The Eagles have lost four of their last five games and one of their best offensive players has been displaying some clear frustration. Head coach Nick Sirianni addressed receiver A.J. Brown’s discontent by saying, “We’re all frustrated.” Brown hasn’t reached 100 yards since the Dec. 3 loss to the 49ers, though he did have nine catches for 94 yards the …
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Bills could be No. 2 seed in AFC or eliminated: Everything you need to know about their playoff scenarios
The Bills travel to Miami to face the Dolphins where the winner will be crowned AFC East champion. Buffalo might have the most interesting situation of any team entering the final week. They could be as high as the two seed, but also miss the playoffs altogether. They are a team nobody wants to face and has legit Super Bowl …
Read More »2023 NFL playoff picture: Here are the 14 teams projected to make postseason with Dolphins at Chiefs wild card
As we head into the final week of the 2023 NFL season, there are still 20 teams in playoff contention, which makes this one of the most competitive years in NFL history. Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, this is tied for the second-most teams that have been in contention with one week left on the schedule. The only time …
Read More »Week 18 NFL picks, odds, 2024 best bets from proven model: This 5-team football parlay would return 25-1
There are four teams outside the current NFC playoff picture that are still alive for a spot in the postseason heading into the Week 18 NFL schedule. Seattle dropped out of the wild-card picture following a loss to Pittsburgh last week, but it can still make the playoffs with a win over Arizona and a Green Bay loss. The Seahawks …
Read More »2023 NFL MVP watch: Ravens’ Lamar Jackson unanimous pick to take home award for second time in his career
We’re here with the final edition of our MVP Watch for the 2023 NFL season, and the results are unanimous: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is going to be named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL for the second time in his career. Fresh off a total destruction of the Miami Dolphins, which came just a week after he …
Read More »NFL odds, lines, picks, spreads, bets, predictions for Week 18, 2024: Model backs Lions, Packers
The Week 18 NFL lines are all largely in congruence, save for one outlier. Fifteen of the 16 games have spreads of 5.5 points or fewer, which makes Cowboys vs. Commanders stick out like a sore thumb as Dallas is favored by 13.5 points. Dallas will lock up the NFC’s No. 2 seed with a victory, while Washington has more …
Read More »2023 NFL Week 18 QB Power Rankings: Packers’ Jordan Love nears top five; Lamar Jackson, Brock Purdy lead way
1 Your MVP favorite. The passing numbers don’t tell the story of a guy beating up on teams through the air, but his accuracy and effortless touch on key throws have been apparent all year. It’s that natural athleticism translating inside an improved structure, and of course also excelling outside it, where he’s up over 750 rushing yards for the …
Read More »Bill Belichick will tie NFL record for most losses ever by a head coach if Jets beat Patriots in Week 18
With Bill Belichick on the hot seat in New England, there’s a very real chance that this week’s game against the Jets could end up being his final one as the coach of the Patriots. Although New England won’t be fighting for a playoff spot this week, there will be a lot on the line for Belichick: If the Jets …
Read More »Justin Fields’ recent play has made Bears’ QB decision more complex… or has it?
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Chicago Bears’ upcoming quarterback decision was always going to be a complex one. Whether to bring back Justin Fields and pick up his fifth-year option this offseason was the main question the organization wanted to answer in 2023. Staring down their last game of the season, they still don’t have that answer. That could …
Read More »Bailey Zappe looking forward to QB competition in 2024
There are a lot of questions to be answered in New England after their Week 18 game against the Jets and they start with whether head coach Bill Belichick will return for a 25th season with the Patriots. Once that is known, the future of the quarterback position will be one of the other chief topics. They will be picking …
Read More »What’s behind Eagles’ 2nd-half defensive meltdowns?
What’s behind Eagles’ 2nd-half defensive meltdowns? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If NFL games were 30 minutes long, Matt Patricia would be Coach of the Year. The Eagles held the Seahawks and Giants to three points before halftime and the Cards to six points. They haven’t allowed a touchdown before halftime in three games since Patricia became play caller …
Read More »Former Packers C Ken Bowman dies at 81
Former Packers center Ken Bowman’s wife announced that her husband died at the age of 81 in late December. Bowman played for Green Bay from 1964-1973 and had a hand in the team’s victories in the final three championships of Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay run. He started every game en route to the 1965 NFL Championship, but missed most of …
Read More »Eagles’ run defense bottomed out vs. Cardinals after months of decline
Eagles’ run defense bottomed out vs. Cardinals after months of decline originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles had no answers for the Cardinals’ rushing attack on Sunday, giving up 221 yards on the ground in the shocking 35-31 loss. Want to figure out why the Eagles lost this game? Start there. “Obviously the run game is going to …
Read More »Prisco’s Week 18 NFL picks: Bills sink Dolphins on road for AFC East title; Texans punch ticket into playoffs
One game over. 500. One lousy game. That’s where I am picking NFL games against the spread this season with one week to go. That’s because I was a disappointing 7-9 last week to drop my season record to 123-122-11. It was a lot better straight up as I went 12-4 to bring that season record to 158-98-0. This week’s …
Read More »Steelers players vote T.J. Watt their team MVP for fourth time
Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt has been voted by his teammates as Pittsburgh’s Most Valuable Player for the fourth time. Watt also won the award in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The Steelers have had a lot of Hall of Famers in their franchise history, but none of them won the team MVP four times: Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Mel Blount, …
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