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NFL Week 17 game guide: Game projections, playoff breakdowns and what's at stake
Which teams will win, who are the X factors and which storylines matter most? Here's everything you need to know.

Troubling trends for teams on playoff bubble: Unreliable passing and defensive issues
The Rams, Broncos, Bucs, Falcons, Seahawks and Colts all have one weakness that could keep them out.

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SATURDAY'S BOWL GAMES
'We have not shown our full hands yet': Inside the Pop-Tart Bowl's wild ideas
From an oversized mascot to a functional toaster trophy, the Pop-Tarts Bowl brings all sorts of distinctive flair to college football's bowl season.

Tracking the NFL playoff picture: Updated chances to clinch spots, division titles


WEEK 17 SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY'S GAMES

EXPRESSING THEIR DISPLEASURE
Malone: Kings showed 'no class' in firing Mike Brown

Nurkic, Marshall and Washington ejected after Mavs and Suns scuffle


HIGHLIGHT-REEL DUNKS
Jaylen Brown goes dunk contest mode in 23-point first half

Amen Thompson explodes to the rim for a powerful jam

How BYU's Jay Hill led the defense from the coaches' box with his wife monitoring his heart
Despite suffering a heart attack just days before the season, Jay Hill coached the entire season with his wife by his side.


2025 DRAFT
Matt Miller: Giants have to take Shedeur Sanders

Three top QBs in bowl games: Big questions facing Sanders, Cam Ward and Jalen Milroe
What do Sanders, Ward and Milroe still need to prove to NFL scouts?

BEST OF THE BOWLS
House call! Arkansas' Dazmin James races for 94-yard TD

USC marches down field for Las Vegas Bowl win

Top Headlines
- Sources: D-backs, Burnes agree to $210M deal
- Sources: Panthers to place RB Hubbard on IR
- Boxer Bamba, 35, dies six days after title win
- Pulisic suffers injury setback, to miss Roma clash
- Kings fire Brown amid skid, name Christie interim
- Malone: Kings showed 'no class' in firing Brown
- Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies of cancer at 78
- Jeans gambit: Chess great DQ'd for wrong pants
- CFB transfer portal winners and losers
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Caleb Williams' INT helps Seahawks keep postseason hopes alive
The Seahawks pressure Caleb Williams, forcing him to throw an interception and sealing a win for Seattle.
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