The Rams moved into an NFC playoff spot with their 28-20 win over the Washington Commanders. Meanwhile, the Chargers lost so horribly last Thursday, succumbing to the Las Vegas Raiders, 63-21, that their coach and general manager were fired the next day. Los Angeles Times Rams beat writer Gary Klein, Chargers beat writer Jeff Miller, NFL columnist Sam Farmer and columnist Helene Elliott …

Jaxon Smith-Njigba secured the Seattle Seahawks’ latest win with 28 seconds left Monday night. Trailing 17-13 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock found the former Ohio State wide receiver in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown after he ran down the sideline, securing the catch two steps ahead of the cornerback/ With Smith-Njigba’s reception came the Seahawks’ …

The Atlanta Falcons have had a roller-coaster season, and nowhere has that been more true than the handling of the team’s quarterback situation.  Heading into a crucial stretch run, head coach Arthur Smith on Monday declined to commit to which player the team will use under center for its Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts or the rest of the …

Drew Lock pulled it off. Despite not knowing whether he was going to start in place of Geno Smith until just before kickoff, Lock mounted a wild game-winning drive to lift the Seattle Seahawks past the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 on Monday night at Lumen Field. Lock, after DK Metcalf pulled down a pair of ridiculous catches, hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for …

Michigan. Washington. Texas. Alabama. How these four teams navigated through twists, turns, upsets and unpredictability to reach the College Football Playoff tells the story of the regular season. The Wolverines had to get past Penn State and Ohio State. Washington had to beat Oregon, twice. Texas had to beat Alabama, which had to beat Georgia. But those aren’t the only …

As we head into the final three weeks of the NFL’s regular season, is there any team right now that you would take over the San Francisco 49ers to win it all? Think? Anybody? Didn’t think so.  I picked the 49ers to win it all before the season, but I feel much stronger about it now than I did back …

Dec. 19—The Idaho football team has been ransacked the last 10 days. It’s lost seven starters to the transfer portal and two members of its coaching staff. Former Vandals’ defensive coordinator Rob Aurich landed a new gig coaching edge rushers at San Diego State. And on Monday, former running backs coach Thomas Ford left for Oregon State. Ford and Aurich …

Syndication: The Record If you have read Getting Defensive for any length of time (Thank you for that—were it not for people reading it, I rather doubt my benevolent overlords here would allow me to keep writing it.), then you know that this analyst is a streamer where defenses are concerned, I play the matchups. Turn ‘em and burn ‘em. …

There is just one more day until early signing day is here ,and dominoes are falling all across college football. Usually, this time of year would be reserved for the hype centered around high school recruits, but the Transfer Portal has taken the place of that hype. Where some of the players in the Portal decide to go may dictate …

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said on Monday that he was considering a quarterback change after the team fell to 6-8 with a 9-7 loss to the Panthers and he has reportedly come to a decision. According to TheAthletic.com, the Falcons will be starting Taylor Heinicke against the Colts. It would be the second time that Smith and the Falcons …

One of the top linebackers in the 2023 recruiting class has entered the transfer portal after spending one year at USC. Tackett Curtis was one of the hottest names in Louisiana recruiting last year and he was a guy that a lot of Tiger fans wanted. If Brian Kelly’s mantra is to “Recruit the Boot” Tackett was one of the …

Eagles offense continues to sputter with no answers in sight originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia SEATTLE — A.J. Brown didn’t know what to say. He doesn’t seem to have any answers right now. No one does. “I don’t know what’s going on,” Brown said about the offense after the Eagles’ 20-17 loss to the Seahawks. “I think we’ll just …

It was another busy recruiting weekend for the Colorado football coaching staff. After rebuilding the offensive line last week by adding four starting-caliber OL and No. 1 OT recruit Jordan Seaton, the Buffaloes picked up commitments from nine more FBS transfers. The group full of former four-star recruits features SEC pass rushers, a top transfer safety, a pair of play-making …

Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Many years ago, moos and oinks filled this bright red barn. Set in the countryside of Sweden in Sävsjö, it served as an integral part of a farm owned by Swedish artist David Gunnarsson’s grandfather. Now, the barn is the dedicated area where Gunnarsson paints the masks of some of the NHL’s …

Lamar Jackson, a 26-year-old former MVP and one of the NFL’s most electrifying players at the most valuable position in sports, was available to talk about a new contract with any team for 43 days. From the start of free agency to April 27, when he agreed to a new $260 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens, he was on …