Ahead of this weekend's matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs, Tyler Boyd made a lofty comparison.

Boyd sees the matchup between Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes as the modern-day version of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.

Manning and Brady faced off 12 times in the regular season and five times in the  playoffs.

"It's going back to that quarterback fight. I look at it like Manning and Brady," Boyd said. "You can’t stop them. It comes down to whoever excels and takes advantage of their opportunities in drives and scores points. These are the types of games that we have to take care of the football and not turn it over."

Sunday's game will be the third matchup between Burrow and Mahomes.

The Kansas City Chiefs plan to sign defensive tackle Brandon Williams to their practice squad, according to sources.

Williams is expected to be in Kansas City on Wednesday to sign his contract.

Kansas City wants to bolster it's run defense, which currently ranks in the middle of the league.

The Dallas Cowboys remain interested in Odell Beckham, Jr. despite the wide receiver's removal from a flight at Miami International Airport on Sunday.

"His overall team compatibility, his judgment, his behavior is not an issue with him," Jerry Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. "It is with many. It isn't with him."

Police said Beckham was "in and out of consciousness" and refused to leave the plane when asked. His attorney, Daniel Davillier, disputed the account, saying his client had been sleeping and the incident was the result of an "overzealous flight attendant."

Jones said Beckham is scheduled to meet with the Cowboys on Monday, which is after he is reportedly set to meet with the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.

Aaron Rodgers plans to play in Week 13 against the Chicago Bears despite a rib injury.

"I got good news with the scans yesterday," Rodgers said Tuesday on "The Pat McAfee Show." "So, I plan on playing this week."

Rodgers initially feared he might have a punctured lung, but that was quickly ruled out. 

ESPN has released its top-25 players under the age of 25, headlined by Micah Parsons at No. 1., Justin Jefferson at No. 2 and Ja'Marr Chase at No. 3.

ESPN's Jordan Reid writes that "a strong argument could be made that Parsons is the top defensive player in the game, regardless of age."

Justin Herbert is the first quarterback on the list at No. 5.

1. Micah Parsons, DE/LB, Dallas Cowboys
2. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings
3. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
4. Tristan Wirfs, OT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers
6. Quinnen Williams, DT, New York Jets
7. Rashawn Slater, OT, Los Angeles Chargers
8. Pat Surtain II, CB, Denver Broncos
9. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
10. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins
11. Brian Burns, DE, Carolina Panthers
12. Andrew Thomas, OT, New York Giants
13. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks
14. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins
15. Trevon Diggs, CB, Dallas Cowboys
16. Rashan Gary, DE, Green Bay Packers
17. A.J. Terrell, CB, Atlanta Falcons
18. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts
19. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
20. Sauce Gardner, CB, New York Jets
21. Justin Fields, QB, Chicago Bears
22. Penei Sewell, OT, Detroit Lions
23. Christian Darrisaw, OT, Minnesota Vikings
24. Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons
25. Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The San Francisco 49ers will be without Elijah Mitchell for 6-8 weeks because of a knee injury.

Mitchell left Sunday's win over the New Orleans Saints with the injury. The Niners originally thought the running back had an MCL sprain that would sideline him for just 2-4 weeks.

"It wasn't the news we were looking for," Kyle Shanahan said.

Mitchell, who set a franchise rookie record with 963 yards rushing last season, only returned from an injured reserve stint on Nov. 12. He injured his knee in the season opener and missed seven games.

"He's pretty disappointed," Shanahan said. "Everyone knows how good Elijah's been, how hard he's worked to get back from his last one and how good he's been playing since he came back. To be right back there, I know he was real down on it. He's had some real bad luck. He got rolled up on and it was a bad position for him to be in."

Matt LaFleur has made it clear that Aaron Rodgers will remain the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers as long as he's healthy.

Already dealing with a fractured thumb, Rodgers left the Packers' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with a rib injury on Sunday.

Rodgers left in the third quarter with pain and trouble breathing. He underwent additional tests on Monday. LaFleur was vague about the results.

"Sometimes there's stuff that doesn't show up on all the scans," LaFleur said. "All I can tell you is he's feeling a little bit better."

Jordan Love was impressive in relief, going 6-for-9 with 113 yards and a touchdown. Green Bay scored 10 points on his two drives.

"I don't think that's what we're arguing here," LaFleur said. "It's just, we've got a lot of faith, quite frankly, in both those guys. But you know, Aaron's the starting quarterback. He's battled through a lot throughout the course of his career. It's pretty well documented, and I think he's been able to play at a pretty high level through a lot of different situations. So again, we'll take it one game at a time and make the best decision moving forward."

Jeff Saturday defended his clock management in the final minutes of the Indianapolis Colts' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.

Saturday decided against taking a timeout until 30 seconds remained in regulation of the 24-17 loss because he "didn't feel like time was really of the essence at that moment."

The Colts were in a bit of a frantic situation, facing fourth-and-3 from the Pittsburgh 37-yard line at the two-minute warning. After converting, Matt Ryan was sacked for a 7-yard loss on first down then scrambled for 14 yards on second down.

The second-down play was snapped with 59 seconds remaining, but the Colts elected not to call a timeout despite possessing all three of their timeouts. They instead used a slow approach, snapping the ball late into the play clock then handing the ball to Jonathan Taylor, who was stopped for no gain on a third-and-3.

A timeout was then called.

"I thought we had a good play," Saturday said. "And I felt like we would get it. Obviously, we didn't do a great job [blocking] on the backside, so it's worse. But I felt good about the call before. Felt like we had time, we would have timeouts afterwards. We were in striking distance. So, I never felt like the pressure of needing the timeout.

"We just didn't execute it."

Hugh Freeze has agreed to a deal to become Auburn's next head football coach, the school announced Monday.

Auburn administrators, including athletic director John Cohen, met with football staff members earlier in the day to tell them about the hiring of Freeze, who arrived on campus later Monday night.

 Cleveland officially added Deshaun Watson to its 53-man roster Monday, clearing the way for his Browns debut Sunday against his former team, the Houston Texans.

The Browns waived quarterback Joshua Dobbs in a corresponding move.