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Ideally, the NFL would simply turn off injuries at this stage in the season, but they refuse to do it. There’s a very good chance you’ll need to hit the fantasy football waiver wire following another messy Sunday. Each week, we identify a collection of priority fantasy pickups available in a majority of Yahoo leagues and approved for immediate use. …

Following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 20-17 home loss to the Buffalo Bills, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, affectionately know as “Big Red,’ was red hot about his team’s go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes of the game being wiped off the board because of an offensive offsides penalty.  Reid called the ruling by the officials “a bit embarrassing.” “Very disappointed …

How ’bout them Cowboys, indeed. Sunday night’s game between Philadelphia and Dallas racked up 26.3 million viewers for NBC. It’s the biggest audience for a December Sunday night game since 2016. Of that amount, 2.3 million watched the game via streaming, NBC’s biggest regular-season streaming audience. And the total audience likely would have been bigger, if the game hadn’t been …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter Coming into this season, the main priority for the Chicago Bears was to get a full evaluation on quarterback Justin Fields and figure out if he would be the team’s franchise signal-caller going forward.  But it wasn’t the only priority. The Bears are in year two of a rebuild after bringing in general manager Ryan …

USATSI With the NFL having cracked down on taunting and trash talk over the past several seasons, players have had to employ creative new ways to tell their opponents where they can stick it without the referees or the league office being wise to it. In the NFC West, one star receiver has figured out a voiceless way of dishing …

Getty Images Texans rookie phenom C.J. Stroud exited Sunday’s game and did not return against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium due to what is now confirmed as a concussion, according to coach DeMeco Ryans. Stroud is now in concussion protocol, per Ryans. His timeline to return is not known. “When it comes to the concussion or head injuries, …

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson avoided internal injury from the airborne hit he took while catching a pass that cut short his return to action and has a “good chance” to play this week, coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday. After missing seven games with a hamstring strain, Jefferson was sidelined again Sunday at Las Vegas when he went high …

Justin Herbert is not expected to play when the Los Angeles Chargers face the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday. The fourth-year quarterback fractured the index finger on his right, throwing hand and is undergoing testing, Chargers head coach Brandon Staley told reporters. Herbert is expected to meet with two hand specialists Monday, and after their …

Getty Images The Vikings finally got Justin Jefferson back in the lineup on Sunday, with the star wide receiver returning from a seven-game absence due to a hamstring injury. But he managed just two catches against the Raiders before exiting again, this time with a chest injury. The Vikings officially ruled the All-Pro out at halftime and he headed to …

The Packers will have Kenyan Drake available for Monday’s game against the Giants. Green Bay has elevated Drake from the practice squad to the active roster, the team announced. Drake signed with the Packers’ practice squad last week. He appeared in two games for Baltimore earlier this season, catching two passes for 31 yards. He then spent time with the …

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was still baffled Monday by an offside penalty called on his offense that wiped out a go-ahead, 49-yard touchdown pass against the Buffalo Bills, taking the officiating crew from Sunday’s game to task for throwing a flag rather than issuing a customary warning in that situation. The play came with just over a …

Getty Images Joe Flacco was named the starter of the Cleveland Browns for the rest of the season. One problem with that promotion? Flacco actually needs to be on the Browns roster.  Flacco is actually on the Browns’ practice squad, meaning he’s technically free to sign with any team this week. The Browns will offer Flacco a contract — and …

Getty Images This year is all about backup quarterbacks in the NFL. With so many starters injured, the No. 2 guy, and sometimes even the No. 3 or No. 4 quarterback, are needing to step up when their name is called, which is happening quite often. The latest starters to go down are the Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud and Los Angeles …

Dec 11, 2023, 03:48 PM ET CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said Monday the Penguins are “fortunate” to have Sullivan in the fold even with Pittsburgh near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings about a third of the way into the season. “Do I think that that he’s the right person for this job …

Why Patriots fans should root for Titans, Giants in final Week 14 games originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots were officially eliminated from playoff contention in the AFC on Sunday, but they still have something to play for. Sort of. The Patriots are in a competitive fight for positioning in the 2024 NFL Draft order. They …