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Here are the best possible Super Bowl LVIII matchups
People are going to watch the Super Bowl no matter what, but not all Super Bowl matchups are created equal. With a total of 49 possible Super Bowl matchups remaining, only so many are going to be truly watchable. Considering seeding, history, narratives, and outright entertainment, this is a deep di...
Ravens TE Mark Andrews (ankle) returns to practice
Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has been designated to return from injured reserve on Friday....
Bills WR Gabriel Davis, S Taylor Rapp out vs. Steelers
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis and safety Taylor Rapp have been ruled out of Sunday's AFC wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Orchard Park, N.Y....
Report: Commanders hiring 49ers' Adam Peters as GM
The Washington Commanders are hiring San Francisco 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters as their new general manager, multiple outlets reported Friday....
Boom or bust: A look at the NFL's best and worst rookies
Now that the regular season is done, many NFL rookies made headlines for their skills and ability to transition well into the professional game. Pre-draft, there was lots of speculation about who would be a bust and who would excel greatly. Here is our list of booms and busts amongst NFL rookies for...
It doesn’t matter whether NFL playoff games are on Peacock: Millions will tune in anyway
The NFL has outgrown being just a professional football league. It has become America’s favorite TV show. But unlike most sitcoms, dramas or reality shows, Roger Goodell knows that ratings will remain consistent no matter which network/streaming app his production is broadcast on. This league has gu...
NFL Playoff capsules: Saturday wild-card games
NFL Wild Card Saturday capsules...
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Day, not location changed for Bills-Steelers game [Updated]
Updated Jan. 13: New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Bills-Steelers game will be postponed to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET....
It didn't take long to name Bill Belichick's successor
Jerod Mayo, long favored to be Bill Belichick’s replacement, was named the head coach of the New England Patriots. The move comes just a day after the organization parted ways with Belichick, who spent 24 years at the helm and won six Super Bowls....
Patriots follow succession plan, Jerod Mayo replaces Bill Belichick
Hand-picked successor Jerod Mayo officially will be elevated to head coach by the New England Patriots, one day after the organization bid farewell to Bill Belichick, according to multiple reports Friday....
Bucs, Eagles take different paths to playoff matchup
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won five of their last six games and the Philadelphia Eagles lost five of their last six....
Bill Belichick tried to eff around without a first-class Tom Brady clone and found out
From the beginning, Bill Belichick flaunted the egalitarian team culture he sought to establish in New England. Before they took the field for Super Bowl XXXVI, the St. Louis Rams’ Show on Turf offensive starters followed tradition by exiting the dimly lit tunnel one by one by one into the spotlight...
A Chiefs-Eric Bieniemy reunion could be on the horizon if Kansas City falters
Sometimes certain pairings in life become so successful that they are forever tied at the hip in the minds of the masses. In sports, we see it all the time, no matter how the relationship ends. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will always be tied to one another just like Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson, a...
Bill Belichick in Atlanta would be absolutely marvelous
Bless the Atlanta Falcons’ heart: They are shooting their shot. There are reports from national and local Atlanta insiders that the Dirty Birds want Bill Belichick to be their next head coach. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler reported that the Falcons have a strong interest in Bel...
'Optimistic' Lions TE Sam LaPorta takes live practice reps Thursday
Detroit's second-leading receiver this season sparked optimism he can play through a knee injury in Sunday's playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams....
These are the biggest flops of the 2023 NFL season
The NFL is a small-sample league. Before you can even blink, 18 games have flown by and we’re left trying to make sense of everything that happened. It means that luck can play a massive part in whether a team succeeds or fails, with a few bounces of the ball defining the entire story for an entire ...
Next Patriots coach odds pulled after huge Jerod Mayo action
Within an hour of releasing odds on who will succeed Bill Belichick as the New England Patriots' head coach, a sportsbook was forced to pull them down after a rush of action on Jerod Mayo....
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts practices in glove; A.J. Brown (knee) absent
Jalen Hurts practiced with a glove on his injured right hand but the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback wasn't hiding the intolerable pain he experienced in his finger this week....
Revenge is a dish best served in the NFL playoffs
According to Christopher Wallace’s definition, beef is when you need two gats to go to sleep; when your moms ain’t safe up in the streets; when I see you, guaranteed to be an ICU; when you make your enemies, start your Jeep; and when you roll no less than 30 deep. While I don’t know how many of this...
Robert Kraft details decision to part with 'greatest coach of all time'
Robert Kraft said he dreamed about an opportunity to own the team from the metal bleachers as a fan in 1971 and figured he had a greater chance to be a starting quarterback....