NFL News

There will be a lot at stake when the Vikings come to Detroit next Sunday night and the final game of the 2024 regular season. The winner of the game will be both the NFC North champions and the top seed in the NFC playoffs, so there would be plenty of interest in the matchup even if it wasn’t also …

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions will visit the San Francisco 49ers for this week’s Monday Night Football game. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images) This week’s Monday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers won’t have playoff implications for either team, whose post-season fates have already been determined. The Lions, still No. 1 in the NFC North, …

‘Secret’s out’ — Tanner McKee shines in 1st NFL action originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For two years, the Eagles have watched Tanner McKee in practice. They knew how good he was. So they were pretty excited for the rest of the world to find out on Sunday in the Eagles’ 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. “How about …

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (92) and defensive end Greg Rousseau (50) during the second half of Sunday’s lopsided defeat.Photograph: AP The score was 40-0. Buffalo had dominated New York in every sense of the word: offense, defense, special teams, body language, camaraderie. They were probably breathing superior air at …

Most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS 1. Minnesota Vikings (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch …

Playing twice per year for every year since 1961 — with the exception of the 1982 strike-shortened season, when they faced each other just once — the Vikings and Lions have met 126 times. Their 127th meeting will be the biggest one yet. The NFL has announced that, next Sunday night, the 2024 regular season will conclude with the 14-2 …

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a touchdown pass on the final play of Sunday night’s overtime win over the Falcons. For some players, a late touchdown pass would be a career highlight. For Daniels, it’s become the norm. Just 16 games into his rookie year, Daniels has now thrown a touchdown pass in the final 30 seconds of five different …

Fortunately for the NFL (and for the networks that broadcast NFL games), Week 18 will have a few consequential contests for the remaining playoffs berths and seeds. The biggest will happen in Detroit, where the 14-2 Vikings will face the 14-2, or 13-3, Lions for the division title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Also to be determined …

Jayden Daniels did it again, leading another comeback to get the Commanders into the postseason for the first time since 2020. The rookie quarterback directed a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in overtime, delivering a 30-24 win. The Commanders moved to 11-5 and wrapped up a wild-card berth, while the Falcons (8-8) fell a game behind the Bucs in the NFC …

Rams head coach Sean McVay said after Saturday’s victory over the Cardinals that he didn’t want to get too invested in Sunday’s games — even though Los Angeles had a chance to clinch if certain teams won. But if you heard some cheers around Southern California after Jayden Daniels hit Zach Ertz for a game-winning touchdown to end Sunday Night …

The final week of the NFL season is almost here. With the playoff field nearly solidified across the board, the league will head back out for one final week of the regular season. The NFL dropped its schedule for the last weekend of the season on Sunday night. There are no Thursday or Monday night games in Week 18, so …

Saturday will be for the AFC North in Week 18. The NFL has placed the two divisional matchups between the Browns and Ravens along with the Bengals and Steelers on Saturday for the last weekend of the season. The Browns and Ravens will lead things off on ESPN and ABC at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Bengals and Steelers …

Saquon Barkley is chasing a coveted NFL record while Sam Darnold is chasing top spot in the NFC [Getty Images] Sam Darnold’s astonishing resurgence with the Minnesota Vikings continued and Saquon Barkley hit a notable landmark on the penultimate Sunday of the NFL regular season. Darnold’s Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers to set up a huge final week showdown …

NFL sets date and time for Eagles-Giants in Week 18  originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (13-3) will wrap up their 2024 regular season by hosting the New York Giants (3-13) in a 1 p.m. game on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Linc. The game will be on CBS. Because of playoff seeding scenarios, the NFL schedule in …

Full NFL Week 18 schedule: Vikings-Lions headline Sunday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 2024 NFL Week 18 schedule is live. The league revealed the lineup following the conclusion of Sunday Night Football between the Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons. Saturday will kick off the action with two games, both in the AFC North. The Baltimore …