by Joseph McLaughlin 1/16/26 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Landon Haaf via Denver7Sports and AP Photo. After a thrilling Super Wild Card Weekend, the NFL Playoffs are down to their final eight teams, all in search of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. The Divisional Round weekend will feature four games, the first of which will pit the No. 6 seed Buffalo Bills against the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos. The Bills and Broncos face one another in the postseason for the second consecutive y

Joseph McLaughlin 1/14/26 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Brian Fluharty/Imagn-Images. The Boston Sports landscape has been buzzing as of late. The Red Sox made it to the postseason for the first time in four years in October, Drake Maye and the New England Patriots won their first playoff game since Super Bowl LIII, and Jaylen Brown is leading the Celtics from a rebuild to championship contention with a Jayson Tatum return coming in the near future. This is all great stuff, but

Joseph McLaughlin 1/10/26 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Dominik Zawartko/Clutchpoints. For the first time since 2019, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will be a visiting team in the Wild Card round as they travel to Duval County to face Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Bills, after five consecutive AFC East championships, lost the division race to the New England Patriots and finished the season with a 12-5 record as the No. 6 seed.  The Bills will face a red-h

by Joseph McLaughlin 1/9/26 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Mike Dinovo/Imagn-Images. Another chapter will be written in the National Football League’s oldest and most historic rivalry as the No. 2 seed Chicago Bears host the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card Round in Primetime Saturday night. The playoff game will mark the 213th contest between the two teams, the 19th played in Primetime, and the third time in NFL postseason history.  It is a matchup that would h

by Zak Drapeau and Joseph McLaughlin 1/2/2025 Sportz Nation Steelers at Ravens (Sunday @ 8:20) Photo by Nick Wass/ Associated Press The final regular-season game of the 2025 season on Sunday Night Football will be a win-or-go-home match for the AFC North title between Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Two teams that couldn't be more different besides their historical greatness, the Ravens and Steelers, will battle in Baltimore after Pittsburgh won their other matchup of the year in W

by Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen, and Joseph McLaughlin 12/18/2025 Sportz Nation Quarterbacks (Zak Drapeau) Photo by Chris Szagola/ Associated Press Josh Allen at CLE Jalen Hurts at WAS Jacoby Brissett vs ATL Joe Burrow at MIA Justin Herbert at DAL Drake Maye at BAL Lamar Jackson vs NE Dak Prescott at LAC C.J. Stroud vs LV Baker Mayfield at CAR Jared Goff vs PIT Bo Nix vs JAX Jaxson Dart vs MIN Matthew Stafford at SEA Tyler Shough vs NYJ Jalen Hurts was very close to making his deb

Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn-Images. How was the first round of the Postseason? If you win, you'll feel great and be gearing up for round two. If you lost, that is okay; you still have a lot to play for to avoid whatever cruel punishment your kind and generous fantasy league manager conjured up during the draft. Ideally, your team is healthy at this point in the season, but in case it is not, here are some names to look for to help you out. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy (M

Photo Credit: Matt Stone/Boston Herald. With the late bye week, Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel got a chance to catch his breath. After all, he had done a lot of work for his former team: He led the Pats on a 10-game winning streak, reinvented the team’s culture, and turned a 4-13 team into one of the best teams in the NFL. He and the team deserved some rest, but Vrabel made his expectations clear this week. “It’s time to get back to work,” he said to Scott Zolak in an interv

bby Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen and Joseph McLaughlin 12/11/2025 Sportz Nation Quarterbacks (Zak Drapeau) Photo by Gregory Fisher/ Imagn Images Josh Allen at NE Joe Burrow vs BAL Jalen Hurts at LV Matthew Stafford vs DET Lamar Jackson at CIN Jaxson Dart vs WAS Drake Maye vs BUF Dak Prescott vs MIN Patrick Mahomes vs LAC Brock Purdy vs TEN Jayden Daniels at NYG Trevor Lawrence vs NYJ Caleb Williams vs CLE Sam Darnold vs IND Justin Herbert at KC With his Burrow-like performances si

by Joseph McLaughlin 12/9/2025 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Leigh Bacho/Getty Images The fantasy football playoffs are officially here, and now is the time that every fantasy manager has prepared for. If your team made it to the postseason, congratulations and best of luck in your championship quest. If you did not make the playoffs, that is okay. There are still important games to win to avoid whatever punishment your friends created for last place. Whatever group you are in,

Photo Credit: Steve Senne/Associated Press. In New England’s Week 12 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, the visiting Patriots found themselves down 10-7. It was a slow start for the red-hot Patriots and nothing seemed to go right.  Drake Maye threw a pick-six, the Bengals were moving the football, everything pointed to an off-day for New England as Cincinnati took a 2nd & 5 snap from their 33-yard line. Bengals Quarterback Joe Flacco surveyed his options downfield before

by Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen, and Joseph McLaughlin Quarterbacks (Zak Drapeau) Photo by Kiyoshi Mio/ Imagn Images Josh Allen vs CIN Dak Prescott at DET Matthew Stafford at ARI Jared Goff vs DAL Lamar Jackson vs PIT Baker Mayfield vs NO Jalen Hurts at LAC Joe Burrow at BUF Patrick Mahomes vs HOU Bo Nix at LV Daniel Jones at JAX Jordan Love vs CHI Trevor Lawrence vs IND Caleb Williams at GB Justin Herbert vs PHI For the first time that he is healthy enough to be on this list, Lam

Photo Credit: Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Sports Images. This is it, the fantasy football playoffs are a week away, and this is many teams’ final chance to punch their ticket to the dance. If your team is currently on the bubble, with this week deciding your fate, or if you have secured your spot and are planning for the playoffs, here is my list of players to watch this coming weekend.   Quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (WAS ) - There are not too many options at quarterback left thi

Photo Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times. Buying Championships It was a 0-2 count with one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the 11th in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. Alejandro Kirk stepped into the batter’s box for the Toronto Blue Jays to face off against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The pitch came, and Kirk swung. His bat shattered as the ball bounced into the glove of Mookie Betts, who stepped on second base and then fired over t

by Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen and Joseph McLaughlin Quarterbacks ( Zak Drapeau ) Photo by Kevin Jairaj/ Imagn Images Tier 1 Lamar Jackson vs CIN Jalen Hurts vs CHI Josh Allen at PIT Patrick Mahomes at DAL Matthew Stafford at CAR Tier 2 Drake Maye vs NYG Dak Prescott vs KC Justin Herbert vs LV Tier 3 Bo Nix at WAS Jacoby Brissett at TB Daniel Jones vs HOU Tier 4 Jared Goff vs GB Caleb Williams at PHI Jaxson Dart at NE Trevor Lawrence at TEN After Baker Mayfield's arm injury on MN

Football fans, it’s almost Thanksgiving, which means there are great football games ahead, and of course, good food. There are also fantasy football playoffs just around the corner. Still looking for a roster boost to make a push? Here are a few names that will help you in your quest for the playoffs. So sit back, grab a piece of turducken, and let’s go! Quarterback Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn-Images. Trevor Lawrence ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) - If you need a quarterbac

Photo Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images. After the New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets 27-14 on November 13, the team has enjoyed a mini-bye week of sorts. Players and coaches took the ensuing three days off to either recharge or spend time with friends and family after the win.  Then came the beginning of the week and the Pats’ next task at hand: defeating the Cincinnati Bengals. As former Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick once said, ‘We’re on to Cincinnati,’ an

by Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen and Joseph McLaughlin 11/20/2025 Sportz Nation Quarterbacks (Zak Drapeau) Photo Credits to Karolyn Kaster/ Associated Press Lamar Jackson vs NYJ Jalen Hurts at DAL Drake Maye at CIN Patrick Mahomes vs IND Jared Goff vs NYG Brock Purdy vs CAR Matthew Stafford vs TB Josh Allen at HOU Jaxson Dart at DET Dak Prescott vs PHI Baker Mayfield at LAR Sam Darnold at TEN Daniel Jones at KC Jacoby Brissett vs JAX Caleb Williams vs PIT The big question this wee

Photo Caption: Green Bay Packers Running Back, Emanuel Wilson, carrying the ball against the New York Giants on November 16, 2025. Credit: Seth Wenig/Associated Press. Playoffs?! Yes, Jim Mora, fantasy playoffs are around the corner, and it is becoming crunch time for fantasy managers everywhere to get their rosters in line to compete for a coveted fantasy championship or to avoid a horrible punishment created by the commissioner. Here are some names to look at this coming we

Photo Caption: Patriots Running Back TreyVeyon Henderson catching a touchdown pass in New England’s 27-14 win over the New York Jets on November 13, 2025. Photo Credit: Eric Canha/Imagn-Images. To score or not to score?  That was the question Patriots running back TreyVeyon Henderson was asking himself in the middle of a full sprint down the sideline of Raymond James Stadium in the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.  With his team