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There was a lot of talk this week about what Steelers wide receiver George Pickens did wrong in the team’s Week 15 loss to the Colts, but he showed what he can do right against the Bengals on Saturday. Pickens opened the game with an 86-yard touchdown catch from Mason Rudolph and answered the first Bengals touchdown of the game …

No more over/unders for me! My against the spread picks were great last week but the totals crashed. Such is life late in the season. Especially this year when we’ve got so many backup quarterbacks playing.  It’s wild just how many backups have been in play this year — roughly 75% of the NFL has been forced to play a …

Quarterback Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions visit the Minnesota Vikings this Christmas Eve. (Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Happy holidays! In Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season, we’re getting 10 Christmas Eve games, including this afternoon’s can’t-miss matchup between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions (10-4) are currently favored to win over the Vikings (7-7). …

The Seahawks are getting quarterback Geno Smith back for Sunday’s game against the Titans and it looks like they will have running back Kenneth Walker III in the backfield with him. Walker missed two days of practice this week with a shoulder injury before returning to take part in Friday’s practice. He was tagged as questionable on the team’s final …

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is not ready to say who his starting quarterback will be next week against the Seahawks. After Mason Rudolph led the Steelers to a win over the Bengals on Saturday, Tomlin got this question from a reporter: “I guess this is early to ask, but will you be sticking with Mason in Seattle?” Tomlin answered: “You’re …

Baker Mayfield’s football life was touch and go heading into the season. The former No. 1 overall pick had left Cleveland, got benched in Carolina and had some pep in his step from a brief Rams tenure. When he signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Buccaneers in March to succeed Tom Brady, it was make or break. Right …

The Bills are in a fight for their playoff lives, and on Saturday night they played a Chargers team that just fired its coach after an ugly loss. It should have been an easy win. Instead, the Bills needed a last-minute field goal to escape 24-22. But Bills quarterback Josh Allen says however they do it, they just need to …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When the Chargers recovered Buffalo’s fumble on a punt return and punched it into the end zone four plays later to take a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter Saturday night, SoFi Stadium’s large contingent of Buffalo snowbirds fell silent — and the often-outnumbered home fans roared. Giff Smith’s career as the Chargers’ interim head …

Mason Rudolph and embattled receiver George Pickens connected for two long touchdowns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers kept their fading playoff hopes alive, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 34-11 on Saturday. Rudolph, making his first start in two years in place of the injured Kenny Pickett and the ineffective Mitch Trubisky, hit Pickens for an 86-yard catch-and-run score on Pittsburgh’s second offensive …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Control what you can control, and the rest will take care of itself. For the Buffalo Bills, that’s their motto for the rest of the regular season. On the road against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday, the Bills did not produce a work of art but handled their business, taking a 24-22 victory for …

Buffalo Bills fans celebrated after the team pulled out a 24-22 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night. NFL bettors who were backing Bills running back James Cook, however, suffered an epic bad beat on his final carry of the game. Cook was the game’s leading rusher, but that was of little solace to some bettors. RELATED: NFL …

Chargers quarterback Easton Stick is pressured by Bills defensive tackle Poona Ford, center, and defensive end Leonard Floyd during the Chargers’ 24-22 loss Saturday at SoFi Stadium. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) The Chargers went from being red-faced to doing an about-face Saturday night and making life for the Buffalo Bills very uncomfortable before falling 24-22 at SoFi Stadium. They …

Getty Images Welcome to a rare Saturday edition of the Week 16 grades. The NFL was kind enough to give everyone an early Christmas gift in the form of a holiday doubleheader consisting of Bengals-Steelers and Bills-Chargers.  Each of these games carry a significant impact on the AFC playoff picture as the wild card picture is as close and jumbled as …

It was closer than the Bills wanted, but a win is a win is a win. . . . Tyler Bass kicked a 29-yard field goal with 28 seconds left, giving the Bills a 24-22 win over the Chargers. Buffalo moves to 9-6, while the Chargers fell to 5-10 in the first game with Giff Smith as their interim head …

As Christmas approaches, the NFL playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever, making the homestretch of the season one we’ll likely remember. The AFC entered Week 16 with nine teams boasting winning records and four with 8-6 records — all tied for the final playoff spot. The NFC had three 7-7 teams heading into Week 16.  The playoff …