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Dan Quinn was relieved to finally get a win, ending the Washington Commanders 8-game losing streak. He does admit that the team made it harder than it should have been, and they let the Giants hang around until the end of the game. Marcus Mariota, Terry McLaurin, and other players echoed Quinn’s sentiment, and talked […]
Gillette Stadium had not been home to the AFC East champions since the 2019 season. The wait didn’t end there on Sunday. The New England Patriots saw a 21-point lead, a 10-game win streak and an opportunity to clinch the division slip away with a 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Here’s a glance back […]
The Buffalo Bills continued their penchant for second-half heroics in their matchup against the New England Patriots and ultimately pulled out the win. The victor in Foxborough, MA — which featured multiple lead changes in the fourth quarter — delayed New England snapping Buffalo’s five-year-long divisional title streak, and put the tape back over boxes […]
Trap game. Must-win game. Rome Odunze ruled out just before kickoff game. Myles Garrett’s potential NFL sack record game. Freezing-cold home game against a 3-10 Browns team led by Shedeur Sanders. Whatever. None of it mattered. With a little help from two perfectly timed interceptions, the Chicago Bears dominated the Cleveland Browns today at Soldier Field. And after weeks of nail-biting, last-minute decisions, that win was a thing of (relaxing) beauty. We deserved that. FINAL: Chica...
For the first time since the 2017 Jacksonville AFC Championship Game appearance season (Myles Jack wasn’t down), the Jacksonville Jaguars have a 10-win season. An explosive 31-point first half effectively wrapped this holiday gift in a bow for the EverBank fanbase, tying for the second-most points in a first half in Jaguars’ history (most in […]
The Chiefs have made the postseason each of the past 10 seasons. That streak is now over. The Chiefs have been to the past seven AFC Championship Games. That streak is now over. The Chiefs were participants in the past three Super Bowls. They will not be in this year’s big game. Fighting for their […]
It was a tale of two halves, once again, for the Buffalo Bills. Now 10-4 after exacting a bit of revenge against the 11-3 New England Patriots, Buffalo decided they weren’t going to hand the AFC East directly over to their division rivals. The Bills sure made a statement in the second half, ultimately winning […]
Needing a Week 15 victory to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Kansas City Chiefs instead collected a fourth-quarter knee injury to quarterback Patrick Mahomes as time was running out in a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, dropping their record to 6-8 and ending their opportunity to reach the postseason. So now, the […]
The Ravens dominated the Bengals on Sunday in a 24-0 shutout win that eliminates Cincinnati from the playoffs and keeps Baltimore in the hunt for the AFC North crown. Here are the instant reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff. Add yours in the comments! Even in your wildest dreams, you probably weren’t expecting the Ravens to […]
The Jaguars entered Week 15 with a 9-4 record and holding onto the top spot in the AFC South. The Texans and Colts are both on their heels at 8-5, and the Colts trotted out literal grandfather Philip Rivers in the hopes of saving their season. The 2-11 Titans, unsurprisingly, are bringing up the rear […]
In an AFC West slugfest, the Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t pull out a needed win against the Los Angeles Chargers in a 16-13 loss. Here are three takeaways from a defeat that effectively ended Kansas City’s season. The Chiefs threw the first punch and kept swinging Early on, Kansas City played with real urgency. The […]
We’re inching toward the close of another week of the 2025 NFL season, and it’s another chance for the Jets to inch closer to that first overall pick in 2026. It’s not the strongest draft class for quarterbacks, but that doesn’t change the fact that the Jets are going to need one. The closer they […]
The Texans have had a lot of different types of games this season. They’ve had the low-scoring thrillers, improbable comebacks, and they’ve had surprise upset performances. But, one thing that eluded the a Texans for the majority of this year was having a complete game. A game where you left feeling good about the offense, […]
The New England Patriots appeared to have the AFC East wrapped up when they jumped to a 21-0 lead over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. However, they failed to finish the job and eventually saw the reigning champions claw their way back and eventually leave Gillette Stadium with a 35-31 win in hand. Here is […]
On the first play after the fourth quarter’s two-minute warning in the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers, quarterback Patrick Mahomes took a shot to his left knee and stayed on the field. Mahomes had been on all three injury reports this week with a knee ailment, although he practiced fully […]
In the midst of the Cleveland Browns struggling and falling to 3-11 with a big loss to the Chicago Bears, DE Myles Garrett continued his march toward the single-season sack record in Week 15. Garrett started the week with 20 sacks, 2.5 away from Michael Strahan and TJ Watt. Against the mobile Caleb Williams, Garrett […]
The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Seattle Seahawks in week 15 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 4:25 p.m. EST. Seven days ago might as well have been a lifetime. Last Sunday if I had told you that the Colts week 15 starting quarterback would be Philip Rivers, there might have […]
The Los Angeles Chargers are in the win column as they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 16-13 in comeback fashion in Week 15 inside Arrowhead Stadium. Late in the fourth quarter, Patrick Mahomes suffered a knee injury that forced him out of the game. Backup quarterback Gardner Minshew II came in and tried to drive […]
Going into the early slate of Week 15 action, the Minnesota Vikings had a very, very narrow road to the 2025 postseason. That road is now, officially, closed. With the Chicago Bears’ 31-3 demolition of the Cleveland Browns in the early slate this afternoon, the Vikings have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. The only […]
The Buffalo Bills of the early 1990s went to four consecutive Super Bowls. No other team in NFL history has done that and that will remain true heading into the next few seasons. The Kansas City Chiefs, coming off three consecutive Super Bowls, have been eliminated from the playoffs in 2025. The Chiefs needed four […]
Quick Game Result The Commanders took a 13-0 lead in the first half, and never allowed the Giants to tie or take the lead. Still, Washington made several mistakes, with two turnovers in the 4th quarter to make the win a lot tougher to achieve than it should have been. Final score: Pre-game notes RB […]
The Saints and Panthers face off this afternoon on FOX in a NFC South showdown with draft order implications for the Saints — and the opportunity to play spoiler to a division rival. Carolina Panthers (7-6) at New Orleans Saints (3-10) The New Orleans Saints host the Carolina Panthers here in Week 15. The Panthers are sitting […]
There are no style points in the NFL. Whether the San Francisco 49ers win by 21 or two today, they need to win. Historically speaking, Kyle Shanahan’s teams have performed quite well after the bye week. Today’s spot against the Tennessee Titans sets up well. You have one coming off their second win of the […]
In the first half, it looked like the Detroit Lions were prepared to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Rams and their red-hot offense. Jared Goff threw three first-half touchdowns, and the Lions took a 24-17 lead into halftime. But in the second half, the offense went completely cold. They started the third quarter by […]
The Philadelphia Eagles are 9-5 after beating the Las Vegas Raiders at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Final score: 31 to zero. That’s right, zero. A shutout. The Eagles’ first since blanking the Washington Commanders during their 2018 regular season finale. This win was a much-needed result to snap a three-game losing streak. Further, […]
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