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Quarterback JJ McCarthy turned a shaky start into pure theater on Sunday night. After opening the game with an interception, the Minnesota Vikings rookie regrouped and ended up torching the Dallas Cowboys in a 34-26 road win, piling up 250 passing yards, two touchdown throws, and a rushing score on a fourth-down keeper that completely […]

The Baltimore Ravens didn’t need much time to realize Sunday was going to tilt heavily in their favor. After a dominant Week 15 shutout of the Cincinnati Bengals, defensive end Dre’Mont Jones revealed the exact moment he knew the game was firmly in the Ravens’ hands. According to Jones, it happened on the very first […]

The Dallas Cowboys may have watched their playoff hopes slip away on Sunday Night Football. Dallas lost 34-26 against Minnesota in a game they desperately needed to win to stay alive in the NFC playoff race. Now the team’s owner is taking sight at the team’s defensive coordinator, perhaps foreshadowing changes to come during the […]

Following his team’s latest loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, fans think Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is retiring after the season, following a subtle post-game moment. A video has surfaced of a deflated Kelce walking to the locker room following the Chiefs’ loss to the Chargers. He turned down young fans’ requests […]

Bo Nix didn’t just torch the Green Bay Packers in Week 15. He also peeled back the curtain on the relationship fueling Denver’s stunning rise. The Broncos’ 34-26 Week 15 trumph capped an 11-game winning streak and clinched a playoff berth. Nix credited head coach Sean Payton for empowering him to play freely, competitively, and […]

Quarterback Cam Ward’s highlight against the 49ers looked like something out of a video game, not a 2-12 season. With the Tennessee Titans in goal-to-go, the rookie quarterback spun out of pressure, rolled to his right, and fired back across his body to a wide-open Jeffery Simmons in the back of the end zone. The […]

The Detroit Lions could not get the job done at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. Detroit lost 41-34 against Los Angeles in a game that featured plenty of scoring for both teams. The Lions are now 8-6 and barely hanging on in the NFC playoff picture. But they are still confident they can make it into […]

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 New York Giants lost to the Washington Commanders 29-21 in Week 15 in front of a seemingly half-empty MetLife Stadium. The loss drops them to 2-11 on the season. After the game, a reporter asked Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence if it was “disheartening” to see the stands so empty, and the fan-favorite defender […]

The Baltimore Ravens (7-7) remain in pursuit of the AFC North crown following a 24-0 road victory versus the Cincinnati Bengals, but they will enter the final three weeks of the regular season without a key defensive contributor. Rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan, who ranks second on the team with 49 solo tackles, is believed to […]

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 Los Angeles Chargers pulled off a statement win at Arrowhead on Sunday. Los Angeles defeated Kansas City 16-13 and eliminated the Chiefs from playoff contention. One player fired up the defense just before a huge play that decided the outcome of Sunday’s game. Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley made some big plays on Sunday. But […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered a season-altering 34-26 defeat against the Denver Broncos in Week 15 at Empower Field at Mile High. At 9-4-1, Green Bay left the game with plenty to worry about, including the end of a four-game streak and injuries to crucial players. After the loss, head coach Matt LaFleur gave his […]

The Cincinnati Bengals’ season has unraveled quickly, and the frustration is now spilling beyond the scoreboard. The Week 15 shutout loss to the Baltimore Ravens (7-7) was especially damaging, raising deeper questions about the direction of the franchise and the mindset of its cornerstone quarterback. A 24-0 defeat to a division rival has eliminated the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs’ remarkable run of postseason success came to an end on Sunday, as a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers officially eliminated the team from playoff contention. For the first time since 2014, Kansas City will not participate in the postseason, ending a 10-year streak of consecutive playoff appearances — the […]

The New Orleans Saints (4-10) may be out of the playoff picture, but late in the season, clarity at quarterback has become their most important objective. On Sunday against the Carolina Panthers (7-7), rookie quarterback Tyler Shough delivered another performance that suggested the Saints may have found something worth building around. Head coach Kellen Moore […]

The Seattle Seahawks (11-3) added a highly unusual entry to their record books with an ugly 18-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts (8-6) at Lumen Field in Week 15. It may seem like a routine win, but it was anything but ordinary. Seattle pulled it off without scoring a single offensive touchdown, just the fourth […]

The Washington Commanders finally ended a demoralizing eight-game losing streak with a 29-21 road win versus the New York Giants in Week 15. The win, Washington’s first since October 5, also completed a season sweep over the struggling New York, who now sits at 2-12 and has lost eight straight games. It was a morale-boosting […]

The Indianapolis Colts came up just short Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, falling 18-16 on a last-second field goal, but the result hardly told the full story. In a move that felt desperate just days earlier, Philip Rivers’ stunning return from a nearly five-year retirement delivered something the Colts badly needed — stability at quarterback. […]

Shedeur Sanders got honest about one of his three interceptions involving Jerry Jeudy after the Cleveland Browns’ 31-3 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Sanders is going through the rookie campaign of his NFL career, taking over the starting job in Week 12. He has had ups and downs as the Bears gave […]

The Detroit Lions needed a win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening. Detroit’s playoff hopes were not looking too good, but a win over the Dallas Cowboys after Thanksgiving gave the franchise hope. However, Dan Campbell’s men were unable to defeat the Rams. And now their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread […]

The Dallas Cowboys watched Week 15 slip out of their hands 34-26 against the Minnesota Vikings. The Sunday Night Football loss assures the Cowboys won’t make the NFL playoffs, right? Especially with a 1% chance to win the NFC East? Dallas isn’t out yet, even amid its dwindling postseason hopes. ESPN sent out the remaining […]

The Minnesota Vikings took care of business against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, notching a 34-26 victory at AT&T Stadium, with Will Reichard delivering the game-sealing field goal. With 1:04 left in the fourth quarter and the Cowboys only down by eight points, Reichard made sure that there would not be a miracle comeback with […]

The Green Bay Packers didn’t lose in Denver because the Broncos were invincible. They lost because once adversity hit, everything just crumbled. What began as a poised, confident road performance turned into a bruising reminder of how fragile margins can be in December. A nine-point second-half lead disappeared. Their offense sputtered, the defense collapsed, and […]

The Denver Broncos have spent much of the season fighting skepticism, but Sunday night delivered another emphatic statement. Facing a surging Green Bay Packers (9-4-1) team, Denver once again proved the doubters wrong with a 34-26 win that extended its streak to 11 straight victories and secured a postseason berth. The win pushed the Broncos […]

Kyle Shanahan revealed Brandon Aiyuk’s standing with the San Francisco 49ers following the team’s 37-24 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon. Aiyuk has been with the 49ers since the team selected him in the 2020 NFL Draft. He developed into one of their top receivers, achieving consecutive 1,000-receiving yard seasons in 2022 and […]

JJ McCarthy brushed off an early interception and buckled down to work as he led the Minnesota Vikings over the Dallas Cowboys, 34-26, at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. McCarthy’s first pass of the game got picked by the Cowboys. But it didn’t deter him from delivering a strong performance. He went 15-of-24 for 250 yards […]

The Las Vegas Raiders reached a new level of embarrassment on Sunday after being shut out 31-0 by the Philadelphia Eagles. According to NBC Sports, the Raiders are now just the 13th team in the Super Bowl era to lose by 31 or more points twice in the same season. The only other team to […]

Mike Kafka made his thoughts on Jaxson Dart’s playstyle clear following the New York Giants’ Week 15 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon. Dart is progressing through the rookie campaign of his NFL career. He’s displayed his remarkable talents as a dual-threat quarterback but has seen that end up with him getting concussion […]

The Los Angeles Rams overcame Davante Adams and Puka Nacua ailments to beat the Detroit Lions. Now awaiting the playoff bound Rams? An intense Seattle Seahawks team Jared Verse quickly became honest about. L.A. and Seattle have the quick turnaround for Thursday, this time at Lumen Field. Verse verbally painted the picture of how fierce […]

For most of Sunday night, it felt like New England had finally turned back the clock. Snow was falling, Gillette Stadium was buzzing, and the Buffalo Bills were reeling early. It looked like a vaeritable AFC East coronation. Instead, it became the moment everything unraveled. The Patriots didn’t just lose a football game in Week […]

Philip Rivers is back! In a shocking turn of events, the Indianapolis Colts brought back the 44-year-old veteran for one more game in the wake of their quarterback injuries. Rivers played decently, definitely way above what many expected from a mid-40s retired player playing in his first game in five years. Unfortunately, the Colts weren’t […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle saw a rare “diabolical” side of Brock Purdy Sunday. At least on the scrambling end versus the Tennessee Titans. Purdy showed his rare wheels while evading the rush and realizing he had no open wide receivers. He even included a head-turning pump fake while running. Purdy got 'em […]

The Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes ended Sunday after a 24-0 loss by the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium. It was quarterback Joe Burrow’s first NFL career shutout and Cincinnati’s first scoreless game since falling 20-0 to Baltimore in 2017. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor acknowledged the loss was on him as the playcaller, per ESPN’s […]

The Los Angeles Rams have seen plenty of great receivers come through the building over the years, but what Puka Nacua has put together over the past two weeks puts him in truly rare company. According to the team, Nacua has totaled 336 receiving yards across his last two games. The last Rams player to […]

For the first time in more than a decade, the Kansas City Chiefs are officially watching the playoffs from the outside. Sunday’s 16–13 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers was the end of an era defined by inevitability. In a season where margins steadily shrank and mistakes quietly stacked up, the Chiefs finally ran […]

Philip Rivers didn’t hold back his thoughts following his return to the NFL in the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon. Rivers didn’t appear in a game since the 2020 campaign, which was also with the Colts. He returned to the franchise after starting quarterback Daniel Jones tore his […]

The Washington Commanders’ 2025 season has unraveled quickly, and injuries have played a central role in the downturn. After surprising the league a year ago with a run to the NFC Championship Game during Jayden Daniels’ rookie season, Washington now sits just one spot above the bottom of the standings at 4-10. Daniels was ruled […]

The Buffalo Bills rallied from a 21-point deficit on Sunday to defeat the New England Patriots 35-31 at Gillette Stadium. The win was historic, setting a record for the largest comeback ever by a visiting team at the venue (h/t The Athletic’s Dianna Russini). Early on, Buffalo was on the ropes, down 21-0 in the […]