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The odds say coach Brandon Staley needs a sweep of the Chargers’ last five games in order to have a chance to qualify for the postseason. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) He summarized the significance of his team’s latest victory by assigning it maximum value, Brandon Staley going with “10 out of 10.” Given that fact, how important does …

The Steelers lost their second straight game on Thursday night and both losses came against teams that entered the game with a 2-10 record. While some would point to a limp offense or defensive breakdowns as the leading reasons for the loss, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick believes that there’s a different root cause for why the team has stumbled against the …

Photograph: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game of …

The last few weeks have featured plenty of speculation about Belichick’s future, but he’s still the head coach of the Patriots for the time being and Thursday night showed that he can still put together a winning game plan. New England went out to a 21-3 lead and held on for a 21-18 win that lifted their record to 3-10 …

Sean Allen Close Sean Allen Special to ESPN.comSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Victoria Matiash Close Victoria Matiash Fantasy HockeyESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010Dec 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With another week in the books …

Sean McDermott is head coach of the Buffalo Bills (PA Wire) An NFL head coach has been forced to apologise after making comments appearing to praise the 9/11 hijackers in a team meeting. Sean McDermott, head coach of the Buffalo Bills, has said that he “regretted” making the reference to a “horrific” event. Nearly 3,000 were killed on 11 September …

Tight end Dallas Goedert is on track to return to action for the Eagles against the Cowboys on Sunday night, but another member of the team’s receiving corps may not be joining him in the lineup. Wide receiver Julio Jones missed his second straight practice on Thursday. Jones is listed with a groin injury. Jones has five catches for 16 …

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was officially limited in his return to practice after suffering a high-ankle sprain during Monday night’s loss to the Bengals. Multiple reporters at the team’s session noted that the quarterback was participating in the portion of the session open to media. But Lawrence was not a part of every drill. The No. 1 pick of the 2021 …

Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon runs through the three games that caught his eye on this weekend’s slate – including Eagles vs. Cowboys, Colts vs. Bengals and Broncos vs. Chargers. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] MATT HARMON: Here are the games you need to binge, stream, and skip from week 14 of the NFL season. Let’s start with our binge game. And …

The Week 14 NFL main slate begins Sunday at 1 p.m. EST and features 11 games. The Cardinals and Commanders will be the final two NFL teams to go on bye, while the Thursday Night Football (Patriots-Steelers), Sunday Night Football (Eagles-Cowboys) and Monday Night Football (Packers-Giants and Titans-Dolphins) participants play outside the Week 14 main slate. Yahoo will run plenty …

Bill Belichick had Jabrill Peppers’ back after Peppers’ disparaging comments about the Patriots to Saquon Barkley were turned into public consumption. On Thursday night, it was Peppers who came to his coach’s defense after the Patriots upset the Steelers.  Peppers, who had a big interception late in the first half that led to the Patriots’ game-winning touchdown, spoke glowingly of …

Bailey Zappe and the Patriots picked up their third win of the season on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Bailey Zappe got the job done. Zappe led the New England Patriots to a much-needed 21-18 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night at Acrisure Stadium. Zappe threw three touchdownsin the first half en route to the win, …

The FFL team discusses a few headlines ahead of the Patriots vs. Steelers. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: And let’s take a look first, though, at the “Thursday Night Football” matchup that we get. And I’m talking the matchup of the year, the one you’ve been waiting for, the juggernaut, two of the biggest brands. I’m trying to sell this thing. …

Getty Images A controversial penalty was one of the final nails in the Steelers’ coffin during Thursday night’s 21-18 loss to the Patriots.  The penalty occurred with Pittsburgh trailing by three points and facing a fourth-and-3 at their own 38-yard-line with just over five minutes left. It looked like the Steelers would be awarded a first down after Patriots linebacker …

Getty Images No other team in NFL history has experienced a five-day stretch like the one the Steelers just had. By virtue of Thursday night’s 21-18 loss to the Patriots, Pittsburgh became the first team in NFL history with a winning record to lose consecutive games to teams that were at least eight games under .500, according to the Prime …