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Happy Holidays. This week we are reprinting our top stories of 2020. This article first appeared online in our “Outbreak” issue in April, 2020. I’m no stranger to forced isolation. For the better part of my 20s, I served as a nuclear submarine officer running secret missions for the United…

A wonderful Week 16 of action was bookended by two sterling showings from New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara on Christmas on Friday to Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs on the Monday night finale. Following their blockbuster outings, Diggs and Kamara led the way among the latest Players…

4:34 | December 30, 2020 Kyle Brandt joined Sportsnet Central to go over New Year’s resolutions for a handful of NFL teams, including the Dallas Cowboys and the struggling Patriots. Read More

As a kid going to elementary school in the 1990s, the two funniest football jokes I knew were that J.E.T.S. stood for Just End The Season, and B.I.L.L.S. stood for Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls. While the former is still just as relevant as ever, the latter may no…

Is the Power Rankings gap between Kansas City and the rest of the top five shrinking? The Chiefs barely survived against the Falcons in Week 16, while the Bills, Packers, Saints and Ravens all romped in impressive fashion. K.C. might be in cruise control as it approaches its first-round bye,…

(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/c1/ac/cam-newton-122920-getty-ftr_1wn6tt5j306651640i7ao4q8qf.jpg?t=-1313484202&w=500&quality=80 Cam Newton's daily alarm is set for 4:20 a.m. Early bird gets the worm, or something like that.  ESPN revealed a portion of Newton's routine during the Week 16 "Monday Night Football" game between the Patriots and Bills. New England and Newton lost, 38-9, and Newton was…

(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/7e/da/bill-belichick-122720-getty-ftr_1219kngwsiw641n79u0aah1bhm.jpg?t=-1464738234&w=500&quality=80 Hold the phone, Bill. No seriously, hold the phone.  Patriots coach Bill Belichick did not hold the phone during New England's 38-9 loss on "Monday Night Football" to the Bills. Instead, having a conversation on a phone on the Patriots' sideline mid-game, Belichick chucked the phone away…

This is a look at the first-round order for the 2021 NFL Draft heading into Week 17 of the NFL season, along with the top three needs for each team. The order is determined by record, using strength of schedule as the first tiebreaker (click here to see a full…

With his fourth touchdown pass of a spectacular Monday night, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen broke legendary Bills QB Jim Kelly's single-season franchise record for TD passes. Allen's 34th touchdown pass of the season surpassed Kelly's previous franchise record of 33 set in the 1991 season. The record-breaker was an…

Adrian Kraus/Associated PressBuffalo Bills running back T.J. Yeldon tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Sunday, and will miss Monday night's matchup against the New England Patriots. Yeldon was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Yeldon, 27, has appeared in just three games for the Bills this season, rushing 10 times for 70…