Will the Broncos hold off the Patriots in the AFC and get the first-round bye in the playoffs? Can the Seahawks stay ahead of the Rams in the NFC?
Author: Michael
Here’s how things look right now for wild-card spots, division races and even the draft order.
For the non-sports bettors out there, seeing the Tennessee Titans beat the Kansas City Chiefs 26-9 isn’t exactly eye-catching. It was a very bad Titans team beating a Chiefs team without Patrick Mahomes that had no postseason aspirations to play for, but in the sports gambling world, that 26-9 scoreline was incredibly significant.
Heading into Sunday’s contest in Nashville, the point total was 37.5.
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We’re here. (Or at least after Monday Night Football, we’ll be here.) After 16 weeks, the fantasy football championship has arrived. Unless you’re fighting for third place, or to avoid the last-place punishment or compete in a league with a Week 18 final, this is for all the marbles. So, heading into the final weekend of most fantasy seasons, I’ve got a special Stock Report column looking at the hottest and coldest players deserving of a lineup decision as we head into the week.
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For the first time in 21 years, the NFC East has a repeat champion.
With their win over the Washington Commanders on Saturday, the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the division for the second straight year, becoming the first back-to-back NFC East champion since they won it four straight years from 2001 to 2004. The 20 years since that time have been a preview of the type of parity-induced mediocrity the NFL has experienced writ large in 2025. Nothing happening this season is surprising to fans of a division where random teams popped up to do incredible things all the time.
One the common misconceptions is that there is a battle between stats people and traditional baseball people. The tragedy is that this isn’t really the battle. Ultimately, stats folks simply approach all of the big baseball questions through data. Sometimes they come to the same conclusions as traditionalists. Sometimes they don’t. Often times different people within the stats community do not agree. Those are always the most fun conversations.
That happens when we get to the Astros center field question.
The Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a couple of losing streaks on Sunday night with their 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The most important streak it snapped is the eight-game losing streak they were on. Arguably the more satisfying streak that it snapped was their nine-game shootout losing streak that went all the way back to the early stages of the 2024-25 season.
Ending both streaks is important.
They needed something positive to happen on the ice to just change some of the vibe around the team.
They needed to win a shootout just to stop giving away extra points.
Penn State football is gearing up for its matchup with the Clemson Tigers in this week’s Pinstripe Bowl. Before Penn State heads to the Bronx, it may be a good idea to get a quick rundown of this week’s bowl game opponent.
Like Penn State, it is safe to suggest the 2025 preseason expectations for Clemson did not pan out. Clemson was also a top-five preseason team with the expectation of winning the ACC on its way back to the College Football Playoff.