"Very different game situationally," Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver said Friday. "He diced us up here, unfortunately. Now, Garrett Wilson and Davante (Adams) had a little something to do with that. Up there, it didn't help that they were blasting that Kansas City-Denver score on the scoreboard, and it was about 28-3 before the end of the first quarter. I'm sure that didn't help the morale of our guys."
Coming off the bye week, the San Francisco 49ers find themselves in an enviable position. They are rested, getting healthier, and eyeing not just the playoffs but potentially the NFC's No. 1 seed. With one more win, they are a virtual lock for the tournament. Andas luck would have ithere comes a team tied for the worst record in the NFL, flying cross-country to Levi's Stadium this Sunday. On the surface, this looks like a mismatch of epic proportions.
On Friday, actress Hailee Steinfeld, who is married to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, shared in her weekly newsletter, Beau Society, that they're expecting their first child together. Steinfeld, who turned 29 on Thursday, revealed the news at the end of her list of favorite moments from 2025. The list included attending her first college football game in Laramie, Wyoming, for Allen's jersey retirement ceremony, personal career moments and getting married.
The Eagles have the ninth-easiest remaining strength of schedule in the NFL, according to ESPN's Football Power Index. They play the 2-11 Las Vegas Raiders at home Sunday. Two of their final three games are against the 3-10 Washington Commanders, sandwiching a Dec. 28th trip to take on the 9-4 Buffalo Bills.
One of the biggest talking points surrounding the Bills' up-and-down 2025 season has been the lack of game-changing weapons Josh Allen has to work with. While to some that's a valid complaint, others believe it's a cop-out, especially to Patriots fans, who know all too well that Tom Brady rarely had a legitimate WR1 to work with during his career.
In case you missed it, the Indianapolis Colts signed a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist five years after he retired to help deal with a rapidly imploding crisis. Rivers is in the building primarily to mentor rookie Riley Leonard, with whom he has a good relationship. The Colts are without their top two quarterbacks, and their playoff hopes are rapidly diminishing.
Army football's entire identity depends on being efficient but their data expose a team that operates with fragility. At 4.8 yards per play, every drive is a puzzle that requires multiple correct moves in a row. There's no short cut, no explosive theta to bail them out, no quick score hiding in the back pocket. That's why Army has reached the end zone just 35 times all season, one of the lowest totals in the country.
Due to injuries, the New York Jets are reaching to the bottom of their quarterback depth chart, tapping rookie Brady Cook to start Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium. It will be the first NFL start for Cook, a former practice-squad player who made his debut last week in a 34-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He replaced Tyrod Taylor, who lasted only two series because of a groin injury. Former starter Justin Fields also is injured (knee soreness), leaving the Jets no choice but to use Cook and Adrian Martinez as their two quarterbacks in Jacksonville.
Today's minor moves: Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers is being temporarily let go by the Broncos, but the 41-year-old tight end won't be a free agent for long. According to Parker Gabriel of the Denver Post, Lewis is expected to quickly land back on Denver's practice squad. However, the team may have some difficulty adding him back to the active roster.
Chances are pretty good it will happen again Sunday for McCaffrey. In the 49ers' 26-8 win over Cleveland before the bye, McCaffrey opened the scoring with a 1-yard run. It was his 13th touchdown of the season. Including the playoffs, McCaffrey has played 50 games for the 49ers and scored 52 touchdowns. Nobody in franchise history not even all-time NFL touchdown leader Jerry Rice with 208 has averaged more than a touchdown per game in their first 50 games.
When the Dolphins run: Miami's speedy 1,000-yard rusher, De'Von Achane, sustained a rib injury last Sunday, but he has a positive outlook toward playing after an X-ray and MRI came back clean. Even after he and his 92 rushing yards exited in the win against the New York Jets, second-year tailback Jaylen Wright had a career afternoon with his first 100-yard rushing game and first NFL touchdown.
"It's almost like a slap in my face, bro," "I ain't gonna lie." "Did Philip Rivers send any type of sign that he was available?" "Why you asking me to do something that everybody else didn't do? I ain't no sucker. I ain't no lab rat. Come on, bro."
