Eagles-Commanders player matchups to watch in Week 16 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (12-2) will travel to face the Washington Commanders (9-5) at Northwest Stadium on Sunday and can clinch the NFC East with a win. Here are some key matchups to watch: Saquon Barkley vs. Commanders run defense The Eagles were able to lean on their …

It’s one thing to bring in good players. It’s another to develop them. The Arizona State Sun Devils have been able to do both and it’s a big reason coach Kenny Dillingham’s team is one of the last 12 standing. The Sun Devils (11-2) had a brief respite after their Big 12 championship game win over Iowa State but were …

Matthew Stafford, left, and Aaron Rodgers competed often as members of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, respectively. (Mike Roemer / Associated Press) Both rank in the top 10 in NFL career-passing categories. Both have won a Super Bowl title. On Sunday, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will square off for the 18th …

Wisconsin redshirt freshman safety Justin Taylor announced his transfer commitment to Wyoming on Wednesday. Taylor entered the portal earlier this month after two years with the Badgers. He joins the Cowboys with three years of eligibility remaining. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 transfer portal departure tracker Taylor initially joined Wisconsin as a three-star recruit in the class of 2023, ranked as the …

Coach Jim Harbaugh gives a thumbs up to the crowd after the Chargers beat the Broncos in Denver in October for the first time since 2016. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) It’s December, but Troy Dye has been transported back to the dog days of training camp, when the calls were simple. The hours and days on the field ran …

Mount Union has one last hurdle to clear on the road to Houston. The Purple Raiders will host Johns Hopkins in an NCAA Division III football national semifinal at Larry Kehres Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff time is 12:02 p.m. The winner advances to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl on Jan. 5 at Shell Energy Stadium, home of Major League Soccer’s …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 13-3 (.813); season 154-70 (.688). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-7 (.563); season 120-102-2 (.541). Times Pacific. TV …

Here are three keys for No. 8 Ohio State against No. 9 Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff: Start fast The Buckeyes have hardly roared out of the gate this year. They last opened with a touchdown drive at Oregon in October. They have gone three straight games without reaching the end zone during the first …

The Week 15 schedule had a cluster of significant games at 4:25 p.m. ET. At the heart of the window was a showdown between CBS and Fox. In one corner, CBS had Bills-Lions. In the other, Fox had Steelers-Eagles. And the end result was a TKO. Via SportsMediaWatch.com, 23.3 million watched Bills-Lions and 16.4 million took in Steelers-Eagles. It works …

It’s going to be a mad dash to the transfer portal finish line for Arkansas football. As of Wednesday night, the Razorbacks had signed six players and lost 20 through the portal. The Hogs are slated to lose 15 starters from their 2024 team that finished 6-6 and will play Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl later this month. Sam …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert returned to full participation in Wednesday’s practice and has no injury designation for Thursday Night Football. Herbert was listed as a limited practice participant Monday and Tuesday. He injured his left ankle in Week 14 and missed a practice last week and was limited in another before playing 51 of 52 snaps against the Buccaneers on …

SOUTH BEND — Nine days into the winter transfer portal window, just one Notre Dame football commitment had gone public: Alabama graduate transfer defensive back DeVonta Smith. The former La Salle High star from Cincinnati, where he was a year ahead of Notre Dame running back Gi’Bran Payne, entered the portal on Dec. 14 and picked the Irish two days …

Officially, the statistics from Sunday’s Steelers-Eagles game say the Steelers lost one turnover, a fumble by quarterback Russell Wilson. Anyone who watched the game knows that’s not what happened. The fumble came when Wilson pitched the ball to running back Najee Harris, who dropped the lateral, couldn’t pick it up, and watched as Philadelphia’s Darius Slay fell on it. The …

Josh Heupel has Tennessee football in the College Football Playoff in his fourth season as Vols coach. The No. 9 Vols (10-2) play at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2) on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, ABC) in the first round of the CFP at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The winner will face No. 1 Oregon (13-0) at the Rose Bowl in …

As another disappointing New York Jets season nears its end, quarterback Aaron Rodgers has some thinking to do. Rodgers and the Jets have had a tough season, going 4-10 and struggling on both sides of the ball. When asked if the way he’s been playing has made him think ahead to next year, the 41-year-old quarterback told reporters on Wednesday …