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Biggest Need for 17 Playoff Contenders at the NFL Trade Deadline

Biggest Need for 17 Playoff Contenders at the NFL Trade Deadline

The NFL is more wide open than at any time in recent memory. And with the trade deadline on Nov. 4, it could shake up before we hit the stretch drive.  Coming into Week 8, a whopping 16 teams have either four or five wins, while the Colts have a league-leading six victories. The list of teams that could reach …

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Alexander: Texans' mistake-riddled loss to Seahawks shows they aren't contenders – Houston Chronicle

Alexander: Texans’ mistake-riddled loss to Seahawks shows they aren’t contenders  Houston Chronicle Texans-Seahawks on ‘Monday Night Football’: What We Learned from Seattle’s 27-19 win over Houston  NFL.com Seahawks 27-19 Texans (Oct 20, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN Sam Darnold, Seahawks hang on to beat Texans despite 4 turnovers  Yahoo Sports Week 7 Monday Night Football winners, losers: Jaxon Smith-Njigba goes off again  USA Today Source link

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Chiefs Rise As Top Contenders Suffer Slip-Ups

Chiefs Rise As Top Contenders Suffer Slip-Ups

Welcome back to the Power Rankings: Week 6 edition. We’re starting to get to the point where the top spots become a little bit less fun—Chiefs purists not only mandate that everyone shake Patrick Mahomes’s hand after the game and be grateful for the opportunity, but also that they be No. 1 or close to it each week when public …

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Super Bowl contenders are falling apart. But Detroit isn’t.

Super Bowl contenders are falling apart. But Detroit isn’t.

It’s a distressing time to be a team once considered a preseason Super Bowl contender. Reigning champion Philadelphia has lost two straight after Thursday’s blowout loss to the Giants. The Baltimore Ravens are 1-4 and star quarterback Lamar Jackson is hurt. The Kansas City Chiefs have their game-breaking quarterback healthy, but are 2-3, having suffered more losses already than all …

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Which contenders made biggest impressions? – Deseret News

Which contenders made biggest impressions? – Deseret News

Another week of college football action brought another round of entertaining matchups out of the Big 12 Conference in Week 5. Iowa State asserted itself as one of the league’s teams to beat, as did Arizona State. Utah bounced back with a blowout win, while BYU rallied to stay unbeaten. Special Collector’s Issue: “1984: The Year BYU was Second to …

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Ranking all MLB playoff contenders, World Series chances

Ranking all MLB playoff contenders, World Series chances

In a crazy season full of surprisingly fast climbs and unimaginably precipitous falls, the Yankees and Mets represent the extreme situations. Here’s our final postseason assessment, with World Series title odds.  1. Phillies  Strengths: Three outstanding lefty starters led by Cristopher Sánchez and red-hot Ranger Suárez; deep veteran lineup;, Kyle Schwarber; Jhoan Duran closing.  Concerns: The “benefit” of first-round bye …

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