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  • Bengals’ Joe Burrow hints at possible return date: When QB could return

    Bengals’ Joe Burrow hints at possible return date: When QB could return

    The Cincinnati Bengals got a huge surprise on Monday with the return of Joe Burrow to practice. Burrow had been sidelined since Sept. 14 when he suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury during the first half of a 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

    The superstar quarterback, who underwent surgery on Sept. 19, has missed a total of seven games since being placed on injured reserve and Cincinnati has gone 1-6 in those games. However, his stint on IR will soon be ending because the Bengals have activated his 21-day practice window. What that means is that Burrow can practice from now until Dec. 1 without counting against the team’s 53-man roster. 

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    John Breech

    Once Dec. 1 hits, the Bengals will have to make decision about moving him to the active roster. They can add him to the roster at any point before Dec. 1, but if he hasn’t been activated by then, then he’ll be out for the rest of the season. 

    With that in mind, let’s take a look at when Burrow might return. 

    Week 11: Bengals at Steelers

    Although Burrow is practicing this week, he definitely won’t be on the field for this AFC North showdown. Zac Taylor made that very clear during his press conference on Monday. 

    “We’re not looking at him playing Sunday,” Taylor said of Burrow. “He’s got the 21-day window that we’ve activated, so the timeline will be beyond this week.”

    With Burrow out, that means Joe Flacco will get to make his fifth…

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  • Big Ten, Tony Petitti selling soul to private equity

    Big Ten, Tony Petitti selling soul to private equity

    The bizarre and brazen story of the Big Ten trying to financially fleece itself

    Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti greets fans at Beaver Stadium

    After the Hoosiers dramatic road win against Penn State, IU coach Curt Cignetti exits the stadium to a line of fans waiting to congratulate him.

    I don’t have the time or bandwidth to deal with the internal machinations of the Big Ten’s financial fleecing of itself. So let’s begin with the obvious.

    Is Tony Petitti trying to kill the Big Ten all by himself?

    Just when you think it couldn’t get worse than the last dolt of a conference commissioner asking players to run two seasons in nine months during a global pandemic, who ruined the Big Ten’s reputation with something called the Alliance before bolting for the NFL, Petitti has decided to hang his tenure as Big Ten commissioner on allowing the Wolf through the door.

    The Wolf of private equity. 

    Ladies and gentlemen, I give you financial stupidity: the Big Ten, the richest and most financially secure conference of all — by a wide margin — desperately trying to jump in bed with private equity in exchange for a piece of each school’s valuable, and ever-increasing, media rights. 

    And by jump in bed, I mean sell its soul. 

    Because once those private equity sharks, whose entire reason for being is — how can I say this? — making money above all else, are allowed one foot in the door, the Big Ten will cease to exist as we know it. One foot becomes one more favor, and then another, and the next thing you know, the sharks are swimming in what was once an oasis.

    And for what? To win games? 

    Look, if the 16 Big Ten athletic departments who receive full shares of media rights money can’t exist on a projected $75 million in fiscal 2025 (increasing every year of the deal that ends in 2030), there are more than 100 FBS…

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  • Giants coaching candidates: Browns' Kevin Stefanski among names to watch after Brian Daboll's firing

    Giants coaching candidates: Browns' Kevin Stefanski among names to watch after Brian Daboll's firing

    There’s a benefit to the Giants making this move now: They can start their search for Brian Daboll’s replacement immediately.

    No waiting until the end of the season. No political hoops to jump through while a lame-duck coach is still on staff.

    The Giants can do what only the Titans can at the moment — begin prep to make a full-court press for their next coach.

    And who might that be? Here are eight names to watch this cycle:

    Aug 23, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images / © Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

    Kevin Stefanski, Browns head coach

    The two-time NFL Coach of the Year will be in extremely high demand if Cleveland lets him go. He’s had significant success despite being hamstrung by decisions that he likely didn’t control (Deshaun Watson). Considering the quarterback roulette that Kevin Stefanski has dealt with over the past couple years, he might jump at the chance to work with Jaxson Dart.

    Jeff Hafley, Packers defensive coordinator

    The Mara family has an affinity for Boston College alums, and Jeff Hafley served as the school’s head coach from 2020-23 before taking over Green Bay’s defense in 2024. He’s also a Montvale, N.J., native.

    Mike LaFleur, Rams offensive coordinator

    The younger brother of Matt LaFleur spent the early part of his career learning under Kyle Shanahan with the 49ers. Mike LaFleur served as the Jets’ offensive coordinator from 2021–22 before ownership forced his removal after he failed to develop Zach Wilson. He’s spent the last three years with Sean McVay in Los Angeles, where quarterback Matthew Stafford is receiving MVP consideration.

    Kevin Patullo, Eagles offensive coordinator

    It was a slow start to the season, but Kevin Patullo has steadied one of the league’s most potent offenses. It wouldn’t be the worst thing for the Giants to poach from a…

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  • ‘Monday Night Football’ prediction, odds: Eagles-Packers picks by expert on 47-19 run

    ‘Monday Night Football’ prediction, odds: Eagles-Packers picks by expert on 47-19 run

    The Green Bay Packers will look to get back on track when they take on the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on ‘Monday Night Football.’ Green Bay is coming off a surprising 16-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers, while Philadelphia is coming off its bye following a 38-20 win over the New York Giants on Oct. 26. The Eagles (6-2), who lead the NFC East, are 3-1 on the road. The Packers (5-2-1), who lead the NFC North, are 3-1 on their home field. Green Bay wide receiver Matthew Golden (shoulder) is questionable.

    The game from Lambeau Field in Green Bay is set for 8:15 p.m. ET with the temperature hovering around freezing at kickoff. The Packers are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Eagles vs. Packers odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 45. Before you make any Eagles vs. Packers picks, make sure to check out the Monday Night Football predictions from SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White.

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    White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and has gone 718-623-37 on his ATS picks from 2017-24, which returned more than $3,200 to $100 players. White also has a strong read on the Packers. He is an outstanding 47-19 (+2439) on his last 66 picks in games involving the Green Bay Packers. Anybody following his NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns. 

    Now, White has set his sights on Eagles vs. Packers and just locked in his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Packers vs. Eagles:

    Eagles vs. Packers spread

    Green Bay -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook

    Eagles vs. Packers over/under

    45 points

    Eagles vs. Packers money line 

    Green Bay -110, Philadelphia…

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  • Six Giants coaching candidates to replace Brian Daboll: One big name ruled out

    Six Giants coaching candidates to replace Brian Daboll: One big name ruled out

    It’s the end of the line for Brian Daboll in New York. In the wake of another fourth-quarter collapse, this time blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to the Bears in Week 10, the New York Giants have fired the head coach. 

    This ends a turbulent tenure for Daboll and the Giants, owning a 20-40-1 regular-season record, which includes their 2-8 campaign in 2025. With Daboll shown the door, the next question is who’ll replace him. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will serve as the interim head coach, but a larger search is upcoming this offseason. 

    If you are hoping that it could be current Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, however, you might not want to get your hopes up. Given the emergence of rookie sensation Jaxson Dart as a franchise cornerstone at quarterback, folks have drawn the logical line to giving Kiffin a call to see if he’d want to reunite with his former quarterback and return to the NFL. 

    While it makes sense on paper, judging by what Brandon Dart, Jaxson’s father, had to say about that possible reunion, it doesn’t sound like a realistic option. 

    “As we were texting on our Kiffin-Dart family text thread, because I think Boomer Esiason had said something in the media today that maybe they should throw out a potential coaching (offer) to Kiffin, and he just sent it over with a smirk and just said, ‘It’s too cold in New York for me.’ It’s just kind of funny,” Brandon Dart recently told the “Bleav in Ole Miss” podcast, via the New York Post. 

    “But we have our weekly interactions with him and his family, and Jaxson holds high regard. I think Kiffin is one of his most trusted allies, and I think he uses him for advice in a lot of different ways, so there’s constant communication between them, even today, and there’s a lot of…

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  • Seahawks feel “something special” is going on after their fourth straight win

    Seahawks feel “something special” is going on after their fourth straight win

    The Seahawks are in a groove right now.

    Sunday’s 44-22 win over the Cardinals was their fourth in a row and the last two have both come by more than 20 points as the team has put together back-to-back games where they raced out to big early leads before cruising to the finish line. They have now outscored their opponents by 103 points this season — only the Colts have a bigger point differential — and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba credited their success on Sundays to all the work they do the rest of the week.

    “Preparation,” Smith-Njigba said, via the team’s website. “Our culture in the building. The guys that we have in this locker room, doing whatever it takes to win. That’s from Monday to Sunday. What we’re building here, we all feel like we have something special and we just want to keep it going and protect what we have.”

    Edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence returned two fumbles for touchdowns on Sunday and then agreed with Smith-Njigba about the team “building something special” with their play in recent weeks. They aren’t the only team on a hot streak right now, however, and next weekend will bring a date with another one.

    The 7-2 Seahawks will be in Los Angeles to face the 7-2 Rams in a matchup with major implications for the NFC West and NFC in general. Should they prevail in that one, the “something special” bandwagon will get bigger in Seattle.

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  • Notre Dame continues the slow ascension up the rankings

    Notre Dame continues the slow ascension up the rankings

    Notre Dame is hurting all sorts of feeling out there in the college football world. When the Irish debuted at #10 in the College Football Playoff rankings, some people lost their minds as if the rankings were going to be wildly different from what the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll already posted. They weren’t, and now the fun begins.

    On Sunday, the AP and Coaches released their latest set of rankings. Notre Dame moved up one spot to #9 in both polls.

    BYU’s loss to Texas Tech and Notre Dame’s dominating win over Navy was enough to put the Irish up one notch, and I expect the same when the CFP rankimngs are released on Tuesday night.

    Maybe Texas Tech’s head coach does too, and is peeing down his leg a bit. How else do you explain him talking trash about Notre Dame this week? While when it’s all said and done, I don’t expect Notre Dame and Texas Tech to be paired up in the playoff — it looks that way as part of today’s reflection.

    There are three games left in the Notre Dame regular season. It’s been a slow rise back up the rankings since the 0-2 start, but if the Irish finish 10-2 — they will likely host a playoff game (slow rise or not).

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  • NFL Week 10 overreactions and reality checks: Colts’ Jonathan Taylor runaway MVP

    NFL Week 10 overreactions and reality checks: Colts’ Jonathan Taylor runaway MVP

    The second half of the 2025 regular season is officially underway in the NFL. As the calendar dives deeper into November, now is about the time when teams either sink or swim. In Week 10, we started to see a little bit of separation in some pockets of the league. 

    In Minnesota, the Baltimore Ravens continue to claw themselves back into the playoff conversation, winning their third straight game with the latest coming against the Vikings. Meanwhile, New England extended its lead in the AFC East not only with a win on the road over Tampa Bay, but with Buffalo’s stunning loss to the Dolphins. Miami’s improbable victory wasn’t the only upset of the week, however, as the Saints took down the Panthers.

    There was plenty to digest from Sunday’s action, but what are the developments that we should take seriously, and what are some that are more fluky? Below, we’ll figure out which overreactions from Week 10 are just that and which are legit.

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    Cody Benjamin

    Overreaction or reality: Overreaction

    Jonathan Taylor has been sensational in 2025. Otherworldly even. He just tallied 244 yards and three touchdowns (including the game winner in overtime) against the Falcons in Germany. Those 244 yards rushing were the most by any player in a game this season. It’s also his fourth three rushing touchdown game of the year (tied for the second-most in NFL history). Speaking of touchdowns, his 15 rushing touchdowns through his first 10 games…

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