Christmas Day games had major playoff implications around the NFL, thanks to all four of the teams playing holding a spot in the AFC playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs needed just one victory to lock up home-field advantage in the AFC, and they earned it by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opener of the … Read more
Adam Teicher Close Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Dec 25, 2024, 04:01 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The … Read more
Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs have won 21 of their last 22 games. They are inevitable. The two-time defending champions just kept on rolling on Christmas Day, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 while clinching the top seed in the AFC playoffs. FOX Sports: NFL @NFLonFOX The Chiefs strike first with the TD on … Read more
It’s looking like another Merry Christmas for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions have the NFL’s best record and have been the most clutch, if not fortunate, team in the NFL this season, but great teams know how to make their own luck from time to time. Despite Patrick … Read more
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, … Read more
Patrick Smith/Getty Images The fourth episode of Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North aired on Tuesday, and it’s clear what the main event was this week. Last Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers in a pivotal AFC North matchup. A Steelers win would give them the division, while a Ravens victory … Read more
Welcome to the Week 17 picks and let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas, but that’s only to the people who are reading this on or before Dec. 25. If you’re reading this after Christmas, then happy early new year. And if you’re reading this five years down the road because … Read more
With two weeks left in the 2024 NFL regular season, the race for the top of the league is tight. Who will keep bringing the gifts for Christmas week, and who’s ready to fade before ringing in the new year? Here’s looking at how all 32 teams stack up against each other, complete with some … Read more
The AFC playoff picture is starting to become clearer, as the field is close to being set. The Los Angeles Chargers took away the Denver Broncos locking up a playoff berth, while hurting the chances of the other AFC teams that are mathematically in the hunt. The Baltimore Ravens are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers … Read more
Lamar Jackson threw three touchdowns and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to go level with their rivals at the top of the AFC North standings. The Steelers (10-5) would have clinched the division with a victory, but now the teams are deadlocked after the … Read more