The 2024 NFL regular season is nearing its conclusion, with the playoffs just around the corner. As the calendar turns, however, 2025 promises to deliver its fair share of storylines. Here are five headlines destined to dominate the NFL landscape in the coming days, weeks and months: Which NFC North contenders will show up for real? No division has had …

The winter transfer window has officially closed but there will still be some new entries over the next few weeks as players are allowed a five-day transfer window after completing their postseason schedule. More than 2,000 players entered the transfer portal in December and a large percentage of them have already chosen their transfer destination, but there are still plenty …

Two winning weeks in a row.  Does the season really have to end? I struggled mightily with my picks this season, but the last two weeks have been good. I went 10-6 against the spread last week and 12-4 straight up. Finally some momentum, but it’s too late if you ask me. My ATS record for the year is now …

The No. 2 seed Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) will play their first game since the SEC Championship when they face the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the 2025 College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Georgia earned a first-round bye to the Sugar Bowl after beating Texas in the SEC title game at the beginning of December. …

As we head into the final week of the NFL season, there’s going to be a lot of drama and that’s because there are still two playoff spots and three divisions up for grabs.  The NFC South, NFC North and AFC North will all be decided this weekend. The final wild-card spot in the AFC is also on the line …

The rematch we’ve been waiting for almost all season is finally here, taking place in one of the most historic venues college football has to offer. The top-seeded Oregon Ducks will play the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff in Pasadena, California, at The Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. It’s hard to write a …

The Steelers’ three-game losing streak has cost them control of their own fate in the AFC North and it’s left them with work to do in Week 18 regardless of what happens elsewhere in the division. If the Ravens beat the Browns on Saturday afternoon, the Steelers won’t have a chance of winning the division in their game against the …

After a perfect season and a conference championship in their first season in the Big Ten, the Oregon Ducks earned the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, and now Dan Lanning’s squad will begin their title pursuit coming off a first-round bye. However, the CFP bracket ultimately did them no favors, as they’ll take on the No. 8 …

The Oregon Ducks will play the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, here’s how to watch. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images) ESPN will be the place to watch all the major New Year’s Day college football bowl games; the network will ring in the new year with a triple-header starting with Texas vs. Arizona State in the …

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (12-2) and the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2) are set to battle in the 2025 Peach Bowl on Wednesday. The Longhorns started off the playoffs hot, defeating No. 12 Clemson 38-24 at home in the first round. The Sun Devils enter this matchup on a six-game winning streak, including beating Iowa State in …

LOS ANGELES – Coach Ryan Day will need no introduction to the Rose Bowl when his No. 8-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes play the No. 1-seeded Oregon Ducks Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. “When you’re at the Rose Bowl, you’re like on sensory overload,” Day said Tuesday during a news conference. “The grass is greener, the sky is …

The seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish will battle the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the 2025 Sugar Bowl on New Year’s night. The winner of the game will then face the winner of sixth-seeded Penn State and third-seeded Boise State in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish (12-1), who have won 10 in a row, are …

Check out the full playoff scenarios here. AFC playoffs Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson and company can clinch the AFC North with a victory against the Cleveland Browns or a defeat by the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. Each of these games are on Saturday. The Ravens already clinched a playoff berth. The regular-season finale will decide if the Ravens …

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Penn State Nittany Lions grew weary the last two weeks of hearing about Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, the nation’s leading rusher. Offensively, they wanted to show off their running backs, Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton. Defensively, they wanted to make sure Jeanty didn’t break Barry Sanders’ 36-year NCAA record for rushing yards in a season. The …

Below are my Week 18, 2024 positional ranks for PPR leagues. As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock. It’s then available on demand on Peacock, the NFL on NBC YouTube channel and …