San Francisco was without starting quarterback Brock Purdy (shoulder) last week, but he is expected to return in time for a Sunday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills during the Week 13 NFL schedule. While Purdy is officially listed as questionable, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he expects the quarterback to play. This will not be an easy …

Jamal Adams is reportedly signing with the first-place Lions. (Ryan Kang/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions are signing former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Adams will sign with Detroit’s practice squad with plans that he’ll eventually be promoted to the active roster, per the report. News of the deal arrives with the Lions in line for the No. …

Nov 2, 2024; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; North Carolina Tarheels head coach Mack Brown looks on with his players during an injury time out in the third quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Myers-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-883369 ORIG FILE ID: 20241102_gma_id8_0336.jpg Few things remain recognizable in college football in 2024, but at …

Colorado Avalanche forward Miles Wood is considered month-to-month with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar announced. Wood was placed on injured reserve Thursday, one day after he logged 10:43 of ice time and registered one hit in Colorado’s 2-1 shootout win against the Vegas Golden Knights. Wood, 29, has totaled three points (two goals, one assist) in 16 games this …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look for their second consecutive victory to move one step closer to the NFC South lead as they face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon. The Bucs (5-6) beat the Giants on the road, 30-7 in Week 12, while the Panthers (3-8) fell at home to the Chiefs, 30-27. Tampa Bay has won the last three …

The sport’s most expensive roster was built to avoid a result like this. An offseason overhaul that saw Ryan Day give up play-calling duties to his mentor Chip Kelly and aggressively pursue some of the nation’s top portal options — the No. 1 overall player in Caleb Downs, the No. 1 running back in Quinshon Judkins, for starters — should …

The red-hot Buffalo Bills will take on the struggling San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football. San Francisco is coming off a 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers, while Buffalo is coming off its bye after downing the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, 30-21. The 49ers (5-6), who are fourth in the NFC West but just one game out …

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo was listed as questionable to play in Sunday’s home game against the Falcons because of a hip injury, so the Falcons added Riley Patterson to the active roster this week. Patterson’s services will …

Getty Images As the only AFC South team above .500, one might think that the Houston Texans face an easy path to their second straight division title. But at 7-5, the Texans’ 2024 season has been anything but easy. The Tennessee Titans claimed a 32-27 upset victory, which was sealed when C.J. Stroud stepped out of the back of his own end zone …

Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Vanderbilt Commodores football on November 30, 2024 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football regular-season has concluded after Week 14 games. Conference championship games will be contested in Week 15 ahead of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and bowl season. Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) ended …

Getty Images At the start of December, division titles and playoff hopes are on the line across the NFL, whether it’s in the great white north of Minnesota or the golden southwest of Arizona. For all their success so far this season, both the Vikings and Cardinals find themselves looking up at a division foe entering this pivotal month in …

Getty Images Coming off of a loss to the San Francisco 49ers that dropped them to .500, the Seattle Seahawks entered an NFC West showdown with the Arizona Cardinals last week needing to not only earn a win but also prove a point with first place in the division on the line. They did both: After a dominant defensive performance …

Ohio State again lost to Michigan, but the most impactful result happened in the Atlantic Coast Conference in another memorable college football weekend. No. 6 Miami’s 42-38 loss to Syracuse opened the door for a three-loss Southeastern Conference team (Alabama, Ole Miss or South Carolina) to sneak into the College Football Playoff and threatens to make the ACC a one-bid …

Getty Images Among the desirable qualities of a professional football team, consistency has eluded the Los Angeles Rams throughout the 2024 season. After getting off to a 1-4 start, the Rams were able to piece together a three-game winning streak to improve to 4-4, only to now have stumbled to 5-6 thanks to two losses in their last three games …

The Pittsburgh Steelers hit a snag last week, after rolling to a five-game win streak that included wins over both Washington and Baltimore. They were tripped up on a visit to Ohio — a snowy one, in a loss to Cleveland on a Thursday night — but after the mini-bye, they’re back in the Buckeye state, and this time trying …