There have been several Super Bowl matchups, in terms of the strength of both teams, that aren’t as good as Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions to finish this regular season. The NFL caught a huge break when the Vikings held on to beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 17. That ensured the Vikings’ Week 18 game at the Lions …

Nov 16, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images LSU football will look different in the Texas Bowl. Opt-outs and the transfer portal changed the complexion of the roster, leaving LSU without its two starting tackles and three …

The final week of the regular season is upon us and Week 18 culminates with a head-to-head battle between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings with the NFC North and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket on the line. The Lions are three-point favorites in the latest Week 18 NFL odds. Meanwhile, there is one playoff …

The College Football Playoff field has been whittled down to eight teams as we continue moving through the first-ever 12-team bracket. Across New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, those teams remaining will do battle at traditional New Year’s Six bowl sites for the right to move on to the semifinals as we inch closer toward crowning a national champion …

Another losing Jets season will come to an end with their Week 18 game against the Dolphins and one defensive starter has already turned his attention to March. Cornerback D.J. Reed is in the final year of the three-year contract he signed with the Jets as a free agent and he did not sound like a player who is itching …

NEW ORLEANS — About three inches in diameter, the blue metal pin-back button is still safely kept in the Jacksonville home of Marc Edwards, the treasured item only unearthed for special occasions. Scrawled around the edges of its face are four words, all in capital letters: NOTRE DAME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. At its center is a green shamrock emblazoned with the …

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The sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions will battle the third-seeded Boise State Broncos in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the 2024 Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night. The winner of the game will then face the winner of seventh-seeded Notre Dame and second-seeded Georgia in the semifinals. The Nittany Lions (12-2), who are coming off a 38-10 win over SMU …

The Detroit Lions probably didn’t have to play their starters on Monday night, but did, and the blueprint for the rest of their season became clearer. The Lions can score a lot of points. And they will have to if they want to make it to the first Super Bowl in franchise history. The Lions’ offense was good and a …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The 2025 recruiting class is pretty much in the rearview mirror now but Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a look at 10 decommitments that could shape this class for years to come in this edition of Tuesdays With Gorney. RUMOR MILL: Class of 2026 in full focus as calendar turns over CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …

The Lions knew heading into Monday night’s game against the 49ers that they had a bigger matchup waiting for them in Week 18 and head coach Dan Campbell was able to turn his attention to it after his team’s 40-34 win in Santa Clara. Week 18 and the 2024 regular season will end with the Lions hosting the Vikings on …

The 2024-25 college football postseason brings in a new era for the sport as the 12-team College Football Playoff is underway. The four higher-seeded home teams won in the first round, setting up the CFP quarterfinals beginning on Dec. 31. That evening, No. 6 seed Penn State takes on No. 3 Boise State, and the Nittany Lions are 10.5-point favorites …

The 49ers’ season has not played out as hoped, which means that they are looking ahead to better times in 2025 and Monday night’s game brought a hopeful performance from rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall had 17 catches for 190 yards and a touchdown in his first nine games, but the first-rounder broke out for his biggest individual outing …

Dec 27, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; The Bowl Season logo on the field at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The LSU Tigers are on a collision course with the Baylor Bears on New Year’s Eve in the 2024 Texas Bowl held in Houston, and if you want to see some of the best college postseason action on …

As the Lions’ injury-ravaged defense is just trying to find enough healthy bodies to put on the field, their offense is accomplishing unprecedented feats. In the Lions’ 40-34 win over the 49ers on Monday night, they had no turnovers. That made it the fifth time this season that they’ve scored at least 40 points and had zero turnovers. That’s unprecedented …