NFL Week 11 winners and losers, plus grading each team that played Sunday and Giants-Buccaneers picks

If you haven’t checked your calendar lately, it’s Thanksgiving week, which means there’s a 57% chance that this is going to turn into a food newsletter over the next three days. The only thing that has more drama than spending Thanksgiving with your family is the AFC playoff race, which was turned upside down with […]

Steelers stock up, stock down following loss to Chargers: Receivers shine, but usual suspects doom Pittsburgh

The Steelers had every reason to pack it in after falling behind by 17 points near the end of the third quarter Sunday night against the Chargers. But just when it appeared that Pittsburgh would leave Los Angeles with a win, Justin Herbert exploited a mistake made by the Steelers’ secondary that resulted in the […]

With Justin Fields (ribs) hurt, Andy Dalton expected to start for Bears’ Thanksgiving Day game, per report

Against Baltimore, Dalton went 11 of 23 for 201 yards and two touchdown passes that included a go-ahead, 49-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Goodwin with under two minutes remaining. The longtime Bengals quarterback has completed 65.8% of his passes this season with three touchdowns and one interception. In Chicago’s Week 9 loss to the Steelers, […]

Bill Belichick abandoned his love of one-word answers to gush about Thanksgiving potatoes

Heck, they’re one of the easily side dishes you can prepare pretty much any time — but the Thanksgiving plate lends itself to offering flavor enhancers to take your potatoes to the next level. The only part I’m a little upset about is that Bill didn’t mention my absolute favorite potato preparation: Fondant potatoes. …Read […]

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott confirms COVID vaccination status, will not vilify Amari Cooper after positive test

Prescott won’t have much time to figure things out, though, considering it’s a short week before facing the Las Vegas Raiders at AT&T Stadium in what will be the second game missed by Cooper — who tested positive for COVID-19 last weekend and must be quarantined for 10 days before returning. What he won’t do, […]