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NFL playoff scenarios, Week 14: Three teams can earn postseason berths; Chiefs on verge of locking up AFC West

Getty Images The NFL regular season is winding down, and teams are beginning to clinch playoff spots. The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are already locked in for the postseason, while the New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants have already been eliminated from playoff contention.  Playoff spots and even divisions can be clinched …

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32 Fantasy Stats for Week 14: Bryce Young keeps impressing

Arizona Cardinals Go routes have accounted for 26.8 percent of Marvin Harrison Jr.’s targets The NFL average is 14.4 percent for all wide receivers. Marv is good at these routes, so you’d expect him to earn more looks on them. But the Cardinals are also giving him a disproportionate amount of clearout routes. He has run a go route on …

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Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals he purchased Batmobile from ‘Dark Knight’ series

Getty Images By day, Joe Burrow is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. By night, he might soon be a crime-fighting vigilante in a bat costume. During the first episode of HBO’s in-season “Hard Knocks,” Burrow revealed he purchased a limited edition Batmobile from Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” series. Warner Brothers sold 10 versions of the Tumbler …

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Ravens suspend WR Diontae Johnson, saying he refused to enter game vs. Eagles

The Baltimore Ravens have suspended receiver Diontae Johnson for their next game, saying he refused to enter their recent matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson did not play in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles even though receiver Rashod Bateman was dealing with knee soreness. Coach John Harbaugh said after the game that he wasn’t ready to comment on Johnson, and …

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Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy values Dak Prescott’s support, appreciates relationship with Jerry Jones, front office

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is in the midst of a make-or-break season in 2024, the final year of his five-year coaching contract with “America’s Team.” However, Dallas is off to a 5-7 start in a year marred by injuries to quarterback Dak Prescott (season-ending hamstring tear), cornerback DaRon Bland (foot stress fracture), edge rusher DeMarcus …

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Patriots Mailbag: Potential staff changes, ideal 2025 draft and more

Patriots Mailbag: Potential staff changes, ideal 2025 draft and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 3-10 New England Patriots have made it to their bye week. Mercifully. But even though there’s no game on the docket this Sunday, there’s still plenty to discuss, particularly when it comes to the state of this franchise going forward. For this week’s …

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Jaguars place Trevor Lawrence on injured reserve due to concussion, likely ending QB’s 2024 season

Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed quarterback Trevor Lawrence on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. This comes after Lawrence was carted off of the field during Sunday’s Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans after sustaining a hard hit from linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair and was later diagnosed with a concussion.  Given Jacksonville’s 2-10 record and there being just …

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2024 NFL odds: Back Packers to cover in Thursday Night showdown with Lions

Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst The Lions and the Packers will face off in a huge Thursday Night Football showdown to kick off NFL Week 14. The look-ahead line here was Lions -6. Then, they nearly collapsed in the second half on Thanksgiving against the Bears, and the injuries started piling up.  On defense, …

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