When it comes to the total number of hours lost to dense traffic, New York City and Chicago tied at 102 hours — that’s more than four days wasted on congested roadways. Per INRIX, this marks a one-hour increase for New York City and a six-hour increase for Chicago over 2023.

Dallas heads into a matchup with Charlotte after losing five straight road games. The teams square off Monday for the first time this season.

The Carolina Panthers spent a first-round pick on Xavier Legette and a second-round pick on Jonathon Brooks. Both face uncertain second seasons after rough rookie-year endings.

Charlotte held the highest rank among Southern markets on Zillow's list. Richmond, Virginia, also appeared among the top 10, ranking at No. 9. Raleigh, the only other North or South Carolina metro in the analysis, ranked at No. 21 — down four spots from last year.

The Carolina Panthers will make some changes to their defensive staff after all. While defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero will return, two of his top assistants won’t be back.

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NFL PLAYOFFS: 4:30 p.m. — Houston at Kansas City in AFC divisional round (ABC, ESPN); 8 p.m. — Washington at Detroit in AFC divisional round (Fox). NHL: 12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at New Jersey (NHL Network);

No. 18 Memphis visits the Charlotte 49ers after PJ Haggerty scored 21 points in the Tigers' 88-81 loss to the Temple Owls.

The contract award, which still needs state approval, advances a project that's been planned by the city since the early 2000s.

Cool, dry and sunny conditions expected across the Philadelphia region through the weekend. NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Marvin Gomez shares when we will see rain again.

On Saturday, January 18, UNC (12-6, 5-1 ACC) will host the Stanford Cardinal for a 2:15 p.m. tip-off. Stanford (11-6, 3-3) played in the Tar Heel State earlier this week, losing 80-67 at Wake Forest on Wednesday.

FOX 29 Weather Authority 10 p.m. Thursday forecast.