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Like Constanza not being Penske material, the Vikings are not playoff material. At least not in 2023. Amazingly, however, they still have a plausible path to get there. Even if the end result would likely be a blowout loss to the Cowboys. The numbers were clear entering last Sunday’s game against the Packers. As explained by Steve Kornacki during Football …

A nice week for us, as we went 11-5 ATS and 13-3 SU. However, we only went 3-2 on our top five ATS picks, since the Dallas Cowboys didn’t cover vs. the Detroit Lions, and then the Philadelphia Eagles were shocked by the Arizona Cardinals. Maybe I shouldn’t say “shocked” since Philly has looked bad as of late.  Week 18 …

With Week 18 imminent, 20 teams have either already clinched a spot in the playoffs or remain in postseason contention, and while the vast majority of those teams have relied on veteran quarterbacks, edge rushers, receivers, and players at other positions, rookie classes have been leaned on as well by these successful teams. What do you think the Texans record …

Is Jerod Mayo ready to be an NFL head coach? Devin McCourty weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a long time — 24 years, in fact — since the New England Patriots were in the process of hiring a head coach. They might be in that situation as early as next week. The 2023 NFL regular …

Quarterbacks are just one piece of the puzzle in the NFL, but they’re a mighty large piece, in case you haven’t noticed. It’s no coincidence, for example, that the Ravens and 49ers are current Super Bowl favorites while possessing MVP front-runners in Lamar Jackson and Brock Purdy, respectively. The same thing happened in 2022, with the Chiefs and Eagles. Accordingly, …

The NFL’s upcoming coaching cycle is set to be particularly dramatic, primarily due to two big names: Bill Belichick and Jim Harbaugh. The former has been mum on his future with the Patriots as he closes the worst season of his storied career, while the latter has taken steps to potentially make a long-rumored bolt from college football. Besides Belichick …

McCourty: ‘Hard to believe’ Pats would be better off without Belichick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston To those who are hoping the New England Patriots move on from Bill Belichick, Devin McCourty warns that the grass may not be greener on the other side. Despite the Patriots’ dismal 2023 season — and the team’s overall struggles in the post-Tom …

The Bears’ season will be over whether they win, lose or draw on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean they are heading into their game against the Packers without care for the result. A win will put the Packers into the playoffs and Bears quarterback Justin Fields made it clear on Wednesday that keeping that from happening is motivation enough for …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Hope can be a powerful motivation for NHL teams. Or it can be a powerful hallucinogen, with the lure of the playoffs altering best-laid plans. Or it can be a foreign concept for teams that are dwelling in the standings basement as the midpoint of …

The Jets named Trevor Siemian their starter for Sunday’s finale against the Patriots and said Zach Wilson will not play because of the concussion that’s kept him out the last two weeks. That drops the curtain on Wilson’s third NFL season and it would seem to drop the curtain on Wilson’s run with the Jets. The third overall pick of …

NFL logo for Sam Farmer picks (Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 10-6 (.625); season 153-103 (.598). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-6-1 (.600); season 122-127-7 …

Bills Mafia is taking its crowd noise to South Beach. Bills fans have swarmed the secondary ticket market this week for tickets to Sunday night’s Bills-Dolphins game in Miami, after last week’s results guaranteed that the game would determine the AFC East champion. So many Bills fans have bought tickets to the Dolphins home game, in fact, that the ticket …

Photograph: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Bill Belichick was asked again at a news conference Wednesday morning about his future with the New England Patriots – as if he’d suddenly spill the beans and blurt out that he planned to stop coaching them, or, perhaps planned to hoof it to another NFL team in 2024. Asked if he’d talked this week about …

The Texans made only one change to their practice report Wednesday. Left tackle Laremy Tunsil (groin) returned to practice on a limited basis. The other seven players who didn’t practice Wednesday remained out Thursday. Defensive end Will Anderson (ankle), fullback Andrew Beck (calf), receiver Noah Brown (back), defensive tackle Maliek Collins (hip), defensive end Jonathan Greenard (ankle), defensive tackle Sheldon …

ESPN writer argues Pro Bowl snub Aiyuk should replace Rams’ Nacua originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL announced the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games rosters Wednesday, and nine 49ers player made the cut. While San Francisco produced the highest number of Pro Bowl selections during the 2023 NFL season, there arguably were 49ers who got snubbed. ESPN …