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The Lions and Packers bolstered their playoff positions, while the Giants became the first NFL team mathematically eliminated, on Thanksgiving. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks for Week 13 heading into Black Friday: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS 1. Detroit Lions (11-1): Held on to beat the Bears. 2. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2): 2.5-game lead in the NFC East. 3. …

Eagles-Ravens player matchups to watch in Week 13 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (9-2) will drive to Baltimore to face the Ravens (8-4) on Sunday afternoon. Here are some key matchups to watch: Eagles run defense vs. Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson This is not the Ravens you remember with Ray Lewis and Ed Reed and a defense …

It took six tries and nearly three months of the season, but for the first time in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys are winners at home. Dallas flustered and frustrated New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock in a 27-20 Thanksgiving win on Thursday. The win was a second straight for the Cowboys in a season marked by disappointment. It was the …

Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons had a big game on Thanksgiving, his team won its second in a row, and he said afterward that he believes Dallas is going to make some noise down the stretch. Parsons was awarded a turkey leg and the game MVP honors and said on the Fox broadcast after the game that the Cowboys will …

The 2025 NFL draft doesn’t begin until April 24 in Green Bay, but we can begin looking at the likely draft order now. Here’s the draft order based on all 32 teams’ current records, with projected strength of schedule of all 17 opponents as the tiebreaker: 1. Giants (2-10) 2. Jaguars (2-9) 3. Raiders (2-9) 4. Patriots (3-9) 5. Panthers …

The Bengals waived offensive lineman Andrew Stueber, the team announced Thursday. Stueber, a first-year player, signed to Cincinnati’s active roster from Atlanta’s practice squad on Oct. 8. He played four games for the Bengals. Stueber saw action on one offensive snap and 22 on special teams in his first career action. The Patriots drafted him in the seventh round in …

Kids all over the country will spend part of Thanksgiving playing with their food and the Lions did a lot of it themselves against the Bears, but they still escaped with a win. The Lions dominated the first half of play, but had to settle for a 16-0 lead after three drives stalled for field goals before running back Jahmyr …

Shaq Barrett wanted to come out of retirement to play this season. The Dolphins decided they didn’t want him, and they don’t want anyone else to have the edge rusher either. Miami faced a 4 p.m. ET deadline to remove Barrett from the reserve/retired list and move him to the active roster. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that …

When the Bears looked lifeless in the first half of their Thanksgiving game at Chicago, I made a mental note to post something after the game on whether the Bears would fire their head coach during the season for the first time in franchise history. As the Bears snapped out of it in the second half, I deleted the mental …

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) went through a limited practice Thursday. Smith did not practice Wednesday after missing Sunday’s win over the Rams with his injury. He has 41 receptions for 516 yards and four touchdowns in nine games this season. Cornerback Kelee Ringo (calf) also returned to limited work Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session. Cornerback Darius Slay (concussion) …

The Dolphins activated quarterback Tyler Huntley from injured reserve ahead of their Thursday night game against the Packers. The team also announced it placed linebacker Tyus Bowser on injured reserve with a knee injury, and it elevated long snapper Zach Triner to the active roster from the practice squad for tonight’s game. Miami placed Huntley on injured reserve on Oct. …

The Ravens designated rookie cornerback T.J. Tampa for return from injured reserve, the team announced Thursday. It opens his 21-day practice window. Tampa went on injured reserve Oct. 26 with an ankle injury. The fourth-round pick has appeared in four games this season and has one tackle. He saw eight defensive snaps but played 77 percent of the special teams …

Giants quarterback Drew Lock wasn’t happy last week when Tommy DeVito leap-frogged him on the depth chart for the start. Rookie receiver Malik Nabers wasn’t happy he wasn’t targeted until the game was out of reach. Everyone was happy after the first drive Thursday. The Giants scored a touchdown on their opening possession, their first lead in a game since …

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (shoulder) remained limited in practice a second consecutive day. It is unknown how much throwing Purdy actually has done in two days of practice. The 49ers listed Purdy as limited Wednesday and Thursday last week, but he did not throw. He did not practice Friday when the 49ers ruled him out for the game against the …