Subscribe to Zero Blitz Charles McDonald is joined by Yahoo Sports’ very own Frank Schwab as the two go back and forth and give their biggest takeaways from the three wild Christmas Day NFL games and attempt to determine which teams are true Super Bowl contenders. Charles and Frank kick things off with some funny stories from the weekend, including …

Oklahoma’s final game of the 2023 season will see them return to San Antonio for the second time in three years. The last time the Sooners were there, they were coached by legendary Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops. Brent Venables will wrap up his second campaign as the head man at Oklahoma, returning to San Antonio to take on the Arizona …

The 49ers have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, Jason McCourty of NFL Media reports. The Chargers waived Joseph-Day last week, and he cleared waivers. Joseph-Day was a team captain for the Chargers this season and started all 14 games before his release, totaling three sacks, 31 tackles, three tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hits. Joseph-Day, 28, …

Top-ranked Michigan and No. 4 Alabama are all set to face off in the Rose Bowl, serving as a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup this season. Both teams have proven to be among the best in the nation, and the predictions corroborate that. Experts from across the nation have tried their hand at guessing the outcome of this game, but …

USATSI The Minnesota Vikings lost one of their most important playmakers during the 30-24 loss to the rival Detroit Lions in Week 16. The team announced Tuesday that tight end T.J. Hockenson suffered a season-ending ACL and MCL injury. It’s unclear how much time the veteran will miss, or if he will be back in time for the start of …

Source: 49ers agree to contract terms with veteran DT Joseph-Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers made another significant in-season addition on Tuesday at a position of need. San Francisco agreed to terms with free-agent defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, a source told NBC Sports Bay Area. Former player Jason McCourty, now with the NFL Network, was first …

Tuesday’s bowl game slate features a battle between Sun Belt and AAC foes when Texas State meets Rice at the First Responder Bowl in Dallas. The Bobcats topped South Alabama in a track meet during the final weekend of the regular season to break a two-game losing streak and garner some momentum heading into their first-ever bowl game. Quarterback TJ Finley threw for …

Having won three straight, the Cleveland Browns (10-5) will play the New York Jets (6-9). The Browns are solid favorites, expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -7).  Both of these teams won in Week 16. The Browns handed the Houston Texans a 36-22 loss, while the Jets dispatched the Washington Commanders 30-28.  The Jets are playing this …

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL schedule begins with Thursday Night Football as the Cleveland Browns host the New York Jets. Browns quarterback Joe Flacco has thrown for more than 360 yards in back-to-back games and passed for at least 300 yards in three straight outings, so should you feature him in your NFL DFS picks? Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian …

Michigan football under Jim Harbaugh has continued a longstanding tradition of not having stellar postseason success. After winning his first bowl game at the helm of the maize and blue against Florida in 2015, Harbaugh has lost six straight. Granted, there are reasons for every loss in bowl games for the Wolverines. In 2016 and 2018, Michigan did not want …

The Cleveland Browns will attempt to clinch a playoff berth for just the second time in 21 years when they play their final home game of the 2023 NFL season against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Cleveland (10-5), which ended a 17-year postseason drought in 2020, cruised past Houston, 36-22, on the road last weekend for its …

The Cowboys held a walkthrough Tuesday, but because they play Saturday, they were required to issue a practice report. They estimated left tackle Tyron Smith (back) and defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins (knee/ankle) as non-participants. Hankins has missed the past two games, and Smith sat out Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said both players “have a chance” …

Despite not being re-signed to the New York Jets following last season and also not being brought back after Aaron Rodgers suffered an Achilles tear in Week 1, Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco holds no resentment against his former team.  “Is what it is,” Flacco told reporters when asked about New York not bringing him back. “[I’m] happy to be …

We are now less than a week away from the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl out in Pasadena. With a date in the national championship on the line, this matchup is shaping up to be one of the best of the playoff era. …

Safety Kareem Jackson is headed home. Jackson, who the Broncos waived Monday after two suspensions for illegal hits this season, was claimed by the Texans on Tuesday. He will receive his remaining salary of $279,444 by being claimed off waivers. The Texans made Jackson a first-round draft pick in 2010, and he and Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans were teammates …