If you stick around for the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Peacock-exclusive game between the Bills and the Chargers, you won’t see Jake from State Farm. Unless he’s at the game. NBC announced on Thursday that, for the first time ever, the fourth quarter of an NFL game will be broadcast without commercial interruption. “We are proud to work with …
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The NFL Week 16 schedule opens with a battle between NFC teams looking to keep their postseason hopes alive on Thursday Night Football. The Los Angeles Rams will host the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium with both teams right in the thick of the NFC playoff picture. The NFL DFS player pool is headlined by Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Kyren …
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For just the second time this season, the Baltimore Ravens will be an underdog when they take the field. Despite heading into Week 16 with a record of 11-3, which is tied for the best in the NFL, the Ravens are a 4.5-point underdog for Monday’s game against the 49ers. Based on comments made by several players this week, it …
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Greg Auman NFC South Reporter We’ve been saying it for months: The NFC South is not a very good division, but hey, it’s a close division. With three weeks left, the Bucs and Saints are tied for first at 7-7 and the Falcons are just a game back, so half the division can say it controls its playoff destiny. The …
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Getty Images If you want Ben Johnson to be your next head coach, you’re going to have to be willing to open up your checkbook. Some NFL owners have been told that the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator’s asking price is at least or around $15 million per year to be a head coach, according to CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider Josina …
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If active, will Hunter Henry continue his touchdown stretch? (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Week 15 had hits and misses on the sleeper page, like most weeks do. Curtis Samuel scored twice and easily beat his projection, and Nick Mullens did enough to justify Superflex love. Quentin Johnston was mostly ineffective, but at least he stole …
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USATSI While he tried to give it a go, Steelers starting quarterback Kenny Pickett will not play in Saturday’s must-win game against the Bengals, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin informed the media Thursday. With Pickett out, Mason Rudolph will get his first start since the 2021 season. Rudolph, 28, has a 6-5-1 career record as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback that includes …
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Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! With just three weeks left to play in the season, the NFL playoff chase should get pretty wild down the stretch and I fully expect that to start tonight with the Saints heading to Los Angeles for a showdown with the Rams. At this point, both teams fully control their …
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Mason Rudolph will be the Steelers’ starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against the Bengals. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed today that Kenny Pickett has been ruled out with an ankle injury. Rudolph will start and Mitchell Trubisky will back him up. This will be the third straight game Pickett has missed since suffering a high ankle sprain. The Steelers …
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Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit the mark when he labeled this season “a lost year.” He was speaking about his own career and how his Achilles injury essentially ruined his 2023 season. But in turn, Rodgers’ injury derailed the Jets’ season. They lost a year, too. The Jets seemed to make things worse …
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Getty Images Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker has been enjoying a phenomenal season in 2023. As a result, the Chargers have put together a hilarious ad campaign to try and obtain more Pro Bowl votes for Dicker. The ad shows Dicker — who’s comically stylized like a lawyer — explaining why he should “kick for you,” and it includes …
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The Los Angeles Rams will attempt to post their fourth consecutive home victory when they begin Week 16 of the 2023 NFL schedule against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football. Los Angeles (7-7) lost three of its first four contests at SoFi Stadium, but has been perfect there since returning from its bye week, defeating Seattle, Cleveland and …
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Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Patrick Mahomes and pumpkin pie. Gang Green and green-bean casserole. Christian McCaffrey and cranberry sauce. Football and Christmas Day. Because, I mean, of course. Christmas Day and a festive fiesta of National Football League action is a combo that has become an entrenched part of our holiday enjoyment, but it has crept up so rapidly …
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Despite showing promise in the preseason, Malik Cunningham languished on the practice squad and never got a chance to be the Patriots’ quarterback during the regular season, ultimately leaving New England when the Ravens signed Cunningham to their own active roster. Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown says the players in the locker room wish Cunningham had been given a chance. …
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterDec 21, 2023, 12:00 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart along with Sir Mix-A-Lot will be among the musical acts expected to perform at the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The NHL said Thursday that Heart, which …
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