The Baltimore Ravens will try to stay hot when they battle the Houston Texans in a key 2024 NFL Christmas Day matchup. Baltimore is coming off a 34-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the Houston Texans were beaten, 27-19, at Kansas City. The Ravens (10-5), who are tied for first in the AFC North, have won two in a …
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Zay Flowers is expected to play Wednesday, Diontae Johnson is not
Wide receiver Zay Flowers is the biggest injury question mark for the Ravens heading into Wednesday’s game against the Texans. Flowers drew a questionable designation due to a shoulder injury that led to him being listed as out of practice for two days this week. Flowers moved up to a limited listing on Tuesday and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media …
Read More »NFL DFS, Christmas 2024: FanDuel, DraftKings daily Fantasy football picks for Chiefs-Steelers, Ravens-Texans
The Kansas City Chiefs may not be the No. 1 team for daily Fantasy football players, but they continue to show dominance for getting the result every team wants. The Chiefs improved to 14-1 and have won five straight games following a 27-19 win over the Texans and despite 14 victories this season, the Chiefs haven’t scored more than 30 …
Read More »Can Eagles’ defense rebound after 4th-quarter nightmare?
Can Eagles’ defense rebound after 4th-quarter nightmare? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia They haven’t been in this position in quite a while. Trying to bounce back from a disappointing performance. After winning 10 straight games, after holding 10 straight teams to 20 or fewer offensive points, after keeping 10 straight quarterbacks in check, disaster struck the Eagles’ defense Sunday …
Read More »Steelers injury report for NFL Christmas Day: George Pickens gets green light for matchup against Chiefs
Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have put a bow on their quick week of practice, and they’re on the eve of their Week 17 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. With that comes the final injury report of the week, and Pittsburgh has quite the Christmas gift under the tree: George Pickens. After missing the previous three weeks due to …
Read More »2024 NFL playoff picture, bracket: Here are the 14 teams projected to make the postseason entering Week 17
It’s crunch time in the NFL. With just two weeks left to play in the 2024 regular season, there are still five playoff spots up for grabs and plenty of teams around the NFL will be hoping that Santa delivers them one of those playoff spots this week. At this point, the Commanders, Chargers and Broncos all have the same …
Read More »2024 NFL Christmas Day: How to watch the Chiefs vs. Steelers game
Alex Highsmith, T.J. Watt and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Kansas City Chiefs for an NFL Christmas Day game, here’s how to watch. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) This year it seems like Christmas and the Kansas City Chiefs have a real connection. First came the Chiefs-themed Hallmark holiday romance Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (I came for …
Read More »2024 NFL Christmas Day: How to watch the Ravens vs. Texans game
Justice Hill and the Baltimore Ravens will play the Houston Texans on Christmas Day, here’s how to watch. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) The NFL is coming to Netflix this Christmas Day, with two huge games airing on the platform. The Kansas City Chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m., and then later that afternoon the Baltimore Ravens play the Houston …
Read More »Why Tanner McKee thinks he’s improved without a ton of practice reps
Why Tanner McKee thinks he’s improved without a ton of practice reps originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Tanner McKee put on his helmet, grabbed a football and began to warm up. Then he went back to the bench. After Jalen Hurts had already been ruled out on Sunday against the Commanders, Kenny Pickett took a shot to his ribs …
Read More »Raiders S Isaiah Pola-Mao picks up AFC defensive player of the week
The Raiders picked up a rare victory in Week 16 and safety Isaiah Pola-Mao had a big hand in getting them the victory. Pola-Mao forced fumbles by Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby and tight end Brenton Strange on back-to-back drives late in the first half of last Sunday’s game. The Raiders weren’t able to turn either takeaway into points, but …
Read More »NFL Week 17 picks: Christmas Day doubleheader has playoff implications
(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 9-7 (.563); season 163-77 (.679). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 6-10 (.375); season 126-112-2 (.529). Times Pacific. TV …
Read More »Beyoncé performance on NFL Christmas Day: Ravens’ Lamar Jackson plans to skip halftime meeting to watch show
Lamar Jackson is “irreplaceable” to the Baltimore Ravens and is hoping this is the year they “put a ring on it” and win the Super Bowl. The path there is not easy and while they have already secured a playoff spot, they can potentially better their seeding with a win on Christmas Day against the Houston Texans. Jackson is looking …
Read More »Jason Sanders named AFC special teams player of the week for the sixth time
The Dolphins called on kicker Jason Sanders often during last Sunday’s game against the 49ers and Sanders came through every time. Sanders made all five field goals he tried and also nailed a pair of extra points to account for 17 points in Week 16. That matched the 49ers’ point total and helped the Dolphins to a 29-17 win that …
Read More »Brandon Aubrey earns NFC special teams player of the week honors
Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey has become the best player in the NFL at his position. On Tuesday, the NFL named him the NFC special teams player of the week. It’s the third time in two seasons Aubrey has earned the honor, the first this season. He made kicks of 58, 49, 48 and 53 yards in the Cowboys’ 26-24 win …
Read More »Christian Watson has a knee bruise, could play this week
Packers wide receiver Christian Watson hurt his knee on Monday night and head coach Matt LaFleur said that the wideout would have tests done to discover the severity of the injuries on Tuesday. LaFleur offered an update on Watson’s condition at his Tuesday press conference and it was a relatively positive one. LaFleur said that Watson suffered a knee bruise …
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