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The Indianapolis Colts hit the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons in a Christmas Eve battle on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta is 6-8 overall and 4-3 at home, while Indianapolis is 8-6 overall and 5-2 on the road. The Falcons are coming off a 9-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers and have dropped two straight. The Colts are …

Minnesota will be in desperate need of a victory when it hosts Detroit in an NFC North battle on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings (7-7) have lost three of their last four games, putting them in a four-way tie for one of the final two NFC Wild Card spots. They fell to Cincinnati in overtime last week after beating the Raiders …

The Arizona Cardinals look for consecutive road wins as they travel to take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Arizona (3-11) fell at hope to San Francisco in Week 15, 45-29, but defeated Pittsburgh on the road the week before, 24-10. Chicago (5-9) blew a late lead and fell to the Browns, 20-17. Arizona won the most recent matchup …

The holiday season is upon us. With Christmas coming up next week and the new year soon to follow, NFL teams are surely wishing for just the right thing to make their season — or their team — as successful as possible.  With that in mind, we’re giving them exactly that. In theory, of course. Here’s what every team should …

Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles are one of the more athletically gifted couples in the world, but Owens recently admitted he didn’t know exactly how good Biles was when they first met. In fact, Owens says he had no idea that Biles had Olympic gold medals in her trophy case. In an interview with “The Pivot,” Owens and Biles talked …

The Colts will have running back Jonathan Taylor back for Sunday’s game against the Falcons, but they won’t have their other key running back. Zack Moss has been downgraded from questionable to out with his forearm injury. The move is not entirely a surprise, as Moss did not practice all week. In 13 games with eight starts, Moss leads the …

USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs have lost two out of their last three games, but still have a hold on the AFC West at 9-5. Kansas City hasn’t looked like the powerhouse we’ve come to know this season. Patrick Mahomes’ offense averages 22.8 points per game, which is tied for 10th in the NFL. The Chiefs have finished in the …

The Bears are keeping their veteran kicker around. Chicago and Cairo Santos have agreed to a four-year, $16 million extension that includes $9.5 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. Santos, 32, is in his fourth season of his second stint kicking for the Bears. He’s hit 27-of-29 field goals this season and 24-of-26 extra points. Santos is 6-of-6 on field …

The Christmas Eve slate wraps up in Denver where the Broncos will host the Patriots in prime time Sunday night.  Sean Payton’s team is still clinging to playoff hopes coming into this matchup at 7-7 on the year. Currently, Denver is the No. 11 seed in the conference, but just a game back of the No. 6 and No. 7 …

Two teams trending in different directions lock horns in Week 16 of the 2023 NFL schedule as the Cincinnati Bengals visit the AFC North-rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. Cincinnati (8-6) is riding a three-game winning streak and sitting in a wild-card spot after rallying for a 27-24 overtime victory against Minnesota last week. Conversely, Pittsburgh (7-7) suffered its third consecutive …

A loaded NFL weekend includes a pair of games on Saturday, as the Steelers host the Bengals (4:30 p.m. ET) and the Chargers face the Bills (8 p.m. ET). Pittsburgh is in last place in the AFC North standings following a three-game losing streak, but is still in playoff contention heading into the Week 16 NFL schedule. The Steelers have …

For most of his career, Patrick Peterson has been one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks. Today, the 33-year-old Peterson is going to do something he’s never done before. With safeties Minkah Fitzpatrick and Trenton Thompson both injured and Damontae Kazee suspended, the Steelers are very thin in the secondary and shuffling players around, so Peterson will start at free safety …

The Buffalo Bills will continue their push to return to the playoffs when they face the Los Angeles Chargers in a Week 16 game on Saturday at SoFi Stadium. After starting the season 5-5, the Bills (8-6) have won three of four, including their last two. They sit in ninth place in the AFC, just outside the seven-team AFC playoff bracket. …

Jonathan Taylor (thumb) is slated to return to the field after missing three games and immediately becomes the most likely anytime TD scorer in Colts vs. Falcons. His NFL player props to score are -143, just edging out Bijan Robinson (-105), but those astute in the NFL TD props markets know Taylor is one to avoid in Week 16. That’s …

Just three weeks remain in the 2023 NFL regular season, and this weekend’s holiday slate features 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 is the …