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The Chicago Bears emerged from the Thanksgiving long weekend without a permanent head coach following Matt Eberflus’ firing last Friday. On Monday, they faced the media armed with explanations, promises, and a few coaching changes for good measure. The main explanation the Bears offered on Monday afternoon was about the confusing few hours before Eberflus’ firing on Friday. The morning …

Peter Schrager NFL Insider & NFL Reporter Every week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league. Here are his takes heading into Week 14, including how the 2024 Bills compare to recent iterations (and those from the early 90s), Saquon Barkley’s historic run, and a surprise candidate …

Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens fell to 8-5 with their 24-19 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The Ravens held a 9-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Saquon Barkley and Co. went on a 24-10 run to win their eighth straight game. There were a number of reasons why the Ravens fell to the Eagles. Justin …

USATSI The New York Giants have started a different quarterback in each of their last three games. There was the final game of the Daniel Jones era back in Week 10. Then, Tommy DeVito started in Week 12, but was injured and replaced by Drew Lock for the team’s Thanksgiving day loss to the Cowboys. But they don’t yet know …

A year after Sam LaPorta burst onto the scene for the Detroit Lions, producing one of the most prolific debuts for a tight end in NFL history, Brock Bowers might be even better. Fresh off his second 10-catch effort in three weeks, leading the Las Vegas Raiders with 140 yards in a near-upset of the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs, …

Quarterback Russell Wilson, Steelers (Rostered in 35% of Yahoo leagues) Wilson is the QB10 by points per game off the heels of a 414-yard, three-touchdown, evisceration of the Bengals. epa.png Since Week 7, Wilson is 11th in EPA per play and fourth in CPOE. Wilson and the Steelers face a Browns defense that has faded in 2024. Cleveland ranks 19th …

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell appeared to at least slightly reverse course on Monday, declaring that he didn’t consider running back Jahmyr Gibbs accidentally leaking some of the team’s audibles and protection calls on social media to be a big deal.  “I don’t really give a crap,” Campbell said, via the Detroit Free Press. “If we’re going to lose because of …

The Chicago Bears cut ties with coach Matt Eberflus last week, but there will not be wholesale changes throughout the organization’s masthead. On Monday, Bears president Kevin Warren confirmed that general manager Ryan Poles will remain at his post and serve as the “point person” as they begin searching for a new coach.  “The next item I want to make …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 2, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the potential to help fantasy teams in a variety of …

Patriots’ conservative approach in key moments is holding them back originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston In the end, the Patriots took their tenth L of the season for the same reason they took their ninth last Sunday against Miami. And their eighth against the Rams. Penalties. Cement-headed mistakes. Tentative coaching. There’s no doubt this one-point loss looked and felt a lot better than …

BALTIMORE — There wasn’t a single player surrounding Jalen Carter who disagreed when C.J. Gardner-Johnson gave his strong opinion on his teammate’s dominance. “Best f—ing defensive lineman in the league,” Gardner-Johnson said as Carter smiled upon the compliment. It was just another reason for Carter to smile on a day where no one on the Baltimore Ravens could stop him. …

Monday Night Football in Week 13 will pit the Denver Broncos against the Cleveland Browns in an AFC clash. The Broncos own an AFC Wild Card spot at 7-5 while the Browns are 3-8, but have scored upset wins over the Ravens and Steelers since Jameis Winston took over as the starting quarterback a month ago. Browns running back Nick …

What do you do when an all-time great is suddenly one of the league’s worst at his position? That’s the conundrum facing the Baltimore Ravens, who have a legend in kicker Justin Tucker, but also someone who has missed an NFL-worst 10 kicks this season, including three in Baltimore’s 24-19 loss to the Eagles on Sunday. Two weeks earlier, he …

Christian McCaffrey got off the injury schneid like few players in recent memory. Limited to 10 games during what was supposed to be his peak in 2020-21, CMC roared back in a fashion all injured players dream but few achieve. We suppose he paid the price this season. Double achilles tendinitis segueing into a PCL injury is what 2020-21 fantasy …

Every college season usually contains a “Heisman moment” — some kind of signature play by the winning player (usually a quarterback these days) that stands out to the general public and, more importantly, the media members who vote on the award. The NFL is no different, and Josh Allen delivered his on Sunday night during the Bills 35-10 throttling of …