AFC East rivals face off in NFL Week 12 as the Miami Dolphins (4-6) host the New England Patriots (3-8) on CBS and Paramount+. The Dolphins are trying to rally out of their midseason slump and have won two straight games, most recently defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, 34-19. Meanwhile, the Patriots were stopped short of a comeback against the …
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College football winners, losers in Week 13: Florida’s Billy Napier continues rise, Big 12 leaders fall flat
Rivalry week gets most of the attention, but the penultimate Saturday of the regular season always seems to pack some surprises. Nowhere was that more clear than the SEC, which saw top contenders No. 7 Alabama, No. 11 Ole Miss and No. 15 Texas A&M all lose in shockers to shape up the league’s championship race. However, the Big 12 …
Read More »Chiefs WR Marquise Brown could possibly make season debut on Christmas Day vs. Steelers
Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs are hoping much-needed help arrives for the stretch run. There is a possibility veteran receiver Marquise Brown makes his season debut as early as Christmas, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. “Hollywood” Brown, signed by the Chiefs this past offseason, has been on injured reserve since suffering a dislocated sternoclavicular joint in …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 12 Wrap: TDs come in 3s for Josh Jacobs
San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers Josh Jacobs ran for three touchdowns and became the first 100-yard rusher against the 49ers in an NFL-record 56 games. Jacobs was credited with a season-high 14 missed tackles through three quarters, and his fantasy day would’ve been even bigger if not for resting the final 11 minutes of the blowout. Jacobs benefitted …
Read More »The Big 12 just released further details on its football championship tiebreaking scenarios
BYU running back LJ Martin (27) tries to get past Arizona State defensive back Shamari Simmons (7) during the first half of the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. | Ross D. Franklin The Big 12 has helped clear up the most likely tiebreaking scenarios for its football championship game heading into the final week of the …
Read More »Chiefs escape Week 12 with last-second win vs. Panthers after Bryce Young nearly leads last-minute comeback
Getty Images Fresh off their first loss of the 2024 NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs got back in the win column on Sunday, but only after a valiant effort from Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers nearly left them wrestling with a second straight defeat. Young led the Panthers back from an 11-point deficit to tie the score at …
Read More »Former Giants QB Daniel Jones could sign with a practice squad to maximize starting opportunities, per report
Daniel Jones and the New York Giants are done, but the quarterback could soon find a new NFL home, drawing interest from around the league in the wake of New York granting his release Friday. Provided the former first-round draft pick clears waivers Monday, Jones will consider signing with a team’s practice squad to begin his post-Giants journey, according to …
Read More »How Indiana’s 23-point loss to Ohio State impacts Hoosiers’ College Football Playoff chances
Indiana’s special season ran into a brick wall Saturday afternoon as the fifth-ranked Hoosiers fell 38-15 on the road against No. 2 Ohio State. All week, questions about Indiana’s legitimacy as a Big Ten power and a College Football Playoff competitor swirled. Curt Cignetti’s squad needed a statement answer. It leaves Columbus with a whimper after managing just 151 yards …
Read More »Raiders’ Gardner Minshew breaks collarbone vs. Broncos, QB to miss remainder of 2024 season, per report
Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders fell to the rival Denver Broncos on Sunday, 29-19, but they lost more than just their ninth game of the season. Quarterback Gardner Minshew broke his collarbone during a sack, and will miss the remainder of the season, NFL Media reports. Minshew left the game in the fourth quarter after going down awkwardly on …
Read More »Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in blowout loss to Packers
Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in blowout loss to Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The 49ers have been unable to come up with the solutions to pull out of their tailspin. “We got embarrassed,” coach Kyle Shanahan said after the 49ers’ 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on …
Read More »2025 NFL Draft order: QB-needy Giants climb to No. 2 after Daniel Jones release; Raiders, Patriots in top 5
For nearly every NFL team, the season is two-thirds of the way complete. And the race for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft continues to be a tight one. The Jaguars remain in the top spot after having their bye week. But now it’s the Giants right behind them after their lifeless performance against the Buccaneers …
Read More »How does Ole Miss pick up the pieces after stunning loss at Florida?
There isn’t much time for deep soul searching in Oxford. Because there is still football to be played. Ole Miss, coming off one of its biggest wins in program history two weeks earlier — a 28-10 win over then-No. 3 Georgia — fell at unranked Florida 24-17 on Saturday. The loss threw a major wrench into the Rebels’ (8-3, 4-3 …
Read More »Week 12 overreactions: Commanders missing playoffs after recent slide? Should Cowboys trade Micah Parsons?
The NFL is set to head into Thanksgiving with a few teams starting to separate themselves from the field. The Minnesota Vikings are one of those teams inching closer to the playoffs after their fourth straight win, cementing their status as a contender in the NFC. The Washington Commanders have fallen back to the pack with their third straight loss, …
Read More »Giants’ Malik Nabers calls team ‘soft as f—‘ in ugly loss to Bucs, others question if some are giving ‘100%’
The New York Giants keep engineering ways to hit new lows for the 2024 season. After a week where the organization went through a seismic shift of benching and later releasing then-starting quarterback Daniel Jones, the team responded by laying an egg on Sunday in a 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This defeat drops the Giants to 0-6 …
Read More »Ashton Jeanty chasing Barry Sanders: Tracking the Boise State RB’s pursuit of single-season NCAA rushing title
USATSI Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty is on pace for a potentially historic year. With the 2024 season’s second half underway, Jeanty is chasing a title that has become a distinct possibility: Barry Sanders’ single-season NCAA rushing record of 2,628 yards, set during his 1988 run to the Heisman Trophy. Jeanty has already eclipsed 2,000 yards on the …
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