Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The bend-don’t-break Green Bay defense is broken. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hung 34 points on the Packers on Sunday, winning the Week 15 game to improve to 7-7 on the season and tighten their grip on the NFC South. Quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 22 of his 28 passing attempts for a whopping 381 yards, four …

Getty Images The Chicago Bears held a 10-point lead over the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 entering the fourth quarter, but ended up losing the game in spectacular fashion. Two Dustin Hopkins field goals and a 51-yard Amari Cooper touchdown gave Cleveland a three-point lead, but Justin Fields still had time to put together a game-winning drive. With 32 seconds …

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Old Dominion Monarchs will head to Charlotte, N.C., for the 2023 Famous Toastery Bowl on Monday. The game was previously known as the Bahamas Bowl but was moved to Jerry Richardson Stadium because of renovations to the venue in Nassau. WKU (7-5) finished fourth in Conference USA and won three of their final four games, …

The 2024 NFL Draft is still a little four months away, but fans of some teams (looking at you Bears, Cardinals, Patriots, Jets and Giants) are already thinking ahead to April.  Here is the current draft order after the early window of games in Week 15, according to Tankathon. Note: Team needs are built out based on the projected free agents …

Matt Eberflus makes the wrong kind of history in loss to Browns originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Bears haven’t exactly played their best football down the stretch in fourth quarters this season, but Sunday marked a new low in a loss to the Cleveland Browns. The Bears entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point lead over Cleveland, …

Now that East Central’s Josh Ringer has been named 2023 IndyStar Mr. Football, let’s take an early look at the contenders going into next season. Keep in mind, a lot can happen between now and August. We will revisit this race again in the summer going into the 2024 season. But for now, here is how I see the top …

Derek Carr passed for 218 yards and three touchdowns, New Orleans sacked Tommy DeVito seven times and the Saints defeated the New York Giants 24-6 on Sunday. It was one of the more redemptive performances of the season for Carr, who was booed while struggling in recent home games. Not this time as he connected on 23 of 28 passes …

Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn, in his first week back from injured reserve, nailed a 54-yard field goal on the final play of overtime to deliver Houston a 19-16 win over the Titans. It came two plays after the Texans thought they had a walk-off touchdown. Devin Singletary ran for 34 yards to the end zone, but John Metchie was called …

Grambling State University has called a news conference for Monday morning to announce former Nebraska interim head coach Mickey Joseph as the school’s next football coach, the USA TODAY Network has learned. A native of Marrero, La., who played collegiately for Tom Osborne at Nebraska, Joseph has been an assistant coach at LSU and at Louisiana Tech in the past. …

usatsi The Dallas Cowboys have just accomplished something not done by “America’s Team” since the 1990’s Super Bowl dynasty years prior to their Week 15 game at the Buffalo Bills: reach the postseason for three years in a row.  With losses by the Atlanta Falcons (9-7, at the Carolina Panthers) and the Green Bay Packers (34-20 vs. the Tampa Buccaneers) …

The Jacksonville Jaguars attempt to complete their three-game stretch against AFC North teams with a victory when they host the division-leading Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. Jacksonville (8-5), which owns a one-game lead over both Indianapolis and Houston in the AFC South, is coming off back-to-back losses to Cincinnati and Cleveland. The Ravens (10-3), who are one game in …

How Week 15 loss to Chiefs impacts Patriots in 2024 NFL Draft order originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots entered Sunday with the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and they are likely to remain in that position when all of the Week 15 games conclude. The Patriots lost 24-17 to the defending champion …

Florida State landed another elite recruit from Vero Beach High School. Sophomore athlete Efrem White announced his commitment to the Seminoles on Dec. 12. White primarily plays wide receiver and defensive back for Vero Beach, but also has seen time at quarterback. The 6-foot-2, 155-pounder caught 22 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and made 23 tackles, broke up …

Despite a chaotic week of rumors surrounding Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft had arguably his best game of the season last week. Wilson set a season-high in completion percentage (27 of 36, 75%) and passing yards (301) while throwing for two touchdowns for just the second time in 11 starts this year. Can …

The Philadelphia Eagles quietly made a change with the defensive play calling this week, as Sean Desai has been replaced by Matt Patricia. A source confirmed to CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones that Patricia will call the plays, starting with Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, relaying the plays to the “green dot” of the defense.  The …