The NFL regular season is going out on a bang, as the Miami Dolphins (11-5) are hosting the Buffalo Bills (10-6) for Sunday Night Football in Week 18 with the AFC East title on the line. The Week 18 odds see the Bills as a slight road favorite as they head into this critical matchup.
While many star players will be banged up for this one, most of them will still be playing for the division title on Sunday. Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill will try to overcome the SNF odds and lead the Dolphins to victory, while Josh Allen will battle through neck and finger injuries as the Bills try to complete a dramatic late-season comeback.
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I’ve gone back-to-back weeks of going 1-2 in anytime touchdown props, but the +255 Chris Godwin TD gift in Week 2 has me in the green to begin the year.
This week I’ll be fading a Panthers’ rush defence getting gouged on the ground and stacking injuries, and I’m hitting a +500 TD trying to get ahead of some injury news. Lastly, I’m banking on the reigning MVP to get the season going for the Ravens.
Read more as I break down my favorite touchdown NFL picks for Week 3.
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Inter are close to signing Achraf Hakimi from Real Madrid for about €40m (£35.8m) plus add-ons. The Moroccan full-back has been on loan at Borussia Dortmund for the past two seasons and is looking to leave Real in search for a regular starting place.
Hakimi, who has agreed terms on a five-year contract with Inter, has been a huge success at Dortmund. He can play at right- and left-back as well as on either flank as a winger but Real have made it clear that he would start next season as back-up to Dani Carvajal, prompting the 21-year-old to look at other options.
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The Madrid-born Hakimi joined Real in 2006, progressing thro…
Manchester City (4-3-3)
Zack Steffen A change Guardiola did not need to make and it backfired horribly as Steffen’s dawdling gifted Mané a goal. Easily beaten for Mané’s second. 4/10
João Cancelo Given a punishing time by Díaz and unable to inject his usual creativity, although that was largely due to the malaise ahead of him. 6
John Stones A few wayward passes early on reflected City’s troubles against a more impressive opponent. Improved in the second half but looked tired by recent standards. 6
Nathan Aké Guardiola’s defensive choices looked unconvincing from the start and Aké’s weak attempt to stop Konaté scoring con…
There was a stretch last season when Chelsea scored just one goal in five Premier League matches. Graham Potter’s team were as boring as they were bad. Chelsea, sitting smack bang in mid-table with just four wins from 12 games, may still be bad, but they have at least stopped being boring.
Nineteen per cent of Chelsea’s goals this season came in the 4-4 draw against Manchester City on Sunday. So too have 25% of the goals they have conceded. The match at Stamford Bridge showcased the unparalleled madness of the Premier League – you have to go as far back as last Monday’s barnstormer between Chelsea and Tottenham to find a game so chaotic and unrelenting.
There was ultimately no winner between Chelsea and City…
With the Boston Celtics holding a 3-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, it won’t be long before all eyes zone in on the draft, which is set for June 26–27.For the first time ever, the draft will span two days. While no player in this year’s pool is as captivating as 2023 No. 1 overall selection Victor Wembanyama, there’s plenty of talent to go around, especially from Wembanyama’s native country of France.Here is our latest lottery mock draft, with just over two weeks left until 58 players hear their names called in New York:1. Atlanta Hawks: Alexandre Sarr, F/C, FranceSarr has started to slip to No. 2 in a handful of mock drafts in favor of fellow Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher, but his defense could do wonders for an Atlanta team that has yet to find its identity …
The Toronto Maple Leafs are without star forward Auston Matthews for the second consecutive game when the Boston Bruins on Thursday for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Matthews, dealing with an illness, skated briefly on Tuesday and Thursday morning but was ruled out for those games. Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Matthews' status for Game 6 on Thursday morning. Without Matthews, the Maple Leafs staved off elimination with a 2-1 overtime victory versus the Bruins in Game 5. Boston holds a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Matthews did not play in the third period of Toronto's 3-1 loss in Game 4 on Saturday and Keefe said he was "removed by doctors." He played just 14:16 and recorded a shot on goal and two hits before exiting for the…
There was 1:09 left on the clock when Eli Manning, under pressure from the New England Patriots defense, hurled the football downfield. The three-time world champion Patriots, up 14-10 at the time, were defending a perfect run through the regular season and postseason. At that point, only the 1972 Miami Dolphins had accomplished the feat and with the clock ticking away, The Pats seemed poised to replicate the Dolphins’ mythic feat. And then David Tyree made this catch, a play immediately etched in the pantheon of New York sports moments alongside The Flip and The Four-Point Play. That catch turned the tide. The Giants scored a touchdown to win the game and David Tyree became New York legend. The Helmet Catch is so tied into Tyree’s reputation that the photo on his Wikipedia page …
Some people are fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here. Your team: Kansas City Chiefs. Your 2015 record: 11-5. Hottest team in football to close out the regular season! You should make a banner of that. You just experienced a second year of Andy Reid playoff football, Kansas City. How’d it feel? Pretty bad? Ready to cut yourself? Are you now willing to accept ANY other head coach so that you don’t have to live through this recurring nightmare of steady, fruitless, B-minus football? I know I would be. Let’s get into it. Your coach: Andy Reid. Time for the LSUFreek gif… I needed th…
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here. Your team: Arizona Cardinals Your 2012 record: 5-11, after starting the season 4-0. I dare you to find a worse 4-0 team in NFL history. Ryan Lindley started three games for that team. He had a QBR of 10. This team’s remarkable inability to find an adequate replacement for Kurt Warner finally led to coach Ken Whisenhunt’s demise and the hiring of… Your coach: Bald miracle worker Bruce Arians. Before 2012, Arians was known primarily as the offensive coordinator that Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Alabama fans all loved to despise. But after one inspi…