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Week 18 is the final chance for numerous players around the league to capitalize on incentives in their contracts in the 2025-26 campaign. Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle was one of those players who reeled in a nice payday during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 27-year-old running back needed just seven […]

The Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are both struggling to find their way early in their rain-out, all-or-nothing Week 18 matchup. Nobody has been shakier than Bryce Young, who has not been on the same page as star receiver Tetairoa McMillan. Right after cutting into the Buccaneers’ lead with a short touchdown to Tommy […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers have everything on the line in their rainy Week 18 matchup. While it initially looked like the home team was going to run away with the victory, Bryce Young and Tommy Tremble were quick to respond to keep their playoff hopes alive. After a Christian Rozeboom interception gave […]

One week after reaching the 1,000-yard milestone, Wan’Dale Robinson’s season prematurely ended due to a rib injury. The New York Giants’ leading receiver will not play in their Week 18 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, marking the end of his 2025 campaign. The rib injury held Robinson out of practice all week, leaving him little […]

Cade Otton snapped a personal 20-game streak Saturday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All thanks to a Baker Mayfield dagger against the Carolina Panthers. Especially with Mayfield back from injury. Mayfield fired this strike through the rain to his tight end for the game’s opening touchdown during the first quarter. But it’s Otton’s first touchdown […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a big matchup against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 18, as the winner of the contest earns the No. 1 seed in the NFC. However, it appears San Francisco is preparing for the worst after making a roster move amid Trent Williams’ injury concerns. Williams, who is 37 years old, […]

The New England Patriots will finally be back to near-full health when they take on the Miami Dolphins in their Week 18 regular season finale. The team will get star linemen Milton Williams and Will Campbell back just in time for its upcoming playoff run. Williams and Campbell have both been on injured reserve for […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers meet in just over an hour to battle it out for the NFC South division. A win for the Panthers gives them the division title and the 4-seed in the NFC playoff picture. The Bucs need a win + a loss by the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday to […]

The New York Jets are set to take on the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in what will be the final game of the regular season. With New York eliminated from playoff contention, the team might be opting to limit risking its star players, with Breece Hall potentially being one of them. It was announced that […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are adding another veteran safety to their active roster for their Week 18 regular season finale against the Denver Broncos. After one month on the team’s practice squad, Marcus Maye will rejoin Jesse Minter’s defense for the first time in 2025. Los Angeles initially signed Maye to its practice squad on […]

Marcus Freeman inherited a favorable situation at Notre Dame football following the prosperous Brian Kelly era, but the young head coach has infused needed enthusiasm into the program. He exudes passion, and his team follows suit. Although going from college to the NFL is a risky endeavor — just ask Urban Meyer and Nick Saban […]

The Los Angeles Rams will gain another tight end when they face the Arizona Cardinals in Week 18. The team officially activated Tyler Higbee from injured reserve, allowing him to return from an ankle injury. Higbee officially rejoined the Rams’ active roster on Saturday, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported. He will immediately rejoin Los Angeles’ […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added wide receiver Chris Godwin to the injury report ahead of their Week 18 matchup vs. the Carolina Panthers, but his availability is not in doubt. Godwin is listed with an illness and carries no game designation, clearing him to play Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. Tampa Bay enters the final […]

What a year it was for the 5th-year running back out of North Carolina. Javonte Williams came to the Dallas Cowboys after four seasons with the Denver Broncos. This year was, without a doubt, his best season as a pro, being a major factor in one of the league’s best offenses. Williams will be shut […]

The Indianapolis Colts are set to take on the Houston Texans in Week 18 to close out the regular season. With the contest scheduled for 1 p.m. EST on Sunday, it appears the team is making some roster moves ahead of the matchup. Quarterback Seth Henigan and tight end Sean McKeon are being elevated to the […]

The Cleveland Browns (4-12) were fortunate enough to escape their ongoing problems last Sunday, as they prevented the Pittsburgh Steelers from clinching the divisional title. That brief reprieve from despair is now over, however. The organization has been snapped back into reality as it enters the final game of a dreadful 2025-26 campaign. Significant changes […]

The 2025-26 regular season is almost at a close, as Week 18 kicks off on Saturday. One of the more important matchups features Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Baltimore Ravens, with the winner taking home the AFC North title and punching their ticket to the playoffs. However, no matter the outcome, […]

When the Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, fans were excited. Carroll’s pedigree was undeniable, molding the Seattle Seahawks into a dominant force in the 2010s. Even in his last season with the Seahawks, Carroll did an admirable job. His hiring, along with the moves they made in the […]

The New York Giants and tight end Theo Johnson had a lot of people scratching their heads on Friday night. While nobody batted an eye when the team ruled the 24-year-old out for Week 18 with an illness, many were then surprised to see Johnson at Madison Square Garden later that night watching a New […]

As the Green Bay Packers head into their Week 18 season finale vs. the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, already locked in as the NFC’s No. 7 seed for the upcoming NFL playoffs, the development of rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden remains a focal point. With a Wild Card road trip on the horizon, likely vs. […]

As the Cleveland Browns (4-12) prepare to close out the 2025 NFL season with a Week 18 road matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals (6-10) on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS, a new report suggests the organization may be nearing a significant leadership change. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported this week that Cleveland has […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ relationship with star edge-rusher Maxx Crosby might be beyond repair. The two sides remain at odds as the regular season comes to a close, making an offseason trade well within reason. The general feeling of the situation is that the Raiders might be open to trading Crosby “for the first time,” […]

This season has been a nightmare for the Washington Commanders. After making it all the way to the Conference Championship last season, expectations were high for the upstart team. Their offseason moves was also a sign that the team was ready to contend for this season. However, things didn’t go their way in the 2025 […]

The NFL playoffs are starting in a few weeks, and the New England Patriots are going to be major participants. With a top-2 finish guaranteed and a chance to earn the top seed this week, the Patriots are looking like top contenders in the conference. New England fans are ready to root for their team […]

The Seattle Seahawks are currently first in the NFC after 17 weeks. That’s a sentence that even the most die-hard Seahawks fan never expected to say this season, but here we are. With Sam Darnold in tow, Seattle has burst onto the scene as a top contender in the conference. Despite owning the top record, […]

On paper, the Week 18 showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders has basically no impact on the NFL season as a whole. The NFC East is locked up, the Eagles are more or less locked into the three seed unless the Chicago Bears drop the ball against the eliminated Detroit Lions, the Commanders […]

The Philadelphia Eagles held off the Buffalo Bills in Week 17, improving to 11-5 with their third straight win. Despite an inconsistent offense, the team has already clinched the NFC East and will host a playoff game. While Philadelphia could move up to the No. 2 seed, it can’t fall lower than No. 3. With […]

Currently at 12-4, a win on Sunday versus a division rival in the Tennessee Titans would clinch the AFC South title for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Houston Texans have roared back from a rough start to sit one game behind the Jaguars at 11-5. As Jacksonville looks to lock in its first division title since […]

The NFL’s Regular Season finale is here as Week 18 kicks off. Several teams are hoping to punch their ticket to the NFL Playoffs in a win-or-go-home situation while others just try to make it to the finish line as healthy as possible. The Kansas City Chiefs (2-14) will visit the Las Vegas Raiders (6-10) in Week […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face a must-win game against the Baltimore Ravens in the regular season finale. Pittsburgh could claim its first AFC North title since 2020 or miss the playoffs altogether. With DK Metcalf set to miss the second game of his two-game suspension, the Steelers duo of Kenneth Gainwell and Jaylen Warren should factor […]

If you’ve been watching the Las Vegas Raiders this season, you know it’s been rough. And by rough, we mean a 2-14 record and a 10-game losing streak kind of rough. After a demoralizing 34-10 loss to the New York Giants on Dec. 28, the Silver and Black have officially hit rock bottom, clinching a […]

There have been 256 NFL games played this regular season, and after Week 18, we get to 272 and move on to the postseason. With the interconnectivity of the final slate of games, the league will play all 16 this week in a two-day window on Saturday and Sunday to try to keep as many […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have endured a miserable season and Pete Carroll’s return to head coaching in the NFL has been a flat-out disaster. As the Raiders prepare to close their season with a home game against disappointing Kansas City Chiefs, Carroll says he is hoping his team can end the season with a rare […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have endured a brutal season. The team lost to the New York Giants in Week 17’s tank-off, falling to 2-14 on the season. Pete Carroll’s debut in Las Vegas has been an unmitigated disaster and the Raiders could make a coaching change after the season. They’ll certainly be making a change […]

Daniel Jones suffered an Achilles tear during the Indianapolis Colts’ 36-19 Week 14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. It led to the team signing Philip Rivers, who had been retired from the league for nearly five years. Now that the club is eliminated from the playoffs, it appears Rivers believes the franchise should go all-in […]

With the Cleveland Browns taking on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 18, it will be Myles Garrett looking to achieve the sack record by bringing down Joe Burrow at least one more time this season. As Garrett leads the Browns into the regular-season finale against the Bengals, the star defensive end spoke about his relationship […]

The Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) had a chance to make their regular season-ending game against the Denver Broncos turn into a battle for the AFC West crown. However, when they lost to the Houston Texans in Week 17, that chance disappeared. The Chargers will be playing postseason football, but they will do it as a […]

The Los Angeles Chargers will travel to the Mile High City this weekend to battle the Denver Broncos, who are on the verge of earning the top seed in the AFC. The Chargers are currently 5-0 in the division, giving them a chance to go a perfect 6-0 in the AFC West, and not even […]

After the Las Vegas Raiders lost to the New York Giants in Week 17, there is no doubt that the team looks to at least end their season on a high note as they take on the Kansas City Chiefs. However, Raiders quarterback Geno Smith currently has an ankle sprain, with his status for the […]