The Chicago Bears find themselves in unfamiliar territory in sole possession of the NFC North lead and staring down at the rest of the division.

How Miami compares: USC and Miami are in a comparable place with their resumes, but the Hurricanes should still have the edge because of their win against Notre Dame, which USC lost to. The Trojans' game this weekend against Oregon is a de facto elimination game.

Since the NFL expanded to a 17-game regular season, 18 teams have started 4-6, and only five of them went on to make the playoffs. The 2025 Minnesota Vikings are the 19th team to join the club, but will they be the sixth team to accelerate into the postseason or fade like most into the offseason?

SEC Network's Cole Cubelic and Roman Harper list each SEC teams probability to make the College Football Playoffs, naming some as locks and point out weaknesses that may keep teams out.

The Dodgers ended 2025 right where they finished ’24: atop the baseball world. Another World Series championship puts them in the familiar position of setting the pace for the rest of the league as the offseason begins.

The NFL has the fewest regular-season games of any major professional sports league. That doesn't mean the go-round isn't long,. These current playoff teams could blow it by Week 18.

Would 10 wins get your Cowboys into the playoffs? Maybe. But some ugly odds say Jerry Jones' team achieving 10 wins is looking unlikely.

The Tennessee Titans fell to the Houston Texans in Week 11 action, and here are some players whose stock rose or fell in the contest.