With three weeks left in the 2023 regular season, there’s still plenty to be determined in the playoff picture. No team in the AFC has secured a division title and only the Baltimore Ravens have stamped their ticket into the postseason. Meanwhile, the NFC has some clubs with a playoff ticket in hand, but three divisions are still up for …

The Cardinals got positive performances from running backs James Conner and Emari Demercado against the 49ers on Sunday and tight end Trey McBride caught 10 passes from quarterback Kyler Murray, but there was not much of a contribution from their wide receivers. Murray completed four passes to wideouts for 20 yards over the course of a 45-29 loss. The group …

Four-star linebacker recruit Elijah Melendez has committed to the Miami Hurricanes over Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, and more. Melendez, who is one of the top linebackers in the 2025 recruiting cycle, went on a recent visit to Miami. Elijah Melendez plays high school football for Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida. The four-star is a junior and is considered …

Trevor Lawrence will have to wait a few days, at the very least, to address his latest debacle. Lawrence fumbled twice in the Jaguars’ 23-7 home loss to the Ravens on Sunday night and made a head-scratching throw short of the end zone in the waning seconds of the first half. He ended the night in the NFL’s concussion protocol …

Bill Belichick and the Patriots are destined to part ways in the 2024 offseason, according to CBS Sports Lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. And the longtime head coach isn’t ruling out a split, suggesting on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” Monday that reporters should begin directing questions about his future to team owner Robert Kraft. “Yeah, nothing’s changed,” Belichick said initially, when …

National Signing Day is set for Wednesday and some of the top football players in the 2024 recruiting class will make things official. As signing day nears, here’s a look at the 2024 recruiting rankings in the Big 12 and SEC, according to 247Sports Composite and Rivals. More: OU football lands Eddy Pierre-Louis, 4-star offensive lineman, for 2024 recruiting class …

USATSI Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell did not commit to keeping Nick Mullens under center after Week 15’s overtime loss to the Bengals. But that’s exactly what he’ll do, per ESPN, with Mullens expected to remain the starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Lions. The career backup got his first start of the 2023 season in Cincinnati, where he went …

NFL: Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders I have only included players who are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. A player’s roster percentage will appear in parentheses next to their name. Denny Carter is mercifully handling the kicker section of this article which will be added Tuesday mornings. Updates from Monday Night Football …

Who could have known exploring whether the Chicago Bears should take a quarterback at No. 1 overall or soldier forth with Justin Fields would become evergreen content?  A year after trading the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and the eventual rights to Bryce Young, the Bears are in a similar position with three games remaining in …

A former Nebraska quarterback and assistant has been hired as the head coach of an HBCU. Mickey Joseph is set to take over as the head coach at Grambling State. Joseph will be taking over for Hue Jackson, who was dismissed after two seasons in charge of the Tigers. The former Nebraska quarterback joined the Huskers coaching staff under former head …

The San Francisco 49ers are living the good life. They improved to 11-3 to clinch the NFC West division and remain the conference’s top seed following a dominant 45-29 victory over the 3-11 Arizona Cardinals. As a virtue of being one of the NFL’s top teams, San Francisco has two players in the top five of the NFL MVP odds, …

Joe Flacco joined the Browns in Cleveland right before Thanksgiving, and before Christmas, he did something that hasn’t been done in the franchise in the last 45 years: throw for 212 yards in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s roaring comeback win over the Chicago Bears to stay in the No. 5 spot in the AFC playoff picture.  Flacco is now …

One of Texas’ best high school football players, Franklin senior quarterback Shay Smith, has decided to stay home and play for UTEP. Smith will be part of new coach Scotty Walden’s first recruiting class. Walden was hired earlier this month to replace Dana Dimel. Smith, the son of former UTEP and NFL running back, Paul Smith, had a strong high …

Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season concludes with a Monday Night Football matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. After losing two in a row, the Eagles (10-3) have dropped to second in the NFC East behind the Cowboys (10-3). If the season ended today, Philadelphia would be the top wild card team in the …

The Commanders Daron Payne (94) sacks quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) in the first quarter, forcing the Rams to settle for a field goal. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) The Rams defeated the Washington Commanders, 28-20, on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. What we learned from a victory that improved the Rams’ record to 7-7 and tentatively put them in the No. 7 …