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'Not a good feeling:' How players prepared for an unusual stretch of three games in 11 days
The grueling stretch comes at a time when Baltimore, Houston, Kansas City and Pittsburgh's games could determine the AFC playoff landscape.
Two Christmas games, one Thursday night showdown: Picks, predictions and nuggets
We have top storylines and bold predictions for two Christmas games (and the Thursday night matchup).
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WHAT TO KNOW MOVING FORWARD
Solak's weekly NFL thoughts: The Chiefs' offense is just getting warmed up, and Drake Maye is really good
Can Kansas City figure out its offense for the playoffs? Ben Solak dives into the Chiefs' attack, Maye's underappreciated season and big Week 16 trends.
Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 17: Who can secure a postseason berth, division title?
Nine of 14 teams have already secured their playoff spots. Here are the clinching scenarios for this week.
CASH UP FOR GRABS
MVP? Super Bowl champ? Millions in bonus money on the line for NFL stars like Allen and Mahomes
Individual achievements, as well as team success, will trigger various contract incentives over the next two weeks.
Chiefs rookie Xavier Worthy growing into WR1 for Mahomes
Much like Rashee Rice during his rookie season, the Chiefs are seeing a late-season jump in Worthy's production.
Steelers' defense has felt safety DeShon Elliott's absence -- badly
With Elliott on the field, the Steelers' defense is the best in the league. Without him, it's the worst.
NFL NATION
Steelers or Ravens? Here's how Baltimore, Pittsburgh can be crowned king of the AFC North
Not much separates Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and the division race will be determined by their last two games.
OUR RANKING OF EVERY TEAM
Week 17 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus every team's rookie of the year
How high did the Cowboys rise and how far did the Eagles fall in our rankings? Plus, we picked the rookie of the year on all 32 teams.
NFL PLAYOFF MACHINE
Will your team make the postseason? Simulate every playoff scenario
Predict playoff pairings by selecting the winners of the remaining regular-season games.
TRENDING IN THE NFL
Steelers' Russell Wilson gives offensive linemen lavish gifts ahead of Christmas
The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen were gifted Louis Vuitton duffle bags in the Steelers' iconic black and yellow colors and $10,000 Airbnb gift cards, among other items.
'Sorry fellas': Lamar Jackson plans on watching Beyoncé's performance during Ravens-Texans
The singer will perform during halftime of the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens game on Christmas.
THOUGHTS ON THE PACKERS
Why Stephen A. doesn't include Packers among NFC's top 3 teams
Why Mike Tannenbaum sees Packers as Super Bowl contenders
Top Headlines
- Rodgers on potential Jets return: 'Ask Woody'
- Steelers' Pickens set to return after 3 games out
- Packers get 'good news' on Watson's knee injury
- Jones: Discussions with McCarthy about future
- Dolphins' Chubb (knee) will not play this season
- Pro Football HOF to honor 3 longtime assistants
- Texans claim veteran WR Johnson off waivers
- Ex-RB Smallwood pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme
- Top weakness for Super Bowl contenders
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Ranking worst mistakes for all 32 NFL teams since 2020
Every NFL team has made at least one terrible roster or coaching decision in the past five years. We ranked 32 from least to most damaging.
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2025 NFL draft QB rankings: Ward, Sanders, Milroe, Gabriel
Who are the best quarterbacks in the 2025 draft class? We ranked the top 12, from first-rounders to potential undrafted free agents.
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Ranking top NFL head coach candidates for 2025 openings
Could Detroit lose both coordinators to head coach jobs? Will Mike Vrabel get interest? We stacked the 10 hottest coaching candidates right now.
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How Texans' Laremy Tunsil learned from draft day nightmare
Moments before the 2016 NFL draft, a video leaked of Laremy Tunsil smoking from a gas mask. He opened up about the incident and how it has motivated him since.
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Projecting 2024 NFL standings, playoff games, Super Bowl
We used ESPN Football Power Index's most likely simulation to project Weeks 16, 17 and 18 -- and how the NFL playoff field could stack up.
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The underdog life of Josh Butler
After losing both of his parents, Josh Butler went viral for escorting his dogs on the field on Senior Day in 2019. Now, he's proving his worth in the NFL.
NFL Playoff Machine
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