Harrison Butker was a career-best 6-for-6 on field goal attempts, Kansas City held the Bengals scoreless over their final seven possessions, and the Chiefs rallied to beat Cincinnati 25-17 on Sunday to clinch their eighth straight AFC West title.  Patrick Mahomes had 245 yards passing and a touchdown for Kansas City (10-6), which also secured at least the No. 3 …

With one week to go in the NFL regular season, the playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever. The AFC and NFC each entered Week 17 with 12 teams still mathematically alive. Entering Week 18, the AFC has nine teams still in the hunt for a postseason berth. An AFC East title showdown between the Bills and Dolphins highlights …

Why 49ers’ win over Commanders was full-circle moment for Williams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LANDOVER, Md. — Walking out of FedExField with a 27-10 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday was full-circle moment for one member of the 49ers. Trent Williams’ most formative years were spent with Washington after being drafted as the No. 4 overall …

While bowl games have lost quite a bit of luster in recent years, they still serve a very important purpose. These games don’t count toward the four-game redshirt limit, meaning young players will have ample opportunity to participate when LSU takes on Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday morning. One of those players is Da’Shawn Womack, a former five-star …

Panthers owner David Tepper threw the contents of a drink into the visiting crowd near the end of Carolina’s 26-0 loss at Jacksonville on Sunday. Tepper’s reaction came after rookie Bryce Young was intercepted with less than 3 minutes to play. It was unclear whether Tepper was reacting to something said to him or the latest miscue for the team …

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers made history during Sunday’s 30-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks. With the win, the Steelers secured their 20th straight non-losing season, passing the 2001-19 Patriots for the second-longest streak in NFL history.  The Steelers now trail only the Dallas Cowboys for the most consecutive seasons without having a losing record. Dallas did not have a …

Clemson running back Will Shipley – and football coach Dabo Swinney – received good news on Sunday when an MRI performed on Shipley’s right knee revealed that surgery will not be required following an injury he suffered late in the Tigers’ Gator Bowl victory against Kentucky on Friday. Swinney provided an update on Shipley’s status Sunday evening. Shipley was injured …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter TAMPA, Fla. — In the end, Times Square won’t be the only place a ball was dropped on Sunday. The Bucs, staked to a four-game winning streak, had a chance to clinch a third straight NFC South title on their home field by beating the Saints. But Tampa Bay came out flat, turned the ball …

Bailey Zappe reacts to Patriots’ costly turnovers in loss vs. Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots made tremendous progress in regards to ball security over the last three weeks. They committed just three turnovers during that span. That improvement came to a screeching halt in Sunday’s Week 17 road game against the Buffalo Bills. The …

LOS ANGELES — There is a different type of stress circulating at the Rose Bowl prior to Monday’s first College Football Playoff semifinal. It’s not about sign-stealing conspiracies or hacked data investigations. It’s not even about deciphering Jim Harbaugh’s latest theater-of-the-bizarre comment. “Jesus would have been five-star [recruit],” Michigan’s coach said, apropos of nothing, at Saturday’s media day. Rather, the …

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has made a recent habit of excusing himself from post-game interviews, seemingly out of frustration over the team’s struggles. Sunday was no exception, with Brown telling reporters “there’s nothing to say” after Philadelphia surrendered a two-score lead to the Cardinals, falling 35-31 to Arizona for their fourth loss in five weeks. “I’m not about to …

Dec 31, 2023, 06:25 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marc-Andre Fleury became the fourth goalie in NHL history to play in 1,000 games on Sunday in the Minnesota Wild’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Martin Brodeur (1,266 games), Roberto Luongo (1,044) and Patrick Roy (1,029) are the only goalies to have played in more games than the 39-year-old Fleury, …

The Miami Dolphins had a chance on Sunday to wrap up the AFC East and further solidify their playoff positioning, giving themselves a chance to earn the No. 1 seed in the conference. All they had to do was defeat the Baltimore Ravens. Alas, that didn’t happen. Miami was blown out by Baltimore 56-19, with Lamar Jackson torching the Dolphins …

LSU will ring in the new year by wrapping up the 2023 season. The Tigers are in Tampa to face Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl as they look to finish with 10 wins and a bowl victory in back-to-back seasons under Brian Kelly. It will be the first start of Garrett Nussmeier’s career as he gets the nod in place …