Can you trust Cade Otton in the fantasy playoffs? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) We did strength of schedule for wideouts last week, but I didn’t want to leave the tight ends out. Today we put them through the car wash, trying to figure out what’s coming for the money games, Weeks 15-17. The standard disclaimers apply: The rankings …
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Grading Giants and Titans’ miracle ‘MNF’ wins, breaking down Prisco’s Power Rankings and NFL playoff picture
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! Hopefully, you didn’t go to bed early last night, because if you did, then you missed two of the wildest finishes of the NFL season. Actually, calling Tennessee’s win “wild” might be an understatement. The Titans were trailing by 14 points with THREE minutes left to play and they somehow …
Read More »AHL coach Bob Nardella banned 10 games for anti-gay slur
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 12, 2023, 01:12 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Chicago Wolves head coach Bob Nardella has been suspended 10 games by the American Hockey League for using anti-gay language toward officials in a game at the Texas Stars on Dec. 9. As 8:48 of the third period, Chicago’s Kyle Marino was assessed a double-minor …
Read More »Justin Herbert out for remainder of 2023 season after breaking finger in Chargers’ latest loss
Getty Images The 2023 NFL season has been a slog for the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8), and it went from bad to worse on Sunday, and then worse again on Tuesday. Quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a fractured index finger on his throwing hand that caused him to leave the game against the Denver Broncos in a neck-and-neck battle to remain …
Read More »Justin Herbert to reportedly miss rest of season following finger surgery
Justin Herbert’s 2023 season is over. The Chargers quarterback will be sidelined for the last four games of the season after he undergoes surgery Tuesday on his fractured finger, NFL Media reported. Herbert injured the index finger on his throwing hand in the Chargers’ Week 14 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, causing him to depart late in the first …
Read More »Follow these fantasy playoff tips
Want to celebrate a fantasy championship this season? Check your biases at the door. (Photo by Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) If you’re reading this, you’re likely playoff-bound for Week 15. Congratulations. All season long we’ve been working on how to appropriately react to recent performances, not letting common cognitive biases trip us up on our way to this …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft odds: Is Jayden Daniels a top-10 pick? Could he go No. 1?
The LSU Tigers might have fallen short of College Football Playoff glory in 2023, but quarterback Jayden Daniels still made his mark on the season. His Bayou Bengals finished 9-3 in the regular season and tied for second in the SEC West with Ole Miss, just behind Alabama. The 6-foot-4 senior from San Bernardino, CA finished the year with 3,812 …
Read More »Justin Herbert out for remainder of 2023 season after breaking finger in Chargers’ latest loss, per report
Getty Images The 2023 NFL season has been a slog for the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8), and it went from bad to worse on Sunday, and then worse again on Tuesday. Quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a fractured index finger on his throwing hand that caused him to leave the game against the Denver Broncos in a neck-and-neck battle to remain …
Read More »Ranking each AFC playoff contender’s remaining strength of schedule: Steelers, Dolphins face rough road
The AFC’s playoff race is tighter than the sweater you tried to fit into the day after Thanksgiving. Yes, it’s that tight. Six teams with 7-6 records are fighting for the conference’s final two wild card spots. Every team in the AFC North is above .500, although the Ravens have opened up a two-game lead over the Browns for first …
Read More »Bills, Bengals playoff odds indicate both teams on outside looking in
It’s not the way most thought the NFL season would go for Buffalo and Cincinnati, but regardless, both franchises are still in the playoff hunt. Entering the year, the Chiefs were +600 to win the Super Bowl, followed by the Eagles at +800 at FanDuel Sportsbook. Right behind them? The Bills at +900 and the Bengals at +1000. However, fast-forward …
Read More »Warner has four games to set unique 49ers single-season record
Warner has four games to set unique 49ers single-season record originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner has a chance to make 49ers franchise history with just four games remaining in the 2023 NFL regular season. With his fourth interception of the year in San Francisco’s 28-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, the …
Read More »Dan Campbell says Lions will find different ways to get 2022 first-rounder Jameson Williams more involved
The Detroit Lions are in a bit of a slump, having lost two of their last three games and scoring 22 or fewer points in both of those defeats. Detroit started the season hot, with an explosive offense and a defense that played far better than expectations early on. But the defense hasn’t yielded fewer than 26 points since returning …
Read More »Top surprising results of 2023 NFL season: Jets beating Bills and Eagles, Cardinals shocking Cowboys
The NFL regular season is in the homestretch and the general public knows a lot more about these teams than they did months ago. It has been a long season but there have been some outcomes that do not pass the eye test. Here are the most surprising games of the season through 14 weeks: Week 1: Jets 22, Bills …
Read More »Capitals sign goalie prospect Clay Stevenson to 3-year deal
Dec 12, 2023, 11:28 AM ET The Washington Capitals re-signed goaltender prospect Clay Stevenson to a three-year, $2.325 million contract Tuesday. The first year of the deal will be a two-way contract paying $750,000 at the NHL level and $200,000 in the AHL. The next two years will be on a one-way contract for $775,000 per season. Stevenson, 24, is …
Read More »There’s nothing to juggle, we have to beat Buffalo
The Cowboys got a big win over the Eagles on Sunday night and head coach Mike McCarthy said on Monday that the team’s confidence is “probably” as high as it has been all season. It’s not hard to understand why that’s the case. The win over the Eagles was their fifth in a row and they’ve averaged 40.2 points per …
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