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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

Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

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.

November 17, 2025

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

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Parity reigns supreme as the NFL reaches its halfway point

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November 03, 2025

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.

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Kay Adams reads the NFL Thanksgiving crystal ball

November 27, 2025

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Kay Adams reads the NFL Thanksgiving crystal ball

Kay Adams reads the NFL Thanksgiving crystal ball

Gobble, gobble.

It’s Turkey Day in the U-S of A, and that means one thing: It’s time for some football. Ahead of today’s three-g+ame feast, we invited football analyst Kay Adams to The GIST of It to share her predictions and tease her appearance in the EA Sports Madden NFL Cast during tonight’s primetime game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. Hut hut, here comes the pigskin.

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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

Digging into the digits behind the NFL’s thrilling Week 5

Digging into the digits behind the NFL’s thrilling Week 5

Digging into the digits behind the NFL’s thrilling Week 5

From acrobatic grabs to running backs (RBs) tossing touchdowns (TDs), this NFL weekend had a little bit of everything. Let’s dig into the digits that have defined Week 5 with tonight’s 8:15 p.m. ET Monday Night Football tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars still to come.

October 06, 2025

Only two undefeated teams remain after a chaotic Week 4

Only two undefeated teams remain after a chaotic Week 4

Only two undefeated teams remain after a chaotic Week 4

If there’s one thing we know about the NFL, it’s to expect the unexpected — like Bad Bunny performing at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show and the Sunday Night Football showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers ending in a tie.

September 29, 2025

The wildest moments from a chaos-filled Week 3 NFL slate

The wildest moments from a chaos-filled Week 3 NFL slate

The wildest moments from a chaos-filled Week 3 NFL slate

The NFL chose chaos this weekend with a whopping seven games decided in the final two and a half minutes of action. Let’s recap a Week 3 slate that saw juggernaut offenses sputter, game-winning kicks thwarted, and upsets reign supreme. Hey, not everyone can be the Indianapolis Colts.

September 22, 2025

Joe Burrow injury and the other buzziest headlines from Week 2 of NFL action

Joe Burrow injury and the other buzziest headlines from Week 2 of NFL action

Joe Burrow injury and the other buzziest headlines from Week 2 of NFL action

Week 2 of the NFL season had a little something for everyone — clutch field goals for the thrill seekers, short-sighted tunnel fits for the fashionistas, and pleas in the sky for the already fed-up. Just your average football Sunday, right?

September 15, 2025

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