The Falcons kept their postseason hopes alive with Sunday’s victory over the Colts and their kicker helped power them to the win. Now Younghoe Koo has been named NFC special teams player of the week. Koo hit all five of his attempted field goals and both of his extra points in the 29-10 victory. One of the league’s best kickers …
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Jacoby Brissett will start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders on Sunday when they host the NFC-leading San Francisco 49ers. Coach Ron Rivera announced Wednesday before practice that Brissett would start over Sam Howell, who was pulled from Washington’s 30-28 loss at the New York Jets. Howell started the first 15 games of the season and leads the league with …
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USATSI Travis Kelce wasn’t exactly in the holiday spirit during the Christmas Day game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders. The Chiefs star tight end was visibly frustrated during the first half and ended up throwing his helmet when he got to the sideline. Shortly after Kelce tossed his helmet, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid lit into …
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Happy New Year everyone! OK, so I just looked at my calendar and it seems that I’ve slightly jumped the gun here. It’s not Jan. 1 yet, but in my defense, I have no idea what day it is anymore and that’s mostly because I just spent Christmas weekend with a 3-year-old who ate nine pieces of candy before bed …
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Bill Belichick makes interesting Josh Allen/Tom Brady comparison originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick almost always has plenty of praise for his team’s upcoming opponent. You’ll never hear Belichick give that team or its players any bulletin board material. Even if it’s the worst team in the NFL, he’ll find something nice to …
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Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs entered the NFL season as the favorite to win Super Bowl LVIII at +600. The Chiefs lost their opener, then won six in a row to move back to being the favorite at +400 heading into Week 8. However, Kansas City has struggled ever since. The Chiefs have lost three of their last …
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Aaron Rodgers isn’t playing football again in the 2023 NFL season. However, the Jets quarterback still ended up being placed on the active roster on December 20 after his 21-day practice window to return from injury expired. With Rodgers being activated, fullback Nick Bawden ended up losing his spot on the active roster, before later returning to the organization on …
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PHILADELPHIA — Britain Covey didn’t think he was going to score a touchdown during his 54-yard punt return against the New York Giants. It appeared there was only the punter to beat, and Covey did pass the punter, yet there were still a few players surrounding him. Covey, listed at 5-foot-8 and 173 pounds on the Philadelphia Eagles website, knew his …
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Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst There are two weeks left in the regular season, and we’re getting down to crunch time for plenty of NFL teams. Some need to win for seeding, some need to win to get in, and others need to win, plus hope for miracles. All that makes these games fun to handicap. RELATED: Talk the …
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The Commanders are officially making a quarterback change for Week 17. Head coach Ron Rivera announced at his Wednesday press conference that Jacoby Brissett will make his first start of the season against the 49ers, with second-year QB Sam Howell moving to the bench. “I think this is probably a good opportunity for Sam to take a break,” Rivera said, …
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There was optimism over the weekend that the Texans could get quarterback C.J. Stroud back in the lineup for their Week 17 game against the Titans and Wednesday brings more positive news on that front. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Stroud is expected to take part in practice on Wednesday. Stroud has been in the concussion protocol since …
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As the NFL season heads into Week 17, and several of the top teams in the league have already faced off, Colin Cowherd returned with another installment of “Herd Hierarchy.” Let’s take a look at his latest top 10. 10. Cleveland Browns (Last week: 10) Super Bowl odds: +5000 Overall record: 10-5 | Last week: Won 36-22 @ Texans Cowherd’s …
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Kareem Jackson is returning to his roots after the Houston Texans claimed the hard-hitting safety off waivers from the Denver Broncos on Tuesday. The Broncos (7-8) were hoping he’d clear waivers so they could re-sign their locker room leader and tone-setter to the practice squad. That way, they didn’t have to expose another player to the waiver wire and risk …
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Despite featuring their fourth starting quarterback, the Cleveland Browns are well positioned to make the 2024 NFL Playoffs. They’ll look to continue a three-game winning streak against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 17. Cleveland is 10-5 on the season and the passing game has been able to move the ball at will since …
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The Week 17 NFL schedule begins with an AFC matchup on Thursday Night Football. The New York Jets will visit the Cleveland Browns, with each team playing its first Thursday game of the season. New York is 6-9 overall this season, though the Jets have won two of the last three games. Cleveland is 10-5 and entering TNF on a …
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