11:31 PM ET ESPN staff With just two weeks left in the 2022 NFL regular season, the playoff picture is shaping up. More teams have claimed their spots in the NFC and AFC. However, the race to the playoffs continues as top teams in both conferences are still looking to lock in their spots for

1:47 PM ET Atlanta Falcons practice squad wide receiver Cameron Batson was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly fighting with police following a traffic stop and fleeing the scene. According to a release from the Atlanta Police Department, Batson was pulled over around 2 a.m. Saturday after speeding and failing to maintain his lane on

3:56 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was fined twice by the NFL for unnecessary roughness in last week’s 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, for a total of $23,976. The first fine, $13,367, was a result of Jones dropping to the ground in front of Bengals cornerback Eli Apple

12:24 PM ET The concussion protocol for Tua Tagovailoa was never triggered during the Miami Dolphins‘ loss to the Green Bay Packers last week, according to the findings of a joint review from the NFL and NFLPA. Tagovailoa is currently in the concussion protocol after experiencing his second documented concussion of the season. “The protocol

1:47 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon wanted to set the record straight ahead of Monday’s big showdown against the Buffalo Bills. The Bills might have the best record in the AFC, but the Bengals are still the reigning conference champs. “At the end of the day, what people got to

7:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — For the second time in about three months, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance had surgery on his right ankle. The Niners announced Saturday that Lance had the surgery Friday to remove hardware that was causing irritation in the ankle. Lance was injured in a Sept. 18 win against

12:42 PM ET Indianapolis Colts pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue will undergo throat surgery and has been placed on injured reserve. Ngakoue, 27, suffered the injury during Monday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers but had not been added to the injury report until Friday before quickly going from out to IR on Saturday morning. He had

3:01 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals on Saturday ruled out receiver DeAndre Hopkins for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Hopkins left Friday’s practice before the open portion was over with what coach Kliff Kingsbury called a “little bit of a knee issue” and was listed as questionable before being downgraded Saturday. 2 Related Hopkins,

2:14 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have activated safety Xavier McKinney off the non-football injury list for the Sunday game against the Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium. There was a change of plans Friday afternoon after McKinney was given clearance to play. Earlier that day, coach Brian Daboll had said

Dec 30, 2022 I went 4-3 a week ago and am now 23 over .500 on the season. We remain vigilant and begin with a few bowl games. Season: 82-59-4 Bowl games Pittsburgh Panthers vs 18. UCLA Bruins (-8, 54)Friday, 2 p.m. ET, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Van Pelt’s pick: Pitt