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 …

Quarterbacks A: Drew Allar passed efficiently, ran and threw for a touchdown and made a couple eye-popping throws without the injured Harrison Wallace III. Running backs B: Nick Singleton accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns after he lost his first fumble of the season on the first play. Receivers B: Tyler Warren accounted for 109 receiving, rushing and …

Getty Images Compared to where they were just a few weeks ago, both the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers feel like completely different football teams heading into their first matchup of the season. This is especially the case for Carolina, for as while anyone will tell you there’s no such thing as a moral victory, the past week has …

AFC East meets AFC South as the New England Patriots (3-9) host the Indianapolis Colts (5-7) in NFL Week 13 on CBS and Paramount+. It has been a tough season for the rebuilding Patriots, who most recently fell 34-15 to the Miami Dolphins. They welcome a Colts team that is facing their own battle with inconsistency, losing four of their last …

Can the Cincinnati Bengals turn around their season after the bye when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers (+3, 46.5) on Sunday? Cincinnati (4-7) has been prolific on offense, with quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase having erupted recently. In his last two games, Burrow has thrown for 784 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions. Still, the Bengals are …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M faced fourth-and-1 from the 10-yard line and a chance to strike first on its opening drive against No. 3 Texas. Instead of playing for field goals, Texas A&M coach Mike Elko decided to take a chance. He called a timeout and let his offense get back on the field.  Running back Amari Daniels took …