Although the kick return average is down from last season (25.9 yards from 27.6), the change has resulted in more total return yards (42,613 and counting from 25,385). The league has also seen 91.4% of the returns go beyond the 20-yard line, the most over the past 25 years.

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Confidence is a great thing. But too much confidence can be a path toward failure. And NFL experts have a scary amount of confidence in the Chicago Bears entering Week 15's game against the Cleveland Browns. According to NFL Pick Watch, 97% of experts who picked this game have the Bears winning.

The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, including being ahead of the curve on players like A.J. Brown, Jonathan Taylor, Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey, Alvin Kamara and Jahmyr Gibbs. Anybody who banked on players like those could have made a run at their league title.

There are big games and bigger stakes on the 15th Sunday of this NFL season. Those results should rearrange and clarify the playoff picture.

The Seahawks and Jaguars are massive favorites this week, teeing up Kenneth Walker and Travis Etienne to kick off the fantasy football playoffs with a bang.

A polar vortex from Canada will descend into the United States this weekend, creating frigid conditions in the midwest and, later, the east coast. Temperatures are expected to hover in the single digits in many areas, and that's without factoring in wind chill and other potential adverse conditions.

The 2026 NFL Draft should see plenty of names on offense go in the first round. Here are the top names to know at every position.

The NFL uniform scene in Week 15 is off to a strong start with "Thursday Night Football," but the week ends well, too.

The top of the draft order is changing by the week, but the priorities are not. QB will be the call for at least a few clubs on Day 1.