12:53 AM ET Jenna Laine Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America GLENDALE, Ariz. — Playing in his first Christmas Day game, quarterback Tom Brady was able

11:26 PM ET ESPN staff With just three weeks left in the 2022 NFL regular season, the playoff picture is shaping up. More teams have claimed their spots in the NFC and AFC. However, the race to the playoffs continues as top teams in both conferences are still looking to lock in their spots for

4:13 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN CHICAGO — The signs in the Buffalo Bills‘ facility began to shift from “Playoff Caliber” to “Championship Caliber” this week. Against the Chicago Bears, the Bills took a step forward and clinched the division, adding a much-needed layer of clothing in the freezing Chicago weather in the form of AFC

9:29 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the closing moments of Saturday’s game against the Washington Commanders, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan removed his defensive starters from the game. At that point, the Niners held a 17-point lead, and for all intents and purposes, the game was over. But that kind of advantage

2:06 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Jefferson has now had arguably the best season for a receiver in team history. Greg Joseph has the franchise’s longest field goal. And the team itself has performed better in close games than any other in NFL history. Those were the historic takeaways of yet another thriller involving the

8:49 PM ET Washington coach Ron Rivera benched Taylor Heinicke for Carson Wentz in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s loss to San Francisco, but Rivera said he’s not yet sure if that’s a permanent move. Rivera said he’ll name a starting quarterback early in the week. Wentz played the final two series for Washington in

7:48 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The New York Giants missed an opportunity to make the playoffs on Saturday when they lost 27-24 to the Minnesota Vikings on a 61-yard field goal as time expired at U.S. Bank Stadium. Thanks to losses by the Detroit Lions in Carolina and Seattle Seahawks in Kansas City, the Giants

11:57 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin wasn’t ready to go there, with all due respect. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach understands the symmetry between the 13-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night and a playoff victory over the same franchise 50 years ago, the one that ended with

9:54 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — T.Y. Hilton‘s introduction to the Dallas Cowboys could not have been any better because it came at perhaps the darkest moment of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. Facing third-and-30 after Dak Prescott was sacked on consecutive plays and trailing the Eagles 34-27 with 8:02 to play,

7:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Another week, another late-game gaffe that cost the New England Patriots a chance to win. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson lost a fumble at the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 8-yard line with 59 seconds remaining, as the Patriots were knocking on the door for a potential go-ahead touchdown on Saturday. The miscue