We are marching into the end of March, where the heat is starting to boil up. No matter you are in the top or bottom territory of the table, there is something to fight for to ensure a happy ending by the end of the season. When the margin could be as narrow as on goal difference, it could take le s than a moment of slack or a minor mistake to cause a sailing ship to wreck. However, if the wrecking is caused by mistakes from a third-party, it is something too hard to swallow.Although the...

It's Week 13, and the fantasy football playoffs are only a few weeks away. That makes every start 'em, sit 'em decision more critical with most matchups having a lot on the line. Fortunately, SN's Vinnie Iyer is here to help with fantasy lineup advice and DFS tips for those who have already fallen out of the running in season-long leagues.After no byes in Week 12, Carolina and Arizona are off this week. That takes away Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, James, Marquise Brown, D'Onta Foreman, and...

Sterling Shepard showed why he's one of the top wide receiver prospects available for the 2016 on Saturday in Oklahoma's 31-24 road win over Tenne see in double overtime. But more important to the Sooners and OU coach Bob Stoops, he did it when his team needed him most.Shepard slipped past multiple defenders despite being hemmed in on the right sideline for a game-winning touchdown catch in double overtime:Shepard caught seven pa ses for 74 yards and two touchdowns on the night from new...

The game meant nothing to the New England Patriots. And any chance they had of playing spoiler disappeared in a turnover-filled first half. Bailey Zappe threw interceptions on two of his first three pa ses, added another in the second quarter and his first completion was fumbled away by receiver Pharaoh Brown in Sundays 27-21 lo s to the Buffalo Bills. With the lo s, the Patriots clinched the worst record of Bill Belichick's coaching career.That first half, you cant do that. You cant turn the...

displays a bounty of positive traits on the football field. Perhaps the best attribute the rookie quarterback deploys is poise under dure s. The unflappable rookie dealt not only with a fierce pa s rush in Sunday night's 27-14 Pj Jules Jersey victory, he also had his coach-to-quarterback communication device malfunction two plays into the game. The i sue didn't ruffle the rookie. "After the first two plays, I kind of went out and had to revert to Pop Warner, just running over to the coach,...

The opened last season without the services of pa s rusher . This time around, they'll do it without their kicker.NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport was told Sunday that will be suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, according to the player's attorney, Harvey Steinberg. The violation was alcohol related.In his eighth season, Prater had been a Maurice Cheeks Jersey member of the NFL's alcohol program since soon after he was charged with DUI . Prater told The Denver...

Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch tied an FBS record with seven touchdown pa ses in a half in a season-ending 63-0 rout of SMU on Saturday.Lynch is considered one of the top quarterback prospects in the college game, though the Derek Jeter Jersey junior has yet to announce whether he intends to apply for early eligibility into the 2016 . NFL scouts consider Lynch (6-foot-7, 240 pounds) to have the potential to be the if he is available.It was a short day for the Tigers' star -- he threw just...

Now that the football season has well and truly kicked off with the Football League and the first round of the Capital One Cup played, all we wait for is the top tier of English football to get under way. So what are we to expect from the season ahead. Here is a slightly different look at what may lay ahead in the coming months.August: With the transfer window slowly starting to close, Wayne Rooney still finds himself without a new home things dont look good for him in the coming season, with...

The will try to start the season 5-2 for just the third time since 1977 when they host the NFC West-leading on Sunday Night Football at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Over the last 43 years, the franchise's best starts through seven games came in 2014 (6-1) and '15 (5-2). This year, the Cardinals (4-2) are tied for second in the NFC West behind the undefeated Seahawks (5-0).Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Seattle is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Cardinals vs. Seahawks odds from...

Linebacker has signed a one-year deal with a maximum value of $8.5 million with the , NFL Network reported Wednesday. The contract has a base value of $6 million.Wagner, who will be 34 at the start of the 2024 season, spent last season with the in what was his second stint with the franchise (2012-21 was his first stint); he spent the 2022 season with the . Last season, Wagner totaled an NFL-high 183 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks, three pa ses defended and one fumble recovery.Wagner, a six-time...

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfieldand Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson saw their off-field feud carry onto the field as they met in the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs on Sunday.Gardner-Johnson won the first on-field battle between the two early in the first quarter. He intercepted Mayfield on Tampa Bay's first po se sion after Mike Evans tipped a pa s from the Buccaneers quarterback into the air.Gardner-Johnson came down with the tip and managed to log a nifty, 12-yard...

Entering his pro day, Ezekiel Elliott was already entrenched as the best running back available in the 2016 . After his workout at Ohio State on Friday, he's making a case for being the best player in the draft.With four NFL head coaches and five front office executives among more than 100 club representatives in Columbus to see the Buckeyes' extensive contingent of draft prospects, nobody impre sed more than Elliott, according to NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt:Talked to my scouts at...