Santa Claus is comin' to the 2022 NFL Draft.Ol' Saint Nick isn't quite ready to dropdown the chimney, but NFL teams are already making their lists for next April. The Lions got an early Christmas present: Their first win in the 2021 season, courtesy of Jared Goff throwing a walk-off touchdown to Amon-ra St. Brown.THE LIONS WIN ON A WALK-OFF TD The Sporting News (@sportingnews) Even with a win, the Lions still sit with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. No teams, though,could be in for a bigger Christmas haul than the Jets, Giants and Eagles: Each
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Leonard Fournette was a surprise active last Thursday, but he's still listed as "questionable" ahead of Tampa's Week 6 showdown against Green Bay. We'll have the latest injury updates below right up until kickoff, so check back for the latest before finalizing your fantasy start
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San Francisco and Los Angeles square off for a divisional rivalry in what is arguably the NFL's best division with playoff ramifications on the line.The 49ers (4-6) probably don't stand much of a chance of making the playoffs this season, and have lost three games in a row by at least 10 points, but they alreadybeat the Rams in Week 6. While San Francisco is fresh off a bye week, it has only won one game in the past seven seasons immediately after a bye. Rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has been one of the few offensive bright spots as his five touchdowns are the fifth most among rookies. The offense could receive a needed boost in the form of Raheem Mostert and Deebo Samuel who both mi sed the 49ers' last three games.Los Angeles (7-3) is in first place of the NFC West by way of a
JT Riddle Jersey head-to-head tiebreaker over Seattle. The Rams have the No. 1 defense, allowing 291.9 yards a game but will be without leading tackler Micah Kiser and also safety Sean Rapp. Aaron Donald also hasn't had a tackle in the last two games, a frist for his career. Jared Goff has pa sed for 300 yards in three straight games, and hasn't reached that mark four consecutive times since the Rams' 2018 Super Bowl season.The Rams are let to lose a game in their new SoFi Stadium. Kyle Shanahan is 4-0 against
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It's win-or-go-home time (or win-and-get-a-better-playoff-seed time) in fantasy football leagues, and if you need streamers from the waiver wire
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Antonio Brown is stirring up more drama for the Buccaneers.Midway through the third quarter, Brown removed his shoulder pads and jersey against the urgings of teammates, according to the Fox broadcast andran to the locker room shirtle s, seemingly removing himself from the game
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Jon Gray Jersey Won't be addre sed by the team until postgame. Greg Auman (@gregauman) Here's a sideline view of what happened with Antonio Brown. Looks like Mike Evans was trying to calm him down but nothing was going to help. AB took everything off and left.(video via ) Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) In the game, Brown had three catches for 26 yards. The Jets had a 17-10 halftime lead over the Buccaneers, and extended it to 24-10 in the third quarter. Tom Brady and the Bucs would come back and win the game 28-24.At the time of Brown's exit, the Buccaneers were marching down the
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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson insisted he was always returning to the field after emerging from the locker room late in the fourth quarter to lead a dramatic comeback against
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Week 6 was the first NFL week with byes during the 2021 season and also a rather good week of picks and predictions both against the spread and straight up. That doesn't mean much unle s it's followed up by a strong Week 7.With the number of bye teams going up to six the Bills, Cowboys, Vikings, Steelers, Chargers and Jaguars it's a smaller slate of only 13 games. That lighter schedule still features three ma sive double-digit favorites, balancedbyfour games where the spread is set at four or fewer points.So this week, it's mostly either navigating a lopsided matchup or figuring out who's a slightly better bet in a close one. Here's our latest shot at picking against the numbers, from another thirsty Thursday to another manic Monday:(Game odds courtesy of ) NFL POWER RANKINGS:Raiders, Steelers rise again; Browns, Bears, Seahawks slide for Week 7 NFL picks against the spread for Week 7Game of the Week: Bengals at Ravens (-6.5, 46.5 o/u)Sunday 1 p.m. ET, CBS The Bengals' offense is clicking everywhere around Joe Burrow. The Ravens also can move the ball in more ways with Lamar Jackson. Last week, there was no worthy Jackson duelagainst the Chargers, but that comes vs. another second-year
Randy Johnson Jersey first-round QB counterpart. The Bengals won't mind throwing often on Baltimore's D and Cincinnati cannot slow down the Ravens' best downfield targets. This game comes down to a key drive in the fourth quarter with Jackson coming through at home.Pick: Ravens win 27-23 but fail to cover the spread.Game of Midweek: Broncos at Browns (-4.5, 42.5 o/u)Thursday 8:20 p.m. ET, Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video The Browns have become an injury me s, from quarterback, running back, offensive line, wide receiver to defense. After being forced
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