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Odds

NFL

Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog

Wednesday

Kansas City 2 1/2 (44 1/2) at Pittsburgh

Baltimore 5 1/2 (46 1/2) at Houston

Thursday

Seattle 3 1/2 (43 1/2) at Chicago

Saturday

LA Chargers 4 1/2 (43 1/2) at New England

at Cincinnati 3 (49 1/2) Denver

at LA Rams 5 1/2 (48 1/2) Arizona

Sunday

at New Orleans 2 1/2 (39 1/2) Las Vegas

at Jacksonville 1 1/2 (40 1/2) Tennessee

Indianapolis 7 1/2 (40 1/2) at NY Giants

at VIKINGS 1 1/2 (48 1/2) Green Bay

at Tampa Bay 7 1/2 (49 1/2) Carolina

at Buffalo 9 1/2 (46 1/2) NY Jets

Miami 6 1/2 (40 1/2) at Cleveland

at Philadelphia 9 1/2 (43 1/2) Dallas

at Washington 4 1/2 (47 1/2) Atlanta

Monday

Detroit 3 1/2 (51 1/2) at San Fran.

College football

Favorite Line Underdog

Tuesday

Hawai'i Bowl, Honolulu

San Jose St 2 1/2 (63 1/2) S Florida

Thursday

GameAbove Sports Bowl, Detroit

Pittsburgh 7 1/2 (49 1/2) Toledo

Rate Bowl, Phoenix

Kansas St 6 1/2 (50 1/2) Rutgers

68 Ventures Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

Bowling Green 7 1/2 (52 1/2) Arkansas St

Friday

Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas

Oklahoma 3 1/2 (43 1/2) Navy

Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.

Georgia Tech 2 1/2 (51 1/2) Vanderbilt

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.

Arkansas 1 1/2 (51 1/2) Texas Tech

Holiday Bowl, San Diego

Syracuse 16 1/2 (59 1/2) Wash. St

Las Vegas Bowl, Paradise, Nev.

Texas A&M 3 1/2 (51 1/2) USC

Saturday

Fenway Bowl, Boston

N Carolina 2 1/2 (52 1/2) UConn

Pinstripe Bowl, The Bronx, N.Y.

Nebraska 3 1/2 (45 1/2) Boston Col

New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M.

TCU 12 1/2 (57 1/2) Louisiana

Pop-Tarts Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

Miami (FL) 3 1/2 (55 1/2) Iowa St

Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz.

Miami (OH) 2 1/2 (40 1/2) Colorado St

Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.

NC State 6 1/2 (58 1/2) E Carolina

Alamo Bowl, San Antonio

Colorado 4 1/2 (54 1/2) BYU

Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.

Army 17 1/2 (43 1/2) La. Tech

Monday, Dec. 30

Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn.

Missouri 2 1/2 (40 1/2) Iowa

Tuesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa, Fla.

Alabama 12 1/2 (43 1/2) Michigan

Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

Louisville 2 1/2 (49 1/2) Washington

Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

S Carolina 9 1/2 (47 1/2) Illinois

Texas Bowl, Houston

Baylor 1 1/2 (59 1/2) LSU

Fiesta Bowl - Quarterfinal, Glendale, Ariz.

Penn St 10 1/2 (52 1/2) Boise St

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Peach Bowl - Quarterfinal, Atlanta

Texas 13 1/2 (51 1/2) Arizona St

Rose Bowl - Quarterfinal, Pasadena, Calif.

Ohio St 2 1/2 (54 1/2) Oregon

Sugar Bowl - Quarterfinal, New Orleans

Georgia 2 1/2 (44 1/2) Notre Dame

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East Division

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Buffalo 12 3 0 .800 469 331

Miami 7 8 0 .467 305 329

e-N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 292 344

e-New England 3 12 0 .200 259 361

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 347 327

Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 318 359

e-Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 277 396

e-Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 284 417

North Division

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 452 349

x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 353 299

Cincinnati 7 8 0 .467 423 393

e-Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 245 380

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Kansas City 14 1 0 .933 356 278

Denver 9 6 0 .600 363 281

L.A. Chargers 9 6 0 .600 328 274

e-Las Vegas 3 12 0 .200 264 390

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

North Division

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Detroit 13 2 0 .867 493 299

x-VIKINGS 13 2 0 .867 396 276

Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 413 287

e-Chicago 4 11 0 .267 283 342

East Division

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Philadelphia 12 3 0 .800 402 283

Washington 10 5 0 .667 432 348

e-Dallas 7 8 0 .467 324 404

e-N.Y. Giants 2 13 0 .133 215 362

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 327 349

Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 427 352

e-New Orleans 5 10 0 .333 309 346

e-Carolina 4 11 0 .267 283 448

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

L.A. Rams 9 6 0 .600 329 347

Seattle 8 7 0 .533 339 340

e-Arizona 7 8 0 .467 344 342

e-San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 331 349

e-Eliminated from playoffs

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

WEEK 16

Thursday's game

L.A. Chargers 34, Denver 27

Saturday's games

Kansas City 27, Houston 19

Baltimore 34, Pittsburgh 17

Sunday's games

Atlanta 34, N.Y. Giants 7

Carolina 36, Arizona 30, OT

Cincinnati 24, Cleveland 6

Detroit 34, Chicago 17

Indianapolis 38, Tennessee 30

L.A. Rams 19, N.Y. Jets 9

Washington 36, Philadelphia 33

VIKINGS 27, Seattle 24

Buffalo 24, New England 21

Las Vegas 19, Jacksonville 14

Miami 29, San Francisco 17

Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 24

Monday's games

Green Bay 34, New Orleans 0

WEEK 17

Wednesday’s games, Dec. 25

Kansas City at Pittsburgh, noon

Baltimore at Houston, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday’s game, Dec. 26

Seattle at Chicago, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday’s games, Dec. 28

L.A. Chargers at New England, noon

Denver at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday’s games, Dec. 29

Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon

Green Bay at VIKINGS, noon

Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, noon

Las Vegas at New Orleans, noon

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, noon

Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon

Miami at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 7:20 p.m.

Monday’s game, Dec. 30

Detroit at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Packers 34, Saints 0

New Orleans 0 0 0 0 — 0 Green Bay 7 14 3 10 — 34

First quarter

GB — Wicks 2 pass from Love (McManus kick), 8:41.

Second quarter

GB — Jacobs 2 run (McManus kick), 11:43.

GB — C.Brooks 1 run (McManus kick), 6:28.

Third quarter

GB — FG McManus 55, 7:03.

Fourth quarter

GB — FG McManus 46, 7:13.

GB — Em.Wilson 1 run (McManus kick), 2:41.

NO GB

First downs 14 24

Total net yards 196 404

Rushes-yards 20-67 39-188

Passing 129 216

Punt returns 0-0 0-0

Kickoff returns 6-169 1-38

Interceptions ret 0-0 1-18

Comp-att-int 15-30-1 17-30-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-24 0-0

Punts 4-39.75 2-46.5

Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0

Penalties-yards 7-40 6-60

Time of poss 22:47 37:13

INDIVIDUAL Stats

Rushing — New Orleans, Rattler 5-28, Mims 4-16, Miller 8-15, Williams 3-8. Green Bay, Jacobs 13-69, Em.Wilson 11-52, Watson 2-23, C.Brooks 6-23, Melton 1-14, Reed 1-5, Love 1-2, Kraft 1-2, Willis 3-(minus 2).

Passing — New Orleans, Rattler 15-30-1-153. Green Bay, Love 16-28-0-182, Willis 1-2-0-34.

Receiving — New Orleans, Mims 5-16, Moreau 2-33, Pettis 2-31, Johnson 2-27, Miller 2-16, Austin 1-17, Wilson 1-13. Green Bay, Jacobs 4-38, Reed 3-76, Kraft 3-63, Wicks 3-13, Doubs 2-20, Em.Wilson 1-4, C.Brooks 1-2.

Missed field goals — None.

NFC Leaders Week 16

Quarterbacks

Att Cm Yds TD Int

Goff, Det 472 337 4095 33 10

Smith, Sea 528 370 3937 17 15

Mayfield, TB 506 359 3920 34 15

Darnold, Min 461 310 3776 32 11

Stafford, LAR 485 323 3573 20 8

Cousins, Atl 453 303 3508 18 16

Purdy, SF 420 273 3487 17 10

Daniels, Was 432 301 3303 22 8

Murray, Ari 458 314 3288 16 9

Ca.Williams, Chi 505 314 3271 19 5

Rushers

Att Yds Avg LG TD

Barkley, Phi 314 1838 5.9 72t 13

K.Williams, LAR 303 1243 4.1 30 13

Robinson, Atl 259 1196 4.6 37t 10

Hubbard, Car 250 1195 4.8 38t 10

Gibbs, Det 209 1156 5.5 70t 12

Jacobs, GB 265 1147 4.3 38t 12

Conner, Ari 232 1090 4.7 53 8

A.Jones, Min 233 1046 4.5 41 5

Kamara, NO 228 950 4.2 24 6

Irving, TB 168 920 5.5 56 7

Receivers

No Yds Avg Lg TD

Jefferson, Min 92 1387 15.1 97t 10

Lamb, Dal 101 1194 11.8 65t 6

St. Brown, Det 101 1126 11.1 66t 11

Smith-Njigba, Sea 93 1089 11.7 46 6

A.Brown, Phi 64 1043 16.3 67t 6

McLaurin, Was 73 1029 14.1 86t 12

London, Atl 83 978 11.8 31 7

Nabers, NYG 97 969 10.0 39 4

Kittle, SF 68 967 14.2 43 8

McBride, Ari 92 958 10.4 37 0

Punters

No Yds Lg Avg

Fox, Det 43 2193 68 51.0

Gillikin, Ari 38 1887 63 49.7

Dickson, Sea 66 3240 68 49.1

Mann, Phi 48 2345 70 48.9

Anger, Dal 54 2609 62 48.3

T.Taylor, Chi 69 3330 68 48.3

Pinion, Atl 44 2068 65 47.0

R.Wright, Min 51 2378 66 46.6

Whelan, GB 47 2187 74 46.5

Way, Was 42 1952 74 46.5

Punt Returners

No Yds Avg Lg TD

Raymond, Det 27 390 14.4 90t 1

DeJean, Phi 19 196 10.3 31 0

Darden, Sea 29 292 9.5 28 0

Cowing, SF 27 230 8.5 30 0

Powell, Min 20 152 7.6 15 0

Smith-Marsette, NYG 27 203 7.5 22 0

Kickoff Returners

No Yds Avg Lg TD

Turpin, Dal 24 826 34.4 99t 1

Ekeler, Was 19 594 31.3 62 0

Gray, NYG 21 554 26.4 37 0

Blackshear, Car 31 791 25.5 43 0

Touchdowns

TD Rsh Rec Ret Pts

Barkley, Phi 15 13 2 0 90

Gibbs, Det 15 12 3 0 90

K.Williams, LAR 15 13 2 0 90

Hurts, Phi 14 14 0 0 84

Jacobs, GB 13 12 1 0 78

McLaurin, Was 12 0 12 0 72

Montgomery, Det 12 12 0 0 72

Kicking

PAT FG LG Pts

Aubrey, Dal 28 /28 36 /42 65 136

Bates, Det 58 /59 23 /26 58 127

McLaughlin, TB 45 /47 26 /28 56 123

Elliott, Phi 40 /41 24 /31 50 112

Myers, Sea 34 /37 23 /27 59 103

Seibert, Was 22 /24 27 /30 55 103

Koo, Atl 26 /26 25 /34 58 101

Karty, LAR 30 /34 23 /28 55 99

Ryland, Ari 21 /21 25 /29 58 96

Grupe, NO 29 /31 22 /26 57 95

AFC Leaders Week 16

Quarterbacks

Att Cm Yds TD Int

Burrow, Cin 557 384 4229 39 8

L.Jackson, Bal 427 290 3787 37 4

Mahomes, KC 543 363 3608 23 11

Allen, Buf 456 291 3549 26 6

Rodgers, NYJ 530 333 3511 24 8

Stroud, Hou 495 313 3492 19 11

Herbert, LAC 430 278 3243 18 3

Nix, Den 507 326 3235 22 11

Tagovailoa, Mia 399 291 2867 19 7

Maye, NE 315 213 2159 14 10

Rushers

Att Yds Avg LG TD

Henry, Bal 278 1636 5.9 87t 13

Taylor, Ind 237 1129 4.8 70t 8

Pollard, Ten 238 1017 4.3 41 5

Mixon, Hou 231 967 4.2 59 11

Harris, Pit 238 933 3.9 36t 5

Cook, Buf 182 928 5.1 65t 14

C.Brown, Cin 209 923 4.4 40 7

Stevenson, NE 205 800 3.9 33t 7

Hall, NYJ 187 774 4.1 42 5

Dobbins, LAC 158 766 4.8 61 8

Receivers

No Yds Avg Lg TD

Chase, Cin 108 1510 14.0 70t 16

B.Thomas, Jac 73 1088 14.9 85t 9

Jeudy, Cle 72 1072 14.9 89t 4

Bowers, Las 101 1067 10.6 57t 4

Flowers, Bal 71 1016 14.3 53t 4

Wilson, NYJ 90 987 11.0 42 6

McConkey, LAC 69 960 13.9 60t 5

D.Adams, NYJ 74 928 12.2 71t 7

Sutton, Den 71 928 13.1 37 6

Collins, Hou 60 909 15.2 67t 6

Punters

No Yds Lg Avg

Stonehouse, Ten 65 3323 75 51.1

Cole, Las 58 2926 70 50.4

Baringer, NE 63 3155 75 50.1

Sanchez, Ind 63 3150 65 50.0

Cooke, Jac 61 3029 73 49.7

Bojorquez, Cle 79 3921 84 49.6

Rehkow, Cin 49 2410 80 49.2

Araiza, KC 52 2513 67 48.3

Bailey, Mia 46 2211 64 48.1

Townsend, Hou 66 3169 66 48.0

Punt Returners

No Yds Avg Lg TD

Mims, Den 26 408 15.7 61 0

M.Jones, NE 26 386 14.8 62 0

Austin, Pit 23 259 11.3 73t 1

Codrington, Buf 25 281 11.2 29 0

Hardman, KC 20 203 10.2 55 0

Gipson, NYJ 29 230 7.9 40 0

Jackson, Ten 28 215 7.7 20 0

Touchdowns

TD Rsh Rec Ret Pts

Chase, Cin 16 0 16 0 96

Cook, Buf 16 14 2 0 96

Henry, Bal 15 13 2 0 90

Allen, Buf 12 11 1 0 72

Mixon, Hou 12 11 1 0 72

Achane, Mia 11 5 6 0 66

C.Brown, Cin 11 7 4 0 66

Kicking

PAT FG LG Pts

Boswell, Pit 32 /32 39 /42 57 149

Fairbairn, Hou 32 /33 35 /41 59 137

Lutz, Den 38 /38 29 /32 55 125

Sanders, Mia 22 /24 33 /37 57 121

Dicker, LAC 27 /30 31 /33 59 120

Bass, Buf 53 /57 22 /27 61 119

Tucker, Bal 51 /53 21 /29 56 114

Carlson, Las 20 /21 28 /34 54 104

Gay, Ind 28 /28 25 /29 56 103

Slye, NE 22 /23 23 /30 63 91

PWHL

League standings

PTS W OTW OTL L GF GA

FROST 12 3 1 1 0 20 13

New York 9 2 1 1 1 17 14

Montréal 7 1 2 0 1 11 11

Boston 6 2 0 0 2 9 9

Ottawa 4 1 0 1 3 11 16

Toronto 4 1 0 1 3 13 18

Friday’s game

Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s game

Montreal at FROST, 1 p.m.

College

Men’s basketball

top 25

No. 1 Tennessee 82, Middle Tennessee 64

Big ten

Seattle at Washington, late

Nebraska at Hawaii, late

SUMMIT

North Dakota State 94, CSU Bakersfield 60

WOMen’s basketball

UMAC

Wis.-Superior 56, MSOE 49

football

Monday’s games

Myrtle Beach Bowl

UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20, 2OT

College Football Playoff

Quarterfinals

Dec. 31

Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.

Penn St. vs. No. 3 Boise St., 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 1

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

Ohio St. vs. No. 1 Oregon, 4 p.m.

Peach Bowl, Atlanta

Texas vs. No. 4. Arizona St., 6:45 p.m.

Sugar Bowl, New Orleans

Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia, 7:45 p.m.

Semifinals

Jan. 9

Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Penn St.-Boise St. winner vs. Notre Dame-Georgia winner, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 10

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Texas-Arizona St. winner vs. Ohio St.-Oregon winner, 6:30 p.m.

College Football Playoff National Championship

Jan. 20

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.

MEN’S hockey

BIG TEN CONFERENCE ALL

PT W L T OW OL SW W L T

Minnesota 24 8 1 1 1 0 0 15 3 2

Mich. State 19 6 1 1 1 0 1 13 2 1

Wisconsin 19 5 7 0 1 5 0 7 10 1

Ohio State 16 6 2 0 2 0 0 13 4 1

Michigan 13 5 3 0 2 0 0 11 6 1

Notre Dame 4 1 9 0 1 2 0 6 12 0

Penn State 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 7 9 0

NCHC CONFERENCE ALL

PT W L T OW OL SW W L T

W. Michigan 19 6 1 1 1 1 0 10 3 1

N. Dakota 17 6 2 0 1 0 0 11 7 1

Arizona St. 15 5 3 0 1 1 0 8 7 1

St. Cloud St. 14 4 4 0 1 3 0 10 7 0

Colorado Coll. 13 4 3 1 2 1 1 10 5 1

Denver 11 4 4 0 1 0 0 14 4 0

Omaha 11 4 4 0 1 0 0 7 9 0

Minn.Duluth 7 2 6 0 0 1 0 5 10 0

Miami 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 3 13 2

CCHA CONFERENCE ALL

PT W L T OW OL SW W L T

Minn.St. 28 9 1 2 2 0 1 14 4 2

Augustana 16 5 3 0 0 1 0 10 7 1

Michigan Tech 23 7 3 2 0 0 0 9 5 2

L. Superior St. 19 6 4 0 0 1 0 8 9 1

Bowling Green 17 4 4 2 0 1 2 7 7 2

Bemidji State 18 5 5 2 1 0 2 8 8 3

Ferris State 15 5 7 0 0 0 0 6 10 2

St. Thomas 12 3 6 3 0 0 0 4 9 4

N. Michigan 2 0 11 1 0 0 1 1 16 1

*full membership in 2025-26

MIAC CONFERENCE ALL

PT W L T OW OL W L T

Gustavus 15 5 1 0 0 0 6 5 0

Saint Mary’s 11 3 0 1 0 0 5 3 1

Saint John’s 10 3 3 0 0 1 5 4 0

St. Scholastica 9 3 3 0 0 0 7 4 1

Bethel 8 3 1 0 1 0 5 5 1

St. Olaf 6 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 1

Hamline 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 8 0

Concordia 4 1 4 1 0 0 4 6 1

Augsburg 3 1 5 0 0 0 3 8 0

WOMEN’S hockey

WCHA CONFERENCE ALL

PT W L T OW OL SW W L T

Wisconsin 39 13 1 0 0 0 0 19 1 0

Minn. Duluth 28 8 4 2 0 0 2 11 5 2

Minnesota 27 9 4 1 1 0 0 13 4 1

Ohio State 25 8 4 2 2 0 1 13 4 2

St. Cloud St. 18 5 6 3 1 0 1 10 6 4

Minnesota St. 16 4 9 1 0 3 0 8 9 1

St. Thomas 9 2 11 1 0 1 1 5 13 2

Bemidji State 6 2 12 0 0 0 0 3 14 1

MIAC CONFERENCE ALL

PT W L T OW OL W L T

Augsburg 15 5 1 0 0 0 7 2 1

Gustavus 15 5 1 0 0 0 8 3 0

Hamline 15 5 1 0 0 0 7 2 0

Saint Benedict 12 4 1 1 2 0 6 3 3

Saint Mary’s 10 3 3 0 0 1 8 4 0

Bethel 9 3 3 0 0 0 4 4 1

St. Catherine 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 6 0

St. Olaf 5 1 4 1 0 1 4 8 1

Concordia 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 7 0

St. Scholastica 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 10 0