The Chiefs entered Monday’s game against the Raiders needing just a win to secure the club’s eighth consecutive AFC West title. The Raiders made sure that didn’t happen. With a terrific defensive performance, Las Vegas spoiled Kansas City’s Christmas Day with a 20-14 victory. The Chiefs offense struggled all game long, but the contest turned on back-to-back offensive plays in …

Travis Kelce threw his helmet in a tantrum. Andy Reid scolded his star tight end on the sideline. Instead of countless shots of Taylor Swift from CBS, we got continuous reactions from Patrick Mahomes looking frustrated and angry. The Chiefs were expected to roll the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas. We saw something entirely different. The Chiefs looked painfully average …

The Iowa Hawkeyes have a history of morphing walk-ons into bonafide playmakers and, in many instances, NFL talent. Just this season, former walk-on Quinn Schulte has authored another fantastic season for the Hawkeyes at free safety. The fifth-year defensive back has accumulated 60 tackles, five passes defensed, 2.5 tackles for loss and one interception thus far in 2023. Sophomore kicker …

Robert Saleh stated the obvious when summing up his third season as Jets’ head coach, a year that began with Super Bowl aspirations and will end with the franchise’s eighth straight losing campaign. “It’s been a grind,” the head coach said Monday, a day after he improved his record in New York to 17-32 with a win over the Washington …

Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes in a span of 18 seconds in the third quarter and the Baltimore Ravens intercepted Brock Purdy four times in a 33-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. Jackson and the Ravens (12-3) turned a highly anticipated matchup between the top two teams in the NFL into a lopsided win with …

We are now just seven days out from Wisconsin getting a New Year’s Day bowl matchup against LSU. The Badgers and Tigers may be without some key contributors, most notably LSU missing their Heisman quarterback Jayden Daniels. He announced he would be opting out of the game earlier this month after winning the Heisman and continuing to prepare for the …

How 49ers’ Christmas loss to Ravens impacts NFC playoff picture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ highly anticipated matchup with the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day at Levi’s Stadium turned out to be a holiday nightmare for the home team. The 33-19 loss to the Ravens dropped the 49ers to 11-4 in the 2023 NFL season, meaning …

Wisconsin and head coach Luke Fickell just completed his first full cycle of recruiting in Madison, and the Badgers finished with a consensus top 25 group in the nation. In fact, On3’s recruiting rankings had the Badgers at No. 23 after 20 players signed with Wisconsin on early signing day last week. The Badgers have overall landed 8 four-star talents …

With Christmas weekend behind us, the NFL playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever, making the homestretch of the season one we’ll likely remember. The AFC and NFC each enter Week 17 with 12 teams still mathematically alive.  The playoff standings are so crazy, we’ll be switching to a conference format rather than divisions from this point forward. …

At some point this season, it was decided that the San Francisco 49ers were the best team in the NFL. It wasn’t questioned that often either, and for good reason. The 49ers were blowing out good opponents. The Baltimore Ravens just kept winning games without anyone paying much mind to them. Everything needs to be reexamined after Monday night. In …

A player who was a mainstay on the Wisconsin defense is now in the transfer portal. Badger defensive end Rodas Johnson has officially announced he will be entering the portal with a year of eligibility remaining. Johnson was a key piece of the Wisconsin defense over the past couple of seasons and had 50 tackles and 2.5 sacks throughout 34 …

The heavily favored Eagles are having no trouble with the Giants on Christmas Day. The first half in Philadelphia was all Eagles, and they lead the Giants 20-3 at halftime. In the first quarter, Jalen Hurts set a new NFL quarterback record with his 15th rushing touchdown of the season. In the second quarter, Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for a …

Wisconsin is off to a fast start in their 2025 recruiting cycle as Luke Fickell looks to build the future of Badger football. 247Sports has their “crystal ball” feature in their recruiting rankings where writers and insiders can predict where players will end up, and the Badgers were just linked to a big-time 2025 cornerback. 247Sports Badgers insider Evan Flood …

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson did not play on Sunday because of a concussion and he would not have practiced with the team on Monday for the same reason. Wilson was listed as a non-participant in practice on the Jets’ estimated practice report for Monday. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said at a press conference that he is hopeful that Wilson …

The Ravens bumped their lead over the 49ers to four points before halftime and they made it even bigger early in the third quarter. Lamar Jackson hit wide receiver Nelson Agholor in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown that extended their lead to 23-12. It was Jackson’s first touchdown pass of the night and his 18th of the season. …