Special to Yahoo Sports With under a handful of games to go before the fantasy football postseason, it’s imperative to trim the fat from our rosters in order to maximize weekly output. While sometimes we get emotional attachments to players or feel like we’ll experience some sort of FOMO after they’re dropped, we have to shake it off and realize …
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2023 NFL Thanksgiving schedule: Teams, dates, times, TV, streaming for holiday tripleheader
NurPhoto The NFL is increasingly a year-round enterprise, introducing a Black Friday game for 2023, as well as its second annual Christmas Day tripleheader. But few days are quite as synonymous with football as Thanksgiving, which has hosted NFL matchups since the league’s inception in 1920. The Cowboys and Lions have become holiday staples over the decades, but since 2006 …
Read More »Bill Belichick’s update on Patriots QB situation after benching Mac Jones is about what you’d expect
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is not known for spilling his emotions or telling the media everything he’s thinking and the latest questions about the status of his starting quarterback got a typical “Hoodie” response on Tuesday. Mac Jones is in his third year in the NFL, and while his rookie season showed some signs of hope for …
Read More »Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in Adam Johnson’s death
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 14, 2023, 12:44 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson, the South Yorkshire Police announced Tuesday. The arrest comes more than two weeks since police began investigating the incident that led to Johnson’s …
Read More »2023 NFL odds: Best Week 11 predictions, including Commanders, Dolphins to cover
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst The winner of NFL Week 10 was a team on a bye, and every team that’s a direct threat to the Chiefs went down. The Bengals and Ravens were home favorites, but Cincy lost a thriller to Houston, and Baltimore blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead to Cleveland after looking like they were going to …
Read More »NFL suspends Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman three games for repeated violations of health and safety rules
Houston Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman was suspended for three games due to “repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players,” the NFL announced Tuesday. Perryman, who was fined $66,666 for unnecessary roughness in Week 2, drew an unnecessary roughness foul in Week 10 after a healmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase. His …
Read More »NFL Week 11 picks: Eagles upset Chiefs in Super Bowl rematch, Browns beat Steelers in AFC North showdown
The NFL has been scheduling bye weeks since 1990 and after 33 years, I think we can finally hand out the award for best bye week ever and that award goes to Travis Kelce. I don’t necessarily know what qualifies as the best bye week ever, but I feel like taking a three-day trip to Argentina has to be on …
Read More »Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after Monday night loss vs. Broncos; Joe Brady takes over
USATSI After the Bills’ “inexcusable” 24-22 loss to the Broncos on Monday night, coach Sean McDermott didn’t rule out making significant changes to the team. A day later, he’s acted aggressively, dismissing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, as the team announced. Dorsey, 42, was just one-and-a-half seasons into his job as Bills OC, guiding the No. 2-ranked offense in his 2022 debut. …
Read More »Bills’ playoff visions dim after ‘inexcusable’ loss to Broncos
Eric Williams NFC West Writer The Buffalo Bills, a team expected to finally compete for a Super Bowl this season, are now dealing with questions regarding direction and leadership after a last-second loss at home to the Denver Broncos on Monday night. In the stunning 24-22 defeat, Buffalo turned the ball over four times, including three times by quarterback Josh …
Read More »Why trading Belichick is the most likely path for Patriots
Florio: Why trading Belichick is the most likely path for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston As the New England Patriots continue to lose games, Bill Belichick tenure as head coach is growing more tenuous. But two questions are still unclear: If the Patriots decide to move on from Belichick, when will they make that decision, and how will …
Read More »Grading NFL’s next generation of QBs, Week 10: C.J. Stroud has MVP-like performance, Brock Purdy rebounds
C.J. Stroud has entered the MVP chat. No, seriously. He has. After orchestrating a brilliant last-minute touchdown drive to beat the Buccaneers at home in Week 9, the Texans rookie upgraded that performance to a dazzling 350-plus yard effort on the road to beat the Bengals on a last-second field goal. Meanwhile, Brock Purdy got back to his normal ways …
Read More »Bengals getting ready for ‘playoff game in November’ against Ravens on Thursday night in Week 11
Like a golfer who hits a bad drive, the Bengals are used to having to make recovery shots. For a second straight year, Cincinnati is 5-4 after nine games following this past Sunday’s loss to the Texans. The Bengals ended last year on a 12-game winning streak, and they’ll look to create similar magic now, starting Thursday night against the …
Read More »Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Week 11
Each week, we identify a collection of priority fantasy football pickups available in at least 50% of Yahoo leagues and approved for use. If you have roster needs, we have solutions. Running backs Keaton Mitchell, Baltimore Ravens (47% rostered) It’s not often that we beseech you to do anything around here, but we are now officially and urgently beseeching you …
Read More »One thing we learned about each team after Week 10: Deshaun Watson proves his worth, Chase Young impacts 49ers
Week 10 was one for the ages in the NFL, highlighted by six games ending on field goals with no time remaining for the first time in NFL history, including Monday night’s wild Broncos win over the Bills. This also sets up a frantic playoff race in the AFC, where 11 teams are .500 or better and the No. 7 …
Read More »Bengals vs. Ravens odds, line, spread: Thursday Night Football picks, predictions by model on 174-125 run
The Week 11 NFL schedule kicks off with Thursday Night Football as the Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals in a key AFC North showdown at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens (7-3) lead a tight division race by a half-game over the Steelers and Browns (both 6-3). Last Sunday, Baltimore blew a 14-point lead at home to lose to Cleveland, …
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