Startling TD stat shows how 49ers stars declined from 2023 to 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There really is a lot that seems inexplicable about the 49ers’ fall this season. San Francisco was the top team in the NFC last year. It clinched the top seed in the conference with a 12-4 record before resting many of …

Kaleb Webb. Tennessee Volunteers versus Kent State Golden Flashes on Sept. 14, 2024 at Neyland Stadium. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) is ranked No. 7 in College Football Playoff rankings ahead of conference championship week. The Vols will not play this week and await their final College Football Playoff ranking and seeding. Ahead of postseason …

Two of the top teams in the NFC will clash in Week 14 when the Green Bay Packers battle the Detroit Lions in a key NFC North divisional matchup on Thursday Night Football. Both teams posted wins on Thanksgiving Day, with Detroit outlasting Chicago, 23-20, and Green Bay downing Miami, 30-17. The Packers (9-3), who are third in the division, …

The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting some reinforcements for Sunday’s Week 14 home matchup with the Cleveland Browns. Pittsburgh (9-3) will have two defenders back in the lineup who did not play when the Browns upset the Steelers two weeks ago.  Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that he “fully expects” to have starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith for Sunday …

Three teams enter Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season with 2-10 records, and two of them are in need of a franchise quarterback. Unfortunately for the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders, the pool is extremely shallow after last year’s NFL Draft saw signal-callers taken with six of the first 12 selections – including each of the first …

Signing Day came and went Dec. 4 and was in part defined by the biggest college football recruiting flips — which is when a player decommits from one school and nearly simultaneously joins the commitment class of another. The early signing period runs through Dec. 6, but the fireworks mostly happen on Day 1, and we sure did see a …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyDec 5, 2024, 03:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 By hacking the schedule — figuring out which teams are more active when most others are not — fantasy managers can seize greater flexibility in maximizing their lineup potential every date of the schedule. The greater number of players in action each date, …

Eagles injury report: Britain Covey returns to practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles punt returner Britain Covey made his return to practice on Thursday after missing the start of the week with a neck injury. WR/PR Covey injured his neck against the Ravens on Sunday night. On Thursday, Covey was late to get over with the punt returners …

Dec. 5—Frost Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Phillip Gibson has been selected to coach in the All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium on December 29th. This will be Coach Gibson’s sixth time to be the Offensive Coordinator for the All-American Bowl that will consist of the top high school football players and coaches in the United States. Gibson is in …

The 2023 quarterback draft class has now had nearly two full NFL seasons.  The group still brings more intrigue than certainty as to who they’ll become in the league.  There’s the Texans’ C.J. Stroud, last year’s Offensive Rookie of the Year, who put together arguably the best rookie quarterback season ever. This season, however, all the talk has been about …

As the Browns were preparing to face the Steelers a couple of weeks ago, he said that it was the “same, normal game” for him despite facing the same team the Browns were playing when Chubb suffered his season-ending knee injury in Week Two last year. The Browns and Steelers are facing off again this week, but Chubb’s mindset is …

USATSI Ohio State fans are upset with coach Ryan Day after a fourth straight loss to Michigan last Saturday, leading to some speculation about his future wiht the program. Even though no moves have been made — or expected with the No. 6 Buckeyes still in line for a College Football Playoff berth — Urban Meyer’s name can be crossed …

Is there anything more enjoyable than bonding over sports with loved ones while winning some cash? People get to do exactly that every week with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 contest. With opportunities to win thousands of dollars, the Super 6 game gives fans a new reason to get excited about sports. The contest — which has been live since …

It’s been an historic season for Derrick Henry, whose first season with the Baltimore Ravens has been a slam-dunk success so far.  In the same game earlier this year, Henry eclipsed 10,000 career rushing yards while also scoring his 100th career touchdown. Henry, who ran for his 100th career touchdown last month, is on the precipice of making even more …

The Detroit Lions (-3.5) will look for the season sweep of the division-rival Green Bay Packers when the two teams meet on Thursday Night Football. Detroit won at Green Bay in Week 9, when backing the Under in NFL prop bets for quarterbacks turned out to be the right decision. Jared Goff had just 145 passing yards, while Jordan Love failed …