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For the third straight year, we're picking out the NFL's top players by specific skills and traits ahead of the last month of the regular season. The MVP race is squarely between Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford, but this exercise is meant to look at the smaller advantages some players have rather than their overall talent. For example, who is the most creative passer in the NFL, or the QB with the best touch? Which receiver has the best hands, and who is the most explosive running back? Which offensive lineman is the best at opening rushing lanes, and which defensive lineman is the best at plugging them on the other side of the ball? Which linebacker is the best tackler, and which defensive back is the top ball hawk? And what about special teams: Who is the most accurate kicker?

A significant number of NFL fans fell for a fake report about New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter from a known parody account. Ahead of Monday night's game between the Giants and the New England Patriots, self-proclaimed insider Wesley Steinberg claimedthat Carter would be benched for the Giants' first defensive drive because he was caught watching porn in a team meeting when his headphones disconnected.

Week 13 is in the books. Chippy week! Plenty of -- as the broadcasters would say -- pushing and shoving in Patriots-Giants, Jaguars-Titans and Steelers-Bills. As the weather gets colder and playoff hopes dwindle, so the skirmishes begin. Just know that if any of you hit my editors late, I'll be coming over with bad intentions.

Week 14 gets underway with a critical NFC battle, as the Dallas Cowboys visit the Detroit Lions as underdogs on "Thursday Night Football." The Cowboys have back-to-back wins over the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, while the Lions are coming off a loss at home to the Green Bay Packers. Sunday's slate features some key divisional games, with the Chicago Bears heading to Lambeau Field to face the favored Packers with first place in the NFC North at stake.

He's a hoe, and I want that known, Harris said in front of his locker. Like, I see why he got punched in the nuts. He said some things that you should not say to another man ever. But like, I don't respect it because you say that then run behind your o-line. That's some real soft shit, and I want that known. I see exactly why they punched you in the nuts. I'm surprised nobody punched him in the jaw yet.

George Best was once the only man from Northern Ireland to make a stir kicking a ball in America. But now the NFL is rife with Irish kickers. Last season Jude McAtamney hit a FG for the Giants. (It went less well for him this year.) And on Sunday Charlie Smyth joined him with a successful kick of his own, joining Neil O'Donoghue in the growing fraternity of Irish-born NFL kickers.

The Titans, Saints, Raiders and Cardinals have now been eliminated as well. Attention in the case of those teams will increasingly turn toward the offseason. For some, questions about changes at the quarterback spot will be ongoing through the spring. Free agency is not expected to include many notable options, so the draft will be sought out in several instances as a means of finding a 2026 starter.

From kicking '45s with his native county, New Orleans Saints kicker was feel-good story of the weekend with 100pc success rate in his first regular season game

First, after New Orleans cut the Dolphins lead to 19-17 with 1:17 left - and after a illegal procedure penalty because they're the 2-10 Saints - rookie quarterback Tyler Shough's 2-point conversion pass was intercepted by Minkah Fitzpatrick and returned 99 yards for two points for the Dolphins. That was Fitzpatrick's second big play in the game following a strip-sack. But ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner sustained a left calf injury early in Sunday's game against the Houston Texans and has been ruled out for the remainder of the day. Gardner was in coverage away from the action on the Texans' second play from scrimmage when he went down with a noncontact injury. He remained on the ground for an extended period while trainers dealt with him, then limped off with assistance. After a quick examination in the injury tent, Gardner was helped to the locker room.

TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 7-0 Saints 10:42, 1st quarter Devon Achane gets Miami off to a flier. He bursts free for a 29-yard scorching touchdown. New Orleans had no chance once he got into space. Share Matt Stafford cashes in the generous field position to who else than his new favourite target Davante Adams. Poor Kyren Williams can't get a look in on the goalline. Automatic touchdown. The MVP is looking locked in for Stafford.

How the Raiders can win: Get in an offensive rhythm with interim play-caller Greg Olson, cleaning up the communication issues that were a problem in Chip Kelly's system. Establish a ground game with Ashton Jeanty and mix in more Brock Bowers at tight end. Protect Geno Smith, who has been sacked 18 times in the past three games, including 10 times by Cleveland last week. Get after Justin Herbert, especially off the edges with Maxx Crosby, Malcolm Koonce and Tyree Wilson.

"Frank has always been a team-first guy and is a true warrior," the team said in a statement. "He will forever be a Lion."

Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D'Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Led by rookie coach Ben Johnson, the surprising Bears (9-3) are alone in first place in the NFC North heading into a 7 December showdown at Green Bay.

The Buffalo Bills will be without pivotal pieces of the offense when the team plays the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday as both starting offensive tackles -- Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown -- have been ruled out by coach Sean McDermott. They are dealing with injuries stemming from the team's Week 12 loss to the Houston Texans. Brown suffered a shoulder injury in the game and tried to play through it, but was unable to finish the game, sitting out the final drive.

Ben Solak, Seth Walder and Matt Bowen bring different perspectives into how they approach sports betting. Solak leans on his expertise in player evaluation and the X's and O's to find edges, while Walder relies on statistical models to pick out plus-expected value bets. Bowen, a former NFL safety, predicts positive matchups and game winners from tape study and his understanding of the league.

Because you just won a Super Bowl. So even though you go back to the starting line, in your mind, you are a Super Bowl-caliber team and you think you deserve, almost, to get there, even if you don't talk about it, you might say the right things internally.

Thanksgiving is all about tradition so our starter is served piping hot from Detroit, as it has been since 1934, and it could be a classic between the (7-4) Lions and the (7-3-1) Green Bay Packers. The records look pretty but they are both still a win behind the Chicago Bears at the NFC North's summit while Detroit would just miss out on a wildcard as it stands owing to Green Bay's draw.

New daily fantasy players will have the chance to secure a $100 Thanksgiving bonus with Underdog promo code AMNY. Create a new account and start with a $5 pick on any of Thursday's NFL games to win the bonus. Click here to activate this offer. New players who take advantage of this promo will receive 10 $10 bonus entries. From there, start making picks on Lions-Packers, Cowboys-Chiefs or Ravens-Bengals.

Tubi is best known for its free slate of Gen Z-friendly shows and nostalgia-inducing movies, but sports have played a small yet important role in its rise. The Fox-owned free streamer, which became profitable for the first time last quarter, made a name for itself in 2023 with a viral Super Bowl ad. That month, Tubi ranked on Nielsen's ratings chart for the first time. Tubi reintroduced itself to football fans in February by streaming the Super Bowl at no cost. At its peak, more than 15 million people tuned into Tubi's Super Bowl simulcast.

Yet the reality is their margin for error down the stretch is still slim despite their impressive fightback against Indianapolis. Indeed, the Chiefs are still a game outside the Wild Card places and face a stretch run that includes matchups with the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos. Both the Chargers and Broncos have already defeated the Chiefs this season as they each aim to dethrone them in the AFC West.

Veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks has signed with the Buffalo Bills, the team announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. Cooks, 32, was waived by the New Orleans Saints last week after he requested his release and he went unclaimed on waivers.

Not only did the Panthers (6-6) fail to capitalize more on their interception hat trick, they lost four players to injury by the fourth quarter, including cornerback Jaycee Horn to a concussion after his second interception. When Brown notched his second interception, 6 1/2 minutes remained, and it produced celebratory cheers from throughout the 49ers' embattled defense, including luxury-suite claps from injured stars Fred Warner and Nick Bosa. That takeaway didn't necessarily secure the victory, but the Panthers still got no closer.

At the snap, McCaffrey quickly ate up the 9-yard cushion Melton provided. By the time McCaffrey stopped abruptly at the 23, he had discarded Melton with a little bit of contact and worked back to the 24 as quarterback Brock Purdy had already let it fly. McCaffrey stopped, gathered and elevated to make a difficult grab as Melton arrived right after the ball. McCaffrey reeled it in for a first down.

Tom Brady played for 23 NFL seasons with a single, maniacal goal: to become the greatest quarterback who ever lived. He achieved it. Now, in retirement, Brady has dabbled in everything. He calls games for Fox. He's building chimneys in Birmingham. He's flogged crypto. He's spreading America's Game to Riyadh. He has a thriving YouTube account. He cloned his dog.

Kane: Yeah it's really something that I think I can achieve. I think it would be... Neville: It's mad really, isn't it? Kane: Yeah I just feel like, if I could play in the NFL and do what I've done in football, imagine that as an experience, imagine that as a career, to do two different sports. I mean, I'm not expecting it to be easy. I know a lot of people think I'm just going to turn up and be an NFL kicker.

Do your Sunday plans involve watching two terrible football teams force one or the other to win? If so, the Falcons head to New Orleans for Hate Week Part I, a game where the Saints enter with a hair's advantage of 1.5 points, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Both of these NFC South rivals' seasons have spiraled out of control, and at 3-7 and 2-8, respectively, it's essentially a race to the bottom when they meet on Sunday afternoon in the Superdome.

Jameis Winston will likely be the starting quarterback for the New York Giants this Sunday with Jaxson Dart under concussion protocol, interim head coach Mike Kafka said Wednesday. Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The New York Giants take to the road seeking their first road win of the 2025 NFL season, but it will be an extremely difficult test against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Michigan on Sunday afternoon.