5 things I care about The Bills have so many ways to win It feels strange to write this on a night when the Bills won their fifth-straight AFC East title but Week 13 provided a reminder of why this particular group feels more dynamic and versatile than many previous iterations. The Bills’ Sunday Night Football win over the 49ers …

With “Rivalry Week” highlighting the final week of the college football regular season, numerous upsets on Friday and Saturday caused chaos within the updated US LBM Coaches Poll. Starting with Friday night’s Pioneer Heroes Classic between Iowa and Nebraska, the Hawkeyes’ hard-nosed and rugged physicality proved pivotal as Iowa won 13-10 on a game-winning 53-yard field goal from Drew Stevens …

Do-it-all Saints tight end Taysom Hill converted a key fourth down with another physical run on a direct snap — and that was his last play of the afternoon. Coming off a career-best performance against the Cleveland Browns in New Orleans’ previous game, Hill was carted off the field with a left knee injury at the 4:36 mark of the …

Getty Images Josh Allen isn’t one to quit on a play. That was rarely clearer than on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers, when the Buffalo Bills quarterback managed to throw and catch a touchdown on the same play. Firing a short third-quarter pass to Amari Cooper in the red zone, Allen proceeded to race up for a lateral …

The NFL has officially hit December as playoff races are heating up around the league. In what was one of the wildest weeks in recent memory, 12 games were decided by seven-or-fewer points — tied for the most in a single week in NFL history. Three teams recorded a game-winning score in the final minute of the fourth quarter or …

Photo: Isaiah Hole At the conclusion of the Michigan football upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State, the Wolverines did exactly as they did in 2022 by taking the Michigan flag and planting it at midfield at Ohio Stadium. But unlike in 2022, the Buckeyes weren’t having it, as they rushed the collected Wolverines, starting a series of postgame scuffles, …

Josh Allen dives for a receiving — and a passing touchdown. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) Well, you haven’t seen this one before. Josh Allen scored one of the more remarkable touchdowns of this — or any season — Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. The Buffalo Bills quarterback was credited with a touchdown pass and a touchdown reception on the …

CHICAGO — The Big Ten expanded from 14 to 18 teams this year, watched Curt Cignetti revive an Indiana program that’s been underground for more than half a century, and arguably established itself as the nation’s dominant college football conference with three of the top four-ranked College Football Playoff teams entering the final weekend of the regular season. Everything was …

Week 13 in the 2024 NFL season, perhaps like your Thanksgiving meal, was not without its mess. The ugly finishes and strange special teams results from the Thursday and Friday matchups bled into Sunday as weird kicking, turnovers and baffling play continued through the weekend. Nate Tice & Charles McDonald discuss their 5 most important games from Sunday’s action, starting …

Gus Malzahn just gave UCF’s administration and its fan base the best early Christmas present he could ever give them. On this just-completed Thanksgiving weekend, I believe Knight Nation owes Malzahn a huge debt of gratitude. He voluntarily resigned as the head football coach on Saturday, apparently forfeited most of the $12 million in contract buyout money he could have …

December has arrived in the NFL, which means the playoff races are significantly heading up around the league. The Pittsburgh Steelers have command of the AFC North thanks to their win and the Baltimore Ravens loss, while the Philadelphia Eagles are a significant threat for home-field advantage in the NFC after their win over Baltimore.  The Kansas City Chiefs are …

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey suffered a knee injury that caused his night to end early in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. In the second quarter, McCaffrey stepped awkwardly on a sweep to the left on a snow-slicked field. The All-Pro went down almost immediately for a 5-yard loss. He went to the sideline and was examined …

Ohio State coach Ryan Day has the Buckeyes on the precipice of a return to the College Football Playoff, but following a fourth straight loss to rival Michigan on Saturday — the latest coming with OSU falling 13-10 to UM despite entering as a 20-point favorite — plenty of questions have arisen about his future leading one of the sport’s …

Philadelphia Eagles @ Baltimore Ravens The Eagles won their eighth straight game thanks in part to Justin Tucker missing three kicks (two FGs, one EP) for the first time in his career. Philadelphia’s defense ranked first in sacks (27), pass yards per game (140.3), total yards per game (222.6) and points per game (14.7) during their seven-game winning streak, and …

Dec. 1—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program has a head football coaching opening for the first time since 2013. On Saturday, UND announced head coach Bubba Schweigert was stepping down for an athletic department role at the university. Here’s a look at candidates to consider. The list is in alphabetical order. Beau Baldwin, Calgary Stampede quarterbacks coach: UND athletic …