NFL trade deadline pickup debut likely happens vs. former team

Marshon Lattimore hasn’t played since being traded from the Saints, and it seems his first game with his new team will be in New Orleans:

Things appear to be shaping up for Marshon Lattimore to make his debut with the Washington Commanders against his former team.

The New Orleans Saints made their biggest splash at the trade deadline in recent memory when they traded Lattimore to the Commanders. The trade wasn’t overly surprising. There was apparent discontent between the parties, and Lattimore dealt with long-term injuries in recent seasons.

Lattimore had missed one game with the Saints due to a hamstring at the time of the trade. That one game has turned into five games after his move to Washington, but things are looking up for the cornerback.

This week was the first time Lattimore participated in practice. He still missed the Commanders’ Week 14 game versus the Titans, but it’s a sign he’s closer to returning to action.

The Commanders’ next game is against New Orleans, but first Washington has a bye week. This means Lattimore has two weeks to be physically ready to step on the field. By that point, it’ll be nearly two months since he injured his hamstring.

Many Saints fans circled this game after the trade, but it being Lattimore’s first game back is a surprise.

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Week 13 loss didn’t help Saints’ draft pick, but MNF’s outcome could

Losing to the Rams didn’t help the Saints’ draft pick, but Monday night’s result could. Be sure to cheer against Sean Payton and the Broncos:

Well this stings. The New Orleans Saints’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13 didn’t even help their position in the 2025 NFL draft order. But they aren’t out of the woods yet. The Denver Broncos’ game with the Cleveland Browns on “Monday Night Football” could do a lot to help them out. All Saints fans need to do is root against Sean Payton (or for Jameis Winston).

The Saints went into their matchup with the Rams projected to pick at No. 9 overall, per Tankathon. They’re still at No. 9 after losing to LA, which put their record at 4-8. The Browns are slotted ahead of them at 3-8, and a loss to the Broncos on Monday night could keep them there.

But a win would tie Cleveland with New Orleans, both at 4-8. Their head-to-head result wouldn’t put the Saints ahead, but their lower strength of schedule (.495, at the moment) would help them against the Browns (whose SOS is .512 before this Broncos game). So if the Browns win, they would drop down behind the Saints, who would move up to the eighth overall pick.

For now. There are five more weeks left in the regular season to determine who picks where at the top of the NFL draft. The Saints aren’t mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and they showed plenty of fight in that loss to the Rams; don’t expect them to go in the tank and hope for a better draft pick. We’ll keep tracking where they rank through the weeks ahead, but know this is a fluid process.

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Denver Broncos 2024 Schedule

The Broncos are set to host the Browns on ‘Monday Night Football’ in Week 13.

The Denver Broncos’ schedule continues today with a Monday Night Football home game against the Cleveland Browns in Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season.

Denver will play eight home games at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium this year and nine games on the road. Because the league has an unbalanced 17-game schedule, the NFC and AFC rotate between having an extra home game. This year, the NFC gets a ninth home game.

The Broncos are led by head coach Sean Payton with rookie Bo Nix serving as their starting quarterback this fall.

View the team’s complete 2024 schedule below.

Denver Broncos 2024 Schedule

Week Date TV Opponent Time (MT) Broncos Tickets
1 9/8 CBS @ Seattle Seahawks 26-20 L
2 9/15 CBS  vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 13-6 L
3 9/22 FOX @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-7 W
4 9/29 CBS @ New York Jets 10-9 W
5 10/6 FOX vs. Las Vegas Raiders 34-18 W
6 10/13 CBS vs. Los Angeles Chargers 23-16 L
7 10/17 Amazon Prime Video @ New Orleans Saints 33-10 W
8 10/27 CBS vs. Carolina Panthers 28-14 W
9 11/3 CBS @ Baltimore Ravens 41-10 L
10 11/10 CBS @ Kansas City Chiefs 16-14 L
11 11/17 FOX vs. Atlanta Falcons 38-6 W
12 11/24 CBS @ Las Vegas Raiders 29-19 W
13 12/2 ESPN vs. Cleveland Browns 6:15 PM Tickets
14 12/8 BYE
15 12/15 CBS vs. Indianapolis Colts 2:25 PM Tickets
16 12/19 Prime @ Los Angeles Chargers 6:15 PM Tickets
17 12/28 or 12/29 TBD @ Cincinnati Bengals TBD Tickets
18 1/4 or 1/5 TBD vs. Kansas City Chiefs TBD Tickets

The Broncos have not returned to the playoffs since their Super Bowl-winning season in 2015. Now entering his second season on the job, Payton will aim to snap the club’s eight-year playoff drought this fall.

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Wisconsin basketball finds steady position in KenPom, ESPN BPI after win over Chicago State

Wisconsin basketball finds steady position in KenPom, ESPN BPI after win over Chicago State

Wisconsin basketball improved to 8-0 on the 2024-25 season with a decisive 74-53 win over Chicago State on Saturday.

The Badgers didn’t have much trouble vanquishing the winless Cougars squad (No. 360 in KenPom). Greg Gard’s team led by seven at the half-time break before building a 13-point lead at the 15:00-minute mark of the second half. It then extended the lead to 21 points with 10 minutes remaining, sealing the victory.

Related: Biggest takeaways from Wisconsin basketball’s win over Chicago State, 8-0 start

The Badgers are 8-0 for the first time since 2013-14. Their record includes some strong wins: 103-88 over Arizona (No. 30 in KenPom) and 81-75 over Pittsburgh (No. 13).

As more results are added, rating metrics are developing a consensus about where the team stands.

Wisconsin is now No. 29 in KenPom (No. 19 offense, No. 67 defense) and No. 31 in ESPN BPI after the Chicago State win. Those marks are both good for seventh in the expanded Big Ten Conference.

The Badgers were No. 15 in the AP Poll entering the week. That ranking is sure to rise when the updated poll is released, as numerous highly-ranked teams fell during a busy Feast Week.

Wisconsin may need further decisive efforts in upcoming games against Michigan (Dec. 3) and No. 10 Marquette (Dec. 7) to rise further in KenPom and BPI. For now, the only thing that matters are the tallies in the win-loss columns. Wisconsin is off to a perfect start to the season in that regard.

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Denver Broncos schedule: Do the Broncos have a game today?

The Broncos don’t have a game today. They will return to action on ‘Monday Night Football’ against the Browns tomorrow.

There’s no game on deck for the Denver Broncos today as the team’s schedule will continue tomorrow when they host the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football to wrap up Week 13.

Denver will play eight home games at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium this year and nine games on the road. Because the league has an unbalanced 17-game schedule, the NFC and AFC rotate between having an extra home game. This year, the NFC gets a ninth home game.

The Broncos are led by head coach Sean Payton with rookie Bo Nix serving as their starting quarterback this fall.

View the team’s complete 2024 schedule below.

Denver Broncos 2024 Schedule

Week Date TV Opponent Time (MT) Broncos Tickets
1 9/8 CBS @ Seattle Seahawks 26-20 L
2 9/15 CBS  vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 13-6 L
3 9/22 FOX @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-7 W
4 9/29 CBS @ New York Jets 10-9 W
5 10/6 FOX vs. Las Vegas Raiders 34-18 W
6 10/13 CBS vs. Los Angeles Chargers 23-16 L
7 10/17 Amazon Prime Video @ New Orleans Saints 33-10 W
8 10/27 CBS vs. Carolina Panthers 28-14 W
9 11/3 CBS @ Baltimore Ravens 41-10 L
10 11/10 CBS @ Kansas City Chiefs 16-14 L
11 11/17 FOX vs. Atlanta Falcons 38-6 W
12 11/24 CBS @ Las Vegas Raiders 29-19 W
13 12/2 ESPN vs. Cleveland Browns 6:15 PM Tickets
14 12/8 BYE
15 12/15 CBS vs. Indianapolis Colts 2:25 PM Tickets
16 12/19 Prime @ Los Angeles Chargers 6:15 PM Tickets
17 12/28 or 12/29 TBD @ Cincinnati Bengals TBD Tickets
18 1/4 or 1/5 TBD vs. Kansas City Chiefs TBD Tickets

The Broncos have not returned to the playoffs since their Super Bowl-winning season in 2015. Now entering his second season on the job, Payton will aim to snap the club’s eight-year playoff drought this fall.

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B/R believes the Saints could play spoiler late in the season

The playoffs are still a long shot for the Saints, but a B/R writer believes they can upset a playoff team before the season is over.

Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon broke down each NFL team’s status going into Week 13, and he has a unique take on the New Orleans Saints. The Saints are coming off their bye week before facing the Los Angeles Rams. Instead of looking directly at their next game, Gagnon looked further down the road:

At the very least, a rejuvenated Saints team looks primed to play spoiler against Washington and/or Green Bay in December.

Interim head coach Darren Rizzi has this team playing with a new energy, and it’s resulted in two consecutive victories. Can it result in three?

How firm Gagnon stands on his evaluation will depend slightly on how the Saints perform this week.

New Orleans doesn’t look like a playoff team yet. They have shown some of the spark displayed early in the season but it’s difficult to generate too much belief after a seven game losing streak.

They could catch a team like Washington or Green Bay slipping if overlooked. The Saints still have more to prove to say it’s a good chance.

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Steelers DT welcomes the challenge tough six-game stretch brings

The Steelers face a challenging six-game stretch, but Cam Heyward’s leadership offers a steady focus on improvement and perseverance.

Competition breeds excellence! Within this final six-game stretch to end the 2024 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cincinnati Bengals’ explosive offense twice, three fearsome Super Bowl contenders in the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, and Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the Cleveland Browns, who already defeated Pittsburgh once this season. However, Steelers DT Cam Heyward offers an interesting perspective on how the team should handle the troubling schedule realization.

During Wednesday’s media availability leading up to the Week 13 contest against the Cincinnati Bengals, Heyward stated, “I think when you look at our schedule, you know you can’t change anything. You can’t cry about it. I think you look at it as who’s next on the list and how can we improve from our last performance.”

As a veteran presence and leader in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room, Heyward checked all the right boxes you’d want in a proper rallying speech heading into this tough six-game stretch.

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Florida football changes 2025 season-opening opponent

Florida’s season opener against Florida A&M is no longer on the schedule, being replaced by a different FCS team.

The Florida Gators are dropping the Florida A&M Rattlers from the 2025 schedule and will instead face the Long Island University Sharks to open next season, according to a report from Swamp247.

It is the first matchup between these two teams. Long Island is currently 4-8 overall with a 3-3 record against the Northeast Conference (FCS). The Sharks are 0-3 against Power Four opponents since 2019 when it unified its two campuses into a Division I athletic program. The TCU Horned Frogs hosted the Sharks this year, winning 45-0. Baylor (30-7; 2023) and West Virginia (66-0, 2021) have also played LIU in recent years.

Florida’s 2025 opponents are now settled with a complete schedule to be released after the 2024 season ends. The SEC announced Georgia (Jacksonville), Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas as UF’s conference home games for 2025, and Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss and Texas A&M as road games.

The Gators will face USF at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Week 2 and play the second half of a home-and-home against the Miami Hurricanes in Miami Gardens after a bye week. The annual Florida State game during rivalry week remains on the schedule for Nov. 29, 2025.

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Wisconsin football schedule: Are the Badgers playing today? 

Wisconsin football schedule: Are the Badgers playing today? 

Will the Wisconsin Badgers (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) be on the field today in Week 14 of the college football season?

Following a disastrous 44-25 Week 13 loss to Nebraska, the Badgers are back on the field on Friday for a season-closing rivalry matchup against Minnesota (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten).

Wisconsin and Minnesota will kick off at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT on CBS. It is one of two Big Ten games on the Black Friday schedule, leading into a primetime matchup between Iowa and Nebraska.

The Badgers are looking for a win to cross the threshold for bowl eligibility to extend its bowl streak to 23 seasons. They are also looking to extend their narrow all-time advantage in the historic rivalry matchup.

Wisconsin’s 2024 season will continue with a win. A loss, and the campaign comes to a close as arguably the program’s worst since 2001.

Wisconsin 2024 football schedule

  • Aug. 30: vs. Western Michigan (W, 28-14)
  • Sept. 7: vs. South Dakota (W, 27-13)
  • Sept. 14: vs. Alabama (L, 42-10)
  • Bye Week
  • Sept. 28: at USC (L, 38-21)
  • Oct. 5: vs. Purdue (W, 52-6)
  • Oct. 12: at Rutgers (W, 42-7)
  • Oct. 19: at Northwestern (W, 23-3)
  • Oct. 26: vs. Penn State (L, 28-13)
  • Nov. 2 at Iowa (L, 42-10)
  • Bye Week
  • Nov. 16 vs. Oregon (L, 16-13)
  • Nov. 23 at Nebraska (L, 44-25)
  • Nov. 30 vs. Minnesota
  • Record: 5-6 (3-5 Big Ten)

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Week 13 broadcast map: Will your station carry Saints vs. Rams?

The Week 13 broadcast map has been released, will you be able to view Saints vs. Rams in your area?

The New Orleans Saints are back from their bye week and are now looking to extend their winning streak to three games under Darren Rizzi against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13.

According to the 506 Sports broadcast map, this game will only be carried in relatively limited areas, including Louisiana and some of the surrounding region, the southern half of California, a thin line of the central United States from Indianapolis to Washington D.C., and then a small portion of New England in eastern Massachusetts, all of Rhode Island, and southern New Hampshire/Vermont.

FOX will carry this broadcast, however much of the United States will instead be receiving the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings, which surrounds nearly every region that has the Saints and Rams matchup.

This matchup is set to kick off at 3:05 p.m. CT/4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday in the Caesars Superdome. These two teams have not met since Week 16 of the 2023 season, and will get the chance to have at it again this year after missing a few seasons of matchups in 2020 and 2021.

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