Matthew Stafford threw for 229 yards and a season-high four touchdown passes, two each to Tyler Higbee and Kyren Williams, and the Los Angeles Rams rolled to a 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Williams had a huge game in his return from an ankle injury, running for 143 yards and catching six passes for 61 yards, including …
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Last-second field goal in Hawaii puts U in bowl game
Just like on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the news poured in Saturday from locations across the country, with places like Lafayette, La.; Norfolk, Va.; Pasadena, Calif.; and, finally, Honolulu delivering their final totals. No, it wasn’t election night, but rather the final day of major college football’s regular season. While the blue bloods jockeyed for …
Read More »Shaquille Leonard landing spots: Ex-Colts linebacker expected to visit Cowboys this week, per report
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Indianapolis Colts are emerging from the bye week without one of the fixtures to their defense over the last few years. On Tuesday, Indianapolis released linebacker Shaquille Leonard. He cleared waivers on Wednesday and is now a free agent. The former All-Pro confirmed the news on social media with a post saying his farewell to the …
Read More »Evacuation alarm briefly halted the NFL RedZone broadcast, but Scott Hanson powered through
Scott Hanson, seen here with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell at Super Bowl LVI in 2022, was just as stunned as fans were at home when alarms started going off during the RedZone broadcast on Sunday afternoon. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (Kevin C. Cox via Getty Images) Scott Hanson ran into an issues on Sunday afternoon that left both him and …
Read More »Michigan football has shown it can beat Ohio State. Now it’s time to beat everyone else.
DETROIT − It’s all still out there for this Michigan football team. But then that’s been true on this day twice before, and when the Wolverines stepped beyond the Big Ten and onto the national college football stage, they discovered they weren’t ready. Especially the first time, two years ago, when U-M snapped its losing streak against Ohio State, thumped …
Read More »Russell Wilson’s ‘Pizza! Pizza!’ audible goes viral as Broncos defeat Browns
The Broncos have a five-game win streak and are 6-5 as Sean Payton and Russell Wilson have engineered a stunning midseason turnaround. Even more incredible? Russell Wilson’s audible cadence. FOX Sports microphones caught Wilson audibling to a read option play using the phrase “Pizza! Pizza!”, which caught the attention of many around social media — including Little Caesar’s itself. The …
Read More »NFL Week 12 Thanksgiving and Black Friday grades: Dolphins get ‘A-‘ for beatdown of Jets, Cowboys earn ‘A’
Getty Images Welcome to the Black Friday edition of the Week 12 grades! For the first time ever, the NFL held a game on Black Friday and if you spent the day shopping, you didn’t miss much. Actually, yes you did. Although the Dolphins ended up blowing out the Jets 34-13, the game still had a few wild moments, including …
Read More »Texas A&M to hire Mike Elko: Aggies bring back former defensive boss after successful run at Duke, per reports
Texas A&M is poised to hire Duke’s Mike Elko as its next football coach, according to multiple reports. The former Aggies defensive coordinator has emerged as the top choice, sources tell CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd, one day after a pending deal between Texas A&M and Kentucky coach Mark Stoops reportedly fell apart. Elko met with his Duke team Sunday to discuss …
Read More »Ludacris rapels out of ceiling while performing hit song during Falcons’ win over Saints
There may be nothing more Atlanta than how Sunday went for the Falcons against their archrival Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Not only did the Falcons notch a big 24-15 win and secure first place in a competitive NFC South, but they also did it while wearing their throwback “Dirty Birds” jerseys and featuring a midgame concert from Ludacris with a twist. …
Read More »Broncos beat Browns for 5th straight win, back in AFC playoff picture after 1-5 start
The Denver Broncos getting back in playoff contention sounded just about impossible when they were 1-5. Getting back above .500 this season seemed like it would take a miracle. One of the NFL’s most unlikely stories kept going on Sunday. The Broncos won their fifth straight game, beating the Cleveland Browns 29-12 (it was a scorigami, the first 29-12 final …
Read More »How Steelers unlocked offense in first game with new OC: ‘More communication … more willing to take shots’
CINCINNATI — Jaylen Warren tried to use his words carefully, but even while doing so, the Steelers running back gave interesting insight into Pittsburgh’s first game since Matt Canada’s dismissal as offensive coordinator. With assistants Eddie Faulker and Mike Sullivan splitting coordinator duties, the Steelers had their best offensive performance since Ben Roethlisberger’s second-to-last season. The unit rolled up 421 yards …
Read More »Michigan beats Ohio State, Iron Bowl madness, Washington survives & the coaching carousel has begun
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to the biggest games that took place during college football rivalry week including Michigan’s win over Ohio State and Alabama’s last-second heroics over Auburn. With Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh serving the final game of his …
Read More »NFL Week 12 best-dressed players: A look at whose fashion shined the brightest Thanksgiving weekend
Getty Images NFL fans will be treated to four days of games in Week 12, which kicked off with the Thanksgiving tripleheader, the first-ever “Black Friday” game, the packed Sunday slate and will culminate with “Monday Night Football.” Players brought out some of their best looks of the season for the holiday weekend. The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions …
Read More »2023 NFL Week 12 injury roundup: Saints’ Chris Olave suffers concussion, Eagles’ Fletcher Cox exits game
Week 12 of the 2023 NFL season has provided plenty of excitement, from the AFC South’s top two contenders battling down to the wire to the Packers stunning the Lions on Thanksgiving. But the latest round of action has also brought new injuries. Here’s a roundup of notable names forced off the field: QB Baker Mayfield (Buccaneers) briefly left Tampa …
Read More »Where Greater Cincinnati football players will be playing
Friday kicks off college football’s conference championship weekend for NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision schools. Several of the games will determine who will be playing in this season’s College Football Playoff, while others are just for bragging rights of being their league’s top team. Many of the games feature local high school stars, most notably the MAC title game, …
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