CHICAGO — If you haven’t heard, it was a little chilly Sunday when the Chicago Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns 31-3 at Soldier Field, with temperatures that dipped into the single digits and a wind chill well below zero.

It may have been one of the coldest days in Bears history, which of course is full of mostly forgettable freezefests ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As with most Kansas City Chiefs games in this abruptly disillusioning season, any number of self-inflicted issues played into their 16-13 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Chargers Sunday. Perfectly apt, under the circumstances.

A fourth quarter book-ended by ill-considered interceptions loomed largest among many issues that...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams are going to the playoffs.

The only questions now: Can they hold onto the No. 1 seed in the NFC and have home-field advantage for the entire postseason. And will receiver Davante Adams be fit for the stretch run?

The Rams clinched a playoff spot Sunday with a 41-34 victory over the Detroit Lions before 74,...Read more

DENVER — Initial thoughts from the DenverBroncos’ 34-26 win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 15 at Empower Field:

— Bo Nix breakout: Four touchdown passes. Four different receivers. With NFL observers keeping a keen eye on a matchup of two division leaders at Empower Field, Bo Nix picked a great time to have his greatest game as a ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff hopes evaporated on a blustery Sunday afternoon at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, but quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn’t there to see the final seconds tick away.

He was in the Chiefs’ locker room when backup Gardner Minshew threw an interception that sealed the Los Angeles Chargers�...Read more

The Carolina Panthers (7-7) let a huge opportunity slip through their hands Sunday during a 20-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints (4-10) at Caesars Superdome.

Despite holding the lead until there was 2:33 left in the fourth quarter, the Panthers coughed up their chance to close out the division race next week. The Saints mounted a comeback by ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers’ fourth straight win was never in question Sunday.

The greater mystery was how high their playoff seeding could climb, both by sundown against the hapless Tennessee Titans as well as over the next three weeks to close the regular season.

By virtue of Sunday’s 37-24 triumph, the 49ers’ ...Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The New York Jets continue to spiral in the final month of the season.

Trevor Lawrence‘s five touchdowns helped the Jacksonville Jaguars steamroll the Jets 48-20 on a beautiful 70-degree day at EverBank Stadium.

Sunday marked the most points the Jets defense has allowed since 2021, when they allowed 54 to the Patriots....Read more

NEW YORK — Jaxson Dart‘s running again landed him in the blue medical tent during Sunday’s 29-21 loss to the Washington Commanders.

The rookie quarterback carried the ball on first and-goal from the 1-yard line with 11:38 remaining in the fourth quarter. And his head was folded backward awkwardly on a joint tackle by Washington defensive ...Read more

CINCINNATI — In the coldest game in Ravens’ history and with the season hanging in the balance, Baltimore finally heated up on both sides of the ball Sunday afternoon.

An icy chill danced off the banks of the Ohio River and down through Paycor Stadium, the actual temperature at kickoff 10 degrees with a feels-like of minus-1, surpassing the...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — “Get-well game” might be an understatement.

The PhiladelphiaEagles clobbered the lowly Las Vegas Raiders, 31-0, on a cold, windy Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. Vic Fangio’s defense dominated, posting the Eagles’ first shutout since Dec. 30, 2018 (a 24-0 victory over Washington).

At long last, the Eagles ...Read more

CHICAGO — Coach Ben Johnson said this past week that the Chicago Bears “desperately” needed a win against the Cleveland Browns. His team took care of business Sunday at Soldier Field.

The Bears handled the Browns easily, winning 31-3 in front of 54,051 fans in one of the coldest games ever played at Soldier Field. The temperature at ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots were bound to lose eventually, but Sunday’s 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills stings a little extra.

The Patriots took a commanding 21-0 lead in the first half and appeared that they were going to run away with the game easily until their defense turned into a sieve and surrendered touchdowns on ...Read more

Conference championships are in the rearview. The College Football Playoff and a myriad of mostly meaningless bowls are upon us.

Over the next month, we’ll be hyper focused on which underclassmen declare their intentions of entering the NFL draft or decide to stay in school.

A talented draft class is starting to solidify, but we won’t know...Read more

MIAMI — Any challenge that arises can be seen as soil which can be used to birth something new, or foster growth.

That’s the best way to describe how the Miami Dolphins offensive line transformed itself from the weakest link on the 2025 team in the first half of the season into one of its strengths, which has produced four wins in a row and...Read more

CHICAGO — Case Keenum is well aware of the jersey — the infamous, fan-altered jersey of former Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch with a long list of his successors under his nameplate.

Keenum should know it. He’s on it.

“I’ve seen that shirt,” said Keenum, who played for the Browns from 2020-21 and joined the Bears as a free ...Read more

DENVER — The Broncos reside somewhere between a fluke and a joke.

Seriously, that is the prevailing national opinion.

No team boasting a 10-game winning streak and 11 straight victories at home has ever been given less respect.

The Broncos are underdogs to the Packers this Sunday. Not the 1997 Packers with Brett Favre, Reggie White and ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk has officially left the 49ers’ building — and roster, likely forever.

Aiyuk’s stalled comeback from last season’s knee injury turned into such a vanishing act that the 49ers reclassified his status Saturday as “reserve/left squad.”

Aiyuk did not previously count against the 53-man roster with ...Read more