Playoffs Championship Week

Playoff clinching scenarios: Who can secure a postseason berth, division title?

Here's what to know about the clinching scenarios for Week 17.

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Fantasy Football: 4 players with trust issues in Week 17 — can they be locked into championship lineups?

Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del Don breaks out the Trust Meter to see if four players

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Trump won last week's spending battle on points

Donald Trump's intervention in the funding fight led to the passage of a vastly scaled-back continuing resolution, demonstrating his power and ability to disrupt the status quo, while the ...

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Fantasy Football: Week 17 advice and Christmas Day sleepers

Scott Pianowski gives fantasy football managers the gift of advice (and Christmas Day sleepers) to help dominate in Week 17.

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NFL Week 16 rookie rankings: Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels lead strong week from quarterbacks

Kris Abrams-Drain logs first career interception against division rival.

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Putting the College Football Playoff Blowouts Into Perspective

There’s a frankly impossible expectation that the committee holds the ability to ensure the games are entertaining, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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NFL playoff scenarios for Week 17: How Chiefs and Lions can clinch No. 1 seeds, secure first-round byes

Plus, five teams can clinch playoff berths

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Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Tips for winning a championship (or 3rd place) in Week 17

Fantasy football analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller delivers her final pieces of advice for securing a trophy this season.

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College Football Playoff format changes: What's potentially on the table and how/when things could happen

After a messy opening weekend, everybody has their own ideas on how to "fix" the playoff. Here's what's actually being considered behind closed doors.

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John Harbaugh says Ravens won't alter play-calling vs. Texans despite potential playoff matchup

Houston hosts Baltimore on Christmas Day

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Packers shut out Saints to clinch playoff berth for fifth time in six years

The Saints were missing key players and never stood a chance against the Packers.

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College Football Playoff: What's next for Tennessee, Clemson, Indiana, SMU after first-round losses

A look at what each team that exited the CFP after the first round must do in the offseason

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Packers trample Saints; Christmas wish lists for each NFL team; Reseeding College Football Playoff field

Green Bay routs New Orleans, 34-0, registers first shutout of NFL season

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In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.

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Green Bay Packers clinch playoff berth with 34-0 whitewash of injury-hit Saints

Packers clinch spot with first shutout in NFL this year New Orleans played without QB Carr and RB Kamara With a dominant defense leading the way, the Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff berth ...

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Haaland's return - FPL tips & team of the week

Will Boxing Day bring a reversal of fortunes for Manchester City? Thomas Woods thinks so, with three players in the team of the week including big-money Erling Haaland.

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The Falcons Replaced Kirk Cousins and Renewed Their Playoff Dreams

Michael Penix Jr.’s first career start for Atlanta was “nearly flawless,” Coach Raheem Morris said.

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Which teams have made the NFL playoffs so far? And who's been eliminated?

Nine teams are officially playoff-bound so far, and an even larger number of squads have been eliminated from postseason contention.

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Why the Cowboys will continue to start Cooper Rush over Trey Lance despite being eliminated from the playoffs

Dallas has won four of five games, but will not be in the postseason

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College Football Playoff: Georgia QB Carson Beck undergoes UCL surgery, to miss postseason

Carson Beck went down with an elbow injury in their win over Texas in the SEC championship game earlier this month.

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NFL power rankings: Where league stands entering Week 17

Here is how the league stands in the NFL power rankings heading into the penultimate Week 17 of the 2024 regular season.

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Playoff picture projections: Updated chances to make the postseason, win divisions

We're looking ahead to how the 14-team playoff picture could line up en route to Super Bowl LIX.

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Fixing the College Football Playoff & Bowl game sponsor trivia | College Football Enquirer

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde revisit the quality of the first round of the College Football Playoff. They discuss if the TV ...

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German police contacted suspect weeks before Christmas market attack

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Mahomes: Ankle should be OK during short week

With the Chiefs on a short week ahead of their Christmas Day game vs. the Steelers, Patrick Mahomes said his injured ankle is in "a lot better place."

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Oil prices begin the week on a down note

Oil futures ended modestly lower Monday, extending a decline seen the previous week in response to a surging U.S. dollar and worries about the outlook for demand — particularly from China, the ...

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Your Call: Should a team ever willingly flex into a short week?

The Broncos agreed to flex their game against the Chargers to Thursday night ... and lost. Was that the wrong call?

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49ers extend odd streak to 22 seasons after playoff elimination

The San Francisco 49ers extended one of the oddest streaks in NFL history on Sunday with their elimination from playoff contention.

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Asked & Answered, Week 16: It’s time for Vikings fans to believe

The Vikings are contenders to claim their first Super Bowl victory.

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Breaking down NFL playoff picture, plus Week 16 grades for every team and Saints-Packers picks for 'MNF'

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 23

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Rylie Mills injury: Notre Dame's leader in sacks sidelined for rest of College Football Playoff

The Fighting Irish play in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal against Georgia

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Reseeding the College Football Playoff bracket: Ohio State moves to No. 2 seed entering quarterfinals

The Buckeyes tick up in the CFP field after the blowout win over Tennessee in the first round

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It's Championship Week! Let's make some title-winning pickups

If you've made it this far but still have a hole in your lineup, consider these Week 17 waiver wire options.

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Naughty or Nice? Sorting NFL's projected 2024 playoff teams ahead of Christmas Day

Which clubs are for real?

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Christmas week forecast: What to expect for the holiday week

A blast of winter weather is threatening to freeze holiday travelers in their tracks with snow, ice and bitter cold. Millions in the Northeast are dealing with a bitter blast of winter with ...

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