Key AFC South matchup Thursday night: Colts at Texans
5 years, 1 month ago

Key AFC South matchup Thursday night: Colts at Texans

Associated Press  

Earlier in the schedule, the AFC South looked like one of the NFL’s deepest divisions. Still, with the Colts owning a victory over Houston, they would take a mammoth step toward another postseason berth if they can sweep the Texans. “It’s a big game because it’s a division opponent, but we’ve got to be ready for the whole 60 minutes.” Houston barely played any minutes against the Ravens and probably is thankful to get back on the field so soon. 28 New York Jets The Jets’ modest two-game winning streak is trumped by Oakland’s three-gamer.

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Division battles, a record chase and a grand finale: Inside the NFL’s Week 18 schedule tweaks
5 days, 13 hours ago

Division battles, a record chase and a grand finale: Inside the NFL’s Week 18 schedule tweaks

LA Times  

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson warms up before a win over the Houston Texans on Christmas. It’s unusual to have a single division showcased on Saturday, but that’s the case this year with Cleveland playing at Baltimore in the early game followed by Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Rams Rams playoff explainer: Here are the four teams they could face Rams’ could …

Colts try to rebound and keep fading playoff hopes alive when they face struggling Titans
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Colts try to rebound and keep fading playoff hopes alive when they face struggling Titans

Associated Press  

Tennessee at Indianapolis Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Colts by 3 1/2 Against the spread: Titans 2-12, Colts 8-6 Series record: Colts lead 38-22 Last meeting: Colts beat Titans 20-17 on Oct. 13 at Nashville, Tennessee. Series notes The Colts have won three straight against Tennessee after snapping a five-game losing streak in the series last season.. …

2024 NFL playoff picture: Who’s sealed their spot and who’s still in the hunt after Week 15
2 weeks, 4 days ago

2024 NFL playoff picture: Who’s sealed their spot and who’s still in the hunt after Week 15

CNN  

CNN — The NFL playoffs are nearly in sight and the heat is on for some teams still in the fight to make the postseason. The reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs secured their 10th straight playoff berth with five games to spare after beating the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday in Week 13. The San Francisco …

Texans' Hopes Rest on Taylor's Return as Colts Clash in AFC South Battle
2 months, 1 week ago

Texans' Hopes Rest on Taylor's Return as Colts Clash in AFC South Battle

Associated Press  

The Houston Colts look to bounce back against the Indianapolis Colts in a crucial AFC South matchup. Despite the Colts' optimism, the Texans appear to be close to full recovery from the sprained ankle of quarterback Anthony Richardson. The Texans' offense, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, will face a formidable challenge in containing the potent running of Houston's Jonathan Taylor. …

Bills Prepare to Return to Tennessee: Josh Allen's Challenge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bills Prepare to Return to Tennessee: Josh Allen's Challenge

Associated Press  

The Buffalo Bills return home after three road games to host the Tennessee Titans in a crucial AFC East matchup. Josh Allen will be looking to lead the Bills to victory against the Titans, who are looking to bounce back from a tough loss to the Colts. The game is a rematch of the first meeting between the two teams …

The Titans finally start AFC South portion of schedule hosting banged-up Colts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Titans finally start AFC South portion of schedule hosting banged-up Colts

Associated Press  

Indianapolis at Tennessee Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS. He leads the NFL at 28.3 yards per catch, already has established a new single-season career high with three TD catches and last week he almost single-handedly brought the Colts back at Jacksonville with three straight catches for a career-best 134 yards. WR Michael Pittman Jr. has a back injury that may …

Ravens-Texans matchup highlights mouthwatering slate of Divisional Round playoff games along with Packers-49ers, Chiefs-Bills and Lions-Buccaneers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ravens-Texans matchup highlights mouthwatering slate of Divisional Round playoff games along with Packers-49ers, Chiefs-Bills and Lions-Buccaneers

Daily Mail  

The hard-to-predict group should be a better slate of games than the Wild Cards The NFL's final eight are all three games away from lifting a Lombardi Trophy The NFL Divisional round is set. QBs CJ Stroud and Lamar Jackson will be the duo in Baltimore under the biggest spotlight Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens In matchup of the future …

Projecting each NFL playoff team’s odds to win the Super Bowl, with wild-card matchup analysis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Projecting each NFL playoff team’s odds to win the Super Bowl, with wild-card matchup analysis

New York Times  

Don’t miss a single beat of the playoffs with Robert Mays and the gang on “The Athletic Football Show.” Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. Are we destined for a San Francisco 49ers–Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl showdown, or will one of the teams playing on wild-card weekend pull off an upset en route to a shot at the …

Texans win AFC South for first time since 2019 with Jacksonville’s loss to Tennessee
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Texans win AFC South for first time since 2019 with Jacksonville’s loss to Tennessee

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans went from worst to first in just one season. The Texans, who finished last in the AFC South last season, clinched the division title Sunday when Tennessee beat Jacksonville 28-20 to eliminate the Jaguars from playoff contention. Houston secured its first playoff trip since 2019 with a 23-19 victory at Indianapolis on Saturday night before …

NFL playoffs schedule, TV and streaming options for wild-card weekend: Full bracket
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NFL playoffs schedule, TV and streaming options for wild-card weekend: Full bracket

New York Times  

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will return to Detroit for a wild-card round matchup against his former team in primetime, with the Lions quarterbacked by Jared Goff, a former Ram. Here’s a look at how it all shakes out: NFC matchups The Green Bay Packers snagged the final wild-card berth by beating the Chicago Bears for the 10th consecutive …

Surprising Colts and Texans fight for playoff spot in regular-season finale
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Surprising Colts and Texans fight for playoff spot in regular-season finale

Associated Press  

HOUSTON at INDIANAPOLIS Saturday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN. SERIES NOTES: Indy has won five of the past seven in this series with the teams also playing to one tie.. Houston’s lone win during that span came in last year’s season finale and was the franchise’s fourth victory in Indy.. … The Texans are 4-1 all time in Saturday games.. Houston …

Surprising Colts control their playoff destiny entering prime-time showdown with Texans
1 year ago

Surprising Colts control their playoff destiny entering prime-time showdown with Texans

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts weren’t supposed to be here, playing a prime-time game in Week 18 with a chance to make the playoffs. “One thing I’ve learned is how scrappy, how tough this team is,” 2021 NFL rushing champ Jonathan Taylor said after Sunday’s 23-20 win over Las Vegas. “We knew we had tough players, but it’s a different …

NFL Week 17 playoff clinching scenarios: Bills, Seahawks, Bucs, more seeking berths
1 year ago

NFL Week 17 playoff clinching scenarios: Bills, Seahawks, Bucs, more seeking berths

New York Times  

Six teams have clinched NFL playoff berths heading into Week 17, headlined by the Detroit Lions claiming their first division title since 1993 with Sunday’s win over the Minnesota Vikings. ET, CBS Buffalo clinches playoff berth with: BUF win + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR BUF win + PIT loss or tie + JAX loss …

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 …

Bengals host Colts with both teams in AFC wild-card race
1 year ago

Bengals host Colts with both teams in AFC wild-card race

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS at CINCINNATI Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. The Colts have scored at least 23 points in each of their past five matchups with the Bengals.. It’s a 99-mile trip from Indy’s home field, Lucas Oil Stadium, to the Bengals home field, Paycor Stadium — the shortest road trip in the AFC and the seventh shortest in the NFL.. If …

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

Newfound depth is helping fuel the Colts’ ride into AFC South lead
1 year, 2 months ago

Newfound depth is helping fuel the Colts’ ride into AFC South lead

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen tailored his offense around rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson and 2021 NFL rushing champ Jonathan Taylor. With Richardson suffering his third injury in four games Sunday and being ruled out of next weekend’s matchup at Jacksonville with an AC joint injury in his throwing shoulder, and Taylor still working his way into game condition …

Forget Titans’ 6-game skid: AFC South title on line vs. Jags
2 years ago

Forget Titans’ 6-game skid: AFC South title on line vs. Jags

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Go ahead and forget Tennessee’s six-game skid, the franchise’s longest since Ken Whisenhunt lost his head coaching job seven games into his second season in 2015. “We’ve seen it happen in this league numerous times throughout the year, throughout this season, last season,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Friday. “There’s only one game that matters, and that’s …

Analysis: NFL playoff picture tightens up after Week 16
2 years ago

Analysis: NFL playoff picture tightens up after Week 16

Associated Press  

Minshew Mania is on hold. The Eagles need only one more win to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs but a 40-34 loss at Dallas on Saturday kept alive the Cowboys’ slim hopes of securing the top spot. “I think we’re all aware of the importance of trying to get the right seed position, but there’s a lot in that …

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 …

Colts ride historic tie to odd share of AFC South lead
2 years, 3 months ago

Colts ride historic tie to odd share of AFC South lead

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts’ opening-day losing streak is over. Less than 24 hours after settling for the franchise’s first tie in 40 years, the Colts returned home with a share of the division lead — and an odd feeling about a record of 0-0-1. With two-time defending division champ Tennessee and Jacksonville both losing Sunday, the Colts sit atop …

Titans get AFC’s No. 1 seed; Colts’ loss helps Steelers
2 years, 11 months ago

Titans get AFC’s No. 1 seed; Colts’ loss helps Steelers

Associated Press  

The AFC playoffs will be running through Music City, and the Tennessee Titans should have Derrick Henry back for their first game this postseason. “We’ve moved onto the second round of the playoffs without having to play a playoff game.” This postseason will feature seven teams who missed the playoffs last season: Arizona, Cincinnati, Dallas, New England, Philadelphia, San Francisco …

Colts floundering in AFC South, but Henry injury gives hope
3 years, 2 months ago

Colts floundering in AFC South, but Henry injury gives hope

Associated Press  

Not all is lost for the Indianapolis Colts. Consider this, however: Derrick Henry, the Titans’ outstanding running back and the best offensive player in the division, is sidelined possibly for the remainder of the season. The Colts will start that climb as they open Week 9 when they host the New York Jets on Thursday night. “I understand it’s a …

Defense’s strong 2nd half leads Colts past Packers in OT
4 years, 1 month ago

Defense’s strong 2nd half leads Colts past Packers in OT

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis defense may have turned Aaron Rodgers into a true believer Sunday. After allowing three touchdown passes and 28 first-half points, the Colts held one of the NFL’s highest-scoring teams to three second-half points, forced a key fumble less than a minute into overtime and set up Rodrigo Blankship’s decisive 39-yard field goal for a 34-31 over …

Colts grab AFC South tiebreaker by beating Titans 34-17
4 years, 1 month ago

Colts grab AFC South tiebreaker by beating Titans 34-17

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coaches and quarterbacks change for the Indianapolis Colts. Philip Rivers threw for 308 yards and a touchdown, and Nyheim Hines scored twice as the Colts trounced the Titans 34-17 Thursday night to grab the head-to-head edge atop the AFC South. “We get a huge special teams touchdown and then offensively, shoot, we were rolling pretty good all …

Key AFC South matchup Thursday night as Colts visit Titans
4 years, 1 month ago

Key AFC South matchup Thursday night as Colts visit Titans

Associated Press  

While fans get mesmerized by the Kansas City offense dominating the AFC West, the best rivalry in football in the AFC North, and the apparent demise of the Patriots in the AFC East, what about the other AFC division? The outcome of the AFC South won’t be decided Thursday night when the Titans and Colts face off in Music City. …

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