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The Patriots showed they are far from finished after a rout of the Chargers. They hope to continue the trend Thursday against another L.A. team.

The Ravens took another player off the COVID list on Thursday.

Our experts reveal which lineups they’re trusting in Week 14 daily fantasy football.

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Los Angeles Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth discusses his Walter Payton Man of the Year nomination. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL.com

DeMaurice Smith left the door open for a pivot from the union’s current position, even if it’s not what the NFL or a majority of its players want.

The Houston Texans designated linebacker Brennan Scarlett to return from injured reserve on Wednesday. Scarlett fractured his arm in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in early November. The injury required surgery and he’s been sidelined ever since. The designation to return opens up a 21-day window for Scarlett to practice with the team before [more]

Senior NFL Writer Terez Paylor, NFL Draft Analyst Eric Edholm, and College Football Writer Pete Thamel discuss the first career start for Eagles rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts. It won’t be an easy one, as Hurts and the Eagles face the NFC leading Saints. Hear the full conversation on the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has noted how much more comfortable he feels in the offense this year in Matt LaFleur’s second season as head coach. Rodgers said Wednesday that the comfort level of the entire offense is the driving force between the team’s success this season. “I think it’s a comfort for everybody [more]

The top seven slots remain the same. But we almost had a wild upheaval with the ends of the Jaguars and Jets games in Week 13.

The Chargers designated running back Justin Jackson to return from injured reserve Wednesday. This opens a 21-day window for Jackson to practice before the Chargers are forced to make a decision about whether to activate him back to the active roster. The Chargers placed Jackson on injured reserve Nov. 14 with a knee injury. They [more]

News that the NFL decided to flex the Cowboys and 49ers out of Sunday Night Football in Week 15 was not surprising. The Browns-Giants game is more intriguing. Cleveland has ensured its first winning season since 2007, and the Giants are in first place in the NFC East after four consecutive wins. At the same [more]

The Jacksonville Jaguars took the Minnesota Vikings into an extra quarter in their battle Sunday, but they still weren’t quite able to put one in the win column. As a result they fell to 1-11, which still is the second-worst record in the league, …

Running back Rashaad Penny and cornerback Quinton Dunbar were designated to return to practice with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday. Penny practiced for the first time this season after spending the first 13 weeks of the season on the physically unable to perform list. Penny sustained a torn ACL and additional knee damage in a [more]

Philadelphia is a mess. Its franchise quarterback has been benched and the roster is aging at several key positions. The upcoming draft will be critical in righting the ship.

The Eagles are turning to a rookie quarterback to turn around a bad season.

The NFC East suddenly doesn’t look so bad, with the New York Giants and Washington tied for the division lead coming off road victories against teams that qualify for the conversation about the Super Bowl. The Giants, who beat Seattle on Sunday, control their fate because they swept Washington, and they could become the first team to make the playoffs after starting 1-7. Washington is also 5-7 after handing Pittsburgh its first loss Monday night.

Giants DL Leonard Williams has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after his dominant performance this past Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks helped lift Big Blue to a massive upset.

Former Eagles quarterback Jeff Garcia thinks getting benched could end up helping Carson Wentz. By Dave Zangaro

This NFC is a wide open race to the playoffs, so wide open that at least two recently bad teams from a recently awful division delivered the biggest victories of Week 13. 

Our fantasy football analysts reveal their kicker rankings for Week 14.

Coach Ron Rivera came prepared with a slide presentation to show his players Tuesday, a day after Washington stopped Pittsburgh’s unbeaten run and remained in the thick of the playoff pursuit in the worse-than-mediocre NFC East. At 5-7 heading into next weekend’s game against San Francisco – a contest being played in Arizona because the 49ers had to abandon their home stadium because of the coronavirus pandemic – it’s not as if Washington is a juggernaut. Three consecutive victories for Alex Smith and the rest of the group will do that sort of thing, especially when the most recent was by a 23-17 score over the Steelers, who went into Monday’s game 11-0.

The Arizona Cardinals are slated to be Hurts’ first NFL road start in Week 15.

Carson Wentz looked like a potential MVP candidate a few years ago and the Eagles paid him. Now, with his starting job in jeopardy, the Browns, Ravens and Bills have big decisions to make.

Detroit Lions have fallen outside the top 10 in NFL draft position, with as many as 6 QBs earning first-round interest.

Brandon Allen made his second start of the season Sunday. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports College Students, get a year of HawgBeat coverage for just $11.95. Request details via email from your school account (.

Terrell Burgess is working his way back from ankle surgery.

The Jets will get a blast from the past when they get to Seattle for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Safety Jamal Adams was traded to the Seahawks before the season and quarterback Sam Darnold said on Monday that “there’s some days where you miss the energy” that Adams brings to the team. The defense [more]

The 49ers’ fifth home loss of the season came in a building they won’t mistake as their own, even if the performance was all too familiar.

Allen threw for 375 yards and tied a career high with four touchdown passes as the Bills stayed in sole possession of first place in the AFC East with a thoroughly impressive 34-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. Buffalo (9-3) moved a step closer to winning its division for the first time since 1995 thanks to a nearly flawless performance from Allen. The Bills are one game ahead of the Miami Dolphins with four games left for both teams.