Another week of NFL action is here, which means more surprises are surely in store. The first 14 weeks, after all, have already given us the Browns starting 8-5 despite starting four different quarterbacks, the Bears and even the Giants sneaking back into the wild-card picture, and the reigning champion Chiefs struggling to contend for the No. 1 seed in …

Dec. 16—OXFORD — Oak Grove quarterback Anthony Maddox — previously committed to Texas A&M before backing off his pledge Friday — has committed to Ole Miss, he told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Maddox is ranked as a four-star recruit in the 247Sports’ Composite rankings. Maddox just led Oak Grove to the 7A state championship. He threw for just under 1,954 yards, …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Adversity has taken various forms for the Colts.  What’s been so impressive is their success despite it.  Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson was lost for the season in Week 5 after sustaining a shoulder injury. Star running back Jonathan Taylor has been in and out of the lineup — first sidelined on the PUP list with …

Last year, Bills quarterback Josh Allen spent much of the season as the favorite to win the NFL MVP award. This year, Allen is more of a long shot, at 20-1 as of Friday. By Monday, those odds could change. If the Bills beat the Cowboys on Sunday to move to 8-6, Allen’s eleventh-hour case will be strengthened. The Bills …

What a weird week in the NFL. Bailey Zappe of the New England Patriots threw three first-half touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Houston Texans were blown out by the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans pulled off the biggest upset of the year against the Miami Dolphins. Up 14 points with three minutes remaining in the game, it …

The New Mexico Bowl could have some home cooking as the game features Fresno State from the Mountain West traveling to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on New Mexico State. Despite New Mexico State’s close proximity to the site of its in-state rival — Utah State — the Aggies are making their first appearance in this bowl game.  New Mexico …

Trailing 17-3 late in the third quarter behind an offense that had struggled to move the ball, the Bengals needed Jake Browning to be nearly perfect — and he was. Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime in his latest extraordinary performance since taking over for the injured Joe Burrow, and the Bengals …

I almost didn’t have time to write my picks this week and that’s because I was way too busy writing an email to Roger Goodell.  As we all know, the NFL needs to vacate the Bills’ win over the Chiefs from Sunday because the refs absolutely blew the call at the end of the game. They called offsides on a …

Michigan football will be looking to replace both Cornelius Johnson and Roman Wilson next season with both leading receivers likely declaring for the NFL draft. Michigan seems content to replace Wilson with in-house talent like Semaj Morgan and Tyler Morris but has tried to make a run at various portal targets for the ‘X’ role. Michigan extended an offer to …

Who’s Playing Baltimore Ravens @ Jacksonville Jaguars Current Records: Baltimore 10-3, Jacksonville 8-5 How To Watch When: Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 8:20 p.m. ETWhere: EverBank Stadium — Jacksonville, FloridaTV: NBCFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The Jaguars will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows …

On Monday, Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston reported that Patriots owner Robert Kraft decided after the Week 10 loss to the Colts to move on from coach Bill Belichick. As we suggested when explaining Curran’s report — and the fact that the decision has not yet been implemented — it could change. That’s the latest official report on the …

Jakobe Thomas is staying in the state of Tennessee, transferring from Middle Tennessee State to Tennessee football. The safety announced his transfer to UT on Instagram on Saturday, flipping his commitment from Oregon State. He committed to the Beavers on Thursday. He had offers from Auburn, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Louisville among others. Embedded content: https://www.instagram.com/p/C07mCyHAgk_/?hl=en The 6-foot-2, 190-pound …

The Colts fell behind 13-0 in the first 16 minutes of Saturday’s game against the Steelers, but the next 44 minutes were much better. Gardner Minshew threw three touchdown passes and the Colts defense forced three turnovers to wipe out the early Pittsburgh advantage. The 30-13 win moves the Colts to 8-6 on the season and moves them ahead of …

USATSI Steelers defensive back Damontae Kazee has been ejected from Pittsburgh’s Week 15 matchup with the Colts after a vicious hit he delivered to wide receiver Michael Pittman. The play occurred midway through the second quarter of Saturday’s head-to-head on a second-and-8 throw from Gardner Minshew. Pittman crossed midfield and extended forward, and that’s when Kazee delivered a direct shot …

Dec. 16—TRINITY — If you think football is a violent sport today, you should’ve been here 135 years ago, when a game got so heated that a player for Trinity College actually challenged an opponent to a duel. Yep, that kind of duel, with guns and everything. Talk about unnecessary roughness. It happened during the fall of 1888, the first …