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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...

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...

These college football players took 'stay in school' very literally

In the comedy classic Tommy Boy, Chris Farley’s titular character informs David Spade’s Richard that he graduated college — after nearly a decade of schooling....

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....

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...

ESPN earned 30+ Emmys using fake names for on-air talent

Updated Jan. 12: According to a report by the New York Post, ESPN’s former senior vice president of production Lee Fitting’s dismissal was directly tied to the fake-name Emmy scheme....

Sure, Bill Belichick was a great coach, but he was also a jerk

Yes, we get it. Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest coach in NFL history. He’s also one of the sport’s biggest jerks. ...

Every team in the NFL playoffs, ranked

The NFL playoffs are officially set. All the ups and downs, laughs and years, improbable comebacks and unprecedented collapses, none of those mean anything now. All that’s left is a four-week sprint to immortality. ...

If this is it for Nick Saban, he leaves with a real claim to GOAT status

Retirement for coaches like Nick Saban are always shocking, especially when Alabama hadn’t really lost a step. Maybe a half-step, but certainly nowhere near Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno levels, and that’s going to lead to a ton of speculation about why he’s doing this now, as reports say the coach is...

On Pete Carroll and how to be a great coach without being a jerk

Not many football coaches can dominate both college and the NFL. Jimmy Johnson was able to do so, but also ran so hot that it burned his relationship with Jerry Jones and he eventually burned out of coaching entirely after a few seasons with the Miami Dolphins. Pete Carroll has spent much of the las...

Who had Pete Caroll on their fired NFL coaches bingo card?

Pete Carroll will no longer be the Seattle Seahawks head coach, and instead serve in an advisory role with the franchise, owner Jody Allen announced Wednesday....

Which NFL team lands Jim Harbaugh as their next head coach?

Michigan’s national title is a crop in the Big Ten’s budding football harvest

As maize-and-blue confetti streamed from the NRG Stadium rafters, it felt like the Big Ten’s harvest was finally ripening. The national title game was decided when Michigan outmuscled Alabama a week earlier, but Monday night’s national title was merely the coup de grâce in a process that began five ...

Pistons-Spurs matchup should be mandatory viewing for fringe NBA prospects

What If I told you that we’re almost at the halfway point of the NBA season and two teams with two of the best young players in the league don’t have 10 wins between them? And what if I told you that tonight’s matchup between Cade Cunningham’s Detroit Pistons and Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spur...

Robert Saleh doesn't care what Aaron Rodgers says on <i>The Pat McAfee Show</i>

B.S. for me, but not for thee. ...

San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]

It’s one of the toughest times of the NFL calendar. The end of the regular season has been unofficially dubbed “Black Monday” for the head coaches, general managers, and coordinators who will ultimately lose their jobs. In some cases, a relationship has simply run its course, and a business-driven l...

Soccer stars who took Saudi blood money looking to bail on league

The idea of the Saudi Pro League being a looming threat always felt just a touch out there, even if it had come to more prominence last summer. What it certainly looked like was a fertile dumping ground for clubs to offload players who were coming around to an age where a significant transfer fee wa...

Aaron Rodgers says he didn't call Jimmy Kimmel a pedo in non-apology

A week after trying to link Jimmy Kimmel to Jeffery Epstein’s list, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned to The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday to clear the air — but never said sorry. ...

Pat McAfee lets Aaron Rodgers spout more garbage on today's show

After a week of controversy, New York Jets signal-caller Aaron Rodgers was welcomed back to The Pat McAfee Show with applause and a standing ovation from its host. (To be fair, McAfee is always standing, though at least he’s wearing sleeves today.) ...