With Christmas weekend behind us, the NFL playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever, making the homestretch of the season one we’ll likely remember. The AFC and NFC each enter Week 17 with 12 teams still mathematically alive.  The playoff standings are so crazy, we’ll be switching to a conference format rather than divisions from this point forward. …

Dec. 30—ATLANTA — Penn State’s best player Saturday was sitting alone at a table in one corner of an interview room Saturday. No one was paying much attention to Gov Mifflin product Nick Singleton, despite him gaining 147 all-purpose yards, scoring one touchdown and catching a two-point conversion pass in the Nittany Lions’ 38-25 loss to Ole Miss in the …

The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys had one of the most frantic finishes on Saturday night. As a result, Dallas moneyline bettors and those who took Detroit and the 4.5 points celebrated, while those who played the Lions on the moneyline were left incredulous after a penalty on a potential game-winning two-point conversion. The Cowboys ended up with a 20-19 …

The Lions celebrated like they had won the game. They left after a 20-19 loss feeling as if the win was taken from them. Detroit scored with 23 seconds left to pull within one point, and Lions coach Dan Campbell chose to go for the win. Jared Goff completed the pass to left tackle Taylor Decker, and the Lions went …

On Saturday, Rutgers defensive lineman Cam’Ron Stewart and defensive lineman / tight end Q’yaeir Price enter the NCAA transfer portal after appearing in multiple games with the Scarlet Knights. In March of 2020, Stewart committed to Rutgers, enrolling in the program in June of the next year. The Shillington, Pennsylvania native spent three seasons with the Rutgers football, appearing on …

David Montgomery scored on a 3-yard run on third-and-two, giving the Lions a 10-7 lead with 4:34 left in the third quarter. The Lions last led at 3-0 at the 10:46 mark of the first quarter. The Cowboys received the second half kickoff but couldn’t do anything with it. Tyron Smith had a false start, and the Cowboys gained only …

Dec. 30—ATLANTA — Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin credited Penn State coach James Franklin a few days ago for the small amount of transfers and opt-outs he’s had in recent years. But the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions wound up playing without four All-Big Ten selections, three on defense and one on offense. Their glaring absences led to a 38-25 loss to …

Cowboys left guard Tyler Smith was injured with 1:52 remaining in the third quarter. Smith immediately grabbed his left foot after blocking for Dak Prescott on an incompletion to Brandin Cooks. He eventually limped off the field and into the sideline medical tent. The Cowboys list Smith as questionable to return with a foot injury. Dallas capped off the 10-play, …

Welcome to the second-to-last week of the 2023 NFL regular season. It flew by, didn’t it? All eyes are on the playoff picture. Can the Houston Texans rebound with C.J. Stroud back under center? Will the Indianapolis Colts get back to their winning ways at home and hold onto their playoff spot? Can the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stay on top …

Earlier today, Wisconsin officially announced the signing of Oklahoma transfer running back Tawee Walker as the Badgers added to their postseason success in the portal. Walker was Oklahoma’s change of pace back this past season, and had seven touchdowns to go with his 513 yards as a Sooner this past year. He comes to Wisconsin to play in a running …

Early Sunday, it looked so promising for my picks. I was sweeping the six games at one point, leading me to believe I was destined for a good week. Then I got coal in my stocking. Some of the games went rotten, and it went bad from there. I ended up 6-10 against the spread and 10-6 straight up, neither …

Wild Cowboys win over Lions gives Eagles shot at #2 seed originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles fans’ hopes and dreams came true Saturday night. The Cowboys won. As strange as it seems, the Cowboys helped the Eagles Saturday with their 20-19 win over the Lions at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Because even though the win lifted the …

MIAMI GARDENS – An emotional Kalen DeLoach strongly nodded his head with an empathic ‘no’ and started shaking his head as soon as the question was posed to head coach Mike Norvell at the postgame press conference for the Orange Bowl on Saturday. The Seminoles, coming off their worst loss in program history, a 63-3 loss to Georgia, were clearly …

Happy New Year everyone! OK, so I just looked at my calendar and it seems that I’ve slightly jumped the gun here. It’s not Jan. 1 yet, but in my defense, I have no idea what day it is anymore and that’s mostly because I just spent Christmas weekend with a 3-year-old who ate nine pieces of candy before bed …

USATSI ARLINGTON, Texas —  Saturday night’s game against the NFC North champion Detroit Lions marked a historic night in Dallas Cowboys history with Hall of Fame head coach Jimmy Johnson, one of the architects of the team’s 1990’s Super Bowl dynasty teams, entering the team’s Ring of Honor.  However, two of Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin’s records set …