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Thursday Night Football in Week 16 will feature a pair of teams in the fight for an NFC playoff spot when the Los Angeles Rams (7-7) take on the New Orleans Saints (7-7). Saints running back Alvin Kamara has piled up at least 100 yards from scrimmage in three of his last four games, but will face a tough challenge …

Getty Images Over a year since he took over the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback job for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo, Brock Purdy has now won an NFC West title, racked up wins and looks poised to continue San Francisco’s dominance into this year’s playoffs. During that dominance, the raging question both in San Francisco and around the NFL has …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer The NFL orchestrated an enticing Christmas contest with a potential Super Bowl preview featuring the San Francisco 49ers (11-3) hosting the Baltimore Ravens (11-3) on Monday Night Football.  The Ravens can clinch the AFC North division title with a victory, while the 49ers could clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round …

The Browns have had more than a few quarterback injuries this season. They now have another. Current starter Joe Flacco was limited in practice on Wednesday, with a calf injury. The 9-5 Browns visit the 8-6 Texans on Sunday. Houston likely won’t have starting quarterback C.J. Stroud due to a concussion; it’s unclear whether Case Keenum or Davis Mills will …

Getty Images Fans attending the Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles game this week will get a taste of what it was like growing up in the Kelce household. Donna Kelce’s chocolate chip cookies will be available for purchase at Arrowhead Stadium and Lincoln Financial Field on Monday. Kelce’s cookies became famous when she delivered a batch of them to …

Report: Patriots reported underinflated footballs to refs in loss to Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots special team’s unit went to game officials at halftime of their 27-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to report that their kicking footballs felt underinflated, Mark Daniels of MassLive reported on Wednesday night. While the footballs …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter The Miami Dolphins have proven to be the total opposite to the Buffalo Bills in one particular sense. While the Bills don’t seem to have any rhyme or reason for when they play their best (and, in turn, win or lose), the Dolphins have a clear pattern. They play a bad team? Miami wins. The …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The possibility that this could be Derrick Henry’s last season with the Tennessee Titans has loomed since the spring, but the feeling seemed to reach a crescendo last week.  Henry had 16 carries for an abysmal nine yards in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Houston Texans, a team he has historically dominated. It marked his …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don look ahead to Thursday night’s key NFC showdown between two teams looking to inch closer to a playoff spot. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Show” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] MATT HARMON: “Thursday Night Football,” …

Having had to live up to a tremendous deal of hype from when he was coming out of Alabama, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has had a lot to prove since entering the NFL in 2020. And for all of his success in 2023, he’s still trying to prove it. In a pivotal year after an injury-plagued 2022 season, Tagovailoa …

Just three weeks remain in the 2023 regular season and this weekend’s holiday slate is primed to feature several matchups that could shake up the playoff picture. The Ravens, Chiefs, Dolphins and Lions could all clinch their respective divisions if the dominos fall in their favor, while the Browns also have the potential to clinch a playoff spot this weekend. As …

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol and could miss a second straight game when Houston hosts the Browns in a key AFC matchup on Sunday. Coach DeMeco Ryans said Wednesday that Stroud is doing better, but that he didn’t know when the rookie QB would be cleared to play. “We’re going through the protocol and each person, each …

The Cardinals placed tight end Geoff Swaim and inside linebacker Josh Woods on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Swaim has a calf injury that will end his season. The Cardinals also have Trey McBride, Elijah Higgins and Blake Whiteheart as players at the position on the active roster. Swaim, used mainly as a blocker, finished the season with 10 …

The Seahawks needed the Lions to beat the Packers in the 2022 regular-season finale to make the playoffs. The outcome of the game had extra significance for Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. He had already earned $1 million of playtime incentives in his contract. The earned amount was going to double to $2 million with the Seahawks making the playoffs. Seattle …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Chicago Bears are 5-9 after their last-minute loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The playoff push that never really was is now out of reach (though they haven’t technically been eliminated) so it’s time to think about next year. Chicago has a big decision to make this offseason. It’s one of the most …