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The Kansas City Chiefs (13-1) and the Houston Texans (9-5) will square off in an AFC battle on Saturday during the Week 16 NFL schedule. The Chiefs are fighting to earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff bracket. They have won four straight games, defeating the Cleveland Browns, 21-7, last week. The Texans have secured two wins in …

Dominate in Week 16 with Sal Vetri’s keys to a fantasy football victory. Pick-up-and-play: Brenton Strange @ LV Evan Engram was ruled out for the season before Week 15. This opened a starting spot for Strange who has been solid this season when given more opportunities. In four games earlier this season when Engram was out, Strange was a top …

Jalen Two-Shoes fined by NFL for equipment violation vs. Steelers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jalen “Two Shoes” Hurts has reportedly been fined for an equipment violation in Sunday’s win over the Steelers. Hurts, 26, wore two different color Air Jordans on Sunday, but the problem was that one of them wasn’t the Eagles primary color. Here’s the report …

With three weeks remaining in the 2024 NFL season, three of the four divisions in the AFC have already been decided, but all four divisions in the NFC are still up for grabs. The Eagles (12-2) can become the first team to secure a home playoff game on Sunday when they visit the Commanders (9-5) for a 1 p.m. ET …

In our everlasting mission to predict the future, a top-down look at how an offense might attack their opponent’s defense is, in my humble estimation, a good place to start. We find defenses every season that profile as a so-called run funnel, meaning opponents lean unusually hard on the rushing attack in neutral and positive game scripts. The same goes …

Patrick Mahomes is off the injury report and is good to go for Saturday’s Kansas City Chiefs game against the Houston Texans. Mahomes, who left during a win over the Cleveland Browns and was later diagnosed with a “mild” high ankle sprain, was a full participant in practice this week. He was tackled awkwardly and landed with his legs pinned …

Last night’s win over the Broncos dramatically increases the Chargers’ chances of making it to the playoffs. It also gives them an important advantage when it comes to sorting out the AFC playoff tree. By sweeping the Broncos, the Chargers are in position to avoid the No. 7 seed — and a likely trip to Buffalo in the wild-card round. …

Broncos coach Sean Payton made a shocking decision to punt with 4:35 remaining in the fourth quarter while trailing 27-24 and facing fourth-and-6 on the 49-yard line on Thursday night. It didn’t go well for his team. The Chargers got the ball after the punt and promptly marched down the field on a six-play, 90-yard touchdown drive that gave the …

For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college football’s expansionist impulses have undone a lifetime of studied avoidance. That two of the first-round CFP games are on a collision course with a pair of NFL contests with significant …

Meet the coach who helped turn a question mark into an Eagles’ strength originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Zack Baun was about to walk through the double doors into the Eagles’ locker room this week when he urged Oren Burks to share Bobby King’s favorite expression. And Burks came through. “When in doubt, choose violence,” he said. It’s something …

Rams Bobby Brown II (95), Kobie Turner (91), Byron Young (0) and Michael Hoecht have been creating a bond since camp. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the NFL’s oldest player. At 41, he has shown flashes of the skill that helped him win four NFL most-valuable-player awards. So young Rams defensive players …

The Chargers celebrate a 34-yard catch and run for a touchdown by Hassan Haskins’ (28) that clinched a comeback victory over the Broncos. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) How was Justin Herbert able to make the cross-body throw on the run that resulted in Derius Davis’ go-ahead touchdown? How was Joshua Palmer able to get his right hand on …

Jim Harbaugh spent nine seasons away from the NFL. It takes much less time than that for the NFL to completely turn over. The personnel had almost totally changed since Harbaugh went to Michigan. Schemes evolved too as coaches moved in and out. It should have taken at least a season to readjust to the pros. But through all of …

The Broncos will clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the Chargers on Thursday night and they have started the game playing like it. After forcing a quick three-and-out on defense, Denver put the ball in the box with Audric Estime’s first career touchdown. That gave the club an early 7-0 lead over Los Angeles. The Broncos converted third-and-2 …

The Broncos scored first on Thursday night, but it didn’t take the Chargers long to respond. Gus Edwards powered his way into the end zone on Los Angeles’ second possession, capping an eight-play drive with a touchdown to tie the score at 7-7. Running back Kimani Vidal had one of the big plays on the drive, running 19 yards down …