Getty Images For the fifth time in six years, the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in a very similar predicament on the final weekend of the regular season. Once again, the Steelers needed to win and get help if they were going to continue playing beyond Week 18. The Steelers had four playoff scenarios entering their regular season finale in Baltimore (h/t …
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Sunday Night Football odds, line, spread: Dolphins vs. Bills picks, NFL predictions by expert on 27-17 run
The Miami Dolphins can end one of the longest division title droughts in the NFL when they host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football. The Dolphins have not won the AFC East since 2008. Only three franchises – the Browns (1989), Raiders (2002) and Jets (2002) – have longer active division title droughts. Miami (11-5) enters Sunday night’s showdown …
Read More »Keys to Washington vs. Michigan CFP title game
Following media day, Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz discusses the keys to the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Huskies and Wolverines – and gives his pick to win it all. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: We’re standing in Houston for the College Football Playoff Championship media days, and after talking to everybody, one thing has become clear. The course …
Read More »AFC North becomes first NFL division in nearly 90 years to achieve this feat after Bengals thump Browns
When it comes to the postseason, the Bengals’ game against the Browns on Sunday was essentially meaningless for both teams. The Browns had already clinched the fifth seed in the AFC and the Bengals had already been eliminated from playoff contention, which means there wasn’t much at stake in the game. Although there wasn’t much on the line from a …
Read More »Bills beat Dolphins, Packers make play-offs but Jaguars miss out
The NFL play-offs start next week after some thrilling final day games The Jacksonville Jaguars agonisingly missed out on the play-offs by losing their last game of the season, while the Green Bay Packers claimed an impressive victory in their must-win game and the Buffalo Bills beat Miami in the big clash of the night. The final Sunday of regular …
Read More »Tennessee football lands commitment from Jack VanDorselaer, four-star TE in 2025 class
Tennessee’s offseason is only six days old, but it has already come with some good news. The Vols got a commitment Sunday from four-star tight end Jack VanDorselaer, with VanDorselaer announcing his decision on social media. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound VanDorselaer is the No. 251 player nationally in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings, which has him as the …
Read More »Derrick Henry bids adieu to Tennessee fans after possibly playing his final game with Titans
Getty Images King Henry has said goodbye. Mere moments after helping the Titans defeat the Jaguars in Week 18, running back Derrick Henry addressed the Titans crowd in what was possibly his final game with the franchise. “I hope I was an inspiration to all the young kids,” Henry said during his address, via NFL Media. On Sunday, Henry passed …
Read More »Cowboys’ Micah Parsons becomes fifth player to record 40-plus sacks in first three seasons
Getty Images Cowboys two-time First Team All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons, who entered Week 18 as one of the top two players on the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds list and the NFL’s leader in quarterback pressures, only added to his claim on Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Parsons’ third-quarter sack of Washington quarterback Sam Howell ran his season total to 14 …
Read More »Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey sees historic field-goal streak end on blocked kick vs. Commanders, misses two in row
Dallas Cowboys first-year kicker Brandon Aubrey was sailing toward NFL history with a historic first 16 games in his 2023 season. The NFC’s Pro Bowl kicker had connected on all 35 field goal attempts this season, tying him with former Minnesota Vikings kicker Gary Anderson (1998) for the second-most makes in a season without miss. If he were able to drain three in …
Read More »Malachi Nelson, in 2024, will face three current Pac-12 schools
The 2024 college football season will be especially notable for a lot of obvious reasons. One is the emergence of the new 12-team College Football Playoff. Another is the movement of various schools to new conferences. USC will be off to the Big Ten, along with three other current Pac-12 schools: UCLA, Washington, and Oregon. In 2024, USC will face …
Read More »Falcons fire Arthur Smith
Falcons owner Arthur Blank has not waited until the light of day to make a change. Atlanta has fired head coach Arthur Smith, the team announced just after midnight. Smith compiled a 21-30 record, going 7-10 in each of his three seasons with the Falcons. The club lost to New Orleans 48-17 on Sunday to close the season. “Decisions like …
Read More »Florida State football lands Indiana transfer running back, brother of FSU receiver
Florida State football remains hot in the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Seminoles nabbed their second commitment of the day Sunday and the fourth in three days when Indiana running back Jaylin Lucas announced his commitment to the Seminoles following his official visit Sunday to local media outside of the Moore Center. The commitment came hours after Colorado State defensive lineman …
Read More »Falcons fire head coach Arthur Smith after three seasons
Arthur Smith, who inherited a rebuilding project in his first NFL head coaching job and failed to lift Atlanta from its playoff drought, was fired late Sunday night, hours after completing his third season with the Falcons. Smith, the 41-year-old son of FedEx founder Fred Smith, went 7-10 in each of his three seasons. The Falcons’ 48-17 loss at New …
Read More »Falcons fire Arthur Smith as head coach after three consecutive 7-10 seasons
The Atlanta Falcons are making a head coaching change. The Falcons fired Arthur Smith following the team’s Week 18 loss to the division rival New Orleans Saints, the team announced in a statement soon after the clock turned from Sunday night into Monday morning. “Decisions like this are never easy and they never feel good,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said …
Read More »Auburn fires Philip Montgomery: Tigers move on from offensive coordinator after just one season
USATSI Auburn offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery will not return for a second season leading the Tigers offense, the program announced on Friday. Montgomery was hired shortly after Hugh Freeze accepted the Auburn coaching prior to the 2023 season. “I informed Philip today he would not be retained as our offensive coordinator,” Freeze said. “Philip is a good coach and a good …
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