At 3-7, the Chicago Bears are waning fast. While the season isn’t gone without a trace, it is getting lost in the fog. But it’s made easier by the fact that quarterback Justin Fields has emerged as one of the NFL’s most electrifying players. With the Atlanta Falcons next on the schedule, Chicago has a chance to keep their slim …

Michigan football’s Blake Corum suffered an apparent knee injury late in the first half against Illinois on Saturday in Ann Arbor. Michigan (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) coach Jim Harbaugh did not say definitively one way or the other if he is in line to play next week against Ohio State. “Nothing right now,” Harbaugh said about any updates. “Got cleared …

Armstead out, Kyler Murray questionable for 49ers-Cards clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Arik Armstead will miss his sixth straight game as the 49ers take on the Cardinals on Monday night in Mexico City, while Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray’s status remains in question. Armstead on Saturday was ruled out for the Week 11 matchup at Estadio Azteca as the …

Who’s Playing Texas Tech @ Iowa State Current Records: Texas Tech 5-5; Iowa State 4-6 What to Know A Big 12 battle is on tap between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Iowa State Cyclones at 7 p.m. ET Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium. Last year, Texas Tech and Iowa State were perfect equals, playing to nothing to nothing …

Getty Images When their 2022 schedule came out, the Buffalo Bills had planned for their Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns to be a standard home tilt. But they hadn’t reckoned with an early-season lake effect snowstorm that pounded Western New York with more than five feet of snow, rendering Orchard Park and Highmark Stadium completely unfit for even …

Free Press sports writers predict the Detroit Lions’ game vs. the New York Giants on Sunday at Metlife Stadium (1 p.m., Fox): Dave Birkett The Lions have won two straight by taking advantage of other teams’ mistakes, but they can’t count on the Giants gifting them turnovers like Fields and Aaron Rodgers have done. The Giants are a sum greater …

If you were to script a perfect senior day for a team, not in national championship contention, it would go exactly as things went at Notre Dame  Stadium on Saturday.  Sure, Boston College isn’t really close to being the most-hated rival of the Fighting Irish but they’re a pesky one that has caused quite a bit of heartbreak over the …

Now that we are 10 weeks through the 2022 NFL regular season, all 32 NFL teams are dealing with injuries. The Buffalo Bills will be without a couple of defensive starters Sunday, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has an illness, but is expected to play vs. Carolina, and Ja’Marr Chase is not yet ready to return to the lineup due …

The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will wrap up Sunday’s Week 11 action when these AFC West rivals square off at SoFi Stadium in prime time.  Entering this week, the Chiefs are rolling on a three-game winning streak that has them in first place in the division and atop the conference. As for the Chargers, they have remained …

Dwight Garner, a former California Golden Bears running back and one of the central characters in “The Play” against Stanford in 1982, died Friday after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 58. Garner’s death came two days before the 40th anniversary of “The Play,” a game-winning kickoff return touchdown by Cal that remains one of the single greatest and …

Getty Images Due to a blizzard that has dumped up to 77 inches of snow onto the Buffalo area, the NFL made the decision earlier this week to move Sunday’s Week 11 game between the Bills and Browns to Ford Field in Detroit. While that avoided folks having to trek through the snow to Highmark Stadium, the Bills were faced …

The Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills will meet in a wacky neutral site game in Week 11. Due to a massive snowstorm in Buffalo, the two teams will meet in Detroit at Ford Field. The Browns are looking to get their fourth win of the season, while the Bills look to end a two-game skid after a tough loss to …

Well, that was a lot closer than everyone expected. Michigan moves on to 11-0 ahead of the Big Game against Ohio State where a place in the Big Ten Championship will be on the line between a pair of undefeated rivals. The future is now a lot murkier for an Illini team suddenly on a three loss skid, leading to …

Who’s Playing Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh Current Records: Cincinnati 5-4; Pittsburgh 3-6 What to Know The Cincinnati Bengals are 3-10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers since September of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. Cincinnati will take on Pittsburgh at 4:25 p.m. ET at Acrisure Stadium after a week off. These two teams …

The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams will both be looking to snap losing streaks when they square off on Sunday afternoon. New Orleans has lost four of its last five games, including a 20-10 setback at Pittsburgh last week. Los Angeles is on a three-game skid following a 27-17 loss to Arizona.  Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. …