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The 49ers clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed on Sunday with their win over the Commanders and the Eagles’ loss to the Cardinals. That’s a good thing for one of their key players who has an injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that running back Christian McCaffrey has a mild calf strain and won’t play in Sunday’s regular-season …

Packers wide receiver Bo Melton played a starring role in Sunday’s win over the Vikings and he’ll be back with the team for Week 18. Melton was signed to the active roster off of the practice squad on Monday. Melton played on Sunday night as a temporary elevation and caught six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in the …

Getty Images Lamar Jackson put an exclamation point on his MVP chances over the weekend. The Ravens quarterback clinched Baltimore the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a dominant win over the Miami Dolphins where he threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns. That performance now has him as the runaway favorite for the award, but there’s a least …

The playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams will have their third new kicker of the season for their regular-season finale after they waived struggling Lucas Havrisik on Monday. Havrisik missed two extra point attempts in the Rams’ 26-25 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. He missed five field goals and three extra points in nine games with Los Angeles, which …

USATSI On Monday, the Los Angeles Rams announced that they waived kicker Lucas Havrisik. The 24-year-old was 15 of 20 on field goals and 19 of 22 on extra points this season before the team let him go. His longest field goal was from 52 yards. For a moment, the Rams — who clinched a playoff spot with their Week …

With 16 games to go in the 2023 regular season, there’s still plenty to be sorted out in the NFL playoff picture. Here’s what every team still in contention needs to do this weekend to earn a division title or a wild card berth: AFC CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens (13-3) – AFC North division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye …

The end of the 2023 NFL regular season has arrived. With seventeen weeks of action in the books, all that remains is the Week 18 slate where there are still several intriguing matchups that can shake up the playoff picture before it’s officially locked in next Sunday. Of course, the last week of the season can also be tricky to …

Akin to what’s transpired with their orange-and-brown-clad rivals to the west in Cleveland, the Steelers’ former third-string quarterback has given the offense a shocking boost of efficiency with the playoffs on the line.  In two starts, Mason Rudolph is 35 of 51 (68.1%) for 564 yards — that’s an enormous 11 yards per attempt — with two touchdowns and no …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams’ 26-25 Week 17 victory over the New York Giants, which eventually clinched them a playoff spot, was a narrow and hard-fought one as visiting Los Angeles withstood the challenge of the inhabitants of the Meadowlands. And a microcosm of that took place in the grandstands, as the mother of Rams running back Kyren Williams …

Jarrett Stidham was given the ball on Sunday to give the Denver Broncos “a spark” on offense. Head coach Sean Payton revealed the team was benching Russell Wilson and elevating Stidham on Wednesday. The Broncos were 6-5 entering December, went 1-3 until Wilson and were eliminated from the playoffs. With nothing to lose and a porous Los Angeles Chargers defense …

The Minnesota Wild won’t have forward Kirill Kaprizov or goaltender Filip Gustavsson for the near future, as both were injured during Saturday’s 4-2 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Gustavsson was place on injured reserve on Monday afternoon and he is expected to undergo an MRI on Tuesday. The team has not announced a timeline for either players’ return. Kaprizov, …

Stacy Revere / Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has decided who will start at quarterback against the Baltimore Ravens with the season on the line. Monday, Tomlin told reporters Mason Rudolph will retain his spot under center with Kenny Pickett behind him, per NFL Media. Tomlin said Pickett’s health is “less in question” entering Week 18, but …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 1, 2024, 03:34 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Among the sights of the Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park? Try fishermen wearing bright orange overalls and Elvis impersonators. These were the looks the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights sported Monday when they each got off their respective …

USATSI With the Week 18 regular-season finale here, there may be a couple of teams that have already clinched playoff spots that decide to rest their starters. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, for example, have already clinched the No. 1 seeds, so they can do what they like this weekend. There are other teams, such as the Detroit …

Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab looks back at the key moment that could end up costing Miami its chance at a division title – but instead has opened the door for Buffalo to host a Week 18 showdown for the division title. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] FRANK SCHWAB: The Miami Dolphins are playing for the AFC East title in week 18, …