Regular-season matchups don’t get much bigger than this. A potential Super Bowl preview pits the AFC-best Baltimore Ravens against the NFC-best San Francisco 49ers. Both teams sit atop their conference standings and will look to maintain control of their paths to a No. 1 seed and first-round bye in the playoffs. The Christmas night capper has high stakes for the …

College football bowl season is back in full swing after a brief break for the holiday. The first game back is the Quick Lane Bowl, a game backed by the Detroit Lions and played at Ford Field in Detroit. This year’s contest will see the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7) “host” the Bowling Green Falcons (7-5). The Gophers are back to …

The 49ers have a 2-0 lead on the Ravens after a bizarre play early in the first quarter of Monday night’s game. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was trying to evade 49ers pass rushers while running into the end zone on a first down and began moving toward umpire Alex Moore. Moore fell to the ground while trying to backpedal out …

The 2024 NFL Draft is still four months away, but fans of some teams (looking at you Bears, Cardinals, Commanders, Patriots and Giants) are already thinking ahead to April.  Here is the current draft order with Monday’s Week 16 Christmas tripleheader down to Ravens-49ers, according to Tankathon. Note: Team needs are built out based on the projected free agents and are …

BOWLING GREEN vs. MINNESOTA What: Quick Lane Bowl When: 1 p.m. CT, Tuesday Where: Ford Field TV: ESPN Radio: KFAN, 100.3 FM Weather: Indoors Betting spread: Minnesota, minus-3.5 Records: Minnesota (5-7) was winless in November but received a bowl berth due its high Academic Progress Rate (APR) and a shortage of six-win teams to fill out the 82 teams in …

The Eagles took care of business on Christmas Day, jumping out to an early lead against the Giants, surviving a third-quarter comeback and controlling the fourth quarter to get the divisional win they needed. With the 33-25 win, the Eagles are now 11-5 and a game ahead of the Cowboys in the NFC East with two games to play. Eagles …

Five days before Florida State’s Orange Bowl matchup against Georgia, its starting quarterback has opted out and decided he’s transferring. Welcome to the age of the NCAA Transfer Portal in college football. Many are going to blame Tate Rodemaker for the timing of the decision, made public Christmas Day Monday. Don’t. The redshirt junior has remained loyal to the Seminoles …

The Giants are back in it now. Giants cornerback Adoree’ Jackson picked off a Jalen Hurts pass and took it 76 yards to the house late in the third quarter. Hurts was flagged for attempting a horse collar tackle as Jackson crossed the goal line, and the Giants applied that penalty to the try and went for two, with Saquon …

Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside “Santa Claus” on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day showdown. Swift and Kelce have become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the world since they began dating early in the season, and …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Tate Rodemaker will not play in the Orange Bowl, a school spokesperson confirmed on Monday. Earlier in the day, 247Sports and The Athletic reported Rodemaker intends to enter the transfer portal. Rodemaker participated in open practices leading up to the Christmas break. The Seminoles (13-0) are set to arrive in Fort Lauderdale later Monday …

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has a sprain in his right throwing shoulder, NFL Media reported Monday.  Lawrence underwent an MRI on the shoulder after injuring it during Jacksonville’s 30-12 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Lawrence’s status for Jacksonville’s Week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers is unclear. Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard, who entered Sunday in relief …

3rd Quarter Report Fortunes may be turning around for the Eagles after losing three in a row. A victory is still up for grabs for either team after three quarters, but the Eagles are up 20-18 over the Giants. This contest is far closer than the pair’s previous matchup, which was decided by 31 points. If the Eagles keep playing …

Nov 11, 2023; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack quarterback Brennan Armstrong (5) reacts to his scoring run against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the first half at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The inaugural 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl will feature a matchup between the Kansas State Wildcats (8-4) and the North …

Getty Images The New York Giants are going back to their original Daniel Jones replacement under center. When New York took the field in the second half of its Christmas matchup against the rival Philadelphia Eagles, it was Tyrod Taylor at quarterback instead of Tommy Devito.  DeVito, who took the NFL world by storm earlier this month, completed 9 of …

Wide receiver Zay Flowers is in the Ravens lineup on Christmas night. Flowers was listed as questionable because of a foot injury, but he is good to go against the 49ers in Santa Clara. The Ravens ruled cornerbacks Jalyn Armour-Davis (concussion) and Arthur Maulet (knee) out on Saturday. Cornerback Damarion Williams, center Sam Mustipher, guard Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu are also inactive …