Two weeks after leading his high school alma mater to a state championship, Teddy Bridgewater is reportedly returning to the NFL. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the 32-year-old quarterback will sign with the Detroit Lions for the remainder of this season. It’s unclear whether he will be on the active roster or signed to the practice squad. Lions head …
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NFL picks this week, Vegas odds, bets: Week 17, 2024 expert predictions against the spread, parlay, props
The Buffalo Bills are no longer in contention for the top seed in the AFC playoff picture after Kansas City clinched that spot on Christmas Day, but Buffalo still has plenty of momentum heading into the Week 17 NFL schedule. The Bills have won nine of their last 10 games, including a 24-21 win over New England last week. They …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 17 sleepers to help stiff arm your title competition
Chig Okonkwo has been among fantasy football’s most production tight ends the past two weeks. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) There were hits and misses on the sleeper page last week, like any other week. Jalen McMillan scored again and Alexander Mattison snuck into the top 20 at running back. Drake Maye was solid. Of course, Aaron Rodgers was a …
Read More »Will Brinson’s NFL Week 17 best bets: AFC playoff picture in focus, Jags/Titans shootout, Rams snuff Cardinals
Christmas came and with it came the first-ever Netflix-produced football games. Credit to the streaming giant for the quality of the game production and streaming quality as well (a concern after the Tyson-Paul debacle) … but Netflix caught no breaks with the actual games themselves on Wednesday. This was particularly surprising given we got two matchups between four teams guaranteed …
Read More »Seahawks vs. Bears: Thursday Night Football fantasy football breakdown
You can watch Thursday Night Football: Seahawks vs. Bears at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video. This “Thursday Night Football” matchup is the last of the season, and even more important than usual, as this is the championship round. Yes, we just had Wednesday football, and if you’re playing for the ‘ship, you likely had a couple …
Read More »NFL MVP odds: Bills’ Josh Allen still favored over Lamar Jackson despite Ravens QB’s big game vs. Texans
We are coming to the end of one of the more fascinating NFL MVP races we’ve seen in recent memory. After some uncertainty through the early portions of the regular season, two stars have separated from the pack, and are vying for the NFL’s top individual award. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson got his shot to shine first in Week …
Read More »NFL playoff picture, draft order after Week 17: Chiefs lock down No. 1 seed in AFC, several division titles remain in play
There is plenty of maneuvering in the standings to come in the final two weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season. Five of the seven playoff spots are taken in the AFC, with the Kansas City Chiefs clinching the conference’s overall top seed with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. In the NFC, four teams have earned …
Read More »Bears vs. Seahawks where to watch: NFL kickoff time, live stream, odds, pick for NFC showdown on ‘TNF’
Getty Images Few quarterbacks like to sling the ball with more pizzazz than Caleb Williams and Geno Smith. Though they don’t necessarily captain world-class contenders, both signal-callers have a knack for splashy playmaking, the former using his legs to set up rocket-armed darts as the Chicago Bears’ No. 1 pick and the latter lofting one downfield shot after another as …
Read More »Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson MVP odds narrow
The betting odds might have been way, way off. And so, naturally, the odds are shifting. Entering Week 16, Bills quarterback Josh Allen was the runaway favorite for MVP, at -900 on DraftKings. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was at +550. After Week 16, Allen moved to -500 and Lamar shrank to +370. After Lamar’s stellar performance in Houston on Christmas …
Read More »C.J. Stroud on Texans fans booing: I understand, people are entitled to their opinion
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has not been as good in Year Two as he was in his rookie of the year season in 2023. And Houston fans are noticing. Stroud and his teammates were getting booed by the home crowd on Christmas, and Stroud said after the game that he can’t say they were wrong. “People are entitled to their …
Read More »NFL DFS, Seahawks vs. Bears: Top FanDuel, DraftKings daily Fantasy picks include Caleb Williams, DK Metcalf
Week 17 Thursday Night Football features an NFC showdown between the Seattle Seahawks (8-7) and Chicago Bears (4-11) at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Seahawks are one game behind the Los Angeles Rams for first place in the NFC West, making this a crucial contest for Seattle. The Bears enter on a nine-game losing streak as they try to find positives …
Read More »Ravens pull off NFL rarity by holding Texans to two points: Here’s how rare it is for a team to score just two
The Baltimore Ravens picked up one of the most dominating wins by any team this season on Wednesday in a game where they destroyed the Houston Texans, 31-2. And no, that is not a typo, the Texans only scored two points. It was a a Christmas Day disaster. The Texans only points of the game came in the second quarter …
Read More »Lamar Jackson: Feels unreal to break Michael Vick’s record
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s ability to run with the football has made him stand out since he entered the league and he now stands alone as the most accomplished rushing quarterback of all time. Jackson’s final carry in Wenesday’s 31-2 rout of the Texans moved him past Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history. …
Read More »Mike Tomlin: That sucked, junior varsity is not good enough
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin didn’t try to sugarcoat anything when it came to assessing his team’s play against the Chiefs on Christmas. Tomlin said “that sucked” when discussing the 29-10 loss that continued the team’s downward spiral. The Steelers were 10-3, but they’ve been blown out in three straight games and now find themselves looking up at the Ravens …
Read More »Eagles gearing up for a real battle against Micah Parsons
Eagles gearing up for a real battle against Micah Parsons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A few weeks ago, Lane Johnson had to deal with T.J. Watt for a full game and now he’ll have to block Micah Parsons. Life is tough for an offensive tackle in the NFL. “Both unique edge rushers,” Johnson said this week. “Micah is …
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