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Fox Sports analyst and NFL great Terry Bradshaw crushed Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith for reneging on his decision to name Desmond Ridder as the team’s starting quarterback, presumably for the remainder of the season.
Both Ridder and Taylor Heinicke have led the Falcons offense at different points this season. But after the Falcons’ bye in Week 11, Smith pivoted to Ridder on the heels of three uneven performances by Heinicke.
But on Tuesday, Smith announced his decision to start Heinicke in the Falcons’ Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts.

The best passer on the Tennessee Titans roster might not be a quarterback. 
During the second quarter of the Titans’ Week 16 game against the Seattle Seahawks, they pulled out some trickery on a trip to the red zone, opting to have star running back Derrick Henry attempt a pass. The play worked out exactly as Tennessee hoped, as Henry lofted a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo.
It was the Titans’ first touchdown pass since Dec. 10, as Tennessee failed to record one last week against the Houston Texans.

The early read on the news that New York Jets coach Robert Saleh, general manager Joe Douglas and most of the important power players of 2023 will be returning next year (as reported by the New York Post) is a predictable one.
The easy take is that Saleh, Douglas and the lot are so intimately tied with Aaron Rodgers that there is no way to separate them. Rodgers plans to return next season and beyond, or at least that’s what he tells his weekly television partner during the Big Thinker Variety Hour.

An unsuspecting NFL photographer caught a stray football to the face in the Washington Commanders—New York Jets on Sunday, adding a lighthearted wrinkle to a one-sided first half.
Deep in Washington’s territory on a 3rd-and-9, Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian was looking for tight end Tyler Conklin in the end zone, but Conklin couldn’t quite get his hands on the pass. The ball whistled through the air and found a very different target instead: The orange beanie of a cameraman who was just trying to take close-up pictures of the game.
Talk about an occupational hazard.

Recently, we painted with a broad brush regarding the Baker Mayfield $4.5 million incentive package.

Every week there appears to be a controversial roughing the passer call in the NFL, and that was no different in Week 16. This week, that penalty occurred in the Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions game, as the referees called another questionable penalty.
Vikings linebacker Pat Jones II was rushing to get to Lions quarterback Jared Goff, but made contact with Goff after the quarterback had gotten rid of the ball. While it seemed like Jones didn’t hit Goff too late or egregiously, the referees still penalized him for roughing the passer, much to the disdain of the Vikings team.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco is continuing to impress the NFL world at age 38.
The Super Bowl XLVII MVP made NFL fans believe they were watching the old Flacco on Sunday as the Browns faced the Houston Texans. In the first quarter, Flacco connected with wide receiver Amari Cooper for a 75-yard touchdown.
Then, in the second quarter, Flacco threw a 21-yard dime to tight end David Njoku, followed by a successful two-point conversion, to put the Browns ahead 22–7. All this comes on the heels of last week’s 374-yard performance in a win over the Chicago Bears.

Eastern Michigan athletic director Scott Wetherbee apologized in a statement on Sunday for the giant brawl that took place after South Alabama’s 59-10 victory against the Eagles in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Saturday.
The Jaguars were celebrating on the field at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala., when an EMU player ran on the field and punched South Alabama defensive back Jamarrien Burt in the back of his helmet. The punch led to a huge fight on the field between multiple players from both teams.

According to NFL Nex Gen Stats, the touchdown had a 21% completion probability, the lowest of any of the 29 receiving touchdowns in his career.

Tyreek Hill is officially active for the Dolphins, though the Cowboys are looking for a big bounce back game after last week’s blowout loss. Follow along for every score.