Author: Greg Auman

Each week, we offer up the very best of the NFL on a given Sunday, kind of like the fantasy football team you wished you had.All year, we’ve picked one quarterback, two running backs, two receivers and a tight end — OK, this sounds a lot like a super-hindsight fantasy football team. We’re also recognizing an entire offensive line, a few select defensive stars and even a special-teams standout of the week.So, let’s dive into Week 17: This was a fairly easy one as weekly quarterback picks go. Maye was near-perfect in the Patriots’ rout of the Jets, going 19-for-21 for…

There’s so little separation at the top of the AFC standings that a game like Sunday night’s ends up being huge. The Ravens’ thin playoff hopes are now next to nil, and the Patriots finally clinched a playoff berth while keeping their top-seed dreams alive.Here are my top takeaways from New England’s 28-24 comeback win over Baltimore.1. Drake Maye rallies the Patriots back for another winIt looked like a bad road loss to a backup quarterback, one that would impact New England’s seeding and even put its AFC East lead in jeopardy.Down 24-13 in the fourth quarter, Drake Maye guided…

What should have been a statement victory for Tampa Bay’s returning stars instead became another chapter in their late-season unraveling, as Mike Evans’ triumphant return from injury was overshadowed by defensive breakdowns and missed opportunities.The Bucs’ failure to salt away a 28-26 lead with under two minutes remaining epitomizes their current struggles, leaving them clinging to playoff hopes despite controlling their own destiny in a wide-open NFC South race.Here are my takeaways:1. For the Bucs, an unmitigated collapse in the endTampa Bay was up 14 points with 10 minutes to go, in line for the right-the-ship win they sorely needed.…

Each week, we’ll offer up the very best of the NFL for a given week, kind of like the fantasy football team you wished you had.We’ll pick one quarterback, two running backs, two receivers and a tight end – OK, this is sounding a lot like a super-hindsight fantasy football team – as a way to look back on the weekend that was.Running backs thrived in Week 8, while the quarterback spot was filled by the starter on the best team in the NFC. Let’s get into it:QB: Jordan Love, PackersYou could go with any of this week’s four-touchdown gang…

JACKSONVILLE — It was the kind of night where Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence could fall down, trip, get up and still run in for the winning touchdown with 23 seconds left to beat the Chiefs.The kind of night where a tipped pass could bounce off the hands of three different Chiefs defenders and fall incomplete, allowing the Jaguars to begin a long comeback. The kind of night where a goal-line throw from Patrick Mahomes turns into a 99-yard interception return by Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd.And it was the kind of night where Kansas City committed 13 penalties for 109 yards…