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Cleveland, Jacksonville and the New York Jets each will play a home game in London in 2025.The NFL announced the host teams Friday. Their opponents will be revealed, along with dates and kickoff times, when the full 2025 schedule is released this spring.Aaron Rodgers and the Jets give special moment to kidsThe Browns and the Jets will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this fall. Cleveland is 0-1 in London, having lost to Minnesota in 2017. The Jets, who are searching for a new general manager and head coach, are 1-2 in London including a loss to the Vikings this season.The…

The Los Angeles Rams’ playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings has been moved from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in Arizona due to the fires that have spread throughout the L.A. area. The move was made as a precaution for everyone involved, given the uncertainty of the situation and the devastation the fires have already caused. Fans are obviously disappointed about the news, especially considering 90% of the crowd was projected to be Rams fans at SoFi Stadium. They also have a lot of questions about the relocation, from ticket info to potential shuttles from L.A. to Arizona for…

J.J. Post, ESPNJan 10, 2025, 09:55 AM ETOn Friday night, two of college football’s iconic programs will meet with a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on the line.The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns have their fingerprints all over the sport’s history yet somehow have squared off only three times.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedA Fiesta Bowl meeting after the 2008 season. A home-and-home series in 2005 and 2006. That’s all the history the Buckeyes and Longhorns share on the gridiron — until they take the field in the CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday.Here’s…

The Cleveland Browns will be heading across the pond for a game next season.[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The NFL announced on Friday that the Browns will play in one of the three regular-season games in London in 2025.TRENDING STORIES:Cleveland will be one of the designated home teams for the game. They’ll host their opponent at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.“We’re thrilled to be named a designated team for the 2025 NFL London Games, making our second international trip as a club and our first time playing at the incredible Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,” David Jenkins, Haslam Sports Group…

When Will Howard is playing at his best, the Buckeyes are nearly impossible to beat. Another 300-yard day would be ideal for Ohio State, but Howard doesn’t have to be that to beat Texas … he just can’t turn the ball over.In the last two games, he has five touchdowns and just one interception, and the lone turnover was a throw in the end zone that Ohio State would live with.Texas is one of the best pass defenses in the country and has forced 21 interceptions this season. It is a zone-based defense that wants to confuse quarterbacks from pre-snap…

Oct 20, 2024; London, United Kingdom; The Jacksonville Jaguars cheer team after the game against the New England Patriots during an NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images Three teams who missed the playoffs and expect major changes in the offseason are headed to London as hosts of 2025 regular-season games. The NFL International Series will include the Jets and the Browns as home teams at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and the UK-regular Jaguars will host a game at Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars and Jets are in the midst of coaching searches and New…

Penn State football is being discussed locally and nationally following the Lions’ 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Head coach James Franklin’s team led 10-0 at halftime and 24-17 in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling to the Fighting Irish. “Obviously we need to give Notre Dame and Marcus a ton of credit,” Franklin said after the game. “They did a great job. We knew it was going to be a fourth quarter game, come down to a possession, and that’s exactly what happened. “Give Notre Dame a ton of credit.…

On Thursday, the NFL announced that it was moving Monday’s Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams NFL playoff game from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, “in the interest of public safety” because of the wildfires in California.But some people on social media were not happy with the decision to move the game to the Arizona Cardinals’ home stadium.Why? Because of the sponsor of the stadium, State Farm.Last summer, more than 1,600 policies for homeowners in Pacific Palisades, California, one of the areas affected by fires in California, were dropped by State Farm, the…

Jonas Shaffer Ravens 23, Steelers 17 “Even if Pittsburgh makes life difficult for Jackson, I’m not sure where the Steelers can turn for reliable offense themselves. Their run game was one of the NFL’s worst over the second half of the season, and no one inside M&T Bank Stadium would be surprised if wide receiver George Pickens checks out after a rough start. That would leave Pittsburgh in a very bad place.” Kyle Goon Ravens 24, Steelers 13 “Even if there’s a weird energy to this rivalry, Baltimore is still the stronger team in almost every facet, and the need…

The 2025 NFL Wild Card Weekend includes six games spread out over Saturday, Sunday and Monday. While the regular season may be over, playoff Fantasy football will begin this week and you can always use a reliable set of Wild Card Fantasy football rankings and NFL projections to make NFL same-game parlays, enter lineups on NFL DFS sites, and enter NFL props on sites like PrizePicks. Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and the over-under for total passing yards on Daniels is 233.5.How will the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year favorite…