Few NFL teams have had a wilder season than the Minnesota Vikings. After spending all of last season winning every close game imaginable, they began this year with four one-score losses in the first five weeks. Then they reeled off five consecutive wins despite losing starting quarterback Kirk Cousins during that stretch, and having to turn to Josh Dobbs — …

Zamir White is an auto-start if Josh Jacobs has to miss again. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 17 lineups! Start: Sam LaPorta, Brandin Cooks LaPorta is coming off his quietest game of the season …

The Montana Grizzlies are set to compete in the FCS football national championship game a week from Sunday, on Jan. 7 against South Dakota State in Frisco, Texas. The Big Sky Conference champion Grizzlies (13-1) are the No. 2 seed in the FCS playoffs and have won 10 straight games since an early season loss to Northern Arizona. Montana topped …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter You don’t need to tell Patrick Mahomes.  He knows he forced the ball.  It was Christmas Day against the Raiders. Late in the second quarter, trailing 15-7, the Chiefs looked to respond to a fumble returned for a touchdown on their previous possession — the result of a poor exchange between Mahomes and running back …

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The four-team College Football Playoff era comes to a close this season — one season after it should have ended. It was far from perfect and left us with plenty of controversy over the years, but it’s safe to say it was a better postseason format than the BCS that preceded it. While there’s an expanded 12-team field to look …

At this point in the season, no one is healthy. There have been more injuries to starting quarterbacks this season than years prior, which puts stress on teams to find other ways to arrive at victory.  Some of the notable names added to injured reserve this week include Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal, Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson, Jets offensive …

Trevor Lawrence was supposed to participate in Thursday’s Jacksonville Jaguars practice in a limited capacity, but ended up not showing up on the field. It was the second straight day the Jaguars quarterback did not take part in practice as he deals with an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder. Lawrence suffered the injury Sunday against the Tampa Bay …

Dec. 29—Ohio State and Missouri share some history on the football field going into today’s Cotton Bowl, but it’s mostly ancient history. OSU and Missouri’s two most recent games against each other were in 1997 and 1998. In 1998, Ohio State coach Ryan Day was a freshman in college. And Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz wasn’t old enough to get a …

The college football regular season is over, bowl games have taken over the scene, and now, outside of the CFP semifinals, the next big topic is the 2024 NFL Draft.  And with that, all the chatter will be about the next No. 1 pick.  Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans stumbled to close the season, losing five of their last …

Daily Fantasy football managers should savor setting their Saturday NFL DFS lineups as every regular season game afterwards is on a Sunday. Fortunately, there’s a great matchup for Saturday’s single-game NFL DFS contests as the Dallas Cowboys host the Detroit Lions at 8:15 p.m. ET. Both squads have already locked up postseason berths, but seeding is still in play with …

Video Details It’s a bitter-sweet Friday for the host of the Craig Carton show. While his New York Jets did lose in pretty spectacular fashion, Joe Flacco’s performance in the first half of this Thursday Night matchup was the thing of inspirational sports movies. The quarterback was able to secure an unlikely spot in the playoffs for the Cleveland Browns, …

What a wild and strange season it has been for Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe. The redshirt sophomore from Texas began the season as the Crimson Tide’s starting signal caller but after a lackluster performance in Week 2 against Texas, he was benched. Nick Saban decided to sit Milroe for the Tide’s Week 3 game against South Florida in what Coach …

The New York Jets have been officially eliminated from the playoffs. The season was expected to be their best in years, lead by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but things quickly derailed when the future Hall of Famer suffered an Achilles injury after just four plays in Week 1. On Thursday night, the 37-20 loss to the Cleveland Browns was the final nail …

Why Josh Sweat isn’t stressing about low sack number originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Josh Sweat hasn’t sacked a quarterback in six games. He has just one sack in his last eight games. And he has just 6 1/2 sacks all season. But he’s not worried about it. “It’s like the holy grail number,” Sweat said about sacks. “If …