That leaves the Bears one game up on the Lions entering Week 17, when Chicago faces another potential playoff team in the 49ers. Even at 10-4 and second in the NFC, Chicago is in a precarious position given the difficulty of its schedule, which concludes with ...

There are just three games left in the 2025 season, and two teams have punched their ticket for the postseason: the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos, but there’s plenty on the line this week. The NFL sent out a press release with all this week’s playoff scenarios.

RB James Cook. The fourth-year running back ranks second in the NFL with 1,415 yards rushing and is coming off his eighth 100-yard outing. He scored on two TD runs and caught a touchdown pass against New England. The Bills are 7-1 when Cook tops 100 yards rushing.

Potential fantasy impacts: Both teams are used to playing in the cold, so don't sweat that impact. The wild card, here, may be the winds. Then again, both Caleb Williams and Jordan Love have strong arms, so they may still let it rip on long passes. So, the only tricky play may be each kicker, having to negotiate the winds.

Beck, a Georgia transfer, is in his first season with the Hurricanes and will start against Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon in the College Football Playoff’s first round. He has completed a career-high 74.5% of his passes for 3,072 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

NFL Network and ESPN's Rich Eisen still likes the Detroit Lions ' chances to advance to the NFL playoffs for a third straight season.

With Philip Rivers returning to the NFL, one key part of his Indianapolis Colts contract is a reset of his health insurance from the league, which was set to expire.

A one-time unheralded Chicago Bears rookie is now considered one of the potential young stars of the upcoming 2025 NFL playoffs.