MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 31: Jaren Hall #16 of the Minnesota Vikings looks to pass during the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Jaren Hall is out. After digging a 23-3 halftime hole to the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings benched the …

Can Iowa put the pieces together for an offensive showing where it produces enough to secure an 11th win this season in its Cheez-It Citrus Bowl matchup versus the Tennessee Volunteers? That seems to be the biggest question in this bowl matchup, even in a game that features a first-time starting quarterback in Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava. Iowa head football coach …

The Los Angeles Rams inched closer to clinching a postseason berth in a game they didn’t look like much of a playoff team — and were somewhat lucky to win. Kyren Williams ran for 87 yards and a career-best three touchdowns and the Rams won their third straight and sixth in seven games with a much harder-than-expected 26-25 victory over …

USATSI Joe Burrow may not be playing in Week 17, but the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are still rivals. They’ve seen plenty of each other over the past few seasons, and even faced off in each of the last two AFC Championships. Sunday marked their fifth meeting since 2022, and things got heated in the first half. The …

Alabama found its way into the College Football Playoff as the No. 4 team in the nation and will take on top-ranked Michigan in the Rose Bowl semifinal game, the winner moves on to the national championship. Before the big game, players got to have some fun with ESPN’s Taylor Davis and play some “Nick Saban Trivia.” They were asked …

The Buffalo Bills play at the Miami Dolphins in one of the NFL’s marquee games in the final week of the regular season. Miami (11-5) will wrap up the AFC East Division title with a win.  Buffalo (10-6) will move into a tie for first with a win, and the Bills beat the Dolphins 49-20 in Week 4. The Dallas …

Week 17 winners, losers: Ravens soar, 49ers clinch, Eagles stunned originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Not every NFL team will go into 2024 on a high note. That surely was the case with the Detroit Lions on Saturday, who lost 20-19 at the Dallas Cowboys after a controversial overturned two-point conversion. But, on the other hand, some teams …

One of the biggest storylines in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl is Tennessee freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava making his first career start. The five-star signee arrived in Knoxville, Tenn., as the nation’s No. 1 player in the 2023 signing class per On3. Vols fans have seen Iamaleava a bit this season, but only in limited, late-game duty. Now, after Joe Milton …

Getty Images It’s safe to say that David Tepper is over the 2023 season. During his team’s most recent loss — a 26-0 shutout to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17 — the Carolina Panthers’ owner appeared to throw his drink at a Jacksonville Jaguars fan.  As you can see in the video below, Tepper flips his drink in the …

Taylor Swift’s New Year’s Eve plans once again involved being at Arrowhead Stadium to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs as they took on the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of last year’s AFC Championship Game.  Swift was even wearing a jacket similar to the one Kelce wore last week when he arrived to the Chiefs’ …

Why did Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson believe that the team had threatened to bench him if he didn’t adjust the vesting date of his $37 million salary for 2025? According to Wilson’s agent, that’s what the Broncos told him. In a Sunday phone conversation with PFT, Mark Rodgers said he received a call on October 31 from G.M. George Paton …

Missouri and coach Eli Drinkwitz’s have agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2028 season, the school announced Sunday. Drinkwitz’s extension comes two days removed from a 14-3 victory over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl Classic, giving the No. 9 Tigers’ their first 11-win season since 2014. It was Missouri’s first New Year’s Six bowl …

The 2023 NFL season is nearing its culmination as we say goodbye to the calendar year 2023. And there was plenty of drama around the league to help ring in the new year. From the Cardinals spoiling Philadelphia’s holiday to the Ravens announcing themselves as the class of the AFC, Week 17 has been chock-full of big headlines. Which players, …

Bears gush about DJ Moore after he sets career-high receiving numbers originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago DJ Moore has been everything the Bears wanted when the team traded the No. 1 overall pick to Carolina last season. He’s been a deep threat, a precise route-runner in the middle of the field and a security blanket on third down. The …

A day after opting out of the Peach Bowl, Penn State defensive back Kalen King made his intentions official. King declared early for the 2024 NFL draft, forgoing his remaining eligibility in college football and with Penn State. King is expected to be a potential first-round draft pick as one of the top cornerbacks in the 2024 NFL draft, so …