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The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins have arguably drawn an equal amount of attention as playoff hopefuls in recent years, and yet their AFC East rivalry has been something of a lopsided affair. Dating to 2017, in fact, the Bills have won 13 of their last 15 matchups with Miami, including playoffs. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, meanwhile, is just 1-6 …

The Packers have famously enjoyed a seamless Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love quarterback lineage now for more than 30 years, and while present-day starter Malik Willis is simply and unequivocally a stand-in for Love while his knee recovers, it’s time to evaluate what he’ll bring to the field as Green Bay’s spot starter over the next month, …

Enjoy Saturday night, because this won’t happen again for quite a while. The Colorado and Colorado State football teams meet Saturday (5:30 p.m., Sept. 14 on CBS), but it’s the last Rocky Mountain Showdown any of these players will compete in. The Showdown is off for four years after this. Then it will be back intermittently over the course of …

News flash after Week 1: The Chiefs, Eagles, Lions and Cowboys are good. But who expected blowout wins by the Bucs, Vikings and Saints, and who expected the Patriots to beat the Bengals?  But hey, that’s why they play the games. And that’s why we ask the questions. Heading into Week 2, the FOX Sports NFL experts tackle five pertinent …

In the aftermath of a not-impressive debut with the Falcons, concerns are spreading regarding the overall health of quarterback Kirk Cousins’s surgically repaired right leg. The biggest issues are his pre-snap stance and the use of his lower body in throwing the ball. Here’s a great explanation from former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel about Cousins’s pre-snap leg positioning. Throughout his …

Sep. 12—From the opening kickoff onward, Washington State senior Tyson Durant was relentless. He didn’t expect to recover a dropped kick off, but thanks to a conversation he had with WSU coach Jake Dickert, he did not hesitate. Durant sprinted down the field and threw himself on the loose ball. Eight seconds into WSU’s first 2024 primetime game, “Pac-12 after …

Assembling the ultimate 53-man roster is a pretty simple endeavor without any parameters. It starts getting tricky when operating under a salary cap. Roster construction becomes more complicated with other restrictions designed to prevent a squad from resembling last season’s All-Pro team. The constraints bring more realism to selection process. The ground rules are as follows. Parameters The salary cap …

The margins between winning and losing in the National Football League can be razor thin. That’s why it’s time to take a closer look at one of Week 2’s biggest showdowns between a couple of 1-0 teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. We’ll examine the two biggest matchups, one on each side of the football, and figure …

Ju’Juan Johnson 8 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. This is a story about how, if you are a really good athlete with a great work ethic, you can find your way on the field at LSU. Ju’Juan Johnson was one of the …

Giants head coach Brian Daboll and General Manager Joe Schoen stuck with quarterback Daniel Jones as the team’s starter this offseason and that decision wasn’t met with much happiness in the first week of the regular season. Boos rained down on Jones and the Giants during a 28-6 home loss to the Vikings that saw Jones go 22-of-42 passes for …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 quarterback commit Landyn Locke suffered a season-ending ACL injury, per a report from the Dallas Morning News. Locke, who offered his pledge to Luke Fickell’s program in June of 2023, went down in Rockwall High School’s match against Lake Travis this past weekend. He later shared a heartfelt post via X thanking his teammates and …

The NFL has seen fewer points per game in each of the past three successive seasons. Team owners started asking questions. Points are the lifeblood of this league, after all. After Week 1, there are plenty of smiles around the league as the NFL saw 45.8 points per game across the 16 contests. It’s the highest average for Week 1 …

Rap icon Offset will perform live on Fox Big Noon Kickoff ahead of Wisconsin’s Week 3 contest against Alabama on Saturday. Slated to begin at 10:00 a.m. ET, the pregame show will already feature several legends including former Alabama running back Mark Ingram II, USC quarterback Matt Leinart, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. …

Josh Allen #17 and the Buffalo Bills face the Miami Dolphins tonight. (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) The 2024 NFL season has finally arrived, and it’s time kick off Week 2. Tonight, Thursday Night Football begins with a game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. The Buffalo Bills are hot off a win over the Cardinals, and the Miami …