Daily Archives: December 25, 2023

Missouri to be without two defensive starters for Cotton Bowl vs. Ohio State

With bowl season comes opt-outs, transfer portal news, and injured players trying to get back on the field. We’ve already gotten word on OSU players that have entered the transfer portal and will be unavailable for the Cotton Bowl, and that goes with another key defender that won’t quite be ready to come back from injury. However, on the opposite …

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NFL odds Week 16: Cowboys bettors suffer bad beat on last-second field goal

Miami Dophins bettors cashed in against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, thanks to kicker Jason Sanders. Cowboys bettors ripped up their tickets Sunday as Sanders’ five field goals — including the game-winner as time expired — gave the Dolphins a thrilling 22-20 win over Dallas in Florida on FOX. Sanders’ final kick helped Miami cover by the slimmest of margins …

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Fantasy Football Week 16: Care/Don’t Care

The Dolphins defense didn’t make Dak Prescott’s life easy in Week 16. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) Five things I care about Cowboys’ pass protection This was always going to be a tough matchup for the Dallas offense. The Dolphins defense ranked first in success rate allowed since Jalen Ramsey returned to the lineup. The Cowboys have struggled against good …

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Bucs, Baker Mayfield beat reeling Jaguars to win fourth straight

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter TAMPA, Fla. — If you have to play a football game on Christmas Eve, it’s nice to play it at home, and if it’s not asking too much, it’s nice to be up 30-0 in the third quarter. The Bucs didn’t pull their starters Sunday, but it was the kind of game in which they …

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Ohio State to be without important starter for Cotton Bowl

By the time the Ohio State football team takes the field in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri, it will have been over one month since it lost the last regular-season game against Michigan. That means there has been plenty of time for some bumps and bruises to heal, not only physically, but no doubt psychologically as well. However, there’s one …

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Patrick Mahomes reflects on ‘bad’ reaction to costly offsides penalty: I’ll ‘get better from that moment’

Following an offensive offsides penalty that negated a miraculous lateral go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter during a Week 14 matchup against the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes became animated on the sideline. So much so, it garnered headlines.  The reigning NFL MVP threw his helmet in disgust, and had to be restrained by teammates. Mahomes …

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Unconquered season ends on a sour note for Noles

Dec. 24—Since 2013, Florida State fans have never ridden so high as they did this season. Now, after a historic decision by the CFP committee, the Noles have never felt so low. It was a tremendous season for the Seminoles. Quarterback Jordan Travis was playing at a Heisman level and it felt like they had a spot in the playoffs …

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