Community Picks: Detroit 60% vs Buffalo 40%

Here's how important Steelers game is to Patriots' first-round bye hopes originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The New England Patriots enter their Week 15 showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers as the No. seed in the AFC playoff picture, and Sunday's showdown will have a profound impact on whether the Pats earn a first-round bye. A win for the Patriots on Sunday would raise their chances of clinching a first-round bye to 94 percent, per ESPN Stats and Info. Continue to Article

December 12, 2018 5:47:pm EST

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy won't practice Wednesday, leaving uncertain his status to play against the Detroit Lions this weekend. Coach Sean McDermott would only say ''we'll just take it one day at a time right now'' when asked if he expects McCoy to be able to practice this week. McCoy hurt his hamstring and backup Chris Ivory hurt his left shoulder in a 27-23 loss to the New York Jets last weekend. Continue to Article

December 12, 2018 11:58:am EST

Sam Darnold knows this is only the beginning. It has been an up-and-down rookie season for the New York Jets quarterback, marked by some costly mistakes, flashes of brilliance, promising progress and invaluable experience. ''I always say that I'm taking it one game at a time and that's definitely true, but at the same time, I do think about where I'm going to be at in a year or two from now,'' Darnold said Tuesday. Continue to Article

December 11, 2018 7:27:pm EST