It’s never too early to look toward your next matchup and a chance to bolster your fantasy football lineups. Here are some options to consider for Week 6, which will feature four teams (Chiefs, Rams, Dolphins and Vikings) on bye. Tank Bigsby, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars (22% rostered) Rumblings of Tank Bigsby being the most improved player in the NFL definitely …
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Missouri football plummets in national polls after loss at Texas A&M
The Tigers weren’t immune to some carnage. Missouri football dropped nine spots to No. 18 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after falling to Texas A&M 41-10 on Saturday in College Station, Texas. The poll was released Sunday morning. Mizzou had not dipped below the No. 11 mark in the poll before the Week 6 rankings drop, which is where …
Read More »Broncos, Seahawks each score 100-plus yard defensive TDs in a matter of minutes
Rayshawn Jenkins returned a fumble into the end zone 102 yards for a Seahawks touchdown. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) It’s rare to see a 100-yard touchdown in the NFL. Two on the same day, even more so. But the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks did just that Sunday afternoon with a pair of 100-plus yard defensive scores within a matter of …
Read More »Caleb Williams takes massive step, and what we learned in Sunday’s Week 5 slate
FOX Sports’ NFL experts provide the biggest takeaways from every Sunday game in Week 5 and what they mean for each team going forward. Jets: If the Jets offense has an identity, it’s certainly not a good one. There is very little they’re doing well right now. Sure, it can’t be easy for offensive coordinator Nathanial Hackett with a struggling …
Read More »How every Oklahoma college football team fared in Week 6 of 2024 season
Week 6 of the 2024 college football season is in the books. Here’s how every college football team in the state of Oklahoma fared. NCAA Division I Oklahoma No. 16-ranked Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1 SEC) had a bye week. Next up is a rivalry game against No. 1 Texas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Dallas. More: How OU football can do something against …
Read More »Curran, Johnson: ‘Dumb mistakes’ cost Pats in ‘brutal’ loss to Dolphins
Curran, Johnson: ‘Dumb mistakes’ cost Pats in ‘brutal’ loss to Dolphins originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots’ fourth consecutive defeat may have been their most frustrating yet. Jerod Mayo’s group was flagged a whopping 12 times in Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins after committing only 16 total penalties through the first four games of the …
Read More »Michigan football: What we learned vs. Washington: ‘Don’t let this break our team’
SEATTLE — Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks back at Michigan football in Week 6 and its 27-17 loss to Washington as the Wolverines reach the halfway point of their season and head into their first of two bye weeks. Next up for the Wolverines: No. 23 Fighting Illini Matchup: No. 21 Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) at No. 23 Illinois …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers leaves London ‘banged up’ with sprained ankle, loss to Vikings
London has not been good to Aaron Rodgers. The New York Jets quarterback has lost both times he has played there and heads home “banged up” again after throwing three interceptions in a 23-17 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. That’s back-to-back losses for the Jets (2-3), who have more questions about the health of …
Read More »Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry lead Ravens to massive, chaotic win over Joe Burrow, Bengals
Week 5 is a bit early for a playoff game, but it sure felt that way when the Baltimore Ravens squared off against the Cincinnati Bengals in what turned out to be a magnificent quarterbacks’ duel and 41-38 overtime win for Baltimore. Week 5 is also a bit early for a referendum game, but it sure felt that way for …
Read More »Shakeup in the College Football Playoff 12 predictions
There was just one game featuring two ranked opponents this week so there shouldn’t have been much upheaval right? Well, it was a chaotic Saturday with plenty of upsets to change the balance of the top 25 and our College Football Playoff bracket predictions. Our top four remain intact: Ohio State, Texas, Miami, and BYU. The top four conference champions …
Read More »NFL Winners and Losers: What would it take for the Browns to finally bench Deshaun Watson?
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, right, is tackled by Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) The Washington Commanders are doing a lot of things well this season, but playing defense really hasn’t been one of them. The Commanders were near the bottom of the NFL in most defensive categories through four weeks: 25th in points allowed, 26th in …
Read More »Movement around Notre Dame, but the Irish remain stagnant in updated ESPN power rankings
With the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team off this past weekend, there wasn’t any extra data to dive into. For that exact reason, the Irish stayed in the same spot as they had last week in ESPN’s Football Power Index after a wild Week 6 in college football. There was plenty of movement around Notre Dame, as Alabama, Tennessee, …
Read More »Jaguars, the NFL’s last winless team, sneak past Colts after nearly blowing late 14-point lead
The Jaguars started 0-4 this fall, and entered the week as the last winless team remaining in the league. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images) It took a 49-yard field goal after they nearly handed the game over to the Indianapolis Colts down the stretch, but Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are finally on the board. The Jaguars, after starting the season …
Read More »Indiana comes in at No. 18 in AP poll: When was the last time Hoosiers were in top 20?
Six weeks into the college football season, Indiana football has made quite an amount of history. That trend continued Sunday with the latest AP Top 25 poll. Following their dominant 41-24 win at Northwestern on Saturday, the Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 in Big Ten) were rewarded by AP voters on Sunday with their highest ranking in the AP poll during a …
Read More »Jets must figure out Aaron Rodgers protection plan with QB ‘banged up’ after London loss to Vikings
One of these times, he may not get right back up. Maybe it’s off another sack, or just a big hit, but Aaron Rodgers will reveal — once again — that he’s not superhuman. His arm is as alive as it has ever been, he can still move within the pocket and out of it, but the one thing that …
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