Getty Images When the 2023 NFL season began, it wouldn’t have been out of the question to project Bengals versus Jaguars as a potential AFC Championship matchup. Some of the luster of their upcoming Week 13 showdown has surely worn off, now that Joe Burrow is sidelined for the season due to injury. But that doesn’t make their contest any …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy knows what a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback looks like. He was the head coach and offensive play-caller for two such passers in Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, former MVPs and Super Bowl champions, as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers.  McCarthy’s current Cowboys quarterback, Dak Prescott — who …

2024 draft prospects for Pats fans to watch in conference title games originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a strong chance to finish the 2023 season with a top-three pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The last time the Patriots had a top-five pick was 1994 when they selected USC linebacker Willie McGinest at No. …

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NFL: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons Below is a look at the league’s most extreme run funnel and pass funnel defenses through Week 12 — teams being consistently attacked on the ground or through the air regardless of game script. Having an understanding of which defenses are being bludgeoned via the rush or pass should help us identify matchups that …

Oregon State RB Damien Martinez rushed for 1,185 yards and nine TDs during the regular season. (Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images) (Ali Gradischer via Getty Images) Oregon State running back Damien Martinez will not play in the team’s bowl game after he was arrested for DUII on Wednesday. Martinez was arrested by Corvallis Police after he allegedly ran a red …

Several teams who played on Thanksgiving get the luxury of a mini-bye entering Week 13, and extra rest could be beneficial for utilizing them in NFL DFS lineups. Perhaps creating NFL DFS stacks with Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel has promise after they both scored last week, or you could go with the Detroit rookie tandem of Sam LaPorta and …

Getty Images Letting Micah Parsons run free typically doesn’t end well for any team defending him. The Seattle Seahawks tried this strategy — and failed miserably. On fourth-and-2 from midfield in a 41-35 game with 1:11 to play, the Seahawks dropped back to pass and decided to let Parsons run free off the edge. The result was an incomplete pass …

Dec. 1—The Big Sky Conference will start playing in the afternoon and go well until after dark Saturday, with four teams having Football Championship Subdivision second-round playoff games. Leading off is Sacramento State, which kicks off with South Dakota at noon Mountain time. Of greater interest around these parts is Montana State’s matchup with North Dakota State, the latest in …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter During the Colts’ bye in Week 11, coach Shane Steichen sat at home and flipped through the slate of games on NFL Sunday Ticket. He couldn’t help but notice how close many of the games were. How the gap between teams across the league seemed so small.  And how his Colts, then 5-5, were right …

Patriots enter Chargers matchup in their sorriest state in decades originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston This is the state of the Patriots heading into to the 12th game of the 2023 season. Two wins. Worst team in the AFC. A second-year backup quarterback, Bailey Zappe, whom the team released at the end of training camp, will start. He’ll be …

The Boise State Broncos aim for a record fourth Mountain West Championship Game victory Saturday when they visit Allegiant Stadium to face the UNLV Rebels. The Broncos (7-5, 6-2) are playing in the MWC Championship Game for a seventh time, extending their record, and are tied with Fresno State with three titles. The Rebels (9-2, 6-2) are in the title …

As a young player with the Buffalo Bills in the early 1990s, I heard Marv Levy routinely share the Super Bowl blueprint with the team. The future Hall of Famer discussed the importance of winning the division to secure a guaranteed spot in the playoff tournament. He also pointed out that legitimate contenders possess the personnel and versatility to knock …

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Indianapolis Colts are emerging from the bye week without one of the fixtures to their defense over the last few years. On Tuesday, Indianapolis released linebacker Shaquille Leonard. He cleared waivers on Wednesday and is now a free agent. The former All-Pro confirmed the news on social media with a post saying his farewell to the …

Sometimes in life you just get lucky. That goes for sports as well. Earlier this year, we got lucky with the fact that the game between the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies was among the best of the year. We also got lucky with the fact that both of those team took care of business from that point in the …