January is around the corner, meaning we’ve officially reached the portion of the NFL season when the runway gets short and you need to start playing your very best football. And yet, for far too many would-be contenders around the league, the exact opposite has been true — and remained true in Week 16. Some … Read more
Just when it seemed like this Kansas City Chiefs season had hit rock bottom, a whole new basement emerged: After losing Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL last weekend, Andy Reid’s team watched backup Gardner Minshew leave their Week 16 game against the Tennessee Titans in the first half due to … you guessed it, … Read more
The Week 16 NFL slate ran the full gamut of fan emotions, from thrilling comeback victories and heroic clutch performances to offensive letdowns and a spate of unfortunate injuries. At the quarterback position in particular, there were a lot of high highs and low lows. As we reach the tail end of the 2025 campaign, … Read more
After whiffing on Kyle Schwarber and then watching Pete Alonso go to the division rival Baltimore Orioles, fans of the Boston Red Sox started to wonder just how their team was going to add the big bat they very much needed this offseason. On Sunday night, they finally got their answer out of nowhere: According … Read more
The NFL playoff bracket isn’t set just yet; we’ve still got two full weeks of football to play, and very little is set in stone. But a topsy-turvy Week 16 answered a lot of questions, and brought things in both the AFC and NFC into greater focus. What if the season ended now and the current standings … Read more
The fantasy football semifinals were a wild affair, with Puka Nacua carrying teams to victory on Thursday night while a litany of big-name stars popped off early on Sunday of Week 16. The other storyline of the week was the impact of quarterback injuries, with a slew of signal-callers departing early due to various injuries. … Read more
Few teams in the league entered Week 16 as hot as the Denver Broncos. Even though it looked as if Sean Payton’s team were pulling off Houdini acts with their exploits in close games of late, the AFC’s top seed was theirs to claim with two wins in their final three games. But the playoff … Read more
It took 15 games, but the Steelers are finally starting to look like the team Mike Tomlin envisioned. Pittsburgh will finish the 2025 season with yet another winning record, but I’m here to tell you this year is different. Tomlin’s had his best quarterback play since Ben Roethlisberger was in his prime thanks to Aaron … Read more