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Yahoo Sports’ Fantasy Football Live crew looks ahead to Sunday night’s matchup between Tampa Bay and Dallas – and how Bucky Irving, Rico Dowdle and CeeDee Lamb could impact fantasy managers. View more Video Transcript Uh, you guys both end up on the nice list for the amount of spectacular Grinch references. Let’s get to our fantasy game changers for …

The Dallas Cowboys have made the playoffs three years in a row, but that streak is in jeopardy heading into their matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football. They have won three of their last four games to keep their slim postseason hopes alive, including a 30-14 win at Carolina last week. Star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb …

The top of the NFC is the place to be on Sunday afternoon of Week 16 of the NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are all 12-2 and vying for the No. 1 seed with the playoffs quickly approaching. The Lions are in the driver’s seat right now, controlling their own destiny, but any slip-up means …

The final push in the 2024 NFL playoff race is on, with several NFL matchups on the Week 16 NFL schedule having significant postseason implications. Among the most notable Week 16 NFL matchups are Eagles (-4.5, 46.5) vs. Commanders, Vikings (-3, 42.5) vs. Seahawks, 49ers vs. Dolphins (+1.5, 44.5), and Cowboys vs. Buccaneers (-4, 48) on Sunday Night Football. Bills …

Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week for Sunday Night Football. Here’s how to watch. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Though chances are slim for the 6-8 Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs this year, they’re holding on to hope, especially after last week’s win over the Carolina Panthers. Whether they can squeeze out …

Last Sunday, the NFL flipped the script, literally, on its RedZone product by inserting commercials into the seven hours of commercial-free football. Plenty of fans are mad about it. They paid for a commercial-free product, and they didn’t get it. Could they do something about it? Possibly. Plenty of legal theories are available in plenty of jurisdictions based on commercial …

The most entertaining story of the week came from TheAthletic.com, which led a deep dive into the dysfunctional Jets with a tale that was too fantastical to not be true. Woody Johnson, per the three-byline #longread, vetoed a trade for Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy because Jeudy’s Madden rating was too low. Here’s the first line of the story that focuses …

While many bettors would prefer to make Week 16 NFL predictions and Week 16 NFL game picks with narrow lines, others would prefer heavy NFL favorites or NFL underdogs go bet on. Fortunately, both of those groups are in luck thanks to the wide spectrum of Week 16 NFL spreads. Four remaining games have Week 16 NFL odds of a …

The week leading up to Saturday’s game against the Texans involved questions about how effective Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes would be playing through an ankle injury and it didn’t take long to get an answer. Mahomes capped the first Chiefs possession of the afternoon with a 15-yard touchdown run. Mahomes said he didn’t feel like he was “setting a tone” …

Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will make his first career NFL start when the Atlanta Falcons host the New York Giants on Sunday. Veteran Kirk Cousins was benched after throwing just one touchdown and nine interceptions over his last five games. Penix will face a New York defense that is giving up 200.4 passing yards per game this season, the …

Quarterback Baker Mayfield and the rest of the Buccaneers are likely going to have to deal with Micah Parsons on Sunday night. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Parsons is expected to play against the Bucs. Parsons was listed as questionable to play because of an illness that kept him from practicing on Friday. Parsons was able to work …

Saturday was a crazy day in the sports world. On a day where college football debuted its revamped playoff format and Tiger Woods made strides toward winning his first championship in over five years, two NFL games were played between four playoff bound teams. Each game included AFC teams whose playoff positioning was altered in some way by the outcome …

The Steelers looked like they were on their way to taking the lead in the second quarter of Saturday’s game in Baltimore when quarterback Russell Wilson broke free for a long run inside the Ravens’ 5-yard-line, but Wilson wouldn’t reach the end zone and the Steelers wouldn’t get another shot at points on the drive. Ravens safety Ar’Darius Washington leveled …

The NFL playoff race usually provides a lot of drama over the final few weeks of the regular-season, but that might not be the case this year, at least in the AFC.  In what would potentially be a nightmare scenario for the NFL, the AFC could have all seven playoff spots clinched by the end of Week 16. If that …

The Minnesota Vikings will play the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday, here’s how to watch. (Brad Rempel-Imagn Images) The 12-2 Minnesota Vikings have already clinched their spot in the NFL playoffs, but with three games left it’s still a race to see who will end up at the top of their division. This weekend, the Vikings will play the 8-6 Seattle …