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Hard to fathom, but Week 14 is already here. Football has “started” now that Thanksgiving’s come and gone, with the sprint to the finish through Christmas set to dramatically change the landscape of the NFL playoff picture.  As we covered months ago, the AFC looks like it might be a little more boring from a wild-card perspective, unless the Colts …

The NFL playoffs are approaching quickly and the Week 14 NFL schedule features several games with major postseason implications. The Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) will have a chance to clinch the AFC West in a head-to-head matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) on Sunday Night Football. Meanwhile, the Bills (10-2) hold a tiebreaker over the Chiefs for home-field advantage …

Meet the Eagles’ newest member of a dying breed originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There aren’t many fullbacks left in the NFL. Over the last couple of decades, as the passing game has taken over, the number of fullbacks in the wild has dwindled as the need for lead blockers has dropped. They’re now on the NFL’s endangered list. …

For much of the 2024 season, we’ve focused on the Chiefs’ ever-expanding win streak. That finally ended in Week 11, and since then, Kansas City has gone back to eking out victories against teams good and bad. Now we focus on the Lions, Bills and Eagles, who have each compiled impressive winning streaks of their own. But if you can’t …

The NFL upheld its three-game suspension of Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for the hit that concussed Trevor Lawrence in Houston’s 23-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The blow knocked Lawrence out of the game and sparked a brawl that preceded two ejections, including Al-Shaair’s. Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones was also ejected for his role in the ensuing melee. …

The 49ers shut down running back Christian McCaffrey this week and their 5-7 record suggests it won’t be long before their playoff hopes are gone as well, but linebacker Fred Warner isn’t looking to join McCaffrey on the sideline. Warner revealed last week that he’s playing with a fracture in his ankle and gets pain-killing injections before each game, but …

The three-game suspension for Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for his illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was upheld on Wednesday.  In handing out its suspension, the NFL said Al-Shaair has committed repeated violations of rules intended to protect the health and safety of players and promote sportsmanship. Al-Shaair, who was ejected from Sunday’s win over the Jaguars, appealed the suspension. His …

It was only a few weeks ago that the Baltimore Ravens swung a trade with the Carolina Panthers for wide receiver Diontae Johnson, but things have largely gone downhill since. The latest development in what has been a muted tenure for Johnson is a suspension handed down by the Ravens for one game, the organization announced in a press release.  …

Caleb Williams has had a mixed start to his NFL career but has looked promising in recent weeks.Photograph: Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears Williams walked into the NFL with sky-high expectations. He was compared to Patrick Mahomes and was billed as someone who could, almost single-handedly, turn Chicago into a playoff contender. Thirteen weeks on, the …

Neil PaineDec 5, 2024, 07:40 AM ET CloseNeil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Hockey, perhaps more so than any other sport, thrives on the unexpected. Whether it’s a journeyman suddenly breaking out for a career season, an established star mysteriously going cold in the middle of his prime, or a …

How Jalyx Hunt is continuing to develop from expanded role originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It took just a few weeks of facing Jalyx Hunt on scout team earlier this season for All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson to come to a realization. “I’m like, ‘this guy needs to be playing,’” Johnson said. And now he is. When the Eagles …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. A few days before Thanksgiving, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin was in Columbus to scout the Blue Jackets. After the game, he went for dinner and drinks with Chris Kelleher, his assistant general manager. As the restaurant started emptying out, a few Blue Jackets players …

Za’Darius Smith and the Detroit Lions will host the Green Bay Packers for an NFC North battle during this week’s edition of Thursday Night Football. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) If they were in another division, the 9-3 Green Bay Packers might find themselves sitting in the number one spot, but they’re currently No. 3 in the NFC North, outranked this season …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 16-0 (1.000); season 131-64 (.672). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 11-5 (.686); season 106-87-2 (.549). OFF: Broncos, Colts, …

The Chargers’ Justin Herbert (10) embraces Patrick Mahomes (15) after a 17-10 Chiefs win at SoFi Stadium. The Chargers’ quarterback claims the team has changed plenty since that September meeting. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Justin Herbert’s haircut isn’t the only thing that’s changed since the Chargers last played the kings of the AFC West. Not only will his …