Overview
- With Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew out for the season, Kansas City will start Chris Oladokun for the first time and signed Shane Buechele as backup.
- Denver’s 11-game run ended against Jacksonville, tightening the AFC race as the Broncos seek to maintain the No. 1 seed heading into a Christmas night visit to Kansas City.
- The NFL’s three-game Christmas slate features widespread quarterback uncertainty, with Washington projected to start Josh Johnson and Minnesota’s situation still unsettled, influencing early betting and DFS approaches.
- Jacksonville’s statement win in Denver capped a six-game surge and further complicated seeding scenarios as the regular season winds down.
- In the NBA, Victor Wembanyama was cleared and San Antonio stretched its regular-season win streak to seven over Oklahoma City, while the Knicks previously ruled out Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby for their Minnesota trip as Karl-Anthony Towns returned to face his former team.