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☆ One week after nearly fumbling the Colts’ playoff hopes, Jonathan Taylor kept them alive in Week 16
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor redeemed himself in a big way Sunday, practically single-handedly keeping the team’s playoff hopes alive one week after a big blunder. In Week 15, Taylor was on the precipice of a 41-yard touchdown run against the Denver Broncos that could have given the Colts a 20-7 lead in the third quarter. Instead, Taylor accidentally dropped the ball one yard short of the end zone, turning the ball over. Taylor’s first touchdown was a 65-yard burst up the middle of the field that gave the Colts a 14-7 lead. Then, in the third quarter, Taylor outdid himself with a 70-yard score as he ran right by the Titans’ defense up the left sideline.

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☆ Historic Jayden Daniels performance snaps Eagles streak, Bills survive slugfest and Falcons rookie shines: NFL Week 16 Sunday wrap
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here’s everything you need to know from Sunday’s NFL games in Week 16. The superstar rookie orchestrated a 57-yard, game-winning drive, culminating in his fifth touchdown pass of the game with six seconds remaining, to complete the Washington Commanders’ 36-33 comeback win over their division rivals. “You gotta go out there, you gotta put up a fight,” Daniels told a press conference after the game. Bills survive off day to win againThe Buffalo Bills have been one of the best teams to watch in the NFL this season. The Giants actually took a 7-0 lead at the start of the second quarter but would not score again.

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☆ NFL Week 16 top storylines: Eagles still soaring; who earns final AFC playoff spots?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Mike Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

NFL Week 16 is in full swing, with three games already in the books after Thursday and Saturday’s action. Five more teams — Baltimore and Pittsburgh in the AFC; Detroit, Philadelphia and Minnesota in the NFC — have also secured playoff berths. The Eagles have won 10 straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest in team history. The Eagles, Lions and Vikings enter Sunday with identical 12-2 records. Williams hasn’t topped 200 yards passing for two straight games, and the Bears have been outscored 68-25 in two games since Eberflus’ firing.

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☆ The Buffalo Bills offense is making history
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

This weekend, the Bills could become the first team ever in NFL history to score 30 or more points in nine consecutive games in the same season. Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper (18) catches a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 17. Jeffrey T. Barnes/APIndeed, the quality of the opponents that the Bills have defeated means they’ve already made history. The Bills have allowed just five sacks in the eight consecutive games they’ve scored 30 or more points. That’s second lowest in the league and first for any team that has ever scored 30+ points in eight straight games.

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☆ Woody Johnson’s Jets: ‘Madden’ ratings, a lost season and ‘the most dysfunctional place imaginable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +24 min

Woody Johnson, then serving as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in the Trump administration, was temporarily returning from London. That could be family, that could be media, that could be people in the building.”An heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune, Woody Johnson purchased the Jets for $635 million in January 2000. The Jets spokesperson disputed the idea that Brick and Jack’s observations impact the organization’s decision-making process. “It was a positive initiative that identified real gaps in process and communication and collaboration,” the Jets spokesperson said. “Chris was really, really laid back,” said a former Jets coach.

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☆ 2024 NFL playoff picture: Who’s sealed their spot and who’s still in the hunt after Week 15
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Week 15 saw the number of teams that have qualified for the playoffs increase to seven, while two more were cut out of contention. Seven teams across the two conferences have clinched a playoff spot after Week 15. The Colts’ defeat also meant that the 9-5 Houston Texans will make the playoffs as AFC South winners. The NFC is the more fluid of the two conferences, with nine teams still officially in playoff contention. Week 15 saw the Bears and Carolina Panthers as the only teams to be eliminated from postseason contention in the NFC.

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☆ Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes week-to-week with ankle injury: Reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain Sunday and is considered week-to-week moving forward, reports NBC Sports and NFL Network. Mahomes left the Chiefs’ 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns in the fourth quarter and was replaced by Carson Wentz. Mahomes has played through a high ankle sprain before. Mahomes finished Sunday’s game completing 19 of 38 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. So far this season, Mahomes has thrown 22 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and for 3,348 yards.

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☆ NFL Week 15 top storylines: Bills-Lions, Steelers-Eagles are potential Super Bowl previews
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Mike Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

And, of course, there’s always the Kansas City Chiefs, who enter NFL Week 15 looking to continue their march toward what they hope ends with a third straight Lombardi Trophy. With a win Sunday and a loss by Indianapolis (at Denver), the Texans can clinch the AFC South for the second straight year. ET, Sunday)GO DEEPER NFL Week 15 playoff scenarios: How 4 teams can clinch playoff berths2. Wilson has averaged 254 passing yards a game, but last week threw for only 158 yards without Pickens. Or will a Steelers defense that has limited opposing quarterbacks to a 79.2 rating (second lowest in the NFL) extend their frustrations?

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☆ 2024 NFL Week 15: Sunday’s standout games and what to look out for
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season sees four games between teams currently in the playoff positions, with all four taking place on Sunday. Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions – 4:25 p.m. The 22-year-old has 1,016 rushing yards and 312 receiving yards as well as 10 touchdowns on the ground and two through the air. He is third in the league in rushing yards and has 11 rushing touchdowns this season. ETPittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 4:25 p.m.

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☆ NFL playoff picture, Week 15: Eagles join Lions atop NFC; Rams take control of NFC West
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Jeff Howe | Austin Mock | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

1 seed and win the Super Bowl are all via The Athletic‘s NFL Projection Model, created by Austin Mock. AFC playoff picture Seed Team Record Week 15 result z--1 Chiefs 13-1 W vs. CLE z--2 Bills 11-3 W vs. DET x--3 Steelers 10-4 L vs. PHI z--4 Texans 9-5 W vs. MIA 5 Ravens 9-5 W vs. NYG 6 Broncos 9-5 W vs. IND 7 Chargers 8-6 L vs. TBx — Clinched playoff berth | z — Clinched division title | * — Clinched No. Remaining schedule: vs. Patriots, vs. PIT 3 Buccaneers 8-6 W vs. LAC 4 Rams 8-6 W vs. SF x--5 Vikings 11-2 TBD vs. CHI 6 Packers 10-4 W vs. SEA 7 Commanders 9-5 W vs. NOx — Clinched playoff berth | z — Clinched division title | * — Clinched No. Remaining schedule: vs. Eagles, vs.

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☆ The under-the-radar NFL matchup that could reshape the playoff bracket
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

What could be the most important Week 15 NFL matchup isn’t a faceoff between division leaders. Yet those four teams have either already clinched playoff berths or are all but certain to. With a win, the Colts’ chances of making the playoffs would increase from 25% to 51%, according to NFL.com’s playoff probability tracker. Since 2000, there have been five seasons in which multiple rookie quarterbacks started playoff games. For Nix, that includes winning a matchup Sunday that won’t ever be confused with the schedule’s buzziest matchup — but is perhaps its most consequential.

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☆ Buffalo and Detroit, forever connected, can finally dream of a Rust Belt Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Tim Graham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementAnd, for generations, the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions have deprived them. “It would be a Super Bowl made in heaven,” said Mary Wilson, widow of Bills founder and Detroit businessman Ralph Wilson. Lions coach Dan Campbell is the clear favorite for Coach of the Year. Bills coach Sean McDermott locked up his fifth straight AFC East crown with a month’s worth of games remaining. Recent data shows they rank similarly among large metros in unionization (Buffalo first, Detroit seventh), poverty (Detroit second, Buffalo third) and excessive drinking (Buffalo fourth, Detroit 13th).

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☆ The Chiefs are the most vulnerable 12-1 team in NFL history
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

These aren’t the Kansas City Chiefs you’re used to. Kansas City is winning almost every game by the skin of its teeth. At the same time, Kansas City seems more vulnerable than ever. The team’s point differential of plus-56 is also the worst of all 37 teams to start a season 12-1 since 1929. As beatable as it seems on paper, it remains to be seen whether anyone can knock off Kansas City in practice.

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☆ NFL Week 15 preview: a potential Super Bowl preview and the battle for Pennsylvania, five things to look out for
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Andy Scholes | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

After this week, they get the New York Jets and then two divisional home games versus the Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. The game of Week 15 is the Lions hosting the Bills, with Buffalo coming off that wild loss to the Rams. On the other hand, despite being 12-1 and favorites to win the Super Bowl, the Lions need to win this game. Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports via ReutersIf you live in Pennsylvania, the game of the week is not Lions vs. Bills, it’s the Eagles hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers. ETSundayDallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers – 1 p.m.

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☆ Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia. “Fundamental human-rights reforms are urgently required in Saudi Arabia, or the 2034 World Cup will be inevitably tarnished by exploitation, discrimination and repression.”Why will the Saudi bid stand unopposed? Instead, they will target the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup and the Club World Cup three years later. Sport has become one of Vision 2030’s pillars — and the 2034 World Cup will be its crowning glory. “We cannot say that Saudi Arabia is a ‘medium risk’ country, given that it has become a pure police state,” said Lina, ahead of Saudi Arabia being confirmed as host.

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☆ Bill Belichick named head football coach at North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The long-time NFL coach was named the next head football coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced on Wednesday. The eight-time Super Bowl Champion has officially been named our next @UNCFootball Head Coach. In addition to 24 seasons as the Patriots head coach, Belichick was head coach of the Cleveland Browns for the 1991-1995 seasons. At Carolina, we believe in providing championship opportunities and the best experience possible for our student-athletes, and Coach Belichick shares that commitment. Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images Belichick, right, coaches alongside New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells during a playoff game in 1984.

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☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Vikings, Seahawks move up, plus breakout player for every team
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Sando’s Pick SixLast week: 5Sunday: Beat Atlanta Falcons 42-21Breakout player: Running back Aaron Jones. He had five catches for 82 yards Sunday, and he’s third in receiving yards per game (104.6) since Week 9. Six times this season, he’s had double-digit tackles. He averaged 52.7 yards yards on six punts Sunday. Tennessee Titans (3-10)Last week: 28Sunday: Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars 10-6Breakout player: Wide receiver Nick Westbrook-IkhineThe fifth-year pro has 21 catches this season.

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☆ 2024 NFL playoff picture: who’s in, who’s out and who’s in the mix after Week 14
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The 2024 NFL season is coming down to the wire and that can only mean one thing: playoff football is just round the corner. After Week 14 of the season, four teams across the two conferences have booked their spots in the playoffs already. In the AFC, the picture looks fairly set with five teams close to booking their place in the postseason. The Seahawks hold a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Rams in their division, with the two teams facing off in Week 18. Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports/ReutersThere are many more teams in the AFC who will not be in the playoffs.

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Donald Trump details his plans for Day 1 of his presidency. Trump said pardons for Jan. 6 rioters will happen on day one, arguing many have endured overly harsh treatment in prison. Read more from the exclusive interview with Trump here. The federal lawsuit was originally filed in October in the Southern District of New York, listing Combs as a defendant. 🏈 Josh Allen had one of the greatest games in NFL history and still lost.

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☆ This quarterback just produced one of the greatest games in NFL history. And it still wasn’t enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Amid a western New York snowstorm last week, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen produced a stat line unlike any other quarterback in NFL history, becoming the first quarterback ever to score touchdowns as a passer, runner and receiver in the same game. The stat line was unprecedented, and helped the Bills clinch a playoff spot in the AFC. For his encore, Allen made even more history Sunday in Los Angeles. The NFL is a league filled with many of the biggest and fastest athletes in the world. “I have to make one more play than they do,” Allen told reporters.

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☆ The Kansas City Chiefs remain the NFL’s best escape artists, plus incredible games from Josh Allen and Sam Darnold
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Andrew Greif | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Greg_Rosenstein.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Chiefs (12-1) improved to 10-0 in games decided by one score or less this season. They have also won 15 consecutive one-possession games dating to last season, including the playoffs. The Chiefs' Matthew Wright celebrates the game-winning field goal the Chargers' Troy Dye. Wright, the third kicker used by Kansas City this season, made all four of his field goal attempts. Around the leagueJosh Allen of the Buffalo Bills passes against the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday.

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☆ NFL Week 14 top storylines: Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota; another Chiefs AFC West crown?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Mike Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Here are five of the most compelling storylines for Week 14 of the NFL season. He told reporters that he and his team aim to “get back up off the mat and get going” this week. GO DEEPER Kirk Cousins' return to Minnesota means more than the Vikings are sayingBeating the Vikings represents a tall task for Atlanta. The Browns won despite going 1 of 10 on third down and turning the ball over three times. The Chiefs (11-1) have dominated the AFC West, winning the division for eight straight seasons.

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