1:18 PM ET The Washington Football Team settled a sexual misconduct allegation regarding owner Dan Snyder with a former employee in 2009, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported this weekend that there was a settlement; The Washington Post received a copy of the agreement and said it was for $1.6 million. The

6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN By this time of year in the NFL Power Rankings, most teams, star players and overarching subjects have been discussed. That is why we’re devoting the rankings before Christmas to highlighting players on each team who have been overlooked in 2020. From players who should be bigger stars than they

7:14 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks each had a league-high seven players selected to the 2021 Pro Bowl. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers were designated as the starting quarterbacks for their respective conferences. Each is a strong contender for league MVP; Mahomes

6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It has happened more than once this season: The Green Bay Packers come out of the gates rolling, jump to a big lead and then hang on for dear life. Sometimes it kills them. Two of the Packers’ three losses saw them blow double-digit leads: 10-0 at the

5:11 PM ET Atlanta Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris said Monday that Ito Smith is the team’s lead running back right now. That means Todd Gurley will play the role of backup after managing just 34 yards rushing in his past three games, including one attempt for minus-1 yard in Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers.

10:50 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers currently hold the fourth selection of the 2021 draft at 4-10. If they lose their final two games against Washington and New Orleans — as the oddsmakers likely will predict — they’ll have their highest pick since 2011. Quarterback Cam Newton was the pick that year

4:29 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ 31-27 win over the Falcons on Sunday in Atlanta not only improved their record to 9-5, ensuring their second winning season since 2010, but inched them one step closer to their first playoff berth since 2007. And the play that ultimately got them there came from the one

4:08 PM ET <1–video–> BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are playing their best football of the season at just the right time. Looking just as dangerous as he did in last season’s NFL MVP campaign, Jackson threw three touchdowns and ran for another as the Ravens routed the outclassed Jacksonville Jaguars 40-14

4:33 PM ET For most of the past two months, the San Francisco 49ers have looked like a team careening toward their inevitable elimination from postseason contention. While Sunday’s 41-33 loss to the Dallas Cowboys hasn’t yet taken the Niners to that conclusion, an Arizona win against Philadelphia would make their elimination from the playoffs

2:54 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters has been fined $12,500 by the league for unsportsmanlike conduct after appearing to spit at Jarvis Landry as the Cleveland Browns wide receiver walked away in their game Monday night. On Thursday, Landry called Peters “cowardly” for the act, saying, “Wait until I turn around and do