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Chiefs open as road favorites over Bengals in Week 13

The #Chiefs are favored against the #Bengals on the road in their Week 13 rematch of last year’s AFC title game.

The Kansas City Chiefs have opened as road favorites against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13.

According to Tipico Sportsbook, Kansas City (9-2) are 2.5-point favorites over Cincinnati (7-4) next Sunday. The over/under point total is set at 51.5 points scored. The money line is now -135 for the Chiefs, giving K.C. a 57.45% implied win probability. Keep in mind this Kansas City team is now 4-6-1 against the spread this season and they’re also 5-6 on the over/under point total.

The Chiefs can beat the other half of Super Bowl LVI with a win over the Bengals in Week 13. This is a rematch of last year’s AFC title game — a game that Kansas City’s finest players have thought about often this season. They’re going to have a little extra motivation coming into this game as they look to avenge last season’s disappointing loss.

Cincinnati is on a three-game win streak after some struggles to start their season. They’re expected to get WR Ja’Marr Chase back from a hip injury after missing the past four games. They could also get RB Joe Mixon back after he missed Week 12 with a concussion. Overall, this should be a pretty evenly-matched game and perhaps one of the more competitive matchups left on the Chiefs’ regular-season schedule.

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Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 13

Alabama is still considered one of the top teams in the country according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. Here is a complete breakdown.

[autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama Crimson Tide took care of archrival Auburn over the weekend, 49-27.

After what was a wild Week 13, there was some movement in where the Crimson Tide stands in the latest update of ESPN’s Football Power Index.

According to ESPN, the FPI is a “measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.”

Here is a breakdown of where the Alabama Crimson Tide stands after Week 13.

Final 2022 SEC standings following conclusion of regular season

Here’s how the standings ended up in the league at the conclusion of the regular season.

As much as it pains me to write this, we have somehow already reached the end of the 2022 regular season.

But rest assured, there’s still a lot of meaningful football left to be played. That starts this weekend with championship week. For the first time since 2019, LSU won’t be idle during the first weekend of December.

In spite of a disappointing Week 13 loss to Texas A&M that ended the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes, they will head to Atlanta to try to hand Georgia its first loss of the season. The No. 1 Bulldogs just concluded their second-straight undefeated regular season.

Thanks to LSU’s loss in the final week, it will officially share the SEC West title with Alabama. But it still represents the division in Atlanta thanks to the head-to-head win.

Here’s how the final standings ended up in the league this season.

LSU takes a big tumble in Coaches Poll after loss to Texas A&M

The Tigers dropped seven spots, more than any other team this week.

The Tigers finished what has been an unquestioned success of a Year 1 for Brian Kelly on a sour note on Saturday night.

In the regular-season finale, LSU fell on the road against a 4-7 Texas A&M team 38-23. It finishes the year 9-3, and though this team still wins the West and will play in Atlanta in next weekend’s SEC Championship, its hopes at making the College Football Playoff are over.

With the loss to a team that finished shy of bowl eligibility, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the Tigers were the biggest faller in this week’s Coaches Poll. They ranked No. 6 entering the week, but they barely remain in the top 15 now.

Here’s the full Coaches Poll after Week 13, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Everything Brian Kelly said after LSU’s loss to Texas A&M

Here’s what Kelly said after the disappointing conclusion to the regular season.

The Tigers’ hopes at becoming the first two-loss team to make it to the College Football Playoff were shattered in College Station on Saturday night as the Texas A&M Aggies stunned LSU, handing it a 38-23 loss as coach Brian Kelly’s team finishes his debut campaign at 9-3.

LSU struggled defensively, allowing big days to running back Devon Achane and receivers Moose Muhammad III and Evan Stewart. The offense was fairly efficient, but its one turnover proved costly as a fumble from Jayden Daniels was returned for a touchdown.

Even with the loss, the Tigers will represent the West Division in the SEC Championship against Georgia on Saturday, but their hopes of joining the final four have been dashed.

Here’s what Kelly said after the loss.

How Alabama transfers performed in their Week 13 matchups

Check in on some former Alabama players and how they performed this past weekend at their new programs.

Alabama has seen several of its players over the years enter the NCAA transfer portal. With fewer restrictions for players to be immediately eligible and name, image, likeness playing a role the number will likely increase over the years.

That is just the way that the landscape of college football has shifted ever since this system was brought into the picture. Nonetheless, the Tide’s coaching staff has just had to regroup and recruit some of the nation’s best talent.

There were numerous former Crimson Tide players that were able to make positive contributions to their current teams in Week 13 of the 2022 season.

Roll Tide Wire takes a look at how some of the Alabama transfers performed.

Keeping up with the rest of the SEC in Week 13

Here’s how all the league teams fared in Week 13.

There’s nothing like rivalry week in the SEC.

There is a different feeling in the air. No matter what the record is of either team entering the game, anyone has the chance to win.

Arkansas was supposed to be the last team Missouri played this season, but after a win, the Tigers are going bowling. South Carolina didn’t need to beat Clemson to get into a bowl game, but a win over the Tigers on the road for the first time since 2000 doesn’t hurt how they feel at all.

The Tide rolled against Cadillac in the Iron Bowl, Tennessee brought the Commodores back down to earth and Texas A&M ended LSU’s College Football Playoff hopes.

Stock Up, Stock Down: Recapping the loss to Texas A&M

Here’s how LSU’s stock is trending after the disappointing loss.

Well, that didn’t go according to plan.

LSU lost to Texas A&M in its last regular season game of the year, ending its College Football Playoff hopes. To get into the CFP, LSU needed to beat Texas A&M and Georgia in back-to-back weeks, but Jimbo Fisher had other plans.

All overall records fly out the window when it comes to rivalry games. The last time these teams played in College Station, the game went to seven overtimes. The Aggies had one of the worst offenses in the SEC while LSU had one of the best defenses in the conference.

None of that mattered Saturday night as the Aggies outgained LSU 429-384. Here’s how LSU’s stock is trending after the disappointing loss.

Five takeaways from LSU’s loss to Texas A&M

Here are five takeaway’s from LSU’s loss at Texas A&M

LSU’s winning streak — and its playoff hopes — came to an end on Saturday night as its trip to College Station resulted in a 38-23 loss to Texas A&M.

It was a rough loss. There’s no other way to put it. LSU entered the night as a double-digit favorite and lost by double-digits. The Aggies ran all over the LSU defense and cashed in for six on a [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] fumble.

Daniels led LSU in passing yards and rushing yards. Malik Nabers led all receivers with seven catches for 69 yards. LSU now sits at 9-3 with the SEC Championship left to play.

Here are five takeaways from LSU’s loss against Texas A&M.

Photos from LSU’s 38-23 loss at Texas A&M in final regular season game

Here were the photos from a disappointing 38-23 loss that likely cost the Tigers a chance at making the College Football Playoff.

The Tigers had hopes for a potential bid to the College Football Playoff as a two-loss team, but those hopes were dashed on Saturday night as No. 5 LSU was stunned at Kyle Field in College Station by Texas A&M in a 38-23 game.

The defense struggled and the offense moved the ball but struggled to finish drives and had a costly turnover that resulted in a touchdown when [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] was strip-sacked with the ball being returned to the house.

With the loss, the Tigers finish the regular season 9-3 and will still head to Atlanta next weekend for the SEC Championship where it will face Georgia, but it will do so without much on the line aside from bragging rights in the conference and a spot in the New Year’s Six.

Here are the photos from LSU’s loss.