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Week 13 in the 2024 NFL season, perhaps like your Thanksgiving meal, was not without its mess. The ugly finishes and strange special teams results from the Thursday and Friday matchups bled into Sunday as weird kicking, turnovers and baffling play continued through the weekend. Nate Tice & Charles McDonald discuss their 5 most important games from Sunday’s action, starting …

December has arrived in the NFL, which means the playoff races are significantly heading up around the league. The Pittsburgh Steelers have command of the AFC North thanks to their win and the Baltimore Ravens loss, while the Philadelphia Eagles are a significant threat for home-field advantage in the NFC after their win over Baltimore.  The Kansas City Chiefs are …

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey suffered a knee injury that caused his night to end early in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. In the second quarter, McCaffrey stepped awkwardly on a sweep to the left on a snow-slicked field. The All-Pro went down almost immediately for a 5-yard loss. He went to the sideline and was examined …

Philadelphia Eagles @ Baltimore Ravens The Eagles won their eighth straight game thanks in part to Justin Tucker missing three kicks (two FGs, one EP) for the first time in his career. Philadelphia’s defense ranked first in sacks (27), pass yards per game (140.3), total yards per game (222.6) and points per game (14.7) during their seven-game winning streak, and …

USATSI Achilles tendinitis robbed San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey of the first eight games of the 2024 NFL season. A knee injury also knocked the running back out of Sunday night’s Week 13 matchup with the Buffalo Bills, with McCaffrey sliding to the ground on his own accord in the second quarter. Taking a pitch from quarterback Brock Purdy, …

Christian McCaffrey pulled up limping after taking a pitch early in their game against the Bills on Sunday night. (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey went down with an apparent non-contact injury early in the second quarter of their matchup with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. McCaffrey, after taking a pitch up the right …

The NFL season is more than two-thirds of the way complete, and the race for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft continues to be a tight one. There were three 2-9 teams entering Week 13 — the Jaguars, Giants and Raiders — and all three of them lost, so Jacksonville holds the top spot, followed by …

Justin Tucker entered the 2024 NFL season as the most accurate kicker in league history. He may or may not finish it on the Baltimore Ravens’ roster. After the seven-time Pro Bowler missed a career-high three kicks in Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, coach John Harbaugh left the door open for a future change at the position, defending Tucker …

Roob’s Observations: Late magic from Saquon caps off statement win in Baltimore originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The fourth quarter once again was magic for Saquon Barkley and the Eagles, and if the Ravens and their No. 1 run defense can’t stop him, who can? Nobody can. Nobody had rushed for more than 63 yards against the Ravens this …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 13 grades! If you’re a Bengals fan, it might be time to give up on the season. For the third straight week, the Bengals scored at least 27 points and for the third straight week, they lost. The Bengals defense got burned badly in an unexpected shootout with Pittsburgh that ended with the Steelers …

Another Sunday, another full slate of NFL action nearly in the books. And Week 13 has been plenty full of drama, from the Minnesota Vikings surviving another close game to reach 10 wins to the Pittsburgh Steelers outlasting the Cincinnati Bengals in a high-scoring shootout to remain atop the AFC North. Here’s a look at some of Sunday’s biggest winners …

The Philadelphia Eagles traveled to the Baltimore Ravens with a better record but arguably a weaker reputation. The Ravens have perennially contended in the AFC, from their two-time MVP in quarterback Lamar Jackson to their defense so good last year’s coordinator is now a head coach. Add in punishing running back Derrick Henry, and several times this season, it felt …

Getty Images Ten months after their wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was postponed due to blizzard conditions, the Buffalo Bills are set to host another dangerously wintry scene on Sunday. About two feet of snow has fallen in Orchard Park, New York, as of Sunday morning, and there could be more ahead of the team’s Week 13 matchup with …

USATSI Aaron Rodgers is undecided on playing in 2025, and many around the NFL consider him a long shot to return to the New York Jets. It’s possible the quarterback won’t even finish 2024 as Gang Green’s starter, however, with both Rodgers and interim coach Jeff Ulbrich leaving the door open for change in the wake of Sunday’s loss to …

Maye, Mayo dissect Patriots’ red-zone struggles in loss vs. Colts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There were a lot of reasons why the New England Patriots came up just short in their 25-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s Week 13 game at Gillette Stadium, and red zone struggles should be at the top of the list. The …