NFL Week 12 picks: Rams-Eagles, Chargers-Ravens are huge tests

The Chargers didn’t make any moves at the trade deadline, but DJ Chark Jr.’s long-awaited season debut will be like adding a new player to an offense that is starting to round into form. The 28-year-old receiver is expected to make his Chargers debut Sunday at SoFi Stadium against the Tennessee Titans at 1:05 p.m….

D’Angelo Russell, whom JJ Redick moved to the Lakers’ second unit earlier in the day on Friday, responded with 18 points for a bench that desperately needed offensive punch and helped the Lakers beat Philadelphia 116-106. “I just wanted to win,” Russell said in his first response postgame. “So whatever it took, change of plans,…

Matthew Stafford has played in 215 regular-season games and eight playoff games during his 15-plus NFL seasons. But the Rams quarterback has played only once against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. It did not go well. In 2014, while playing for the Detroit Lions, Stafford completed 19 of 46 passes for 264 yards,…

Joe Hortiz made aggressive moves this offseason, but when it came to Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, the Chargers’ general manager stood firm with the roster he built. The Chargers didn’t complete a move before the deadline as the 5-3 team that’s currently sixth in the AFC playoff standings waits for encouraging injury news instead of…

ATHENS, Ga. – Carson Beck silenced his critics by throwing for two touchdowns and running for another on a raucous Saturday night between the hedges, leading No. 11 Georgia to a 31-17 victory over No. 6 Tennessee that gave a huge boost to the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff hopes. Georgia (8-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference, No….

The Jacksonville Jaguars had no answer for the Detroit Lions on Sunday as the NFC North team scored and danced all over their AFC South opponents in the 52-6 victory. The Lions absolutely shut down Mac Jones and the Jaguars’ offense. Jack Campbell and Za’Darius Smith had a half-sack each and Kerby Joseph had an…