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The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams meet Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in a first for the league: a regular-season game at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, with kickoff set for 8:35 p.m. ET. The same team ended both of their 2025 seasons. Seattle routed the 49ers 41-6 in the divisional round, then beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship Game, one win short of Super Bowl LX. Los Angeles enters 2026 as the outright favorite to win Super Bowl LXI, at +500. Below, we'll giv

LOS ANGELES — It’s the start of practice, and Nate Scheelhaase has some pep in his step. Scheelhaase, the new Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator, is bouncing around the field. The 35-year-old pedals back into coverage, simulating a defensive back to give his tight ends a good look as they run routes with the quarterbacks, stopping a player to correct footwork or offer a word of encouragement. Scheelhaase’s energy and enthusiasm are something that doesn't go unnoticed by his boss, Los Angeles

The NFL is a league built on parity and the idea that, in any given season, any team can rise from the bottom of the standings and compete for a championship. The 2025 season proved this concept, with the Patriots going from AFC East bottom-feeder to Super Bowl participant. As we head into the 2026 season, every team’s fanbase is asking the same question: Why not us? It’s a nice thought. But here, in reality, stories like last year’s Pats come along maybe once or twice a decade. Typically, we ca

Lumen Field (Seattle) — The Seattle Seahawks avoided the heartbreak of losing on the night they unfurled their Super Bowl LX banner, scoring 13 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the visiting New England Patriots 13-10 in a Super Bowl rematch. The Seahawks struggled to contain quarterback Drake Maye and the Patriots early on. However, Seattle’s potent defense, engineered by head coach Mike Macdonald, showed up in the second half, helping the Seahawks start the season 1-0 on the year,

A.J. Brown's first game with the New England Patriots was going well until the opening drive of the second half. The Patriots' new star wide receiver departed Wednesday's game against the Seattle Seahawks after suffering an ankle injury early in the third quarter. Brown was initially ruled questionable to return, but was later ruled out for the remainder of the game in the fourth quarter. After the game, Brown reportedly walked out of the locker room wearing a boot on his right foot. The injury

The Seattle Seahawks found a way beat the New England Patriots again, this time without their starting quarterback. Sam Darnold departed Wednesday's season-opening matchup after the Seahawks' first drive. He suffered a hip injury and was eventually ruled out of the game right before halftime. Darnold reportedly underwent a CT scan on his hip, with the initial test result coming back inconclusive. He is now scheduled to undergo an MRI Thursday, according to ESPN. After the game, Seahawks head coa

Coaching arguably has the biggest impact on whether NFL teams win or lose and plays a major role in determining the landscape of the league. However, the Coach of the Year award does not always go to the league’s best coach or the coach of the team with the best record. It typically rewards the coach who exceeds preseason expectations, engineers a major turnaround or takes a franchise to the next level. So with that, let's check out the odds to win the 2026 NFL Coach of the Year at DraftKings Sp

Offense can also win championships. In 2025, Jaxon Smith-Njigba took home the award for NFL Offensive Player of the Year, barely beating out Puka Nacua. JSN's Seahawks then went on to win the Super Bowl. Coincidence? Moving on — since 2019, four wide receivers and three running backs have won the award. The last quarterback to win OPOY was Patrick Mahomes in 2018. Let’s take a look at the odds to win the 2026 NFL Offensive Player of the Year at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Sept. 9. This page may con

On the phone with Ron Rivera, I brought up the 2015 season — and its conclusion. If you don’t remember, the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. Rivera, now the Cal Bears’ GM, was the Panthers' head coach. A decade later, the fine details of that game remain vivid in his mind. Rivera mentioned an incompletion to Carolina receiver Jerricho Cotchery that he felt was a catch and, in turn, changed the game. "Can you tell, Henry, I’m still bitter?" he asked. Imagine what

It's what we fans and bettors have been waiting for. Goodbye, preseason. Hello, NFL Week 1. After weeks of looking at NFL futures wagers, it's time to get into the weeds of wagering on actual events that have meaning. Here's what I'm looking at for NFL Week 1. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. The Chicago Bears are an Over play until otherwise noted.

The 2026 NFL season is getting off to an interesting start for fans and bettors. Instead of looking ahead to Thursday night for the first game, we're diving into the action on Wednesday night. The earlier, the better, right? Let's dive into my best bets for Week 1 of the season. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. When these teams met in February on a

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On A.J. Brown’s first day as a Patriot, he witnessed Drake Maye interrupt his offensive coordinator. Maye did so politely, of course. Massachusetts may have adopted him, but he is still a southern gentleman. The topic of the meeting was "chunk plays," the ones that served as fire-starters for the team’s offense last year. So, naturally, the receivers got excited when the film study got rolling. And the third-year Patriots quarterback took control, even if that meant cutting o

Garrett Wilson has high standards for the New York Jets this season. "[Making the playoffs is] very realistic," New York's star wide receiver said after stating that making the playoffs defines a successful season, according to ESPN. "I think it should happen. I'll say that. It's our job to go play ball and do it, but that's how I feel about it." The Jets are coming off a 3-14 season, haven't posted a winning season since 2015 and haven't made the playoffs since 2010, which is the longest drough

RENTON, Wash. — Aden Durde took a moment of reflection before answering my question about what's next for the Seattle Seahawks' dominant defense. Head coach Mike Macdonald was rightly credited for implementing the innovative scheme that led to building the best defense in the NFL last season, serving as the catalyst for his team’s Super Bowl run. However, one of Macdonald’s first hires was Durde, Seattle’s defensive coordinator responsible for the day-to-day operation and implementation of the d

The biggest story of the college football offseason has reached a temporary conclusion as the season’s first full Saturday approaches. Former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris were left off LSU's official roster ahead of Saturday's season opener against Clemson, according to multiple reports. The move appears to avoid an immediate confrontation with the SEC, which passed a rule barring former professional players from rosters before a Louisiana court put it on hold. The duo was gran

As the NFL season arrives, the Rams are atop Super Bowl futures odds. In fact, Los Angeles is not only the favorite, but the second choice Bills’ odds are twice that of the Rams. That’ll happen when an already strong team adds sack-master Myles Garrett in the offseason, then welcomes back the recently un-retired Aaron Donald. "It’s warranted, if you look at the talent of this team up and down the roster," Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said. Feazel provides his insights on S

The showdown between No. 11 LSU and Clemson was always going to be a showcase Week 1 game given Lane Kiffin's debut in the bayou. But few could have imagined the discussion surrounding the game would be anything like this. The heated on-field rivalry between two national powerhouses that share a stadium nickname (Death Valley) and mascot (Tigers) has been largely overshadowed by court cases involving NFL players returning to college football to use their final year of eligibility. Matt Moscona,

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced major changes to its selection process seven months after the controversial snub of Bill Belichick created a public uproar. The changes will begin with the voting cycle for the 2027 class. The most significant change is that the group of selectors will be cut from 50 to 25 on the selection committee, with three alternates that will rotate on a yearly basis for a total of 28. The Hall is still in the process of determining and notifying which selectors

The AFC South is shaping up to be one of the NFL's most unpredictable divisions this season. The Houston Texans have held the crown for years, but can they reclaim the division with the Jacksonville Jaguars' young core not going away any time soon? With a healthy Daniel Jones back for the Indianapolis Colts and veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen now in the fold, the Colts could make some real noise. Over in Tennessee, the arrival of Robert Saleh puts a rebuilding Titans team in a prime position

At long last, the NFL season is right around the corner. We are less than a week away from kickoff, and as initial 53-man depth charts take shape, final roster moves and tactical shifts are making noise across the league. The Los Angeles Rams officially revealed their Week 1 depth chart, listing rookie Ty Simpson as the third-string quarterback. Meanwhile, the NFC West news gets even more intriguing with the Arizona Cardinals agreeing to a massive multi-year extension with wide receiver Michael