5 things I care about Detroit reminds us contending isn’t always pretty In some ways, the 2024 Lions have been a bit of a different journey than the group most fans, especially fantasy football players, came to know in the early days of Dan Campbell’s run as head coach. For much of the previous two seasons, the Lions were a …

There is no shortage of ways we could approach what has happened to Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. We could take the micro viewpoint, and tell you the litany of failures that led to Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, arguably the ugliest defeat of Rodgers’ era with the Jets. Or we could go the macro route, …

Grading Penn State on its 35-6 win over Washington Saturday night at Beaver Stadium: Quarterbacks A: Drew Allar threw some pretty passes and avoided sacks without a turnover. Beau Pribula made an impact in a limited role. Running backs A: Kaytron Allen, Nick Singleton and freshman Corey Smith combined for 260 yards from scrimmage. Receivers B: Tyler Warren and Harrison …

NFL power rankings: Where 49ers sit after shaky win vs. Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After a tense week domestically, we might have an international crisis on our hands. Why? Because some genius(es) thought it was a good idea for our allies overseas to watch Daniel Jones and the Giants play football. Against the Panthers of all …

Oct 18, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars wide receiver Darius Lassiter (5) celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the last minute of the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-883236 ORIG FILE ID: 20241018_tbs_gb6_1032.JPG The BYU Cougars and Kansas Jayhawks are set for a Week 12 matchup …

The Texans scored on five of their six possessions in the first half, but none more special than a touchdown that made the game 23-7 at halftime. John Metchie, who has battled his way back from leukemia, caught the first TD of his career to cap a six-play, 66-yard drive with 12 seconds left in the second quarter. With Stefon …

Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Colorado Buffaloes athlete Travis Hunter (12) dives for a catch in the end zone in front of Utah Utes cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn (5) at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports The Colorado Buffaloes and Utah Utes are scheduled to clash in Boulder this Saturday in Week 12 of the college …

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said Sunday he will meet with a specialist in New York on Monday about his torn right hamstring. Clarence Hill of alldlls.com reports that Prescott said he will remain in New York for surgery if the specialist agrees that’s what is needed to repair a partial avulsion of the hamstring tendon. The recovery timeline is three …

The Dallas Cowboys did not score a touchdown in their 34-6 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. However, they had a chance to find the end zone — and take the lead — with two minutes remaining in the first half.  Trailing 7-3, Dallas got the ball back at the Philadelphia 6-yard line when Micah Parsons strip-sacked Jalen Hurts. On …

Oct 12, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown and September Craft during a tribute to former player Tylee Craft who died of Lung Cancer. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images After four straight weeks of suffering, the North Carolina Tar Heels are playing watchable football again. UNC has dominated its past two opponents, …

The Cowboys are sinking. And pass rusher Micah Parsons, who returned after missing a month due to a high ankle sprain, has a sinking feeling. But Parsons feels worse for certain teammates than for head coach Mike McCarthy. “Mike can leave and go wherever he wants,” Parson told reporters after Sunday’s blowout home loss to the Eagles, via Jori Epstein …

BYU linebacker Isaiah Glasker (16) celebrates after a play during a game between the University of Utah Utes and the Brigham Young University Cougars held at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News BYU’s 22-21 win over Utah in the rivalry game late Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be remembered …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — There was an audible reaction from Jets brass inside the State Farm Stadium press box when the Chiefs blocked the Broncos’ game-winning field goal attempt some 1,300 miles away. Hope renewed. New York had found something, 10 days prior, in its victory over the Texans — both on offense and defense. The Jets’ week of practice had been so crisp, the …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Last year, Connor Stalions was the main subject of college football. A year later, it just might be that he is again, just no one knew it yet. Nearly a year after resigning his post as an analyst for Michigan football, given the alleged sign-stealing scheme, Stalions resurfaced, first as the defensive coordinator for Detroit (Mich.) Mumford, …

Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III catches a 15-yard touchdown pass in front of Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Houston Texans receiver John Metchie III returning to play football at all was a great story. Sunday night was just a neat bonus. Before Metchie’s rookie season in 2022, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Metchie said …