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The Los Angeles Chargers lost to the New England Patriots by a score of 41-28 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Sunday afternoon, but the score actually made the game look closer than it actually was. By halftime, the Patriots led 35-7, and they then extended their lead to 38-3 in the third […]

The Indianapolis Colts had a roller-coaster ride of a 2018-19 campaign, to say the least. They started out 1-5 on the season and looked dead in the water, primed for another top draft pick. However, the Colts then won nine of their last 10 games, including a winner-take-all matchup against the Tennessee Titans in Week […]

New York Jets safety Jamal Adams has said that he is going to be involved in the free agent recruiting process this offseason, and one target he has already zeroed in on is Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford. “Yeah I like #55 Dee Ford off that end for us! Let’s pay him what he […]

Josh Gordon may not have been present for the New England Patriots’ Divisional Round playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon, but that did not stop him from congratulating them afterward: Josh Gordon checks in on Instagram. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/fVR0ZxZ8Cu — Jim McBride (@globejimmcbride) January 14, 2019 You really have to feel for […]

Add the Philadelphia Eagles to the long list of teams who could be interested in trading for disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown this offseason. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Eagles are expected to pursue a trade for Brown in the coming months. The Steelers will likely be seeking a […]

Antonio Brown may have been upset that fellow wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was voted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ team MVP this season, but that does not mean Smith-Schuster has any bad blood. During a question-and-answer video on YouTube where Smith-Schuster answered inquiries from fans, he said that he does not want the Steelers to trade Brown: […]

Antonio Brown’s days in Pittsburgh seem to be numbered, and he made that perfectly clear when he removed the Steelers from his Twitter bio: Antonio Brown has removed the Pittsburgh Steelers from his Twitter Bio. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/mVx3qKIUOE — Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) January 14, 2019 The Brown saga in Pittsburgh is certainly an interesting one. Things […]

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Brandon Brooks took to Twitter to announce that he suffered a torn Achilles during the Eagles’ Divisional Round playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night: Wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for the well wishes. Yeah it sucks I tore my Achilles but you know what […]

Earlier in the year, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery said he had the best hands in the league. Up until Sunday, his point may have actually held some weight. Going into the Eagles’ Divisional Round matchup with the New Orleans Saints, Jeffery had never dropped a pass in the playoffs: Alshon Jeffery's drop to […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had plenty of time to throw the football during his team’s Divisional Round win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon, but the one Chargers players who did get some pressure was defensive end Joey Bosa. After the game, Bosa revealed that he and Brady joked around a […]

If anyone knows a great tight end when they see one, it’s New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. Following the Patriots’ 41-28 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Sunday afternoon, Gronkowski shared his appreciation of Chargers’ tight end Antonio Gates, who some feel played his last […]

In spite of speculation that Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates would retire at the end of this season, the Chargers legend says that he is interested in returning for another season, according to Chargers beat writer Gilbert Manzano: “You really don’t want to end it in this fashion,” said Gates following Los Angeles’ […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery had the biggest dropped pass of his career in the Divisional Round against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night, seeing a Nick Foles pass go through his hands and into the arms of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore for a game-sealing interception. Jeffery was despondent after the miscue, but […]

Let the speculation begin about Nick Foles’ future in Philadelphia. Following the Eagles’ Divisional Round playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night, Foles was naturally hit with questions about what his future in Philadelphia held, but the Eagles legend insisted that he is not worried about that at the moment: “I’m not […]

Dez Bryant was with the New Orleans Saints for all of one practice before tearing his Achilles and seeing his season come to an end. However, if the Saints go on to win the Super Bowl, and Bryant is making sure everyone knows it: I’ll still get a ring whenever the saints win the super […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery did not exactly have the best day of his life on Sunday. Not only did he see a pass from Nick Foles go directly through his hands and into the arms of New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore to preserve a 20-14 victory for the Saints in their Divisional […]

The Philadelphia Eagles’ season ended on Sunday night when wide receiver Alshon Jeffery had a pass go through his hands and into the waiting arms of New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, preserving a 20-14 win for the Saints in their Divisional Round matchup. Jeffery, who, earlier in the season, claimed to have the best […]

In spite of reports to the contrary, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski says that he has not thought about retirement, according to Kevin Patra of NFL.com. “I was focused on L.A. the whole game, and it’s going to be the same thing this week,” said Gronkowski after the Patriots’ Divisional Round win over […]

Nick Foles is still adding to his playoff legend. Foles got the Philadelphia Eagles off and running in their Divisional Round matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, throwing a beautiful 37-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Matthews to open up the scoring: NICK FOLES IS DROPPING DIMES. 37-yard TD to @jmattjmattjmatt! #EaglesEverywhere #NFLPlayoffs 📺: […]

The New Orleans Saints did not exactly get off to a good start in their Divisional Round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon, falling behind early and seeing defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins get carted off of the field due to a leg injury: Two trainers helped Sheldon Rankins onto the cart. He […]

Remember all of those New England Patriots naysayers who said that the team might not get that far in the playoffs due to Tom Brady’s decline? Of course you do, because everyone was just saying that on Saturday. So, naturally, Brady went out and completed 34 of his 44 passes for 343 yards and a […]

The Philadelphia Eagles had gotten off to a great start against the New Orleans Saints in their Divisional Round playoff matchup on Sunday, but an injury to offensive lineman Brandon Brooks put a serious damper on things. Brooks appeared to injure his leg in the first quarter, and the cart had to be brought out […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal became part of some stellar company on Sunday afternoon, joining Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history with multiple 40-10-15 games in a single season. Bradley Beal joins Oscar Robertson (1961-62) as the only players in NBA history with multiple 40-10-15 games in a season. Beal also had […]

On Friday, New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter took to Twitter to post a video of himself preparing to eat a massive “cheat meal,” which consisted of seven burgers. Coincidentally, Enes Kanter fell ill and was unable to play in the Knicks’ game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon. So, was Kanter seriously […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons recorded 20 points, 22 rebounds and nine assists in his team’s win over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon, falling just one assist shy of becoming the youngest player ever with a 20-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist performance: Simmons was an assist shy of being the youngest player ever with a […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is having what has easily been the best season of his NBA career, and he now has a pair of 40-point triple-doubles to show for it. During the Wizards’ 140-138 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon, Beal racked up 43 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, making […]

Ben Simmons achieved a heck of a milestone in the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon, becoming the youngest 76ers player ever with a 20-point, 20-rebound game: Simmons (22 years, 177 days) is the youngest Sixer ever with a 20-point, 20-rebound game. — Clevis Murray (@ClevisMurray) January 13, 2019 Simmons […]

The Arizona Cardinals are set to hire Sean Kugler as their offensive line coach, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Kugler was also receiving interest from the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and New York Jets Kugler spent the 2018 campaign as the Denver Broncos’ offensive line coach. Now that his addition […]

Count the New Orleans Saints among the teams that could be looking to trade for Antonio Brown this offseason. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Saints are expected to have interest in the disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. The Steelers are looking for a first-round draft pick in exchange for Brown’s services, […]

Prior to the Kansas City Chiefs’ Divisional Round playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Allen had his car get stuck in the snow. A kind stranger then came to Allen’s assistance, helping pull him out even though he did not know that Allen was an NFL lineman. Now, Allen […]

The Indianapolis Colts may have gotten routed by the Kansas City Chiefs in their AFC Divisional Round playoff matchup on Saturday, but Colts head coach Frank Reich is still looking forward to the future. “It was a tough loss, but we’re excited,” said Reich after the game, according to Stephen Holder of The Athletic. “We […]

Going into Sunday afternoon, many felt that the Los Angeles Chargers actually had the edge against the New England Patriots. After all, the Chargers had a better record than the Patriots during the regular season and have been phenomenal on the road all year, owning a record of 8-1 away from Dignity Health Sports Park, […]

New England Patriots running back James White hauled in 10 receptions during the first half of the Patriots’ Divisional Round playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon, the most catches by any player in the first half of a playoff game over the last 25 years: From @ESPNStatsInfo: James White has 10 […]

New England Patriots rookie running back Sony Michel had a banner first half in his team’s Divisional Round playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon, punching in three rushing touchdowns. In doing so, Michel became just the fourth Patriots player ever to rush for three or more touchdowns in a playoff game: […]

In spite of the fact that Indianapolis Colts coordinators Matt Eberflus and Nick Sirianni have been drawing significant head-coaching interest from rival teams, Colts head coach Frank Reich expects both guys to be back next season, according to Zak Keefer of The Indianapolis Star. Eberflus completed his first year as Colts defensive coordinator this season. […]

Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders criticized former teammate Antonio Brown for “disrespecting” the Pittsburgh Steelers organization for his actions leading up to the season finale, but that does not mean he is absolving Ben Roethlisberger of any responsibility. The former Steelers wide out appeared on NFL Network and said that Roethlisberger needs to be […]

New England Patriots first-year running back Sony Michel achieved a franchise milestone during the Patriots’ Divisional Round matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, becoming just the second New England rookie to have a touchdown in the playoffs: Sony Michel became just the second Patriots rookie in team history to have a rushing TD […]

The New England Patriots are off to a good start in their Divisional Round playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon, and Julian Edelman set a milestone in the process. Press-box announcement: Julian Edelman's last reception to close out the first quarter is his 93rd career postseason catch. That moves him into […]

The arena that the Milwaukee Bucks called home for three decades is no more. On Sunday morning, the Bradley Center was partially demolished after hosting both the Bucks and the Marquette Golden Eagles since 1988. The team said their goodbyes on Twitter: Goodbye old friend. Thank you for being our home for 30 years. pic.twitter.com/1CvP8RSKXl […]