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Last year, Darnold was playing meaningful December football, but the bottom fell out when the calendar turned to January. He ended his run with the Minnesota Vikings with back-to-back dreadful performances. With the No. 1 seed on the line in Week 18, he completed 43.9 percent of his passes in a defeat to Detroit. He then followed that up by struggling in a blowout loss to the Rams in the Wild Card Round, which included taking nine sacks. The history, particularly against the Rams, isn’t making coach Mike Macdonald or the Seahawks nervous entering Thursday night. Since the four-INT game…

Jeremy FowlerCloseJeremy Fowlersenior NFL national reporterJeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com.Dan GrazianoCloseDan Grazianosenior NFL national reporterDan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New…

Rashee Rice – In concussion protocol Rice (concussion) won’t practice Wednesday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs’ official site reports. Impact Per Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com, Rice reported concussion symptoms Monday and the wideout is now in the NFL’s concussion protocol as Sunday’s game against the Titans approaches. He now has two more chances to practice before the Chiefs’ Week 16 game statuses are posted, but with the team eliminated from playoff contention, look for caution to be exercised with both Rice and fellow WR Tyquan Thornton, who is also in the protocol. 1 HOUR AGO • ROTOWIRE

Three college football bowl games are in the books after the Celebration Bowl, the LA Bowl and the Salute to Veterans Bowl have all crowned winners. The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule rolls on with more games Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, which is the day the first round of the College Football Playoff begins. No. 8 Oklahoma is a 1-point underdog against No. 9 Alabama on Friday in the latest college football odds.Saturday is nothing but CFP action, and the latest College Football Playoff lines are No. 7 Texas A&M (-3.5) vs. No. 10 Miami, No. 6 Ole Miss (-17.5)…

With Michigan’s coaching search in full swing following the recent firing of Sherrone Moore, the Wolverines have much to accomplish ahead of the Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl matchup with Texas. For Moore, however, the legal process is underway after his firing and arrest.The situation for Moore intensified quickly in the hours after his firing when he allegedly threatened to kill himself and blamed the victim for “ruining his life,” leading to his arrest. While the three charges Moore faces are serious, including felony home invasion, he is unlikely to face prison time according to legal experts. Police charged Moore with home…

Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill may be on injured reserve and done for the season, but that won’t stop him from chiming in on social media.The Dolphins benched quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday morning, and not long after the news broke, Hill took to X and posted a cryptic tweet with a peace sign emoji and a gif of two kids, where one throws up a peace sign then vanishes.Was it meant to be a jab at Tagovailoa getting benched or a sign that Hill is done in Miami? Or was it meant to be a mystery to…

Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.You can access Wednesday’s game here.Game No. 450’s difficulty: 2 out of 5HintsScroll below for one answer in each of the four categories………………… Yellow: CAPGreen: OFFBlue: LENSPurple: GLOVESThe next puzzle will be available at midnight…

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was an emotional wreck after quarterback Patrick Mahomes went down with a torn ACL during his team’s Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The loss ended the Chiefs’ playoff hopes and led to a litany of questions concerning the team’s future for 2026. Kelce opted not to speak to reporters after the game.”Obviously, we lost our quarterback, man. Patty Mahomes, our guy, our brother, our fearless leader, our face of the franchise, and, to an ACL,” Kelce on the Dec. 17 episode of the “New Heights” podcast. “It’s never easy seeing your guys go…

Ohio University fired head football coach Brian Smith for cause, the school announced Wednesday. Smith was fired after an administrative review revealed “serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University.”Smith, 45, was just about to complete his first full season on the job. After taking over as the team’s interim head coach last season following the departure of Tim Albin — and leading the Bobcats to a win in the Cure Bowl — Smith was named the team’s full-time head coach for the 2025 season.AdvertisementOhio performed well in Smith’s first season, going 8-4. That earned…

There’s nothing like a good hot streak in December when it comes to picking NFL games. For me, it’s been a bit of a heater.I went 11-5 both straight up and against the spread last week, which has me feeling optimistic heading down the stretch of the regular season.For the season, I am now 117-106-1 ATS and 151-72-1 straight up. To be 11 games over .500 picking every game each week is quite a feat, if I don’t say so myself.Let’s hope as the weather gets frigid around the country, I can stay as hot as a July day at the…