#playoff-elimination

#playoff-elimination

Uncertainty regarding the quarterback class of 2026 will no doubt remain a talking point over the coming months. Fernando Mendoza strengthened his case to be QB1 in April's draft, although it remains to be seen if other top signal-callers like Dante Moore and will turn pro or elect to remain in school for one more season. Decisions on those fronts will be central storylines carrying significant implications for the teams near the top of the order which find themselves in need of a quarterback investment.

Offensively, to have an expectation that we're gonna flip-flop and all of the sudden be ripping, which we would have liked to have seen that, but that didn't happen,

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.

The narrative surrounding the New England Patriots' 2025 season will continue into their Week 13 matchup on Monday Night Football, as they welcome the 2-10 New York Giants to Gillette Stadium for what most believe will be a dominant showing by the home team in a very winnable game. That was also the expectation going against the Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and Trey Hendrickson-less Bengals team this past weekend, only for the Patriots to sneak out with a win by just a field goal

It started with a bloop double from Cody Bellinger that hit off Ceddanne Rafaela's glove and fell to the ground. It wasn't as egregious as Jarren Duran's misplay the night prior, but it was also a catchable ball if he had taken a more strategic route. Unlike Giancarlo Stanton earlier in the game, Bellinger was running from the start and managed to hustle to second.

The bases were loaded in the fifth when Pete Alonso strode to the plate as the tying run. The man who saved the season last year was once again facing the possibility that this would be his last game in a Mets uniform, and there was a sort of steeliness to his gait - a lumbering presence that made it feel as if this deeply unmagical season might have some spark yet.