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After some weeks off, I’m bringing back the Big 12 tier rankings. This is a power poll of sorts, moreso than an analytical look at who’s truly best. Instead of ranking teams from 1-16, I choose different tiers each week to fit where teams are sitting. Tier I – Conference Title Contenders Texas Tech – […]
Aidan Hutchinson will continue to be a pain for the Chicago Bears and the NFC North for years. His agent, Mike McCartney, tweeted that the star pass rusher agreed to a four-year extension with the Detroit Lions on Wednesday. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapaport , Hutchinson’s new deal is worth $180 million over four years, with $141 million guaranteed. The annual average comes in at $46.5 million, making Hutchinson the second-highest-paid pass rusher in the NFL, just behind Micah Parsons...
The NFL and USAA announced the 2025 nominees for the Salute to Service Award, honoring those who go above and beyond in supporting the military and veteran communities. The San Francisco 49ers nominee for this year’s award is Christian McCaffrey. From the press release: Christian McCaffrey’s commitment to the military community stems from a deep […]
Magic is real. This may come as a shocking opening statement to read, but consider just what you saw on Sunday. Was the San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans game what you were expecting? Did the Texans’ offense look like what they had last week? It may sound far fetched, but if this pass to […]
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … What does A.J. Brown want? Eagles’ star WR chases greatness — on his terms – The AthleticAway from pinging phones, away from all the red-alert headlines, A.J. Brown is at his locker. There’s no need here to decode his social media posts or deduce what […]
The Chargers (5-3) are in the midst of their mini bye between last Thursday’s win over the Vikings and this week’s game against the lowly Titans (1-7). They’re coming off their most complete game in weeks to help right the ship following the lopsided loss to the Colts and a game against Tennessee is just […]
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts still seem like a logical trade destination for Cincinnati Bengals reigning All-Pro pass rusher Trey Hendrickson—even with their current caveat that “Cincinnati has no plans to trade Hendrickson right now”: “Up to this point, the Bengals have rebuffed trade inquiries, and sources have […]
The Rams did not play last week, so could your confidence have been impacted at all? We’re going to find out. Despite having the week off, the Rams saw their place in the standings increase as the 49ers lost and dropped to 5-3. L.A. is tied with the Seattle Seahawks at 5-2, but either team […]
This weekend, the Green Bay Packers’ game will be televised on an impressively small number of local stations around the United States. Their Week 9 matchup with the Carolina Panthers is up against a few unfortunate factors: First, it is not a premier opponent, nor is this game even a divisional matchup; second, it is […]
In Monday night’s 28-7 win over the Washington Commanders, the Kansas City Chiefs’ three longest plays went for 38, 31, and 27 yards. All three shared one thing in common: each came off a play-action concept. This has been something head coach Andy Reid has mixed into the offense more often in 2025 — and […]
Aidan Hutchinson will be a Detroit Lion for the foreseeable future. Per several reports, the Lions and Hutchinson have agreed upon a four-year extension. As of this publication, details have not emerged on the compensation. UPDATE: Per Adam Schefter, the contract is worth $180 million over four years, an average of $45 million a year. […]
As a fan of a struggling team you get to learn a lot about the MLB Draft every year. It is what provides fans of rebuilding teams hope. While you can’t get the instant impact from draft picks like NBA or NFL teams do, you can still strike gold. However, the new draft system is […]
Let’s look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 draft class has fared so far in the 2025 NFL season as they return from the bye: Brock Bowers: The star tight end missed the past three games with a lingering knee injury. He was injured in Week 1, but played through Week 4. Bowers, who […]
The Seattle Seahawks are coming out of the bye week at 5-2, sitting firmly in the NFC playoff picture but with plenty left to prove. It’s been a first half defined by resilience, defensive growth, and flashes of what this new-look offense could be — but also questions about identity and consistency. To break it all […]
The Jets recently claimed rookie linebacker Kobe King off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings. Today we break King down in detail. The 22-year old King is listed at 6’1″ and 250 pounds and was a sixth round pick out of Penn State in April. King, who was an all-Big Ten second-teamer in 2024, recorded four […]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Buccaneers and Saints faced off in a heated NFC South battle this week, but the final score really didn’t show it. Coming into this game, Tampa Bay was struggling with many injuries and had just lost badly to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football. This was a potential trap game, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Jaguars fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Jaguars fans — are you confident the team is headed in the right direction? And which […]
Running back Isiah Pacheco suffered an MCL sprain in the fourth quarter of Week 8’s “Monday Night Football” matchup, as the Kansas City Chiefs collected a 28-7 victory over the Washington Commanders. As first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Pacheco’s status is described as week-to-week. Analyzing the injury The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is […]
Commanders links Articles Washington Post (paywall) The Commanders’ offense is struggling, and they can’t run from it KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s not as obvious as a Patrick Mahomes touchdown pass to Travis Kelce, not as baffling as a ricocheted interception off Deebo Samuel Sr.’s face mask, not as worrisome as another empty-handed trip to […]
The Dallas Cowboys are about to do something weird relative to their schedule. Up next for Dallas is a Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals. They will go on their bye immediately after, but when they return they will be playing on Monday night once more. That second game will be a road […]
With several injuries to the secondary this season, the Chicago Bears are signing veteran Chauncey “C.J.” Gardner-Johnson, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and now made official by the team. The 27-year-old defensive back has a history with Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who had him in New Orleans from 2019 to 2021, and […]
We have seen plenty of surprises in the 2025 NFL season. We are entering week 9 with tons of great games on tap. Which teams have the best ATS records? Let’s take a look. Get a $500 bonus with promo DUNK on BN Fantasy! NFL Against the Spread Records (The Colts have covered six of their eight games in 2025. Photo: Christine Tannous-USA TODAY Sports) The Colts and Patriots have been the best in the NFL against the spread so far in 2025. Each team has covered six of its eight ...
In 1955, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected a gangly quarterback out of Louisville. His name was Johnny Unitas. The head coach of the Steelers was Walt Keisling, who was on his second stint as Pittsburgh’s head coach. Keisling did not like how Unitas released the ball and attempted to change it. Unitas refused. This created a […]
Editor’s note: The morning links will no longer have the “Silver Minings” heading moving forward per company policy. The Las Vegas Raiders have a lot of problems to address and correct as they return from their bye week with a 2025 record. Perhaps the biggest issue that needs to be fixed is the offense. The […]
In Today’s Links: we’ve got a mailbag, we’ve got previews, we’ve got bye week reviews and breakdowns so far of the 2025 Seattle Seahawks season; we sit down with George Holani, we take a look at Bobby Wagner and see how he is doing, we’ve got trade deadline info and speculation. Phew! All that and […]