Browns’ rookie ripped the Titans for 364 passing yards, three touchdown throws, and a rushing score in a wild Week 14 loss, yet Kevin Stefanski took the ball out […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers walked into Baltimore looking like a team in trouble and walked out like themselves again. After losing five of seven and coughing up their AFC North cushion, they went on the road as underdogs and punched the Ravens in the mouth, jumping out to a two-score lead and grinding out a 27-22 […]

Miami’s football team climbed into the College Football Playoff ended exactly where its whole argument began: with Notre Dame. The committee finally nudged the Hurricanes ahead of the Irish for the final at-large berth, leaning hard on Miami’s 27-24 win in Week 1 as the decisive tiebreaker between two 10-2 teams. Inside the program, Mario […]

Sunday night against the Texans was the kind of game that pours gasoline on every “Travis Kelce is washed” takeout there. For the first time in his Hall of Fame career, Kelce finished a game with more drops than catches, putting two crucial balls on the turf and hauling in just one pass for eight […]