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Dec. 11, 2025, 5:12 a.m. MTThe Arizona Cardinals are the ugly stepchild of the NFC West this season. While they are 3-10 this season and 0-5 in division games, the rest of the division would be in the playoffs if the season ended today, and they all have nine or 10 wins.The three other teams — the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers — are amongt the best in the NFL.In fact, in the latest NFL power rankings from USA TODAY’s Nate Davis, everyone in the division but the Cardinals are in the top 10.NFL power rankings…

Why Gennaro picked the Steelers: A couple months ago, Mike McDaniel felt like a dead coach walking. But the Dolphins never stopped playing for him and now they suddenly boast a four-game winning streak. A week ago, Mike Tomlin fielded questions about Steelers fans calling for his firing. But Pittsburgh went to Baltimore and upset the rival Ravens, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the AFC North. Both coaches seemingly turned down the heat on their respective seats, but how will their squads respond to the cold freeze hitting Pittsburgh? The forecast calls for chilly weather — well below…

National Football League (NFL) owners have given the green light to finance the development of and launch a new professional flag football league. Clubs voted in favour of the move during the NFL’s virtual December meeting, authorising the league’s 32 Equity investment arm to secure an operating partner for the competition and spend up to US$32 million on the venture. Bloomberg previously reported that the NFL was choosing between TMRW Sports, the technology venture backed by golf greats Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, and a consortium led by former running back Curtis Martin and including Marc Lasry to partner with…

Dec. 11, 2025, 8:53 a.m. ETIt’s been a wild 2025 NFL season, with some teams thriving and others struggling in what’s been a mostly tight set of standings.But if you’re here, you might be wondering: Is there any NFL football to watch on this Thursday night like there will be the rest of the year in 2025?The answer is: YES! There’s actual NFL regular-season football on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. And what we can also do is deliver good news in the future. If you want to know when the next actual, regular season NFL games are, we’ve got you…

Even within a single NFL game, betting markets are abundant.You’ve got everything from spreads and totals to touchdown scorers and player props at your disposal. It can be a lot to sort through.So, which bets stand out as the Atlanta Falcons take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football? Let’s dig into FanDuel Sportsbook’s NFL betting odds to find out.All NFL projections via our numbers at FanDuel Research, and NFL odds references are to FanDuel Sportsbook. Lines may change after this article is published.Best Player Prop Picks for Falcons at Bucs on Thursday Night FootballDarnell Mooney Anytime Touchdown (+340)At some point, even…

The NFL playoff race is heating up! The Pittsburgh Steelers stole first place in the AFC North from the Baltimore Ravens, the Chicago Bears fell from the No. 1 seed in the NFC to the No. 7 seed following their loss to the Green Bay Packers, and the Buffalo Bills registered an impressive fourth-quarter comeback against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. That loss secured Burrow’s first losing season since his rookie year back in 2020. This week in the NFL, we get a rematch of Bills vs. New England Patriots, Jordan Love travels to take on one of the best defenses…

AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File This Dec. 12, 2010 file photo shows the collapsed roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Though their time in the Teflon-covered building will be marked by plenty of controversy, embarrassment and the failure to reach the Super Bowl, the Minnesota Vikings turned the stadium into one of the toughest places in the NFL for opponents to play. Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2025. There are 19 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state…

Getty Images T.J. Watt was taken to a Pittsburgh area hospital for further evaluation of his lung after experiencing discomfort at the Steelers practice facility on Wednesday, the team announced. Watt will not practice on Thursday and his status for Pittsburgh’s upcoming game against the Miami Dolphins is in question. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will provide more updates “at the appropriate time.” The 31-year-old Watt is in the middle of his ninth season with the Steelers, who selected him with the 30th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.  A seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro, Watt won NFL Defensive Player of the…

Updated Dec. 11, 2025, 2:00 p.m. ETThe NASCAR antitrust trial has ended without an official winner. And without an official loser either.Michael Jordan and the other plaintiffs settled with the sanctioning body of stock car racing, ending a fierce legal battle over whether NASCAR has used anticompetitive practices and harmed Jordan’s racing team.The refusal to settle over the past year led to a showdown in federal court between NASCAR and the plaintiffs: 23XI Racing, co-owned by Jordan and driver Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports. But on Thursday, Dec. 11, with the high-stakes trial moving closer to a verdict, the…

The 2025-26 Major League Baseball offseason is fully underway, and with the Winter Meetings freshly behind us we’re working our way deeper into the sport’s offseason calendar. Among other things, the winter in baseball means a steady supply of rumors regarding free agent signings, trades, and the like. Speaking of which, you can find Thursday’s roundup just below. Braves land reliever SuarezThe Atlanta Braves have agreed to terms with free-agent closer Robert Suarez on a three-year, $45 million contract, the club announced on Thursday.  Earlier in the offseason, CBS Sports ranked Suarez as the No. 21 available free agent in the…