Bettors have witnessed a tremendous move in early wagering for the AFC championship line ahead of Sunday’s showdown between the Bengals and Chiefs. Since Sunday night’s opening number was released by SI Sportsbook, Cincinnati has flipped from 1.5-point underdogs to 1.5-point road favorites. There are a multitude of reasons for the dramatic

In the first matchup between Tampa Bay and Dallas, the Buccaneers had one of their better days running the ball (33/152) of the season, led by Leonard Fournette (21/127). Since the game, Tampa has gained fewer than 4.0 yards per carry in 15 matchups. Only three times all year have

The second-seeded 49ers (13-4) host NFC West division rival and the seventh-seeded Seahawks (9-8) on Saturday afternoon in a wild-card matchup. The Niners were favored and easily covered the spread in both regular-season games. Jimmy Garoppolo got the win in Week 2, while rookie Brock Purdy led San Francisco to a Week 15 victory. Both

The Commanders have nothing to gain when they host the Cowboys at FedEx Field on Sunday, having already been eliminated from playoff contention. Dallas, which has already clinched a spot in the postseason, has an outside shot at moving up from the No. 5 seed in the NFC to the No.

The only glimmer of hope for New Orleans to make the postseason would be winning their final two games over the Eagles and Panthers. They also need Carolina to beat the Buccaneers in Week 17 and Tampa to lose the following Sunday in Atlanta. The Saints are 2-5 on the

Pittsburgh has the slimmest of slim chances of making the postseason. They need wins over the Ravens and Browns, while all other contending playoff teams for the AFC seventh seed finish with fewer than nine wins. They have weakness in their conference record (3-7) and lose head-to-head tiebreakers to the

The Pittsburgh Steelers (3-7) visit the Indianapolis Colts (4-6-1) this week for Monday Night Football. The Colts, under new head coach Jeff Saturday and with Matt Ryan back under center, are favored by 2.5 points at SI Sportsbook. The Steelers will go to battle with Kenny Pickett at quarterback and