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Noah Grubbs throws a pass.

Notre Dame commit shatters opponent’s state title dreams with unreal Hail Mary TD pass

December 14, 2025 by Rex Villas
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish didn’t make the cut for the College Football Playoff, but the program got something to feel good about over the weekend.

On Saturday, Notre Dame commit and Lake Mary quarterback Noah Grubbs completed a wild Hail Mary pass to lead his school to a come-from-behind 28-27 win over Vero Beach in the Florida Class 7A state championship game.

Down by six points with only seconds left in regulation, Grubbs dropped back and tried to find someone downfield to catch his prayer.

Grubbs’ pass was deflected but landed in the hands of wide receiver Barrett Schulz, who was forced to hand the ball to his teammate, Tavarius Brundidge Jr., as a Vero Beach defender tried to take him down. Brundidge then waltzed into the end zone to score the game-winning touchdown in walk-off fashion.

Here is the play that surely deserves more than just a couple of replays:

Unbelievable doesn’t begin to describe it. With the clock at zero and hope fading, Notre Dame commit Noah Grubbs heaved a desperate Hail Mary—and somehow, impossibly, it connected. A walk-off touchdown on the final play delivers Lake Mary its first-ever state title in the most… pic.twitter.com/zJZWout1aD

— ESPN Top 63 (@ESPNTop63) December 14, 2025

With that play, Grubbs showed Notre Dame a little about his composure and poise under duress, qualities that the Fighting Irish — or any other football program — would love a quarterback to have.

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Chris Jones without a helmet

Fans piled on Chris Jones for not knowing Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention

December 14, 2025 by Renzo Pocholo Salao
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Several fans were surprised by how oblivious Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones was about the team’s precarious place in the standings entering Week 15.

The Chiefs were eliminated from postseason contention Sunday after their 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in front of a capacity crowd at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Jones, however, did not get the memo that the team’s playoff hopes were on the line during the contest.

During his postgame press conference, Jones tried to stay positive about the team’s outlook for the remainder of the season. With his answer, he inadvertently admitted he had no clue that the Chiefs were officially out of the hunt.

“We still have a fighting chance,” Jones said before reading the room.

“Are we out of the playoffs? We are? Okay.”

Chris Jones had no clue today was an elimination game for the Chiefs 😭

“We still have a fighting chance… Oh we’re out of the playoffs?” pic.twitter.com/2kPEyFFSwi

— GhettoGronk (@GhettoGronk) December 15, 2025

Several fans expressed frustration with Jones for not being aware of such an important piece of information. Knowing the situation could have reasonably pushed Jones, and perhaps other oblivious Chiefs players, to play even harder with the season on the line.

Probably would’ve been nice for our star defensive player to know the situation we were in but alright

— Reece (@4sznsbrothel) December 15, 2025

How do they not know this before the game??? 😭

— Aidan LaPorta (@AidanLaPorta69) December 15, 2025

players should know.. they’re 6-7? i mean cmon

— Cameron Gaspard (@camlsufan) December 15, 2025

Some pinned the blame on the Chiefs’ coaching staff for not emphasizing the game’s stakes enough for Jones to be made aware.

Damn, I guess the coaching staff was out to lunch as well as the players. You telling me no conversation was said regarding the topic at all?

— Sevn dust (@DustSevn67976) December 15, 2025

Jones finished the game with a pair of quarterback hits.

Even if Kansas City somehow did still have a chance, the Chiefs would have had to fight for their playoff lives without Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs superstar suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s contest, marking the spiritual end of a miserable Kansas City campaign.

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Vikings QB JJ McCarthy doing the Griddy dance into the end zone against the Cowboys

JJ McCarthy shows up Cowboys with ‘Griddy’ dance into the end zone on ‘SNF’

December 14, 2025 by Renzo Pocholo Salao
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JJ McCarthy found time to flex on the Dallas Cowboys right in front of the end zone during “Sunday Night Football.”

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback fooled the entire Cowboys defense on a goal-line play early in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. McCarthy faked a handoff to running back Jordan Mason then rolled left for an uncontested rushing touchdown.

With several yards between him and the closest defender, McCarthy decided to showboat by doing the “Griddy” dance as he made his way into the end zone.

JJ McCarthy griddys into the end zone!

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Stream on @NFLPlus + Peacock pic.twitter.com/5P2lN654PM

— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2025

The Vikings QB’s end-zone score tied the game at 14. Minnesota rode that momentum all the way to a 34-26 victory over a Cowboys team that entered the game desperate to keep its playoff hopes alive.

McCarthy had a second consecutive productive outing in Sunday’s win. On top of his rushing touchdown, the Michigan alum went 15/24 for 250 yards with a pair of touchdowns and an interception. McCarthy’s solid performance came a week after he threw three TDs in a 31-0 drubbing of the Washington Commanders.

Few starters across the league needed a couple of bounce-back games more than McCarthy, who had some questioning if he truly should be the Vikings’ QB of the future. One Vikings player even appeared to throw shade at McCarthy earlier this month.

McCarthy silenced a few more critics with his Griddy-worthy performance against the Cowboys.

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Colts QB Philip Rivers fighting back tears during his press conference

Philip Rivers fought back tears after his first NFL game in 5 years

December 14, 2025 by Renzo Pocholo Salao
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Philip Rivers fought back tears as he addressed the media during his first postgame press conference in half a decade.

The 44-year-old took the field Sunday in his hotly anticipated return for the Indianapolis Colts in their game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. Rivers performed admirably in the contest, going 18/27 for 120 yards with a touchdown and an interception against a vaunted Seahawks defense.

Rivers also accounted for the first touchdown of the game on an 8-yard pass to Josh Downs. Rivers could not contain his excitement after recording his first TD pass since January 2021.

PHILIP RIVERS THROWING TDs IN 2025

INDvsSEA on CBS/Paramount+https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/Pp98lKDPlZ

— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2025

An emotional Rivers sent a powerful message after the game.

“I think maybe it’ll inspire or teach [people] not to run or be scared of what may or may not happen,” said the Colts veteran.

“Certainly, I think of my sons and those ball players that I’m in charge of at the school, that they’ll say like, ‘C–p, coach wasn’t scared.’ You know what I mean? There is doubt, and it’s real. The guaranteed safe bet is to go home, or to not go for it. The other one is, ‘Shoot, let’s see what happens.’”

Philip Rivers’ post-game message: pic.twitter.com/VkMpABBSgj

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 15, 2025

Before getting the call from the Colts to replace the injured Daniel Jones, Rivers was serving as the head coach of St. Michael Catholic High School in Alabama.

There was little doubt that Rivers’ players were behind him. The team held a watch party during the game and went ballistic after their head coach threw a touchdown pass to give the Colts an early 13-3 lead.

St. Michael football team watch party erupted when Coach Rivers threw his first TD back in the league. pic.twitter.com/VHXZrvIv4a

— Noah Moss (@NoahMoss2026) December 14, 2025

Fans were clowning Rivers before the game for looking out of shape. But surely none of those jokesters could get off the couch and throw a touchdown in the NFL a week later.

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Brandon Aubrey runs a fake FG

Cowboys ran an awesome fake FG with Brandon Aubrey

December 14, 2025 by Larry Brown
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The Dallas Cowboys’ special teams unit showed on Sunday that they did their homework.

The Cowboys ran a beautiful fake field goal to perfection during their Week 15 game against the Minnesota Vikings at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday night. Dallas intercepted a pass from J.J. McCarthy on Minnesota’s second offensive play of the game. They drove down to the Minnesota 29 and set up for a 47-yard field goal attempt on 4th-and-4. Rather than have Brandon Aubrey attempt the kick, holder Bryan Anger put the ball down but picked it up and flipped the ball to Aubrey, who ran for a 6-yard gain to get the first down.

Dallas dials up the fake Field Goal and Brandon Aubrey takes off for the first down, bold call early 🔥 #Cowboys #SNF pic.twitter.com/hqCIUlDlBj

— Aggregate Sports (@AggregateSports) December 15, 2025

As if being a top kicker in the NFL weren’t enough, now we know that Aubrey can scamper pretty well too. Aubrey did miss a 51-yard field goal attempt later in the half, which was a surprise. It was only his third missed field goal attempt of the season.

Aubrey entered the game second in career field goal percentage in NFL history, behind only Cameron Dicker.

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49ers QB Brock Purdy taunting Titans defender Cody Barton

Brock Purdy apologizes moments after taunting Titans defender

December 14, 2025 by Renzo Pocholo Salao
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy did little to shed his nice guy persona after Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.

Purdy scrambled for a first down on what was meant to be a play-action pass early in the third quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Purdy ran down the sideline for 26 yards before finally getting cornered by Titans linebacker Cody Barton.

Brock Purdy with the wheels 🛞

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— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) December 14, 2025

The 49ers star showboated a little bit before going out of bounds. Purdy taunted Barton by extending the football to the defender’s face as he stepped toward the sideline.

It didn’t take long before Purdy felt remorse over the gesture. He went back up to Barton and apologized for showing him up.

Brock Purdy taunts Cody Barton and then immediately apologizes 😭

(via @NFL)

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 14, 2025

Purdy may have been feeling himself during the play, as he completely fooled linebacker Cedric Gray with a pump fake before running into Barton. He had also thrown two touchdowns at that point to give the 49ers a 24-10 lead. Purdy closed the drive out with his third TD of the game.

Purdy had his best game of the season Sunday in the 37-24 win over the Titans. The Niners star went 23/30 for 295 yards and three touchdowns. Let the man showboat a little bit.

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Rams wide receiver Davante Adams in pain after suffering a hamstring injury

Sean McVay had ominous update on Davante Adams’ hamstring injury

December 14, 2025 by Renzo Pocholo Salao
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Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay did not sound confident when discussing Davante Adams’ latest injury scare.

Adams went down with a hamstring injury in the second half of the Rams’ Week 15 contest against the Detroit Lions. The All-Pro wide receiver came up lame on a downfield route early in the fourth quarter — a scene that sucked the air right out of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

There goes Davante Adams hamstring.
Was the primary concern in attempting to play through it, aggravation especially on downfield routes.
Could now be without him in weeks 16-17. pic.twitter.com/BA08Hodq60

— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) December 14, 2025

The Rams veteran was able to walk off the field under his own power, but did so with a noticeable limp.

Davante Adams was able to walk off the field after suffering an apparent injury

📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/3gAwHALC4V

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 14, 2025

Adams did not return to the contest, finishing with four catches for 71 yards in the 41-34 Rams victory.

McVay was asked about Adams’ injury status after the game. While the Rams head coach did not give a definitive update, he admitted that the injury “didn’t look good” at first glance. Adams will undergo further testing.

The positive news for Rams fans is that McVay refused to rule Adams out for the team’s upcoming Thursday night matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. With the prime time contest having major seeding implications, Adams’ availability for the Week 16 clash would likely illuminate the severity of his hamstring injury.

Losing Adams for any amount of time would be a huge blow to a Rams offense that features arguably the best wide receiver room in the league this season. Adams entered Sunday’s game second on the Rams in catches (56) and receiving yards (718) behind Puka Nacua and leads the NFL with 14 receiving touchdowns.

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Patrick Mahomes throwing

Fans all said the same thing about Patrick Mahomes, Micah Parsons torn ACLs

December 14, 2025 by Darryn Albert
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Sunday’s catastrophic injuries to both Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons have reignited a debate over the NFL’s expanding schedule.

The Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Mahomes suffered a brutal non-contact knee injury during Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. In the fourth quarter at Geha Field in Kansas City, Mo., Mahomes’ left knee seemed to pop after a pass attempt (video here). The Chiefs later confirmed Mahomes had indeed torn the ACL in his knee.

Then just a few hours later, the Green Bay Packers star defensive end Parsons suffered a non-contact knee injury of his own. It was in the third quarter at Empower Field in Denver, Colo. that Parsons went down clutching his own his left knee while trying to rush the quarterback (see the clip here). Word has since emerged that the Packers reportedly believe that Parsons tore his ACL as well.

In response to the brutal day of injuries, headlined by arguably the top offensive player in the league going down and then arguably the top defensive player in the league going down, fans all said the same thing over social media. They blamed the NFL schedule for supposedly having too many games.

Pat Mahomes and Micah Parsons tearing their ACL’s on the same day. So many injuries. Too many games. Not enough bye weeks.

— Ed. (@DepressedDETN) December 15, 2025

Too many games. https://t.co/zd9amMgMSd

— The Chaos Khushrenada (@ReturnOfMrYeah) December 15, 2025

First Mahomes and now Micah Parsons has hurt his knee.
And the @NFL wants to go to an 18 game schedule.
Madness!! pic.twitter.com/yYkoKJqQvO

— Chiefs Lead (@ChiefsLead) December 14, 2025

But the NFL wants 18 games…. https://t.co/L5J3xEgq6r

— ĐƦℨ ☥  (@_Dresayless) December 15, 2025

Mahomes and Parsons were not the only notable players who suffered injuries on Sunday either. Davante Adams (hamstring), Christian Watson (chest), Devin Neal (hamstring), and Woody Marks (ankle) were among the others who went down over the course of the day’s action as well.

Regardless of whether or not the packed NFL schedule is to blame for the recent scourge of injuries around the league, we do know that the league moved from 16 games to 17 games beginning in the 2021 season. With an 18-game schedule also potentially on the table for future years, that will only mean more wear-and-tear on players and increased opportunities for devastating soft-tissue injuries like the ones that we unfortunately saw on Sunday.

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Stefon Diggs interviewed by reporters

Stefon Diggs had surprising response to Patriots’ loss

December 14, 2025 by Larry Brown
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Stefon Diggs had a surprising response to his New England Patriots’ loss to the Buffalo Bills 35-31 in Week 15 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday.

The Patriots had won 10 games in a row prior to their Week 15 game against the Bills, but they lost at home to see that streak end. Their lead in the AFC East also dropped to one over the Bills, with whom they split their regular-season series.

Typically a team and its players would be upset after a loss, but Diggs had more of a positive outlook, saying it was probably good for the team to lose.

“I wouldn’t say we forgot (how to lose). You never know. We probably needed it… it’s good for us. I kinda said it at the beginning of the year. Lessons,” Diggs said.

Stefon Diggs says the Patriots probably needed the loss:

“I wouldn’t say we forgot (how to lose). You never know. We probably needed it… it’s good for us. I kinda said it at the beginning of the year. Lessons.”
–@CLNSMedia pic.twitter.com/ePrPjduAjX

— Patriots on CLNS (@PatriotsCLNS) December 14, 2025

If the loss ignites a fire under the Patriots, then that would make the defeat a good thing, as Diggs says. But if opponents use this as a way to figure out how to beat the Patriots and they end up going on a losing streak, then the loss may signify that the team peaked too early.

The 11-3 Patriots have games at the Ravens and Jets before hosting the Dolphins in their final regular-season game. Diggs had 3 catches for 26 yards in the game as the Patriots focused on their rushing game, which delivered 246 yards and 4 touchdowns.

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Micah Parsons on the ground injured

Micah Parsons has a troubling 2-word message after suffering non-contact knee injury

December 14, 2025 by Darryn Albert
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Micah Parsons may have just become the latest NFL star to suffer a devastating injury this weekend.

The Green Bay Packers star defensive end Parsons sustained a troubling non-contact injury during Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. In the third quarter at Empower Field in Denver, Colo., Parsons was attempting to rush Broncos quarterback Bo Nix when he seemingly took a bad step and came up hobbled.

Micah Parsons non contact Knee Injury. pic.twitter.com/LHfkHOaaGL

— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) December 14, 2025

Parsons immediately fell to the turf grabbing at his left knee. As Parsons was being attended to by Green Bay’s medical staff, he appeared to send a troubling two-word message — “I’m out.”

Here is the video.

Micah Parsons after his non contact Knee injury:

“I’m out” pic.twitter.com/PcmMG2ivI7

— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) December 14, 2025

The four-time Pro Bowler Parsons, 26, was able to walk off the field with some assistance. But he was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the contest by the Packers.

Parsons was acquired by Green Bay in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys in August. While he had logged 12.5 sacks this year to help lead the Packers to a 9-3-1 record entering play on Sunday, Parsons may have just taken after Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as a top NFL star to have suffered a bad injury in Week 15.

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Patrick Mahomes smiling

Patrick Mahomes posts a message hours after his brutal knee injury

December 14, 2025 by Darryn Albert
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Patrick Mahomes is speaking out after the most challenging day of his NFL career.

The Kansas City Chiefs were officially eliminated from playoff spot contention for the first time in the Mahomes era with a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. An even bigger gut punch though was what happened to the Chiefs star quarterback Mahomes in the fourth quarter at GEHA Field in Kansas City, Mo.

After making a throw on the run, Mahomes’ left knee buckled on him as he planted it into the turf. Slow motion replays appeared to show Mahomes’ knee popping at the moment of impact (see the video here).

Just under three hours after suffering the injury, Mahomes penned a notable message to social media. He admitted that he was hurting emotionally but promised that he would be “back stronger than ever.”

“Don’t know why this had to happen,” Mahomes wrote. “And not going to lie it’s [sic] hurts. But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back stronger than ever.”

Don’t know why this had to happen. And not going to lie it’s hurts. But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back…

— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) December 14, 2025

The Chiefs have yet to reveal the severity of Mahomes’ knee injury. But based on the tone of that message, it is safe to say that the three-time Super Bowl MVP is dealing with a serious issue.

On the bright side for Mahomes, he can now focus fully on his rehab with Kansas City formally eliminated from postseason contention. Mahomes has roughly nine months to go before the start of the 2026 NFL season, and it sounds like the 30-year-old star is already ready to attack the recovery process hard.

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Philip Rivers celebrating a touchdown

Philip Rivers was so hyped after throwing his first TD pass in 5 years

December 14, 2025 by Darryn Albert
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Uncle Phil has still got it.

44-year-old Philip Rivers drew the start at quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks just days after stunningly coming out of retirement to make an NFL comeback. During the second quarter at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash., Rivers pulled off a remarkable feat — throwing his first touchdown in five years.

Rivers connected with wide receiver Josh Downs for an eight-yard strike that gave Indianapolis a 12-3 lead. Here is the video.

PHILIP RIVERS THROWING TDs IN 2025

INDvsSEA on CBS/Paramount+https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/Pp98lKDPlZ

— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2025

After throwing the touchdown, Rivers got so hyped. He let out a very cathartic fist pump and threw in a couple of celebratory leg kicks for good measure too.

The emotion from Philip Rivers. Nothing like it. pic.twitter.com/6tJ7DOhsdr

— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2025

That was Rivers’ first touchdown in a span of roughly 1,800 days. His last passing TD came as a member of the Colts back in the 2020 season (on Jan. 3, 2021 in the season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars to be exact).

Fans were admittedly skeptical about how the eight-time Pro Bowler Rivers would look after such a (very) lengthy layoff, especially amid the unflattering photo of Rivers that went viral before Sunday’s game. But Rivers officially managed to get on the scoresheet during the contest, throwing career touchdown No. 422 some 258 weeks after he threw career touchdown No. 421.

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A Chargers helmet on the field

Chargers take a cold shot at Chiefs after eliminating them from playoffs

December 14, 2025 by Darryn Albert
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The Los Angeles Chargers are relishing finally having the upper hand on their longtime division foes.

The Chargers defeated the AFC West rival Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at GEHA Field in Kansas City, Mo. They won by a 16-13 final score and officially eliminated the Chiefs from 2025 NFL postseason contention by doing so.

After the game went final, the Chargers took a cold shot at the Chiefs via their official X page. They posted an edited clip from “SpongeBob SquarePants” playing on the fact that they had just knocked Kansas City out of playoff contention.

Take a look at the video, which featured a ruthless “Cancun” reference at the end as well.

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— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) December 14, 2025

The Chiefs had made five trips to the Super Bowl in the past six seasons and were victorious in three of them. They had also earned two entirely separate AFC Championship Game berths over the last decade. In fact, you would have to go all the way back to 2014 (Andy Reid’s second season in charge and a time when Patrick Mahomes was still a teenager) for the last time that Kansas City missed the playoffs outright.

Meanwhile, the Chargers improved to 10-4 with Sunday’s win, putting them on the verge of clinching their own playoff spot with three games left to play. True, the Chargers still have not won a division title since 2009 and are again unlikely to do so this year with the Denver Broncos ahead of them in the standings. But they are at least having fun right now at the expense of the adversary that has given them a whole lot of grief over the years.

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Kalen DeBoer wearing a black Alabama hoodie

Kalen DeBoer responds to Michigan head coach speculation

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer has been linked to the Michigan head coaching job since it became open on Wednesday, and he addressed that on Sunday.

DeBoer issued a statement denying that he has any interest in the Michigan job. While he did not explicitly mention Michigan, he said his “sole focus” is on the team’s College Football Playoff game against Oklahoma, and that he had no interest in any other jobs.

“I have not spoken and have no interest in speaking with anyone else about any other job,” DeBoer said in the statement. “I am fully committed to this program and look forward to continuing as the head football coach at the University of Alabama.”

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— Yea Alabama (@yea_ala) December 14, 2025

DeBoer has been seen as the betting favorite in some circles to take the Michigan job. Bruce Feldman of The Athletic speculated that pressure could grow on DeBoer if his team loses in its first CFP game, which would cap off a disappointing end to the season. The Alabama coach is not waiting that long, however, to try and make it a non-story.

This is not the first time DeBoer has been linked to another job. His name came up in connection with the Penn State opening, but he shot that down quickly as well.

In his first two seasons at Alabama, DeBoer has gone 19-7. He previously spent two years at Washington, where he went 25-3.

Michigan is looking for a replacement for Sherrone Moore, who was fired on Wednesday after the school discovered he had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.

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Patrick Mahomes knee injury

Patrick Mahomes’ knee appeared to pop on tackle

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered an ugly-looking left knee injury in the final moments of his team’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Mahomes tried to make a throw while on the run during the second half of Sunday’s game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Replays were very concerning, as they showed that Mahomes’ left knee almost popped while he planted his leg on the ground.

Mahomes’ entire knee buckled in ugly fashion after he made the throw.

Mahomes left knee buckles and he has left the game pic.twitter.com/a0dkUXynjE

— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) December 14, 2025

After briefly spending time in the injury tent, Mahomes was helped to the locker room. He was putting virtually no weight on his left leg as he went down the tunnel.

Patrick Mahomes can’t even walk.

He was helped to the locker room, game has ended. Chiefs have been eliminated 💔 pic.twitter.com/MwMUPufiD3

— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) December 14, 2025

The Chiefs wound up losing 16-13, a defeat that eliminated them from the playoffs combined with other results around the league.

Mahomes was already dealing with some sort of left knee issue coming into the game, and it kept him out of practices during the week. It remains to be seen how severe his injury is, but with Kansas City now eliminated from playoff contention, it makes sense for the Chiefs to treat him with extreme caution if he even can come back in 2025.

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Tony Jefferson helmet to helmet hit

Chargers’ Tony Jefferson gets into it with Chiefs fans after getting ejected

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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Los Angeles Chargers safety Tony Jefferson had a bit of a meltdown after he was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit during Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jefferson was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Kansas City wide receiver Tyquan Thornton during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Jefferson was deemed to have lowered his head and delivered a dangerous hit.

things have gotten heated between Chiefs & Chargers after a big hit on Tyquan Thornton pic.twitter.com/OAJ8rNfAOL

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 14, 2025

Jefferson got into it with several Chiefs players after the play while the league reviewed the hit. Eventually, the safety was ejected. As he went to the locker room, he removed his helmet and, according to the CBS broadcast, made some sort of gesture at Chiefs fans.

Tony Jefferson rage quits.

He was ejected, he took his helmet off and walked off the field 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ff0DJzuhEg

— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) December 14, 2025

In all likelihood, Jefferson is facing a fine for the hit. He may also get one for the gesture once the league reviews that video as well.

Fortunately for Jefferson, the hit did not wind up costing his team on the drive. Patrick Mahomes was intercepted on the very next play, ensuring the Chiefs could not score any points on the drive.

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Philip Rivers before a game

Everyone said the same thing about Philip Rivers’ appearance

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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Philip Rivers’ appearance on the field prior to Sunday’s Indianapolis Colts game did not exactly inspire a great deal of confidence.

Video showing Rivers strolling around the field went viral Sunday prior to the Colts’ game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. Rivers was doing some light stretching, but certainly looked his age.

Phillip Rivers is getting ready to go 👀 pic.twitter.com/kALVPaXHvO

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 14, 2025

The immediate response was that Rivers looked more like a coach than a player, both in terms of his attire and his general physical figure.

Im crying bro, this mfer looks like the assistant linebackers coach 🤣

— — (@kingbeo123) December 14, 2025

looks like he's ready to coach lol

— Thomas Carrieri (@Thomas_Carrieri) December 14, 2025

Bro looks like a coach and not the starting QB

— Poster Child 🐺 (@PosterChild05) December 14, 2025

Bro looks like a coach and not the starting QB

— Poster Child 🐺 (@PosterChild05) December 14, 2025

If Rivers looks more like a coach than a player, that’s because he has been one. He has been coaching St. Michael Catholic in Fairhope, Ala. since 2021, the same year he last played an NFL game.

The Colts’ quarterback issues are so bad, however, that they have no real choice but to turn to Rivers. Not a lot of people have faith in the 44-year-old, and this video will not exactly convert any doubters, but the expectation is that he will start on Sunday.

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Texans botched snap touchdown

Texans score touchdown on bizarre botched snap

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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The Houston Texans seemingly turned disaster into a great play on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Texans seemingly botched a goal line snap during the first quarter of their game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Tex., but made sure it did not matter. With the ball at the 1-yard line, the snap went right through CJ Stroud’s hands, which could have spelled disaster.

Instead, running back Woody Marks was aware enough to catch the low snap and charge into the end zone for an unlikely touchdown.

The bad snap works in the Texans' favor as it goes right to Woody Marks for a TD!

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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2025

We have seen teams stage these sorts of plays before to confuse defenses, but this did not look planned. The snap to Marks was way too low to be intentional, so this probably goes down as an incredibly heads-up play by the running back.

This was emblematic of how the first quarter went for both teams. Arizona could not do anything right, and the Texans had a 17-0 lead at the end of the quarter.

Marks, a rookie, had two rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns coming into Sunday’s game. This certainly has to go down as his most unique, though.

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Shaw High School losing the state championship

Louisiana high school blows state championship football game in unbelievable fashion

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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A Louisiana high school football team managed to blow the state championship on Friday due to a premature celebration.

Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, La. appeared to have the LHSAA Division II select state championship wrapped up Friday at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La. They led St. Charles Catholic High School of Laplace, La. 21-20 with 35 seconds left, and with only two timeouts left, St. Charles had no way to get the ball back before time expired.

On a first down kneel, a Shaw offensive lineman removed his helmet in celebration, seemingly thinking time would run out on that play. He was called for unsportsmanlike conduct, which stopped the clock without forcing St. Charles to use one of their final two timeouts. That forced Shaw to punt, and the punt was shanked to set up a game-winning field goal.

This ending to a high school state championship game was WILD 🤯

Shaw was one kneel-down away from winning the state championship, but an early celebration led to a late St. Charles comeback win

(via @lhsaanetworktv) pic.twitter.com/pC8oFyS4UA

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 13, 2025

Shaw players were celebrating with fans even before the punt, thinking they had won the game. Without the penalty, they would have been able to run out the clock, as St. Charles would not have been able to stop the clock after the third down play even if they exhausted their timeouts.

St. Charles kicker Tyler Milioto had just missed a potential game-tying extra point, and felt incredibly fortunate to get a second chance.

“I felt like I had lost us the game, and then next thing I know I’m out there kicking the game-winning field goal,” Milioto said, via Christopher Dabe of NOLA.com.

The win finished off a 13-1 season for St. Charles, and was the fourth state championship in school history.

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Diego Pavia looking forward

Diego Pavia had profane message for Heisman Trophy voters

December 14, 2025 by Grey Papke
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Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia had a rather profane message for Heisman Trophy voters after failing to win the award.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the award comfortably over Pavia, who finished a distant second. After the ceremony, Pavia reposted a photo of himself posing with several of his teammates on Instagram, but added a critical message for the voters.

“F- all the voters, but family for life,” Pavia wrote, accompanied by a thumbs down emoji.

Diego Pavia’s message on instagram:

F*** all the voters.. but family for life. pic.twitter.com/arGq0naWC3

— Dylan Tovitz (@dtovitz) December 14, 2025

Perhaps Pavia’s stance should not come as a surprise. He had previously said he saw himself as “undoubtedly” the best player in college football, and that the tape would bear that out. It is entirely possible that his brashness did him no favors in the voting, and those who did not cast a first-place vote for him are unlikely to regret it based on this post.

Still, this is all part of who Pavia is. He is confident bordering on arrogant, and it seems to work for him. He threw for 3,192 yards with 27 touchdowns and eight interceptions on the season and led the Commodores to a 10-2 season.

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