The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026, and Week 18 takes place the first weekend of the new year.

To commemorate America's 250th anniversary, the NFL intends to put on a big shindig during Week 18th next year.

On a four-game win streak, are the Texans among the top 10 teams in the NFL entering Sunday Night Football's bout against the Chiefs?

The NFL has announced that it will use a special football to commemorate the 250th year of the American experiment. Starting in Week 18, the first games to be played in 2026, a ball with a smaller NFL shield next to an “America 250" message will be used for all games.

Join USA TODAY's NFL experts at 8:20 p.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 30, to have your burning NFL Week 13 questions answered in real time.

Thanksgiving didn't go so well for the Detroit Lions, and as a result the team is falling in the NFL power rankings. The Week 13 loss to the Packers dropped Detroit to 7-5. It was the Lions second close loss to a playoff-positioned team in three weeks. Here's where the Lions sit in various NFL power rankings entering Week 14.

In a total shift from the previous standard the Dallas Cowboys now boast the No. 1 graded defensive line in the NFL right now.

Both of those mocks had two Ohio State defensive players going atop the draft with linebacker Arvell Reese to the Titans, who took quarterback Cam Ward first overall in 2025, and the Giants grabbing stud Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs at No. 2.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 14 showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 14 showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans