The Packers have ruled cornerback Eric Stokes out for more than just Sunday night’s game against the Vikings. Stokes was ruled out for that matchup on Saturday and the team announced that he has been moved to injured reserve a few hours later. Stokes will miss at least four games, so his only chance to return would come if the …

NEW ORLEANS — Spread across the Superdome’s artificial turf field on Saturday, Texas football players and coaches took their places at the Sugar Bowl’s main media day. Every player and staff member was available, some of them even positioned on raised platforms and others with name placards before them. But the most popular person here, surrounded at one point by …

Getty Images For much of 2023, Brock Purdy has been a widely heralded MVP candidate. But critics re-emerged after the 49ers quarterback threw four interceptions in a Week 16 loss to the Ravens — so much so that coach Kyle Shanahan is “exhausted” by questions about it. “He was great,” Shanahan told reporters this week, per NBC Sports, when asked …

Seattle and Pittsburgh are both fighting for playoff spots in their respective conferences, making their meeting on Sunday afternoon a crucial one during the Week 17 NFL schedule. The Seahawks have won back-to-back games against the Eagles and Titans to give themselves one game of cushion in the current NFC Wild Card race. They are 4-point home favorites against Pittsburgh …

NEW ORLEANS — It’s a rare sight for a freshman backup quarterback with only five pass attempts on the season to receive arguably as much as attention as any other player — or even the head coach — during a College Football Playoff semifinal media day. It might even be unprecedented, but such is, and has been, the case for …

Who’s Playing New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Current Records: New Orleans 7-8, Tampa Bay 8-7 How To Watch When: Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 1 p.m. ETWhere: Raymond James Stadium — Tampa, FloridaTV: FOXFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The New Orleans Saints will head out on the road to face off against …

Safety Jabrill Peppers won’t be in the Patriots secondary in Buffalo on Sunday. Peppers has been downgraded to out with the hamstring injury that also kept him from playing in Week 16. He missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday before returning on Friday and earning a questionable tag. Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has also been ruled out for the game …

Michigan football enjoyed its third straight victory over Ohio State in “The Game” this season, allowing the Wolverines to earn a third straight Big Ten title and College Football Playoff berth. The seventh-ranked Buckeyes followed up that loss with a 14-3 defeat in the Cotton Bowl to No. 9 Missouri, one in which all-world receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. opted out …

Who’s Playing San Francisco 49ers @ Washington Commanders Current Records: San Francisco 11-4, Washington 4-11 How To Watch When: Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 1 p.m. ETWhere: FedEx Field — Landover, MarylandTV: FOXFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The 49ers will be playing the full four quarters on Sunday, but they’re expected to have things …

Who’s Playing Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans Current Records: Tennessee 5-10, Houston 8-7 How To Watch When: Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 1 p.m. ETWhere: NRG Stadium — Houston, TexasTV: FOXFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The Titans have enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will …

ATLANTA − The longest play of this Penn State football season turned out to be the wildest. Quite possibly the most unexpected, as well. Drew Allar to tight end Tyler Warren for 75 yards. The last play of the first quarter in Penn State’s fast and furious Peach Bowl experience with the Ole Miss Rebels in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. How did …

The Buccaneers (8-7) currently sit atop the NFC South standings with two games to play and could clinch the division with a victory and a little bit of help. They’ll host the Saints (7-8) in a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on Sunday, while the Falcons (7-8) will travel to Chicago to take on the Bears (6-9) in another 1 p.m. …

Shanahan details process behind Verrett’s ‘amazing’ 49ers return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jason Verrett’s return to an NFL field on Christmas was a long time coming. The 49ers cornerback hadn’t played in 834 days after first tearing his ACL in San Francisco’s 2021 season opener, then suffering a torn Achilles during a November 2022 practice as he …

Ex-Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna who was dismissed by the Gators after facing since-dropped felony charges last year, will continue his career at UAB, a school spokesperson told ESPN. Kitna has already been admitted to the school and plans to visit campus on Wednesday.  Kitna was arrested in November 2022 on five child …

We’re knocking on the door of 2024 and just two weeks remain in the NFL’s regular season before it’s a mad dash to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII. Over these next couple of weeks, the playoff picture will crystalize and we’ll know the official matchups for Super Wild Card Weekend. That said, there are a bunch of different scenarios …