The Indianapolis Colts hit the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons in a Christmas Eve battle on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta is 6-8 overall and 4-3 at home, while Indianapolis is 8-6 overall and 5-2 on the road. The Falcons are coming off a 9-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers and have dropped two straight. The Colts are …

With Mike Denbrock filling Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator vacancy, LSU now has one of its own. After coordinating the best offense in the country, Denbrock’s name was sure to draw interest and it did, with Texas A&M also courting him earlier this month. But after two years in Baton Rouge, the Fighting Irish were able to draw Denbrock back to …

Minnesota will be in desperate need of a victory when it hosts Detroit in an NFC North battle on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings (7-7) have lost three of their last four games, putting them in a four-way tie for one of the final two NFC Wild Card spots. They fell to Cincinnati in overtime last week after beating the Raiders …

The Arizona Cardinals look for consecutive road wins as they travel to take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Arizona (3-11) fell at hope to San Francisco in Week 15, 45-29, but defeated Pittsburgh on the road the week before, 24-10. Chicago (5-9) blew a late lead and fell to the Browns, 20-17. Arizona won the most recent matchup …

The holiday season is upon us. With Christmas coming up next week and the new year soon to follow, NFL teams are surely wishing for just the right thing to make their season — or their team — as successful as possible.  With that in mind, we’re giving them exactly that. In theory, of course. Here’s what every team should …

Dec. 23—By Katherine Fominykh — Kfominykh@baltsun.com PUBLISHED:December 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.| UPDATED:December 23, 2023 at 10:01 a.m. Junior Malik Washington squeezed his eyes shut and recalled all 18 schools from memory. “Not in order,” he said quickly. Virginia Tech. Maryland. Penn State. James Madison. Duke. Oregon. Texas A&M. Illinois. Virginia. Syracuse. Western Michigan, West Virginia. Toledo. Charlotte. Temple. Rutgers. …

Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles are one of the more athletically gifted couples in the world, but Owens recently admitted he didn’t know exactly how good Biles was when they first met. In fact, Owens says he had no idea that Biles had Olympic gold medals in her trophy case. In an interview with “The Pivot,” Owens and Biles talked …

The Colts will have running back Jonathan Taylor back for Sunday’s game against the Falcons, but they won’t have their other key running back. Zack Moss has been downgraded from questionable to out with his forearm injury. The move is not entirely a surprise, as Moss did not practice all week. In 13 games with eight starts, Moss leads the …

As the early signing period window has now closed, we know which Notre Dame 2024 signees will enroll early. The first player on this list, quarterback CJ Carr, is already on campus and practicing with the team as they prepare for Oklahoma State in the Sun Bowl. The rest of his classmates will come into the program in January, giving …

USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs have lost two out of their last three games, but still have a hold on the AFC West at 9-5. Kansas City hasn’t looked like the powerhouse we’ve come to know this season. Patrick Mahomes’ offense averages 22.8 points per game, which is tied for 10th in the NFL. The Chiefs have finished in the …

Wednesday’s early signing day brought a lot of drama for fans around the country, but for the most part, it was business as usual for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Most of Alabama’s signees were already committed to the Tide before signing day, but the flips of running back Kevin Riley and athlete Aeryn Hampton were pleasant surprises …

The Bears are keeping their veteran kicker around. Chicago and Cairo Santos have agreed to a four-year, $16 million extension that includes $9.5 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. Santos, 32, is in his fourth season of his second stint kicking for the Bears. He’s hit 27-of-29 field goals this season and 24-of-26 extra points. Santos is 6-of-6 on field …

The Christmas Eve slate wraps up in Denver where the Broncos will host the Patriots in prime time Sunday night.  Sean Payton’s team is still clinging to playoff hopes coming into this matchup at 7-7 on the year. Currently, Denver is the No. 11 seed in the conference, but just a game back of the No. 6 and No. 7 …

Auburn earned the commitment of 2025 defensive lineman Antonio Coleman on Friday, and it appears as if the Tigers are the favorites to land another one of the class’s best linemen. On3’s Cole Pinkston has logged a prediction that involves four-star OL Micah DeBose and Auburn. Pinkston has named Auburn the favorite to secure DeBose just days after he backed …

Two teams trending in different directions lock horns in Week 16 of the 2023 NFL schedule as the Cincinnati Bengals visit the AFC North-rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. Cincinnati (8-6) is riding a three-game winning streak and sitting in a wild-card spot after rallying for a 27-24 overtime victory against Minnesota last week. Conversely, Pittsburgh (7-7) suffered its third consecutive …