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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finally starting to look whole again, just in time for a critical Week 13 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals. Running back Bucky Irving, sidelined since Week 4 with shoulder and ankle issues, is expected to rejoin Baker Mayfield in the lineup after being listed as questionable, according to ESPN’s Adam […]

Mike Tomlin did more than calm nerves on Friday. The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach confirmed that Aaron Rodgers would start Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, noting the veteran quarterback practiced fully, carried no game designation, and was, in Tomlin’s words, “all systems go” after missing last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears with a wrist […]

The Miami Dolphins are finally getting some offensive firepower back. After missing the last four games with a pectoral injury, tight end Darren Waller is expected to return against the New Orleans Saints, giving Tua Tagovailoa back his biggest red-zone mismatch just as Miami clings to faint playoff hopes at 4-7. Waller scored four touchdowns […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback roller coaster takes another sharp turn this week. With JJ McCarthy still in the concussion protocol and officially ruled out, undrafted rookie Max Brosmer will make his first NFL start on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, stepping into a spotlight the organization originally hoped would belong to McCarthy in a smoother […]

The Asante Samuel Jr. chapter in Pittsburgh is moving fast. After spending the first half of the season rehabbing from spinal fusion surgery, the former Chargers cornerback finally found a home earlier this month when he signed onto the Steelers’ practice squad ahead of Week 11, a low-risk move Jeremy Fowler of ESPN framed as […]

The Jaxson Dart era in New York is officially back on. After two starts from Jameis Winston, interim head coach Mike Kafka confirmed that the rookie has cleared concussion protocol and will start Monday night against the 10-2 Patriots, giving the Giants another chance to evaluate the quarterback they hope will anchor their future. With […]

Any talk of beef between Shedeur Sanders and Kevin Stefanski is not getting much traction inside the Browns facility. Asked about social media claims that his head coach has it out for him, Sanders brushed it aside, saying people outside the building can say what they want and stressing that Stefanski has coached him hard […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ Thanksgiving collapse in Cincinnati cost them far more than a spot in the standings. Their 32-14 loss to the Bengals dropped them to 6-6 and likely cost them promising rookie linebacker Chandler Martin for the remainder of the season, a brutal blow to a defense that had just started to steady itself […]

The Indianapolis Colts are trying to move past their overtime gut punch in Kansas City, and the front office is already tweaking the roster as they prepare for their matchup with Houston. After falling 23-20 to the Chiefs and seeing their AFC South lead trimmed to a single game over the Jaguars, Indianapolis placed veteran […]

The Green Bay Packers have spent most of this season juggling their kicking situation, and Matt LaFleur finally drew a clear line. After weeks of insisting that every position is “a competition,” the head coach reaffirmed that veteran Brandon McManus is his kicker going forward, even with Lucas Havrisik lurking as a very real alternative. […]

The Kaiir Elam carousel did not stop in New York for long. After the former Buffalo Bills first-round pick visited the Jets as they searched for secondary help, the ex-Florida standout has instead landed in the AFC South, where a different rebuilding team is betting on his pedigree. For Elam, it is another chance to […]

Quarterback Sam Darnold’s return to Minnesota already felt like a referendum on the Vikings’ quarterback choices, and now the Seattle Seahawks are doubling down on giving him help. As Darnold prepares to face the team that let him walk after a 14-win 2024 season, Minnesota is stumbling through life with an injured, turnover-prone J.J. McCarthy […]

Florida’s football team coaching outlook still centers on Lane Kiffin, even as he sidesteps every question about it. Asked again this week about reported interest from Florida and LSU, the Ole Miss coach repeated that he expects to be on the Rebels’ sideline for the Egg Bowl and won’t discuss other jobs. During Tennessee’s blowout […]

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has been blunt about how he views the rest of this season: if he is healthy, he wants to play. On a 3-8 team with nothing real left to chase in the standings, the former Rookie of the Year told reporters his mindset has not changed. In his eyes, being […]

Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy is not expected to suit up against the Seahawks in Week 13 after entering concussion protocol following the loss in Green Bay, which likely hands the reins to Max Brosmer for his first NFL start. With the Vikings sitting at 4-7 and basically out of the NFC playoff race, the rest of […]

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Tuesday after missing Monday’s walkthrough with a toe issue, a welcome sight as Baltimore prepares for its Thanksgiving showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens have rattled off five straight wins since their bye, and even if Jackson has not been at full throttle as a passer, […]

The New England Patriots came out of their comeback win over the Bengals with the AFC’s top seed, but also with a major problem on Drake Maye’s blindside. Rookie left tackle Will Campbell left the game with a knee injury, and while Mike Vrabel tried to strike an optimistic tone, his updates made it clear […]

Raiders’ Maxx Crosby did not dance around the truth after his team dumped offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. Coming off a 24-10 loss to the Browns in which the offense surrendered 10 sacks and managed just 268 yards, the star pass rusher flatly said what everyone could see: the unit had been bad for weeks, and […]

Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson left Sunday’s escape against the Giants talking more about growth than glory. After Detroit survived a barrage of blown coverages and missed tackles to win 34-27 in overtime, the star edge rusher framed it as the sign of a mature team that can play far from perfect and still finish. That same […]

Speculation keeps swirling around Bill Belichick’s future, but his public posture has not budged. Even as insiders like Tom Pelissero suggest the door to an NFL return is not fully closed, the North Carolina football team head coach continues to shoot down links to vacancies such as the Giants’ job and repeats that his focus […]

Week 12’s wild escape against the Giants left Aidan Hutchinson thinking more about lessons than style points. Detroit blew coverages, missed tackles, and still found a way to win 34-27 in overtime, a result Hutchinson called the mark of a good team that can survive “all the bad stuff” and still finish. At 7-4 heading […]

In a season where Florida’s roster has been ravaged by injuries, the sight of Cormani McClain being carted off the field against Tennessee looked like the latest devastating blow. The Gators are already limping through a 3-7 campaign, playing mostly for pride while juggling a long injury list and constant noise around the future of […]

Uncertainty still hangs over the Tigers’ sideline, and it starts under center. Interim head coach D.J. Durkin walked into Iron Bowl week keeping his quarterback cards close to the vest, even after freshman Deuce Knight lit up Mercer while Ashton Daniels sat to preserve his redshirt. Publicly, Durkin has hinted that Daniels is in line […]

The George Pickens trade already looks like one of the most important moves of the Cowboys’ recent history, and the momentum around it is only growing. Since arriving from Pittsburgh, Pickens has given Dallas the true second elite receiver the offense has been missing, turning games like the comeback win over Philadelphia into proof-of-concept for […]

The decision to move on from Shane Bowen has thrown the Giants’ entire defensive identity into flux, and Mike Kafka did little to sugarcoat why the change was necessary. After yet another blown fourth-quarter lead, the interim head coach said he went back through the Lions tape and “the last few weeks on defense, including […]

Uncertainty still hangs over the Nittany Lions, but the coaching grapevine is starting to point in one direction. National analyst Josh Pate said on his show that he believes Penn State football team has “zeroed in” on its next head coach and that the favorite is James Madison’s Bob Chesney, a fast-rising 48-year-old Pennsylvania native […]

Bills’ Josh Allen spent Thursday night picking himself up off the turf as Houston’s pass rush teed off on him in a 23-19 loss. After watching his quarterback get hit 12 times and sacked eight, Sean McDermott didn’t sugarcoat it, admitting that letting Allen take that kind of punishment is “not a healthy way to […]

Questions about San Francisco’s quarterback situation only grew louder even in the aftermath of a 20-9 win over the Panthers. Brock Purdy threw three first-half interceptions, then spent the postgame trying to separate bad mechanics from bad health as the 49ers chase another deep playoff run. Even Kyle Shanahan commented on whether he had considered […]

Coming off a grind-it-out 20-9 win over the Panthers, Christian McCaffrey sounded less interested in box-score glory and more in the people around him. After piling up 24 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown plus seven catches for 53 yards, the San Francisco 49ers star called this “one of the best locker rooms I’ve […]

For all the noise swirling in Gainesville, Baton Rouge, and Oxford, the man at the center of it keeps ducking the drama. Florida continues to circle Lane Kiffin as its top target, and on a recent ESPN broadcast, Kirk Herbstreit openly wondered what happens if the Gators miss, floating USC’s Lincoln Riley and Missouri’s Eli […]

A 56-0 win for the Alabama football team over Eastern Illinois should have been enough to quiet any anxiety in Tuscaloosa, but the kicking game made sure it didn’t. Sophomore kicker Conor Talty heard boos after yanking a 28-yarder off the upright, then again later despite knocking through a PAT, turning a blowout into an […]

For all the buzz around Denver’s fast-rising staff, the spotlight is still squarely on the man in charge. Davis Webb may be drawing future head-coach hype after Tom Pelissero detailed his meteoric climb under Sean Payton, but the Broncos’ boss knows the real test for this operation is how it handles the stretch run. At […]

There is a different kind of buzz around the Rams right now, and most of it starts with the quarterback. Matthew Stafford just carved up the Buccaneers for 273 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-7 win, drawing MVP chants from the SoFi Stadium crowd while Sean McVay joked that his 37-year-old passer could keep […]

Nothing about this Bengals season has been simple, and Joe Burrow’s looming Thanksgiving decision might be the most complicated call yet. Cincinnati just fell to 3-8 after pushing a 10-win Patriots team without Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, and, by the end, Tee Higgins. Now the franchise has to decide whether it makes any sense […]

In a season that once looked headed for more frustration, Caleb Williams and his head coach walked out of Soldier Field talking more about growth than mistakes. The young quarterback put up three touchdowns and a 104.3 passer rating in the 31-28 win over the Steelers, but the play everyone will remember is the wild […]

What looked like another statement afternoon for the Patriots turned anxious in a hurry when standout rookie guard Jared Wilson had to be carted to the locker room early against the Cincinnati Bengals. The first-year left guard has been a stabilizing force next to fellow rookie tackle Will Campbell, and his sudden exit immediately put […]

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes walked off the Arrowhead field talking more about survival than style points. After rallying from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Indianapolis Colts 23-20 in overtime, the quarterback called it exactly the kind of game the Kansas City Chiefs needed, praising how all three phases “found a way to win” and […]

For Dak Prescott, Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles was all about refusing to flinch. Dallas climbed out of a 21-0 hole to steal a 24-21 victory, and the quarterback said the entire sideline leaned on one theme as the comeback gathered steam: belief. Prescott kept telling teammates to trust that the game wasn’t over, […]

A familiar script played out again for the Giants on Sunday. They built a 27-17 fourth-quarter lead in Detroit, piled up points and explosive plays, then still walked off with a 34-27 overtime loss to the Lions. It was their fifth defeat this season after leading by at least 10 points, tying an NFL record […]