Pre-training camp NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs and 49ers reign, Texans and Bears on the rise
5 months ago

Pre-training camp NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs and 49ers reign, Texans and Bears on the rise

New York Times  

Read our Week 12 NFL Power Rankings The longest offseason in major professional sports will be over by the end of the week. GO DEEPER Offseason observations from all 32 NFL teams: Chiefs' rebuilt WR room, Kirk Cousins' impact Last season: 9-8, missed playoffs Entering his second season, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is 15th in the NFL’s MVP odds, according to BetMGM. Last season: 8-9, missed playoffs The Raiders signed defensive tackle Christian Wilkins to the third-largest free-agency contract of this offseason, so they’re not acting like a rebuilding team. Last season: 4-13, missed playoffs The Cardinals enter coach Jonathan Gannon’s second season with more optimism than has been earned by the team’s eight wins in the last two seasons. Last season: 8-9, missed playoffs Sean Payton’s career post-Drew Brees hasn’t gone much better than Belichick’s did after Brady left New England.

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NFL Week 16 picks against the spread: Caleb Williams will keep it close against Lions
4 days, 17 hours ago

NFL Week 16 picks against the spread: Caleb Williams will keep it close against Lions

New York Times  

I need to adopt a new mediocre-to-poor quarterback. It’s not like we’re asking Williams to win Sunday; just stay within seven points of a banged-up Detroit Lions team that everyone is betting will bounce back after losing to the Buffalo Bills. Herbert used to be able to lean on J.K. Dobbins and the run game, but he’s hurt and the …

In an NFL season filled with close games, no one wins more than the Chiefs
1 week, 5 days ago

In an NFL season filled with close games, no one wins more than the Chiefs

Associated Press  

Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. ___ In a season on pace for a record number of close games, no team has been better at pulling them out late than the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs tied an NFL record last week by winning their 10th game this …

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Bills, Eagles peaking, plus worst-case scenarios
2 weeks, 6 days ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Bills, Eagles peaking, plus worst-case scenarios

New York Times  

The Week 14 NFL Power Rankings don’t want to be a downer, but since we did best-case scenarios last week, it’s only fair to consider the worst-case scenarios for all 32 teams. Up next: vs. Carolina Panthers, Sunday, 1 p.m. Buffalo Bills Last week: 3 Sunday: Beat San Francisco 49ers 35-10 Worst-case scenario: Derrick Henry going wild in the playoffs …

NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Eagles, Packers on the rise as Chiefs, Steelers slip
3 weeks, 6 days ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Eagles, Packers on the rise as Chiefs, Steelers slip

New York Times  

The Week 13 NFL Power Rankings are in a holiday mood so we’re going to look at this season’s best-case scenario for all 32 teams. Up next: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, 1 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Last week: 8 Monday: Beat Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 Best-case scenario: Super Bowl After a one-week slump against the Steelers, Baltimore put 30 points on …

NFL Week 11 top storylines: Chiefs-Bills, Ravens-Steelers and can Bears get right vs. Packers?
1 month ago

NFL Week 11 top storylines: Chiefs-Bills, Ravens-Steelers and can Bears get right vs. Packers?

New York Times  

And the beat goes on. Another action-packed slate of games is upon us as Week 11 of the NFL regular season offers four high-stakes divisional matchups and another three contests between projected playoff teams. Pittsburgh’s defense, which is eighth-best in yards and second-stingiest in points per game, will certainly receive its most challenging assignment of the season. If the Ravens …

NFL strength of schedule takeaways: Which teams have the toughest remaining games?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NFL strength of schedule takeaways: Which teams have the toughest remaining games?

New York Times  

We are around the midway point of the NFL regular season, and with playoff races taking shape, we have to remember that not all remaining schedules are created equal. According to my NFL Projection Model, the Steelers actually have the toughest remaining strength of schedule. The same can be said for a few other teams ranked at the top of …

NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Something nice about every team, starting with Lions, Chiefs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Something nice about every team, starting with Lions, Chiefs

New York Times  

Read our Week 12 NFL Power Rankings The Power Rankings are aware that there may be bigger news around the country today, and that makes Week 10 the perfect time for us to focus on the positive. Last week: 4 Sunday: Beat Miami Dolphins 30-27 Something nice: Josh Allen’s TD-to-INT ratio After throwing three touchdowns Sunday against the Dolphins, Buffalo’s …

Bills Prepare to Host Rival Dolphins in Intense AFC East Showdown
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bills Prepare to Host Rival Dolphins in Intense AFC East Showdown

Associated Press  

The Miami Dolphins are looking to bounce back from a tough 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills in their next game. The Bills are coming off a 13-1 record and are looking to extend their winning streak against the Dolphins. The game will be televised on CBS and has a spread of 6. The Dolphins will be without starting safety …

NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Are Packers, Steelers, Seahawks contenders?
2 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Are Packers, Steelers, Seahawks contenders?

New York Times  

Read our Week 12 NFL Power Rankings The Week 8 Power Rankings are here, and it’s time to take a closer look at everyone’s resume. Up next: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, 1 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Last week: 18 Sunday: Beat New York Giants 28-3 Who have they beaten? Up next: at New England Patriots, Sunday, 1 p.m. Las Vegas …

NFL Power Rankings Week 7: How good are Ravens, Lions? Plus more big questions
2 months, 1 week ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 7: How good are Ravens, Lions? Plus more big questions

New York Times  

Read our Week 12 NFL Power Rankings We’re a third of the way through the NFL season, and we have some answers about some teams. Up next: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Last week: 11 Sunday: Beat New Orleans Saints 51-27 One Big Question: What will Mike Evans’ career numbers be? Up next: at Atlanta …

What we learned in NFL Week 6: Bears have their guy, Cowboys shocked at home
2 months, 1 week ago

What we learned in NFL Week 6: Bears have their guy, Cowboys shocked at home

New York Times  

It was an unnerving sight: an NFL head coach disappearing into the blue medical tent on the sideline during a game, then walking to the locker room with the training staff. That means Williams has thrown for nine touchdowns in his first six starts, matching the total the Bears’ last two first-round picks at quarterback amassed across their entire first …

NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Vikings, Seahawks among early-season surprises
2 months, 4 weeks ago

NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Vikings, Seahawks among early-season surprises

New York Times  

Read our Week 8 NFL Power Rankings It’s only Week 4 in the NFL, and already the league has given us plenty of surprises. ET Last week: 1 Sunday: Beat Atlanta Falcons 22-17 Surprise: Travis Kelce’s mortality The Chiefs offense isn’t “The Chiefs Offense” and a lot of that is because Kelce has only eight catches for 69 yards. Up …

2024 NFL win total projections for all 32 teams: Experts react to our model
3 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 NFL win total projections for all 32 teams: Experts react to our model

New York Times  

The Detroit Lions have never won 10 or more games in consecutive seasons. — Brooks Kubena Win total: 10.0 Despite Dallas’ three consecutive 12-win seasons, the model’s 10-win projection is right on line with what most would expect from the Cowboys. — Zac Jackson GO DEEPER Browns restructure Watson's contract, release Huntley Win total: 8.2 The Saints entered last year …

Early NFL Power Rankings 2024: Chiefs reign supreme, but who’s next?
10 months, 1 week ago

Early NFL Power Rankings 2024: Chiefs reign supreme, but who’s next?

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest NFL Power Rankings. A disappointing ending shouldn’t overshadow the fact the Ravens, who have $7.3 million cap space, remain the class of the AFC’s B flight. The Dolphins quarterback is under contract for 2024 at a $23.2 million cap hit, but that’s the last year of his deal and “Should Miami give Tua a market-setting deal?” …

What separates the Bills from the Chiefs (it’s not just Patrick Mahomes): Sando’s Pick Six
11 months ago

What separates the Bills from the Chiefs (it’s not just Patrick Mahomes): Sando’s Pick Six

New York Times  

The final four teams in the NFL playoffs are set, and the Buffalo Bills are not among them — another “wide right” inflicting heartache upon a franchise that has gotten so much right but keeps adding emotional scar tissue in the biggest moments. Baltimore’s plus-157 point margin in these six games equates to 26.2 per game, by far the largest …

Packers making history as they advance in playoffs with league’s youngest roster
11 months ago

Packers making history as they advance in playoffs with league’s youngest roster

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — This wasn’t the typical formula for producing a title contender. The Green Bay Packers followed up an 8-9 season by trading four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets and letting plenty of other veterans walk away while assembling the league’s youngest roster. I was saying that early on in the season in the …

Mahomes leads Chiefs past Dolphins 26-7 in frigid conditions; Texans rout Browns
11 months, 1 week ago

Mahomes leads Chiefs past Dolphins 26-7 in frigid conditions; Texans rout Browns

Associated Press  

— Patrick Mahomes threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, had his helmet shattered when he took a hit in the second half, and proceeded to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 26-7 rout of the Miami Dolphins in the fourth-coldest game in NFL history Saturday night. The reigning league MVP found Rashee Rice eight times for 130 yards …

Bills and Steelers, both counted out a month ago, to meet in playoffs after late-season rallies
11 months, 1 week ago

Bills and Steelers, both counted out a month ago, to meet in playoffs after late-season rallies

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Stefon Diggs can’t speak to how Buffalo’s opening-round playoff opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, turned around their season and secured the AFC’s seventh and final playoff berth on the final weekend. “Four more” is what Diggs whispered into quarterback Josh Allen’s ear on Sunday, after the Bills capped an unlikely run by beating Miami. “That’s been the …

Analysis: Bills, Cowboys were the NFL’s biggest winners in Week 18, securing the No. 2 seeds
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: Bills, Cowboys were the NFL’s biggest winners in Week 18, securing the No. 2 seeds

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. Matthew Stafford watched Carson Wentz lead the Rams to a comeback win over the 49ers to clinch the NFC’s sixth seed. Lions coach Dan Campbell said “it’s not good news ” but not as bad as it seemed when LaPorta was carted to the locker room. The …

NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Browns and Packers move up, plus a lesson from every team
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Browns and Packers move up, plus a lesson from every team

New York Times  

Like the rest of you, the Power Rankings are trying to make some sense of this NFL year as we head into the final week of the regular season. Up next: vs. Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. Cleveland Browns Thursday: Beat New York Jets 37-20 The lesson: They didn’t even need Deshaun Watson The Browns would be one of …

NFL Week 18 playoff standings and projections: Which teams have best chance to make postseason?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Week 18 playoff standings and projections: Which teams have best chance to make postseason?

New York Times  

The Bills’ win over the Dolphins on Sunday Night Football clinched the AFC East title and finalized the AFC playoff matchups. You can find the full wild-card weekend schedule here. Clinched playoff berth NFC 1. Texans “The Football 100,” the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, is on sale now.

Analysis: Cowboys got all the breaks while Ravens and 49ers were big winners, locking up No. 1 seeds
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Cowboys got all the breaks while Ravens and 49ers were big winners, locking up No. 1 seeds

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. Lamar Jackson threw five touchdown passes and had a perfect passer rating, helping the Ravens secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs while also boosting his chances to win his second NFL MVP award. Arizona’s stunning comeback win over the Eagles also gave the …

NFL Power Rankings Week 17: Ravens take over the top spot, plus an MVP for every team
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 17: Ravens take over the top spot, plus an MVP for every team

New York Times  

The NFL’s MVP award is going to dominate much of the conversation in the final two weeks of the regular season, but the Power Rankings think we should be celebrating more than just one player. ET GO DEEPER NFL’s 12 biggest surprises of 2023, led by Baker outplaying 2022 Brady: Sando’s Pick Six Sunday: Beat Dallas Cowboys 22-20 MVP: Tyreek …

What we learned in NFL Week 15: Beware the Ravens and Bills, trouble in Pittsburgh and more
1 year ago

What we learned in NFL Week 15: Beware the Ravens and Bills, trouble in Pittsburgh and more

New York Times  

In Orchard Park, N.Y., the Bills put the rest of the AFC on notice. Here’s all that stood out from Week 15, and an updated look at the playoff picture in the AFC and NFC: Ravens stay in front in AFC Somehow, it seems, the Ravens have flown under the radar this season, overshadowed in their own conference by Miami’s …

NFL playoff picture after Week 15: Eagles fall to Seahawks, lose control over NFC’s top seed
1 year ago

NFL playoff picture after Week 15: Eagles fall to Seahawks, lose control over NFC’s top seed

New York Times  

Read the latest on the NFL playoff picture. Remaining schedule: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, vs. Carolina Panthers, at Tennessee Titans Odds: To make playoffs: 72.6 percent | To earn bye: 0 percent | To win Super Bowl: 2 percent Cleveland Browns Quarterback Joe Flacco, who turns 39 next month, has eclipsed 300 yards in back-to-back games, and he’s thrown for …

NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Chaos in the AFC, plus a fantasy spotlight for every team
1 year ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Chaos in the AFC, plus a fantasy spotlight for every team

New York Times  

It’s Week 15 in the NFL, which means millions of Americans are sweating their fantasy football team’s playoff positioning because this is the week the playoffs begin in most leagues. ET Sunday: Lost to Chicago Bears 28-13 Fantasy spotlight: The rookies Running back Jahmyr Gibbs and tight end Sam LaPorta are each top 11 in fantasy points among rookies this …

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: 49ers make a statement, plus worst-case scenarios
1 year ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: 49ers make a statement, plus worst-case scenarios

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 Last week, the Power Rankings looked at the best-case scenario for all 32 NFL teams, but it’s late in the season and we’ve had to watch so many bad Jets quarterbacks that it’s taken all the optimism out of us. ET Sunday GO DEEPER Jones: NFL officials face impossible task — we or …

NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Cowboys, Steelers moving up, plus best-case scenarios
1 year ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Cowboys, Steelers moving up, plus best-case scenarios

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 The homestretch of the NFL season is upon us, and the Power Rankings are in an optimistic mood. Up next: at Green Bay Packers, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Thursday: Beat Seattle Seahawks 31-13 Best case: Super Bowl ring Since acquiring defensive end Chase Young at the trade deadline, the 49ers are …

Analysis: AFC’s race for the No. 1 seed is tight with 4 division leaders earning Week 12 wins
1 year ago

Analysis: AFC’s race for the No. 1 seed is tight with 4 division leaders earning Week 12 wins

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. “When you have a short week and you’re playing a team like the Raiders, who always plays you tough, you have to bounce right back,” Mahomes said. A week after drops by Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Justin Watson cost them a win against the Eagles, it was important …

What we learned in NFL Week 12: Colts, Broncos flip the AFC playoff script and more
1 year ago

What we learned in NFL Week 12: Colts, Broncos flip the AFC playoff script and more

New York Times  

A year ago at this time, the Denver Broncos were mired in a five-game losing streak. Whether the Broncos and Colts remain contenders in a crowded AFC playoff race will reveal itself over the coming weeks, but their surprising revivals this season — coupled with that of the Houston Texans, who despite a loss Sunday are 6-5 and in the …

NFL Power Rankings Week 12: Eagles, Chiefs on top, but who else is actually good?
1 year, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 12: Eagles, Chiefs on top, but who else is actually good?

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 The NFL season is starting down the stretch, and there’s still a lot up in the air. ET GO DEEPER NFL Week 11 takeaways: Browns defense is 'special'; 49ers appear to be back Sunday: Lost to New York Giants 31-19 Are they good? Up next: vs. Carolina Panthers, Sunday, 1 p.m. New York …

Analysis: 10 favorites found different ways to win Sunday around the NFL
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysis: 10 favorites found different ways to win Sunday around the NFL

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. The Broncos trailed Minnesota throughout the game after an early field goal but rallied for a 21-20 victory on Russell Wilson’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton with 1:03 remaining. “We can’t achieve our goals or win the Super Bowl in October,” 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead …

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check
1 year, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 It’s Week 11 in the NFL, and it’s time to start thinking about who among the current head coaches has a future that will extend into the 2024 season. ET Sunday: Beat Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 Coach status: Safe It looks like everyone who’s been saying that DeMeco Ryans was going to make a …

NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Ravens the new No. 1, midseason report cards for all 32 teams
1 year, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Ravens the new No. 1, midseason report cards for all 32 teams

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 We’re through nine weeks of the NFL season, and that means the Power Rankings can start handing out report cards. Up next: vs. New York Giants, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday: Beat Tennessee Titans 20-16 Report card: B-minus Yes, the Steelers are two games above.500, but we can’t forget the hype surrounding …

NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Chiefs, Eagles are 1-2, plus one question for each team
1 year, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Chiefs, Eagles are 1-2, plus one question for each team

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 The Power Rankings have a new No. Up next: at Tennessee Titans, Sunday, 1 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Monday: Beat San Francisco 49ers 22-17 One question: Who designs the Vikings’ turnover celebrations? Up next: at Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, 1 p.m. Tennessee Titans Sunday: Bye One question: What’s the plan at quarterback? Up next: vs. …

NFL Power Rankings Week 7: Dolphins move ahead of 49ers; Browns, Jets rising
1 year, 2 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 7: Dolphins move ahead of 49ers; Browns, Jets rising

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 One-third of the NFL season is complete, and we’re still trying to get our arms around who in the league is good and who is not. Up next: at Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. New York Jets Sunday: Beat Philadelphia Eagles 20-14 Who’d you beat? Up next: vs. Cleveland Browns, Sunday, 1 …

NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Lions, Jaguars on the rise, plus rookie check-in
1 year, 2 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Lions, Jaguars on the rise, plus rookie check-in

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 It’s already Week 6 in the NFL. ET Sunday: Beat New York Giants 31-16 Miami might have missed on second-round cornerback Cam Smith, but the Dolphins made up for it with third-round pick De’Von Achane. Sunday: Beat Buffalo Bills 25-20 Wide receiver Calvin Ridley has helped after being acquired in a trade with …

NFL Power Rankings Week 5: 49ers, Eagles rule and Dolphins tumble on Chaos Week
1 year, 2 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 5: 49ers, Eagles rule and Dolphins tumble on Chaos Week

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 The Cincinnati Bengals are terrible. Up next: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:05 p.m ET Sunday Sunday: Lost to Los Angeles Rams 29-23 in OT Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson isn’t quite there as a passer, but former Eagles offensive architect Shane Steichen, now the Colts’ head coach, is producing offense nonetheless. ET Sunday in London …

What we learned in NFL Week 4: Contending Bills, slumping Steelers and a rookie QB shines
1 year, 2 months ago

What we learned in NFL Week 4: Contending Bills, slumping Steelers and a rookie QB shines

New York Times  

Forty minutes after one of the finest afternoons of his successful, seven-year tenure in Buffalo, Bills coach Sean McDermott sat at the postgame dais and praised his team’s preparation and performance. Here’s what we learned from the afternoon slate of games in Week 4: Josh Allen and the Bills make a statement The marquee game of the NFL’s fourth weekend …

NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Dolphins, 49ers are 1-2, plus QB confidence ratings
1 year, 2 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Dolphins, 49ers are 1-2, plus QB confidence ratings

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 Every week in the NFL is a Quarterback Week. ET Sunday: Beat Chicago Bears 41-10 QB confidence rating: 10 Patrick Mahomes is still the league’s gold standard. ET Sunday: Beat Washington Commanders 37-3 QB confidence rating: 8 All is forgiven after Josh Allen’s Week 1 meltdown. ET Sunday: Beat Tennessee Titans 27-3 QB …

NFL Power Rankings: Dolphins, Eagles on the rise; offense is back!
1 year, 3 months ago

NFL Power Rankings: Dolphins, Eagles on the rise; offense is back!

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 The Power Rankings are happy to announce that offense is back in the NFL. ET Sunday: Beat New England Patriots 24-17 After two games, the Dolphins lead the NFL in yards per game and yards per play, and one of those games was against Bill Belichick. Sunday: Beat Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 Ryan …

The Chiefs have won 8 straight season openers. They have a ways to go to catch the longest streak
1 year, 3 months ago

The Chiefs have won 8 straight season openers. They have a ways to go to catch the longest streak

Associated Press  

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have been fast starters to the NFL season. The defending-champion Chiefs head into their opener Thursday night at home against Detroit having won eight straight regular-season openers, which is tied for the fifth longest streak of the Super Bowl era. On the other end of the Week 1 dominance is the Indianapolis Colts, …

Bills still reign atop the AFC East, but Rodgers’ Jets and Tua’s Dolphins are on the hunt
1 year, 3 months ago

Bills still reign atop the AFC East, but Rodgers’ Jets and Tua’s Dolphins are on the hunt

Associated Press  

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills were considered Super Bowl favorites by many a year ago, the reigning kings of the AFC East with loads of playmakers on both sides of the football. “We don’t have to be your favorite,” Dawkins said, “but we’re going to be our favorite and we’re going to win games.” But how many will it …

No Brady or Rodgers, no problem for NFL in divisional round
1 year, 11 months ago

No Brady or Rodgers, no problem for NFL in divisional round

Associated Press  

For the first time in 13 years, neither Tom Brady nor Aaron Rodgers reached the divisional round of the playoffs. The NFL still has plenty of exciting football this weekend featuring Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott and many other stars. BEST BET: CHIEFS 31-20 New York Giants at Philadelphia The AP Top 25 college football …

NFL playoff picture in Week 18: Seahawks clinch with Packers loss to Lions
1 year, 11 months ago

NFL playoff picture in Week 18: Seahawks clinch with Packers loss to Lions

New York Times  

Half of the 14-team NFL playoff field features teams that didn’t make the postseason last year, and two of those teams, the Dolphins and Seahawks, entered Week 18 needing help from other teams to get into the tournament. Odds: To win conference: 31.9 percent | To win Super Bowl: 16.3 percent The Bills’ 35-23 win against the Patriots means a …

NFL playoff picture after Week 14: Patriots hang tight with league’s toughest schedule ahead
2 years ago

NFL playoff picture after Week 14: Patriots hang tight with league’s toughest schedule ahead

New York Times  

Week 14 has featured a loss for one team in the hunt for a No. Remaining schedule: at Chargers, vs. Texans, vs. Cowboys, at Jaguars Odds: To make playoffs: 88.3 percent | To earn bye: 0.0 percent | To win Super Bowl: 4.0 percent Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals didn’t have Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd or Hayden Hurst, but they still …

Bills looking to extend success against AFC East opponents
2 years ago

Bills looking to extend success against AFC East opponents

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Buffalo’s 24-10 victory over New England on Thursday kicked …

NFL Week 12 expert roundtable: A busy Thanksgiving, Bengals-Titans and QBs in need of a win
2 years, 1 month ago

NFL Week 12 expert roundtable: A busy Thanksgiving, Bengals-Titans and QBs in need of a win

New York Times  

With a three-game Thanksgiving Thursday serving as a lead-in to the rest of the Week 12 action, we thought we’d get this out a few days early. Jones: I think the Bills will be OK. Last week’s approach, where offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey lightened Josh Allen’s load and went with a more balanced approach, was smart. Kirk Cousins’ career stats: …

NFL Power Rankings: 49ers, Seahawks on the rise; Raiders, Jaguars tumble
2 years, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings: 49ers, Seahawks on the rise; Raiders, Jaguars tumble

New York Times  

Listen, media literacy is hard. By yards per carry, TruMedia’s EPA per rush and EPA per touch, it was the best game by a starting Cowboys running back since Ezekiel Elliott entered the league in 2016. Up next: Bye week Fact: You’re not wrong for feeling like the 49ers are the league’s least predictable team week to week. ET Fact: …

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