The Detroit Lions won a division championship Sunday for the first time since 1993. Dan Campbell’s team claimed the NFC North title in dramatic fashion, hanging on to beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-24. Winning the division ensures the Lions will play at least one postseason game at Ford Field, and it remains possible for Detroit … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers are the hottest team in the NFL and look unstoppable. Their latest conquest was a 45-29 shellacking of the Arizona Cardinals to notch their sixth straight victory. The 49ers also became the first division champion of the year, securing their second straight NFC West crown. They moved one victory ahead of … Read more
It’s Week 14, truly the home stretch of the NFL season. One final quarter of action, and then comes the playoffs. Intrigue abounds, as it has all season, but especially after last week when elite teams (Eagles and Chiefs) faltered, hot teams (Broncos and Jaguars) cooled and once-promising squads (Steelers, Seahawks, Saints and Browns) sagged. … Read more
Tua Tagovailoa of Miami Dolphins controls the ball during the NFL match between Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs at Deutsche Bank Park on November 5, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The Miami Dolphins play the New York Jets today in the highly-anticipated, first-ever NFL Black Friday game. … Read more
Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. If it weren’t for a meaningless late-game pick six, six of the eight games in the early window Sunday … Read more
Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. If it weren’t for a meaningless late-game pick-six, six of the eight games in the early window Sunday would … Read more
NEW YORK JETS (4-5) at BUFFALO (5-5) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS OPENING LINE: Bills by 6 1/2 according to FanDuel Sportsbook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Jets 4-4-1; Buffalo 3-7. SERIES RECORD: Bills lead 68-58. LAST MEETING: Jets beat Bills 22-16 in OT at East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sept. 11. LAST WEEK: Jets lost to … Read more
NEW YORK JETS (4-4) at LAS VEGAS (4-5) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC OPENING LINE: Jets by 1, according to FanDuel SportsBook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Jets 4-3-1; Raiders 4-5. SERIES RECORD: Raiders lead 24-18-2. LAST MEETING: Raiders beat Jets 31-28 on Dec. 6, 2020, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. LAST WEEK: Jets lost to Chargers … Read more
Taylor Swift was in attendance at Arrowhead Stadium for Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers. It’s the third straight Chiefs home game that Swift has attended amid all-but-confirmed rumors she’s dating tight end Travis Kelce.Swift is again in the Mahomes suite for the game. She was spotted watching the … Read more
Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. The Baltimore Ravens (5-2) turned in the most impressive win of the day (so far) and looked ready to … Read more