Just three weeks remain in the NFL’s regular season. A handful of teams have already secured a spot in the postseason, while plenty of playoff berths and seeding remain to be decided. Here’s how the AFC and NFC playoff races are shaping up after Week 15:  AFC DIVISION LEADERS West: Kansas City (9-5) is currently two games ahead of Denver …

Troy hired Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker to be its next head coach. Parker, 42, will replace Jon Sumrall, who left Troy earlier this month after two successful seasons to become head coach at Tulane. With Troy filling its vacancy, all head coach jobs in Division I’s Bowl Subdivision are filled. “Gerad Parker is a proven winner with an …

USATSI The Atlanta Falcons have had a roller-coaster season, and nowhere has that been more true than the handling of the team’s quarterback situation.  Heading into a crucial stretch run, head coach Arthur Smith on Monday declined to commit to which player the team will use under center for its Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts or the rest of …

USATSI The NFL brought the hammer down on Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee following his helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. in the Steelers’ 30-13 loss on the road in Week 15. The league announced it’s suspending Kazee for the rest of the 2023 regular season and any possible playoff games should the 7-7 Steelers reach …

Getty Images The Jayden Daniels era at LSU is officially over. The senior quarterback and 2023 Heisman Trophy winner announced on Friday that he will skip the ReliaQuest Bowl against vs. Wisconsin on January 1 and prepare for the NFL Draft. Daniels has been the Tigers’ starter under center since transferring from Arizona State prior to the 2022 season.  “I …

Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey both put on MVP-worthy performances in the 49ers’ 45-29 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. However, the player who became the MVP favorite following Sunday’s game believes the other one should get the award. Purdy stated that McCaffrey is the player who is more worthy of the award after the running back scored three total …

Can Patriots’ injuries explain away the disaster of 2023? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After the Patriots’ biblical run to start this century, there’s a fitting phrase to sum up 2023: “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Whether it’s the three-game stretch where they held the Colts, Giants and Chargers to 10 points or fewer …

NFL Week 15 wraps up with a primetime NFC matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Starting quarterbacks Jalen Hurts (illness) and Geno Smith (groin) are both questionable and will be game-time decisions. Even if Hurts and Smith are unable to play, the MNF NFL DFS player pool will be star-studded, with players like A.J. …

LSU’s 2023 Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels has announced his decision for the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 1 against Wisconsin. On Monday, Daniels announced in a video that he will forgo the bowl game in favor of preparing for the NFL draft. Daniels will finish with 12 games played this season and he threw for 3,812 yards, 40 touchdowns and …

It has not been a smooth ride this season for Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers, and especially not for Kadarius Toney. The Chiefs’ wideouts have been under fire all season, and Toney seems to have been in the middle of some of the most singularly damaging plays of the year.  Following another crucial drop on Sunday against the Patriots, Chiefs …

What have we learned thus far in Week 7? FOX Sports’ staff of NFL writers joined forces to deliver insight and analysis from around the league.  In this weekly story, we’ll tell you what we noticed, what we heard and what to keep an eye on next. 1. He gets overshadowed by Tyreek Hill, but Jaylen Waddle is a No. …

Georgia football received some good news over the weekend when starting quarterback Carson Beck, who’s eligible for the 2024 NFL draft, announced that he will play in the Orange Bowl matchup versus Florida State. Beck made the announcement during an Academy Sports + Outdoors appearance on Sunday. Beck’s commitment to play is huge for a Bulldogs’ offense that has already …

After a wild weekend, the final game of Week 15 sees the Seattle Seahawks host the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football.”  Both teams come into this game with questions at quarterback, as Jalen Hurts is dealing with an illness and Geno Smith has a groin injury. Hurts seems more likely to go for this game than does Smith, and …

It seems like just about every healthy quarterback has taken a turn as the MVP favorite this season. Now it’s Brock Purdy’s turn. Purdy had another excellent, efficient day for the San Francisco 49ers, throwing four touchdowns. That game, combined with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s struggles in a loss to the Buffalo Bills, caused a big shift in the …

Five-star 2025 Metairie (La.) St. Martin’s running back and LSU target Harlem Berry was expected to announce a commitment decision on Dec. 18. However, his plans have since changed. Now, Berry intends to reveal his commitment on Jan. 3 at the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando, where he will become the first underclassman to announce a college decision at …