The Pittsburgh Steelers enter Week 15 in a familiar yet uneasy position. They sit atop the AFC North while still inspiring debate about just how dangerous they truly are. This season has been defined by inconsistency, physical football, and late-game resilience. Pittsburgh has once again found ways to win close games and control its destiny. As the playoff race tightens across the AFC, advanced models paint a nuanced picture. They respect the Steelers’ position in the standings while questioning the sustainability of their success. With division control on the line and little margin for error, the Steelers’ playoff picture is...

A lot has changed for the New England Patriots since Tom Brady left after the 2019 season, but some things are still the same.

One of those things is the offensive coordinator, as Josh McDaniels is still calling plays for the Patriots on the sidelines.

Now in his third stint as New England’s offensive coordinator, McDaniels is still good friends with Brady, who discussed him and Drake Maye with Colin Cowherd on Friday’s episode of “The Herd.”

So far, the seven-time Super Bowl champ loves everything he’s seen from and heard about Maye.

“Josh McDaniels is still one of my...

The Buffalo Bills enter Week 15 in an enviable but still unfinished position. They are firmly in the AFC playoff picture, yet staring at a pivotal matchup that could redefine their postseason ceiling. Sure, most analytical models agree that Buffalo is all but guaranteed a playoff berth. The difference between a Wild Card road path and a potential division crown, though, still hangs in the balance. December football is intensifying, and margins are tightening across the AFC. As such, the Bills’ playoff picture is less about survival and more about seizing opportunity.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are now 7-6, thankfully coming off a divisional win against the Baltimore Ravens. There were certainly encouraging developments in that game. But one element that left more to be desired was the run game. Looking with a broad lens, Pittsburgh had just 34 rushing yards, their least in a victory against Baltimore […]

In Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season, the two reigning Super Bowl Championship quarterbacks will duke it out at Lincoln Financial Field when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Las Vegas Raiders.

Now granted, their workload wasn’t exactly the same in the “Big Game.” Jalen Hurts won the Super Bowl MVP after completing 17 of his 22 passing attempts for 221 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 72 rushing yards, and a rushing touchdown. And as for Kenny Pickett, his former backup who will start in Week 15 thanks to a Geno Smith shoulder injury? Well, he missed his lone...

The Dolphins parted ways with an assistant coach on defense today. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported the dismissal after Sports Illustrated’s Alain Poupart sighted the absence of outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow on the team website.

Crow had been arrested in late-August on domestic battery charges. Shortly after his arrest, head coach Mike McDaniel announced that Crow had been placed on indefinite administrative leave while his case played out.

Crow has only been with Miami for two years, coming over from Tennessee after defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver was hired away from Baltimore. Crow started as a defensive assistant...

The New England Patriots are having an outstanding season, and they could end up holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Santa Clara, Calif.

New England will need several key factors to come together if it hopes to secure its seventh Super Bowl title. According to Brad Gagnon from Bleacher Report, the Patriots could benefit from a standout performance from quarterback Drake Maye, along with momentum and the advantage of playing at home.

“Basically all of the above in addition to the fact the Patriots have a good shot at home field throughout the playoffs,” Gagnon wrote on Friday. “Maye is...

Even though rules bar him from returning to football, Tom Brady can’t help but throw out the possibility of unretiring. Again.

It’s been nearly three full years now since Tom Brady played his final NFL snap. Now at age 48, the chances of a comeback have long passed. He has a $375 million contract with FOX Sports. Last year, he joined the Las Vegas Raiders as a minority owner.

Of course, Brady’s first retirement lasted just 40 days. And with the seven-time Super Bowl champion having such a massive fanbase, it’s understandable that a handful of Brady supporters hope he’ll...

The Kansas City Chiefs enter Week 15 staring at a reality few could have imagined just months ago. Their postseason chase now depends as much on outside help as it does on their own execution. Long considered the AFC’s gold standard, Kansas City instead finds itself teetering on the playoff bubble. Advanced models paint a grim picture as Patrick Mahomes and company prepare for a season-defining matchup. With analytics narrowing the margin for error to nearly zero, the Chiefs’ playoff picture has become one of the most precarious storylines of the 2025 NFL season.

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The Indianapolis Colts today released their Friday injury report for Week 15 of the NFL season against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Right tackle Braden Smith has been ruled OUT for this Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks due to neck and concussion injuries. Smith has been unable to practice all week, and therefore, will be unavailable this Sunday. In his place, it will likely be rookie Jalen Travis who starts at right tackle.

Cornerback Sauce Gardner has been ruled OUT for this Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with a calf injury. Gardner is still rehabbing a calf injury...

The one where Josh Allen broke more records while doing Josh Allen things.

It’s time once again for us to walk the aggregate path that is the Buffalo Rumblings’ NFL power rankings roundup. In getting this to you far later than preferred, I’ll dispense with a ton of the free jazz build-up and get down to business. I do love a good build in so much as it helps to more meaningfully engage you, our readers, with one another. But… time’s a wastin’!

It’s fair to say that Week 15 is going to be huge in terms of postgame narratives....

Just when it seemed like everything was finally working out for Colts veteran quarterback Daniel Jones, a torn Achilles tendon has thrown a wrench in things. It was only two years ago that the Giants signed Jones to a four-year, $160MM extension just to bench him by November the next season. Now heading to free agency with a long-term injury in front of him, there are several possibilities for how Jones’ future could play out.

ESPN’s Dan Graziano laid out a few theories earlier this week. The first and obvious option is that the Colts simply re-sign Jones, putting...