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Who plays who in NFL Week 13?Take a look at all 16 games on the NFL’s Week 13 schedule this week, starting with three games on Thanksgiving (Chicago Bear against Detroit Lions, New York Giants against Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins against Green Bay Packers) and ending with the Monday Night Football game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos on December 2.There is also a Black Friday game this week (Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs) and 11 games on Sunday, December 1, including the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills on…
CINCINNATI- The Bengals needed a few AFC wild-card contenders to lose on Sunday, and only one of them did. Cincinnati received a little help last week following the Colts’ loss to Detroit, but it didn’t change their outlook much.Losses to Denver and Miami would have been much more impactful, but they won as heavy favorites.Cincinnati now has a 12.8% chance to make the playoffs on ESPN’s FPI. They can’t lose another AFC game this season, especially since Miami has passed them in the AFC standings in recent weeks (Cincinnati holds the 10th seed in the conference and has the most…
KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 05: Roquan Smith #0 of the Baltimore Ravens warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 5, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Roquan Smith is questionable for the Week 12 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. At 7-4, the Crows might want to roll the dice and dress Smith, but they absolutely need to let him rest and recover, especially as the team prepares for a late-season stretch.Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr has done his best…
The San Francisco 49ers could be nearing the end of a long streak of title contenders.Not only are the 49ers now in last place in the NFC West, thanks to their blowout loss at Green Bay on Sunday, but they’ll soon have to let some of their top talent enter free agency. The only question is who stays and who goes.If the 49ers choose not to extend quarterback Brock Purdy, they will have salary flexibility more comparable to what they are currently accustomed to. But if Purdy stays and makes $50 million per season instead of $1 million, it changes…
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) rushes the ball Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, during a game against the Detroit Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.Self-inflicted mistakes and a very good Lions team were a recipe for a Week 12 loss for the Indianapolis Coltswho are now 5-7 this season.Following this competition, we have the figures for Sunday’s instant count of Focus on professional football. So what stood out?Right now, we have a good idea of each player’s playing time, considering we’re 12 games into the Colts season. However, each week there are still a few takeaways worth digging…
Bill Barnwell, ESPN editorNovember 25, 2024, 8:40 a.m. ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about the season’s X’s and O’s, off-season deals and much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes airing once a week. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as an editor at Grantland. Follow him on Twitter here: @billbarnwell.On paper, Sunday afternoon’s Week 12 NFL games didn’t exactly look like the most entertaining day of football, considering there were exactly zero matchups between the…
The Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-9 and eyeing the 2025 NFL Draft. They need help in a lot of places, but in this edition of the Monday Morning Mock Draft, they get two for the price of one.1. New York Giants (via trade with Jaguars) – Cam Ward, QB, MiamiIt’s official: the Daniel Jones era is over in East Rutherford. The Giants are starting from scratch by selecting the best passer in college football.2. Tennessee Titans – Jalen Milroe, QB, AlabamaThe Titans want to make a splash by taking an exciting quarterback who is nothing like Will Levis. Milroe has a…
Las Vegas Raiders Daniel Carlson continued to connect for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. In the Raiders’ 29-19 loss to the Denver Broncos, Carlson made all five of his kicks – an extra point and field goals of 34, 34, 53 and 22 yards.Carlson has made 17 straight field goal attempts since missing the left sideline on a 57-yard field goal in a 36-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 22. Carlson’s 53-yard field goal Sunday was the third field goal of 50 yards or more he’s made during the streak. He’s 6 of 7 in that range…
There’s still plenty of time before the Los Angeles Chargers start worrying about next season. They are currently 7-3 and headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2022, led by the new regime of Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh.Last season at this time, fans were already running simulations and looking ahead to next season. They won’t do it now, but Gordon McGuinness of Pro Football Focus was kind enough to give the Chargers two weapons in its 2025 mock draft. McGuinness had the Chargers select Penn State tight end Tyler Warren with the No. 25 pick.“Warren is enjoying…
November 24, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Helicopter flyover during the Salute to Service game between the Carolina Panthers and the Kansas City Chiefs during the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesKansas City Chiefs Fans transformed Bank of America Stadium into a “sea of red” Sunday afternoon during the defending Super Bowl champions’ Week 12 victory over the Carolina Panthers.While Charlotte, North Carolina is quite a distance from Kansas City, Missouri, Chiefs fans showed up in remarkable numbers for the team’s East Coast trip and became loud enough to give the impression that…