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The New York Jets had an impressive start to the season, holding a 6-3 record at the midway point. However, they are now out of playoff contention after a Week 17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The Jets have won just one game since the midway point of the season. Their loss against Seattle represents […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots went to their little-used second-round rookie right away in their 23-21 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Tyquan Thornton made two pretty big plays on New England’s opening drive. The first was a 24-yard grab he made while toe-tapping along the sideline to secure the catch. Seven plays […]

The Detroit Lions enter the final week with an 8-8 record after a huge Week 17 win over the Chicago Bears. Rookie pass rushers Aidan Hutchinson and James Houston are a huge reason why. Hutchinson improved his sack total to 7.5 on the year with half a sack Sunday. Meanwhile, Houston went off for three […]

The Minnesota Vikings may be 12-4 on the season, but that only looks good on the surface. Justin Jefferson admitted as much after he was made aware that they have a negative scoring differential this campaign. Following their brutal 41-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17, the Vikings have now allowed opponents […]

FOXBOROUGH – Two New England Patriots icons went out in the best way possible in what might have been their last game at Gillette Stadium in their NFL careers. 13-year safety Devin McCourty and 15-year special teamer Matthew Slater, who are both the longest-tenured Patriots, acknowledged that Sunday’s 23-21 win over the Miami Dolphins might […]

The San Francisco 49ers have continued to chug along with former Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy as their quarterback. And according to teammate Brandon Aiyuk, the Iowa State product is as legit as they come. Purdy led the 49ers to an overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. It wasn’t always smooth sailing, but […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are surging, and the passing attack led by Justin Herbert and featuring Mike Williams continues to produce eye-opening plays. The Chargers (10-6) defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-10 Sunday as they won their 4th game in a row. MIKE WILLIAMS WITH THE CATCH OF 2023 😱 pic.twitter.com/2LrKp4UjrH — PFF (@PFF) January […]

Quarterback Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Jets 23-6 in Week 17. The loss eliminated the Jets from playoff contention. The Seahawks win not only kept Seattle’s playoff hopes alive, but earned Smith a cool $1 million. In the win, Smith completed 18-of-29 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns. He […]

Quarterback Brock Purdy has done it again, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 37-34 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. The rookie’s Week 17 victory put him on another elite list as Purdy continues to go from, ‘Mr. Irrelevant,’ to a household hold. San Francisco and Las Vegas were tied 34-34 at the end […]

The San Francisco 49ers didn’t have the best game in Week 17 against the Las Vegas Raiders, but running back Christian McCaffrey is proud of what they accomplished in the win. San Francisco and Las Vegas had an intense battle throughout the match that went into overtime. No team was able to really get that […]

The Las Vegas Raiders ended up on the short end of a 37-34 overtime defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18, but superstar wide receiver Davante Adams entered his name in the team’s record book with yet another spectacular performance. Our newest franchise record holder, @tae15adams 🏅 pic.twitter.com/f2ckknHlLn — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) […]

The New York Giants had multiple keen contributors in their Week 17 home win against the Indianapolis Colts. Among them, Daniel Jones had quite a productive performance on the day. The Colts did not have much of an answer for Jones both in the air and on the ground. The fourth-year quarterback posted a 125.2 […]

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson is definitely frustrated about his performance in Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers, but he’s not using the Lambeau Field grass as an excuse for his struggles. Jefferson made just one catch for 15 yards on Sunday, unable to really get anything going offensively throughout the game. It didn’t […]

Jaire Alexander and the Green Bay Packers dismantled the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17, winning 41-17. In the victory, Alexander and the Packers forced Vikings’ WR Justin Jefferson to his worst game of the season. Jefferson ended the game with just one catch for 15 yards. He went into halftime without a catch. It was the […]

The Minnesota Vikings may be one of the best teams in the NFL this 2022, but Stephen A Smith admits he can’t take them seriously if they keep losing games like they did against the Green Bay Packers in Week 17. Green Bay destroyed Minnesota on Sunday, 41-17, with the Vikings defense unable to slow […]

The Denver Broncos have had their fair share of quarterback issues in recent years. The team has endured a carousel of quarterbacks that included the likes of Paxton Lynch, Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater, and many more. Among that group of quarterbacks was also Chad Kelly, who spent two seasons with the Broncos. Kelly was drafted […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Jordyn Brooks was ruled out with an injury during the team’s Sunday matchup against the New York Jets, according to a Sunday tweet from NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport. A consistent starter for the Seahawks, Brooks only played in less than 96% of the team’s offensive snaps on one occasion and earned […]

The Minnesota Vikings were beaten 41-17 by the Green Bay Packers in their Week 17 game at Lambeau Field, but key injuries suffered by right tackle Brian O’Neill and center Austin Schlottmann may have an even bigger impact than the loss itself. Brian O'Neill gets carted off, ruled out with calf injury (via @TheRealForno) 📰READ […]

Davante Adams was a standout performer in the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 17 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers. With the Raiders’ call to bench Derek Carr, Adams spent plenty of time in practice this past week working to build chemistry with Jarrett Stidham. Their work paid off against the current NFC West leaders, […]

Chris Godwin was one proud secret Santa after Mike Evans had a Michael Jordan-like performance for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their Week 17 win against the Carolina Panthers. Why you ask? Well, Godwin apparently gifted Evans a throwback Jordan North Carolina basketball jersey. Evans then wore that jersey before and after Sunday’s showdown with […]

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos 27-24 in Week 17. However, one of Patrick Mahomes’ key offensive linemen didn’t exit the game healthy. Joe Thuney was removed from the game due to an ankle injury. Speaking to reporters after the game, Andy Reid confirmed it was the same ankle injury that Thuney dealt […]

Justin Jefferson is used to making big plays for the Minnesota Vikings, and he has been mentioned as a contender for the Most Valuable Player Award. However, the dynamic receiver was shut out in the first half of his team’s Week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, and his frustration showed in the nationally […]

The Denver Broncos fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in Week 17. However, Broncos’ wide receivers Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy felt the outcome could’ve been different and didn’t agree with a crucial offensive pass interference penalty. As the Broncos led 17-13 with just over four minutes left in the third, quarterback Russell Wilson […]

FOXBOROUGH – Not only do the New England Patriots currently hold a playoff spot, but they also control their destiny heading into the final week of the regular season. The Patriots knocked off the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, winning 23-21 to improve to 8-8 on the season, thanks in part to Teddy Bridgewater’s injury. With […]

Nothing is set at the moment, but if it’s up to Tom Brady, he won’t sit out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Week 18 game against the Atlanta Falcons. The Buccaneers have already clinched a playoff spot after winning the NFC South with their victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. With that said, the possibility […]

It was only two months ago that the Miami Dolphins held the top spot in the AFC East standings. Now, the Dolphins are on the outside looking in on the AFC playoff picture. The Dolphins dropped out of the No. 7 seed in the AFC following their 23-21 road loss to the New England Patriots […]

It was a disastrous Week 17 performance for the Washington Commanders (7-8-1), as they dropped a 24-10 home game to the Cleveland Browns. Head coach Ron Rivera was surprised to learn that his team could be eliminated from playoff consideration if the Green Bay Packers were victorious in the late afternoon games. This is incredible. […]

The Washington Commanders decided to bench quarterback Taylor Heinicke for Carson Wentz in Week 17. That plan backfired as the Commanders fell to the Cleveland Browns 24-10. As Washington moves into a potential crucial Week 18 matchup, Commanders head coach Ron Rivera was vague about who would be under center. In the loss, Wentz completed […]

Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly slammed New York Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux for his disrespectful gesture towards quarterback Nick Foles after injuring him. Late in the second quarter of the Week 17 Colts-Giants contest, Thibodeaux caught Foles unprotected and sacked him. Right after he took the veteran QB down, the 22-year-old linebacker proceeded to celebrate […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have clinched the NFC South with a 40-34 win over the Carolina Panthers. As Brady gets set to enter the postseason once again, he took time to show love to his Buccaneers’ teammates. In the win, Brady completed 34-of-45 passes for 432 yards and three touchdowns. Despite the […]

The Chicago Bears don’t plan to sit out Justin Fields in Week 18 when they face the Minnesota Vikings, much like what they did in Week 17 against the Detroit Lions. Detroit blew out Chicago on Sunday, with the Lions ahead 38-10 by the end of the third quarter. Instead of taking Fields out in […]

The Green Bay Packers have control of their own playoff destiny in the final two weeks of the regular season, and they demonstrated that they were ready to play in their Week 17 game against the Minnesota Vikings. After allowing an opening field goal, Green Bay’s Keisean Nixon returned the ensuing kickoff 105 yards for […]

The NFL Player’s Association (NFLPA) is filing a grievance against the NFL and Carolina Panthers for the hardness of the artificial turf at Bank of America Stadium during a Dec. 24 matchup with the Detroit Lions, according to a Sunday report from ESPN staff writer David Newton. The NFLPA wanted a delay before the game […]

The Philadelphia Eagles entered their Week 17 home clash against the New Orleans Saints in need of a win to officially lock up the NFC East. Instead, the Saints played the role of spoiler with a 20-10 victory to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Saints went into halftime holding a 13-0 lead, but the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have clinched the NFC South with a 30-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers. While the Buccaneers’ offense had a huge day, Tampa Bay’s season was saved by their kicker, Jake Camarda. With less than a minute to go, the Buccaneers decided to punt the ball back to Carolina. However, the snap […]

At 7-8 heading into Week 17, the Green Bay Packers are on the cusp of securing a postseason berth. After the Washington Commanders lost and the Detroit Lions won in Week 17, the Packers’ playoff scenario has become much clearer. The Commanders dropped to 7-8-1 while the Lions moved to 8-8. Detroit currently holds the […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has once again bolstered his resume for the 2022 NFL MVP award. In the past two seasons, Mahomes came up just short of recording at least 5,000 passing yards. Entering the Chiefs’ Week 17 home matchup against the Denver Broncos, the sixth-year passer was in need of a mere […]

The New York Giants are back in the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season. The Giants punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 38-10 domination of the hapless Indianapolis Colts in Week 17. New York moved to 9-6-1 on the season with the win and is now locked in on the […]

Deshaun Watson is having the best game of his young Cleveland Browns career in Week 17 against the Washington Commanders. As Watson puts together a spectacle, the Browns’ QB got the attention of NBA legend LeBron James. With less than four minutes remaining, the Browns led the Commanders 24-10. To that point, Watson completed 9-of-18 […]