The 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight as the Kansas City Chiefs open defense of their second straight Super Bowl title against the Baltimore Ravens, last season’s No. 1 seed in the AFC. That game should be great. What about after? Both further into Week 1 and well beyond it? Our Yahoo Sports NFL crew made their picks for MVP, …

The NFC was the San Francisco 49ers invitational last season, a conference that showed the 49ers supremacy over the course of the year. Of course, San Francisco was challenged by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round and the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game, setting the stage for a wide-open conference in 2024.  Is the 49ers’ window closing? Will this be their …

STILLWATER — Matt Monger was teammates with some of the greatest defensive ends in football during his college and professional career that spanned from 1980-90. At Oklahoma State, he teamed with Dexter Manley, who Monger describes as a “genetic freak,” because of his incomparable athletic ability. With the New York Jets, Monger shared the field with Mark Gastineau, who held …

Getty Images The NFL’s kickoff has a brand-new look for the 2024 NFL season, as will be apparent at the very start of this year’s opening game, a Thursday night clash between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs. But where did these changes come from? How, exactly, does the new kickoff work? And is the revamped special teams play …

FRISCO, Texas —  Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones initially labeled the 2024 NFL season as “all in” before changing his outward motto to “get it done with less.” He unofficially unveiled the real themes of the offseason after the team’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers: “angst, pressure and competing.” “Absolutely, I do. I really do …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 defensive end Tyson Bacon on Tuesday. Bacon becomes the latest defensive fixture to receive a collegiate offer from Wisconsin, joining the Badgers’ recent offer to class of 2026 defensive lineman Damari Simeon. Despite being a junior, Bacon already boasts a list of offers at this stage of his recruiting …

USC linebacker Eric Gentry (18) celebrates with teammate Marcelles Williams and defensive end coach Shaun Nua after the Trojans’ win over LSU at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Ever since spring, when the foundation of USC’s new defense first was built, Eric Gentry hadn’t made much effort to hide how happy he was with …

Tale of tape For the most part, Notre Dame’s defense lived up to its strong billing during the season-opening win at Texas A&M. It could have gone better on the rushing side, and the whole unit will need to clean up the numerous penalties it committed that kept the game close. The good news is another game means another chance …

Tanner McKee #16 and the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Green Bay Packers in Brazil this Friday. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) The NFL season kicks off tonight with a match-up between the Chiefs and the Ravens. Then, tomorrow, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers will play the first-ever regular-season game in Brazil. This first game finds the two opposing …

It’s a Big 12 vs. SEC matchup on Saturday when the Oklahoma State Cowboys host the Arkansas Razorbacks. Both teams started off with wins and covers in Week 1 as Arkansas beat Arkansas Pine Bluff 70-0, covering as a massive 50-point favorite. Oklahoma State beat South Dakota State 44-20, covering as a 12.5-point favorite. This will be the 47th meeting …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last season’s record 162-110 (.596). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer had predicted, his record against the spread would have been 130-135-7 (.491). Team records from last season. TV channels are for Los Angeles area. …

Oct 17, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Steve Young (left), Robert Griffin III (center) and Larry Fitzgerald on the ESPN Monday Night Football Countdown set before the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Former Heisman winner and Baylor football legend Robert Griffin III has ranked his top five …

The 2024 NFL season is here, and all 32 teams have their sights set on the Lombardi Trophy. Of course, some teams have better odds to go all the way than others. Who should you bet on? As I do every year, I asked each of our CBS Sports NFL staffers to give me two Super Bowl LIX bets: One …

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the preseason is too small a sample size to make any sweeping judgments about the new kickoff rule, but we’ve seen enough to know it’s going to be good for the offense. Goodell emphasized in an interview with Pat McAfee that the starting field position for the offense after kickoffs will surely be higher, both …

. Josh Heupel and the Tennessee football coaching staff offered a scholarship to 2028 defensive lineman Asher Ghioto. “Super blessed and thankful to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Ghioto said. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive lineman prospect is from The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Ghioto from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or …