The week starts with a rematch of last year’s NFC championship game between the Packers and 49ers, a key game for both teams in this year’s playoff race. The Sunday schedule features five matchups between teams with winning records, and all of those games have intrigue. The cross-conference matchups between, Chicago and Tennessee, Seattle and Buffalo and Miami and Arizona should be fun. Baltimore and Indianapolis meet in a battle of AFC contenders, and it builds up toward the Sunday Night Football rematch between New Orleans and Tampa Bay....

An internal league report, obtained by espnW, claims player arrest numbers in the NFL have decreased by 39 percent from last season — and 44 percent from the historical average. MORE: 2015 arrests | NFL players arrested for domestic violence during Goodell’s reign The report reads, in part: “Since Jan. 1, 2015, there have been 11 arrests for violent offenses and 28 for nonviolent offenses.” The league had averaged around 70 player arrests annually in the eight years prior....

The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that the unnamed player, identified in legal documents as John Doe 1, and another man on the flight, identified as John Doe 2, both described as African American, said they made several complaints to United Airlines flight attendants about the unwanted sexual advances made toward them by a middle-aged caucasian woman. The unnamed player said the assault occurred on February 10 while he was a passenger on an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Newark, and was sitting on the same row as the woman, according to Bleacher Report’s Master Tesfatsion....

The Chiefs and Saints already clinched playoff berths thanks to Week 13 results, but they can claim their respective division titles with additional outcomes in Week 14. The Steelers can also lay claim to the AFC North title or simply a playoff berth with a win and some help in Week 14. Elsewhere, both the Bills and Packers can lock up spots in the expanded 2020 postseason depending on how things play out in Week 14....

There are still two more weeks left in the 2021 NFL regular season, which has expanded to 17 games. The Dolphins did help their chances to make the AFC field, but there’s still work to be done. The Saints stumbled, but they can’t be ruled out in a tight NFC crowd. Here’s how the lopsided interconference result affects both teams’ playoff chances and that of other wild-card hopefuls: NFL STANDINGS: Updated AFC, NFC playoff picture after Week 16...

With the Packers in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in nine years, the Seahawks, who have their own five-year postseason streak going, could have a huge advantage in experience over the rest of the newbie-filled NFC playoff field — if they can make it. MORE: Updated NFL playoff picture The Seahawks, after beating the Eagles at home and losing to the Jaguars on the road, have a difficult remaining schedule, too: vs....

Before the marquee Monday night matchup of the Chiefs and Ravens, a lot of other contenders in the AFC and NFC positioned themselves well with impressive victories in tough matchups. There were also several teams that got their much-needed first wins, and others who got humbling losses out of the way. From all the smaller-market NFL cities to the two New York teams that call New Jersey home, here’s how we now see all 32 teams stacking up against each other going in Week 4:...

While some established teams are pushing back toward Super Bowl 53 contention status, others have faded with a few new party crashers. Here’s a look at our updated NFL power rankings going into Week 6. NFL power rankings Los Angeles Rams 5-0 (last week: 1) The defense struggled in Seattle, and the offense lost both Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp to concussions, but Todd Gurley was there to play the closer role again in a big away....

NFL teams in 2019 are able to begin constructing their practice squad rosters, which consist of 10 players per team, Sunday, Sept. 1, at roughly 1 p.m. ET. MORE: How NFL roster cuts work in 2019 Here is all you need to know about NFL practice squads in 2019, including the minimum salary for practice squad players and the rules for practice squad construction. Contents: How much do NFL practice squad players make?...

After their Super Bowl letdown, the Rams enter 2019 knowing they will likely face an extremely difficult fight to maintain supremacy in the division. With the health of Todd Gurley’s knee a huge question mark hanging over their season, the Rams face stiff competition from a Seahawks team that made the playoffs last season and potentially a 49ers team set up to contend if their quarterback can stay healthy and return to his 2017 form....

After years of speculation surrounding the evolution — or outright removal — of the NFL’s Pro Bowl exhibition, there are big changes coming to the format and the events during the week leading up to the Super Bowl. On Sept. 26, the NFL announced wholesale changes to the Pro Bowl; the game itself will be no more, with the league scrapping the all-star event in favor of a series of alternate competitions....

A pair of high-profile running back were also released Saturday with the Baltimore Ravens waiving Justin Forsett and the Indianapolis Colts cutting Stevan Ridley just days after signing him as a backup for Frank Gore. The Green Bay Packers also inexplicably released Pro Bowl guard Josh Sitton. The deadline for NFL teams to cut their rosters to 53 is Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Just because a player makes the initial 53-man roster doesn’t mean he’s safe....

Jason Kelce, 35, plays center for the Philadelphia Eagles while Travis, 33, is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and together their thoughts on the NFL and humor has helped them achieve top podcast status, with it being hailed by many outlets as the best of the year. One of the sections in the podcast sees them ask listeners to send in their questions about the NFL so that the pair can debunk any myths....

That window has all but shut for the Cowboys. At 4-9 and in the basement of the abysmal NFC East, Dallas needs to win its last three games and hope the Giants, Eagles and Redskins don’t finish better than 7-9. WEEK 15 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread | Betting lines Meanwhile, the Jets are tied with the Chiefs and Steelers at 8-5, and a single loss could knock one out of contention....

All 272 games for the 2022 NFL schedule will be released on Thursday, May 12. As is custom, though, there will be leaks — and official announcements — leading up to the release this Thursday. So far, the league has announced its international slate of games, which is rather expansive: Three of the five international games will be played in London, another in Mexico City and one all the way out in Germany....

This week’s primetime selection is unusual with no game on Thursday. That Bills vs. Chiefs game was instead flexed to Monday afternoon, in order to give Buffalo more time to prepare coming off a Tuesday game. Sunday night features a NFC West rivalry between the Rams and 49ers, before Kyler Murray and Arizona travel to Dallas on “Monday Night Football” to play the Dak Prescott-less Cowboys. MORE: Watch NFL games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

Through the first eight weeks of the season, 67 games have been decided by one score, tied with the 2012 season for the second most in NFL history through eight weeks (68 in 2016). Of those games, 36 have been decided by three or fewer points. There have been 5,834 points scored this season, the most in NFL history through the first eight weeks of the season, and the league’s 661 total touchdowns and 429 touchdown passes are both the highest marks in league history through eight weeks....

NFL Media reports that the combine will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The combine has been a day-time event since its inception in 1982. With the recent NFL Draft again setting record TV ratings, up 11% from the previous record set in 2018, it seemed inevitable the scouting combine would soon follow to the lucrative prime-time TV slot. In fact, last November the NFL inquired about moving this year’s combine sessions to night, but National Football Scouting president Jeff Foster told CBS 4 in Indianapolis that would have been impossible to do on such short notice....