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Three teams can clinch playoff berth during NFL Week 15 slate

Three teams can clinch playoff berth during NFL Week 15 slate

Three teams can clinch playoff berth during NFL Week 15 slate

Who could clinch a postseason berth in Week 15?

December 12, 2025

Notre Dame controversially left out of 2025 College Football Playoff

Notre Dame controversially left out of 2025 College Football Playoff

Notre Dame controversially left out of 2025 College Football Playoff

Especially with this convoluted selection process, someone's always going to be mad.

December 08, 2025

Quarterbacks headline drama-filled Week 14

Quarterbacks headline drama-filled Week 14

Quarterbacks headline drama-filled Week 14

The postseason plot thickens with four weeks left in the regular season.

December 08, 2025

Conference championship weekend is final piece of College Football Playoff Puzzle

Conference championship weekend is final piece of College Football Playoff Puzzle

Conference championship weekend is final piece of College Football Playoff Puzzle

It’s NCAA football conference championship weekend, aka teams’ last chance to show the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee that they belong in the 12-team hunt for the national championship before Sunday’s 12 p.m. ET selection show.

December 05, 2025

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

The NFL chose chaos once again this week, with holiday hi-jinks and stunners aplenty. Contenders are turning into pretenders faster than you can say Hail Mary — and vice versa. As Week 13 wraps up, let’s muddle through the madness.

December 01, 2025

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

The best way to kick off the holiday slate? An NFC North appetizer with serious playoff implications. Ditch the mulled wine for some milk because this is going to be spicy.

November 27, 2025

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

The NFL is already in the holiday spirit, gifting us a thrilling Week 12 slate — secret handshakes, quarterback (QB) shake and bakes, and sibling rivalries included. Every game matters with the postseason looming…let’s discuss.

November 24, 2025

Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

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Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

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November 17, 2025

Week 11 was jam-packed with stunning scorelines, but today, we’re focused on a handful of other intriguing battles. Hut, hut, here we go.

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The GIST of It Podcast

NFL temperature check - who's hot and who's not after Week 13

December 09, 2025

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NFL temperature check - who's hot and who's not after Week 13

NFL temperature check - who's hot and who's not after Week 13

Pass the thermometer.

It’s time for a temperature check. Today’s episode of The GIST of It is a tale of three AFC teams — the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, and Kansas City Chiefs — who have traveled very different paths this season. With just four weeks left in the regular season, the playoff picture is starting to come into focus, and who’s in and who’s on the brink just might shock you.

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Saskatchewan Roughriders win first Grey Cup in 12 years

Saskatchewan Roughriders win first Grey Cup in 12 years

Saskatchewan Roughriders win first Grey Cup in 12 years

The Saskatchewan Roughriders earned the franchise’s fifth CFL title with yesterday’s 25–17 win over the Montreal Alouettes — and just as the Canadian football gods intended, the 112th Grey Cup came down to the game’s final drive.

November 17, 2025

The 112th Grey Cup preview

The 112th Grey Cup preview

The 112th Grey Cup preview

The 112th Grey Cup kicks off Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, featuring the West Division champ Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. the East Division–winning Montreal Alouettes. And if the title tilt is anything like the first four postseason games, we’re in for an absolute treat. Let’s dig in.

November 14, 2025

Chaos reigns supreme after NFL Week 10 action

Chaos reigns supreme after NFL Week 10 action

Chaos reigns supreme after NFL Week 10 action

We’re more than halfway through the NFL season, and after ten weeks of exhilarating plot twists, this year’s standings remain as tight and confusing as ever. Is any team good? Let’s get into it (and more) below.

November 10, 2025

Parity reigns supreme as the NFL reaches its halfway point

Parity reigns supreme as the NFL reaches its halfway point

Parity reigns supreme as the NFL reaches its halfway point

Turns out the Sunday scaries have nothing to do with Monday, and everything to do with the NFL’s weekly chaos. As if you needed another reminder that nothing is guaranteed in this league.

November 03, 2025

A celebration of National Tight Ends Day

A celebration of National Tight Ends Day

A celebration of National Tight Ends Day

The Week 8 NFL slate saw plenty of players put their best foot forward, including the league’s top tight ends (TEs) — it was their day, after all. To celebrate the holiday, here’s a primer on the unique position, plus the performances that defined the album occasion.

October 27, 2025

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel in the hot seat after 1-6 start

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel in the hot seat after 1-6 start

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel in the hot seat after 1-6 start

From first-time touchdown catchers to jaw-dropping fourth-quarter comebacks, Week 7 was a point-scoring party — but not every head coach brought their team to the festivities. That’s right, pink slip rumblings abound…

October 20, 2025

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