Month: December 2024

Broncos coach Sean Payton knows how the game is played. When he opened the second half of Super Bowl XLIV with a surprise onside kick that worked, Payton was lauded. When the Broncos lost to the Bengals in overtime after not attempting a two-point conversion at the end of regulation,

Cleveland will be playing hardball to keep its pro football team in town. Via FOX 8, the city has decided to invoke the “Modell Law” in an effort to keep the Browns from leaving downtown and building a domed stadium in Brook Park. A letter sent by Mayor Justin Bibb

Teddy Bridgewater came out of retirement last week to sign with the Lions. Bridgewater, 32, spent last season as the Lions’ backup quarterback behind starter Jared Goff. Hendon Hooker took on that role this season. Bridgewater will dress and serve as the team’s emergency third quarterback for Monday Night Football.

The Raiders have had five different starting quarterbacks the past two years since moving on from Derek Carr. That doesn’t count Jarrett Stidham, who finished out the 2022 season by starting the final two games. They may or may not have their franchise quarterback on their roster now. The Raiders

Both Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold have finished a game with a passer rating of 100 or higher 13 times this season. That’s a significant achievement in NFL history: Only once has a quarterback had 14 games with a 100 passer rating in a season, when

The Panthers plan to play their starters in Week 18 against the Falcons and they may also be getting running back Miles Sanders back in the lineup. Sanders has been on injured reserve since November 23 due to an ankle injury he suffered in the team’s win over the Giants

The Bengals placed defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins on the reserve/non-football illness list Monday, the team announced. Rankins, 30, has not practiced since Nov. 15 and has missed the past six games while battling a viral illness. He finishes the season with 18 tackles and a sack in seven games, having

The Jets have nothing left to play for this season, but they moved to add a defensive lineman to the roster on Monday who could help them in the future. According to multiple reports, they have claimed former Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis off of waivers. The Commanders cut Mathis

The Vikings have not called quarterback Daniel Jones up from the practice squad for any games since he signed with the team, but head coach Kevin O’Connell said that the team will discuss signing him to the active roster this week. If Jones finishes the year on the active roster,

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said on Sunday that he had “no idea” whether quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be able to play in Week 18 and the answer wasn’t any clearer during his Monday press conference. Tagovailoa missed Sunday’s win over the Browns with a hip injury that he initially

The Texans are locked into the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoffs, so the result of their Week 18 game against the Titans won’t have any bearing on their placement in the postseason tournament. Head coach DeMeco Ryans believes the game will have bearing on how they play in

By the time the Steelers kick off against the Bengals on Saturday night, they’ll know if they’re still in contention for the AFC North crown. Should Baltimore beat Cleveland in Saturday’s first game, then the Ravens will clinch the division. That means, in theory, Pittsburgh could rest its starters with

Tim Warner/Getty Images While the Ravens have struggled to carry their regular season success over into the playoffs, they might be better balanced than they’ve been throughout Lamar Jackson’s tenure. The addition of Derrick Henry gave defenses even more headaches with this rushing attack, while the passing game has perked

The NFL is starting Week 18 in Baltimore, where the Ravens are expected to blow out the Browns. In fact, the Ravens are 18-point favorites, which is the biggest point spread in the NFL this season. The last time the NFL had an 18-point spread was in 2021, when the

After Sunday’s 40-14 loss to the Bills, Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner shared his view that the team’s effort level wasn’t where it needed to be during the game. Gardner said “some people might be checked out” at the end of a losing season and that their performance in Buffalo reflected

Colts second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson was not able to play in Sunday’s loss to the Giants due to back and foot injuries. During the practice week, head coach Shane Steichen noted that Richardson’s back was more of an issue than his foot, but he characterized the issue as soreness. After

Rex Ryan said on Monday that he expects to speak with the Jets about their head coaching vacancy after the end of the regular season, but he reportedly wouldn’t be the first former NFL head coach to meet with the club. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Jets

The Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a failure for the Jets. He’s been needling ownership of late, possibly hopeful that he’ll be released. The Jets should give him what he wants. Technically, they can’t cut him until the waiver period opens, after the Super Bowl. They should. And they should

Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson wasn’t around for the tail end of the Eagles’ Week 16 loss to the Commanders because he was ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and it didn’t take long in Week 17 for him to show the team what they were missing. Gardner-Johnson picked off

The Bills beat the Jets 23-20 the first time the two teams played in 2024 and the first half of Sunday’s game in Buffalo was relatively close, but things got out of hand in second half. After taking a 12-0 lead in the opening 30 minutes, the Bills scored three

Next Sunday night’s game between the Lions and Vikings may be the most consequential game on the Week 18 schedule, but it is far from the only one that will impact the playoff picture. Saturday’s games will determine who wins the AFC North as well as whether the Bengals will

Penn State 34, Boise State 20 Penn State’s defense does not have to outright stop Jeanty. The Nittany Lions just need to slow down the running back’s progress on a handful of drives, which is something their top-10 rushing defense is more than capable of doing. Boise State’s defense gives

The Commanders’ turnaround from a 4-13 record in 2023 to 11 wins and a playoff spot in 2024 can be attributed to several factors, but one player looms larger than most. Quarterback Jayden Daniels arrived with the second overall pick in April and it didn’t take him long to serve

Most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS

Former Colts punter Pat McAfee, who also happens to be a prominent figure in sports media, isn’t happy with his former team. And he said so on Sunday, in a blunt and lengthy post on Twitter. After the Colts were eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the lowly

The 2024 season has featured more than a few examples of bad late-game clock management. The latest might have cost the Falcons a playoff berth. After Atlanta tied Sunday night’s game on a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass from quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. to tight end Kyle Pitts with 1:19 to play,