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The Miami Dolphins will try to win their fourth consecutive game and improve their playoff chances when they take on the Green Bay Packers in a 2024 NFL Thanksgiving night matchup. Miami is coming off a 34-15 win over the New England Patriots, while Green Bay defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 38-10, in Week 12. The Dolphins (5-6), who are …

Thanksgiving is upon us, which means we’re fast approaching the home stretch of the 2024 NFL season. There’s still plenty of time for teams on the fringe to get back in the playoff picture, but even for those already looking ahead to 2025, there’s reason for hope. In the spirit of the holiday, here’s one thing for which each of …

The NFL’s Thanksgiving tradition goes all the way back to 1920. (Yahoo Sports/Grant Thomas) NFL games on Thanksgiving is a tradition that dates back all the way to the first season of the league’s existence, in 1920. The NFL had six games on Thanksgiving that first season. Over the years the tradition as we know it took shape: The Detroit …

With no teams on a bye this week, football fans are rejoicing as that simply means more games to place Week 13 NFL bets on. A bonus is that there’s a loaded slate of games, ranging from fierce divisional battles like Steelers vs. Bengals (-2.5, 47.5) to matchups between playoff hopefuls such as Chargers vs. Falcons (+2, 48) to a …

The Cincinnati Bengals will return from their bye week and host the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC North showdown on Sunday during the Week 13 NFL schedule. Cincinnati has lost three of its last four games, making this a must-win game for the Bengals. They are 2.5-point favorites in the Week 13 NFL odds, one of four Week 13 NFL …

Getty Images Thanksgiving will treat us to a tripleheader of NFL matchups, including a pair of divisional showdowns and a cross-conference clash with major playoff implications. Before you stuff the turkey, set the table and settle in for a full day of feasting and football, here are some bold predictions for Thursday’s slate: Time: 12:30 p.m. ET | TV: CBS …

Two things are happening simultaneously in the NFL this season, especially in the past two weeks: Kickers are making longer field goals more often and more consistently than ever before, and they’re also changing the outcome of games by missing kicks in crucial moments. Consider this past weekend. Washington’s Austin Seibert missed a game-tying extra point with 21 seconds left …

The Lions have elected to move on from one of their 2022 draft picks. Detroit has waived defensive end James Houston on Tuesday, the team announced. Houston recorded 8.0 sacks in seven games as a rookie, but missed all but two games of last season with a leg injury. He appeared in eight games for Detroit in 2024 but posted …

1 Spotless record or not, the Ravens feel like the team to beat primarily because of Jackson, who’s playing the best, most dynamic ball of his career, which already includes one MVP. Try chasing this guy down in space, or matching his flick-of-the-wrist downfield touch. He’s on a different level.2 If there’s one thing that’ll save the Bengals from themselves, …

If the Chiefs beat the Raiders on Black Friday, Patrick Mahomes will have his 100th win as a starting quarterback, counting the postseason. And that would put him in some elite company in NFL history. Mahomes is in his eighth NFL season, and Tom Brady currently owns the record for most wins in the first eight seasons of a quarterback’s …

Where will the Eagles turn to replace Brandon Graham’s production? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It’s hard enough replacing Brandon Graham the leader, the mentor, the veteran who always has the time to share his wisdom with anybody who asks. The Eagles also have to find a way to replace a really good football player. B.G. is out for …

Why Saquon and his O-line appreciate the Eagles’ play-calling approach originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles were able to run the ball with some success in the first half on Sunday night but things weren’t really popping off like they wanted. But they kept running and running and running. Offensive coordinator Kellen Moore kept calling those plays. And …

Lynch explains perception surrounding Deebo’s lack of explosiveness originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch has a simple explanation for Deebo Samuel’s lack of explosive plays this season. The 49ers general manager was asked by KNBR 680’s “Murph & Markus” on Tuesday why Samuel hasn’t looked like his old self, capable of ripping off massive plays at the …

The Jets provided the NFL with another Tuesday surprise last week, when owner Woody Johnson fired G.M. Joe Douglas. On Tuesday of the current week, quarterback Aaron Rodgers addressed the situation for the first time with Pat McAfee and A.J. Hawk. Did Rodgers know it was coming? “Well, I didn’t know,” Rodgers said. “I was on a plane about to …

The Lions are 10-point favorites to beat the Bears on Thanksgiving. But recent history suggests a win for Detroit at home is no sure thing. Detroit has lost its las seven consecutive Thanksgiving games, with three of those losses coming against Chicago. The Lions lost 16-14 to the Bears in 2021, 24-20 to the Bears in 2019 and 23-16 to …