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Week 18 of the 2023 NFL season kicks off Saturday and wraps up Sunday night with a winner-take-all battle for the AFC East crown between the 10-6 Buffalo Bills and the 11-5 Miami Dolphins.  Given the unpredictable nature of the NFL — which last week saw the Mason Rudolph-led Steelers upset the Seahawks, the Ravens drop 56 points on the second-seeded Dolphins …

We are approaching the final week of the 2023 NFL season, and for many teams, the last game before their offseason begins. Teams in the hunt have one more chance to get into the playoffs, and some teams need a win and help from other teams in order to make the postseason.  After this week, the playoff picture will be …

Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in one weekend. …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 5, 2024, 12:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 With the holidays well behind us, we’re back to our usual rhythm of sandwiching a heavily-scheduled Saturday between two lighter slates on Friday and Sunday, respectively. In this weekend’s case, 12 games on Saturday, squeezed between only three on Friday and a quartet …

FRISCO, Texas — The 2023 NFC East race has played out like the NFL’s version of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” The Philadelphia Eagles raced out to a 10-1 start to the season while the Dallas Cowboys lagged behind with an 8-3 at the conclusion of Week 12.  Over the last five weeks, the tables have turned. The Eagles have …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Football is the ultimate team sport, with every member of the offense, defense and special teams contributing to the outcome of each contest. But there is no denying the supreme importance of the quarterback position. And in the rare moment you have two potential NFL first-rounders squaring off for a national championship — as we …

Photograph: Bryan M Bennett/Getty Images As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game …

The Baltimore Ravens have secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC end will not have to play on Wild Card Weekend. Since their seeding is secure, the Ravens are resting some of their players against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in Week 18, rather than risk injury before the postseason begins. For their regular season finale, several players have already …

FRISCO, Texas —  Dallas Cowboys rookie kicker Brandon Aubrey has worn many labels during his maiden voyage through an NFL season in 2023: butter — in the words of quarterback Dak Prescott — sniper — in the words of left guard Tyler Smith — and a young Mason Crosby — in the words of head coach Mike McCarthy.   Now, …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 5, 2024, 11:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 After making his Washington Capitals debut against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, forward Max Pacioretty seemed less than fully satisfied with his first game in nearly a calendar year. “… At the end of the day it probably couldn’t get any worse …

Knowing the right players to start in Week 18 can be the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack. Some teams are resting their starters; other teams are purposefully giving unknown players increased snaps. Guessing who the fantasy-relevant players will be in every game is incredibly difficult in this, the final week of the regular season. Thankfully, Dalton Del …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter For two weeks, A.J. Brown has seemed to be in a bit of a mood. He refused to speak to the media. He wasn’t having an impact on the field. And his body language, as caught on camera in particularly disappointing moments, was a terrible array of slumped shoulders, angry looks and shaking heads. There …

With the 2023 NFL regular season coming to an end, half of the league will turn its attention to the playoffs, while the other half will put its primary focus on who to draft and players who will be available in free agency. Zero games are played from March to August, but seasons can be lost or won during this …

Steelers receiver George Pickens has been one of the biggest boom-or-bust receivers for NFL DFS players this season. The second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft has recorded at least 130 yards in back-to-back contests after totaling just 66 yards over the two games prior. Pickens, who has been upset with his role on the field at times this season, …

Bettors are convinced there won’t be many points scored when the Buffalo Bills visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night. Over 90% of the money is on the under at BetMGM ahead of the de facto AFC East title game. The winner of the game wins the division and gets the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. If Miami …