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Predicting Which Week 18 Game Will Be Flexed to Sunday Night Football

Our annual exercise to look way ahead to the final week of the regular season.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 1, 2023

AFC North Preview: Bengals Are the Team to Beat in Division of Playoff Hopefuls

Cincinnati’s strong passing cohort makes them the favorites to win again, but the remaining three teams all have postseason potential, too.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 1, 2023

Stephen A. Smith Had NFL Fans Sounding Off Over Why He Doesn’t Think Chiefs Are a Dynasty

Not all dynasties are created equal.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 31, 2023

Behind the scenes, women in football see Spain scandal as part of systemic problems

The aftermath of this year’s Women’s World Cup final has raised issues that many have known about for years. Change could be slower than expected

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023

AFC East 2023 Season Preview: The Bills Are Still the Team to Beat

The three-time defending division champs remain the favorite, even as the Jets and Dolphins bring rosters overflowing with talent to the mix.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 29, 2023

Reexamining Trey Lance’s Timeline in San Francisco

There’s no sugarcoating the fact that the team swung and missed on the No. 3 pick, but in the end, it still came out with a Super Bowl–contending roster.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 28, 2023

2023 NFL coach rankings: The 5 best (Andy Reid!) and 5 worst sideline leaders

Some of these coaches get the best out of their teams while the others should find a different job.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 28, 2023

Forecasting the Top 100 NFL Players This Season: And No. 1 Is …

Our ranking of the stars who will sit atop the league come the end of the season wraps up with the best 20 yet, and a dominant QB on the throne.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 25, 2023

Why the Chiefs Will Pay a Lot for Chris Jones

Former pass-rush guru Chuck Smith on why the defensive tackle could be the next logical step in the evolution of the position.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 25, 2023

Predicting All 272 Games of the 2023 NFL Season

Our annual exercise going week by week through each team’s schedule to project all 32 final records.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 24, 2023