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The Las Vegas Raiders are picking first in the NFL draft for the first time since 2007, when they picked arguably the biggest bust in draft history, JaMarcus Russell. How will they do this season with Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza in their sights? We took the Raiders’ picks, fired up the PFF mock draft simulator, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs head into the offseason in a wildly unfamiliar spot. Not only are they picking ninth overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, but they also face a future with Patrick Mahomes recovering from knee surgery and Travis Kelce mulling retirement. Amid these Chiefs’ issues, we asked the PFF mock draft simulator who […]

The Buffalo Bills just hired their own offensive coordinator, Joe Brady, to replace fired head coach Sean McDermott. Now, the franchise’s focus turns to the 2026 NFL Draft. The Bills have an aging roster and a lot of holes to fill this offseason, so we asked the PFF mock draft simulator who Buffalo will take […]

Just over a week ago, the Buffalo Bills were considered one of the best-run franchises in the NFL. How quickly things change. Between firing Sean McDermott, promoting Brandon Beane, elevating Joe Brady, and the disastrous Terry Pegula press conference, the Bills are now perilously close to being the laughing stock of the league, like they […]

The Chicago Bears went from 12 wins combined in 2023 and 2024 to 11-6 in 2025 thanks to Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams. Now, the franchise looks to improve on its Divisional Round exit, starting with pick No. 25 in the 2026 NFL Draft. With a look at who they might pick, here is a […]

After a half-decade of dominance, the Kansas City Chiefs had a nightmare season in 2025 and will now pick inside the top 10 for the first time since selecting No. 1 in 2013. Who will they take at No. 9? We surveyed top NFL draft experts from around the sports world in this Chiefs 2026 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers hired Mike McCarthy as their next head coach. He becomes just the fourth man to hold that position since the moon landing in 1969. Now, the franchise’s focus can turn toward the 2026 NFL Draft, where it holds the No. 21 overall selection. So, let’s take a stroll around the internet and […]

The last real NFL football week is upon us. The Conference Championship Round is the final chance true football fans have to watch games in a comfortable way without talk of commercials, halftime shows, and seven-layer dips permeating the conversation. So, as we pour one out for the 2025 season, let’s dive right into the […]

The Buffalo Bills’ 2026 NFL season once again ended in heartbreaking fashion, and this time it cost head coach Sean McDermott his job. As the franchise looks for a new leader, Bills Mafia can turn its attention to the NFL’s annual selection process. So, here is an early Bills 2026 NFL Mock Draft roundup, looking […]

The college football season is officially over, which means 2026 NFL Mock Draft season can start to heat up! With the last college game in the books, we now move from the on-field work of the players to the in-a-dark-room work of amateur and professional scouts as we head toward the combine in late February. […]

After yet another soul-crushing playoff loss, the Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Sean McDermott. Now the question is, who’s the next person to try to lead Josh Allen and company to a Super Bowl? To help answer that question, here are the Bills’ top five Sean McDermott head coach replacement candidates available right now. […]

There are now just three weekends of NFL football between now and the first week of September. While that is undeniably sad, let’s focus on the fact that there were six excellent games in the Wild Card Round, and with the seemingly eight best teams still in it, this weekend should feature some incredible games […]

The Carolina Panthers outperformed expectations in a big way last season, winning the NFC South after a 5-12 campaign in 2024. After losing 34-31 to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card Round, though, the question becomes, who are the Panthers’ 2026 NFL Draft targets who can help keep the momentum going? Carolina crushed […]

Almost four months to the day after the Baltimore Ravens choked up a lead to the Buffalo Bills to close Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, the Ravens did the exact same thing against the Pittsburgh Steelers to pull the curtain down on Week 18. Now, it’s on to the postseason, where we will […]

The Buffalo Bills are in the AFC playoffs for the seventh straight season, looking for the first Super Bowl in franchise history. And in a season with no Patrick Mahomes, no Lamar Jackson, and no Joe Burrow in the postseason, Josh Allen and company have as good a shot as ever at making the Big […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ season is still going, and we don’t know exactly where their own 2026 NFL Draft pick will land. However, we do now know that they will also select 16th overall as they own the Atlanta Falcons pick, thanks to a draft-day trade in 2025. So, let’s look at what the Rams […]

The Baltimore Ravens opened the NFL season with a backbreaking loss to the Buffalo Bills and closed it with an even more crushing loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, after all that trauma, it’s time for the Ravens to turn their attention to the 2026 NFL Draft. Baltimore is historically one of the best drafting […]

The Miami Dolphins finished 7-10 on the 2025 NFL season, which isn’t good, but when you consider they started 1-6, there were some positives down the stretch to build on next year. So, with that, the Dolphins turn their attention to the 2026 NFL Draft. With Mike McDaniel seemingly staying and a new general manager […]

The 2025 regular season is over, so that means it’s time for the first ClutchPoints 2026 NFL mock draft. With more than half the teams now done with football for a year, organizations and fans alike turn their attention to the league’s annual selection meeting in April. So, here is an early look at how […]

There have been 256 NFL games played this regular season, and after Week 18, we get to 272 and move on to the postseason. With the interconnectivity of the final slate of games, the league will play all 16 this week in a two-day window on Saturday and Sunday to try to keep as many […]

As Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf sits at home serving a two-game suspension, new details have emerged about his past interactions with the Detroit Lions heckler who caused the ban. FOX Sports insider Jay Galzer revealed that NFL security was in communication with the Lions and Metcalf’s previous team, the Seattle Seahawks, last year […]

The New York Jets didn’t seem to have a lot of fight in them during the first half of their Week 17 matchup with the New England Patriots. The soon-to-be 3-13 Jets went down 35-3 to their AFC East rival through just 30 minutes of football. Ahead of the half, though, rookie offensive tackle Armand […]

The New York Jets’ 2025 season has been over for a while, but in a Week 17 division game against the New England Patriots, it’s become even more obvious just how bad things are. Within minutes of the game’s start, Drake Maye and company rolled down the field and scored. Brady Cook did not respond […]

The Chicago Bears clinched the NFC North Saturday night with the Green Bay Packers’ loss, but they still have a big game in Week 17 against the San Francisco 49ers. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the NFC are still up for grabs, and having offensive tackle Darnell Wright would give the Bears […]

The Green Bay Packers didn’t put up much of a fight in Week 17, losing to the Baltimore Ravens 41-24, and it looks like Week 18 will be more of the same when they take on the Minnesota Vikings. With the No. 7 seed in the NFL playoffs locked in, at least one NFL insider […]

Merry Christmas, and are you ready for some football? We kickoff the holiday week with three not-so-festive games on Christmas Day—Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, and Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs—where four of the six teams are eliminated from the playoffs. Still, we get more pro football to wager […]

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is having a tremendous season. In Week 16, his 16 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns helped his team beat the Cleveland Browns 23-20 and get to the precipice of a playoff berth. This is just the latest massive game for Cook, who is having the best season […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills got a hard-fought 23-20 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 16, but an injury scare for the superstar quarterback is what Bills Mafia will be talking about on Sunday evening. Allen’s foot got twisted on a backward scramble at the end of the first half, but the QB […]

The Dallas Cowboys made some changes ahead of their Week 16 clash against the Los Angeles Chargers. One of these moves was to move defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus from the sideline to the booth in the hopes that it would help improve the league’s 31st-ranked defense. It did not. Sticking Eberflus up in the skybox […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback has left his Week 16 game against the New York Giants after suffering a massive hit from defensive end Brian Burns. The sack led to a fumble and a Giants touchdown, but the biggest concern is the state of McCarthy’s hand right now. McCarthy has now been ruled out for the rest […]

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears played an overtime classic on Saturday night, with the Bears taking away the 22-16 win. However, the game may have gone differently if Packers star quarterback Jordan Love hadn’t gotten knocked out of the game in the first quarter with a concussion. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur says […]

The Buffalo Bills take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 16 with playoff seeding on the line. And the team got some good news on Friday ahead of that clash, as star cornerback Christian Benford is off the injury report and was a full participant in practice. “No game status for #Bills CB Christian Benford, […]

The Seattle Seahawks did more than just win a game to kick off Week 16 on Thursday Night Football. The NFC West squad flipped their division-winning odds with their rival, the Los Angeles Rams, and now control their own destiny in the quest to get the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC heading into […]

The NFL likes to make it hard to get all your holiday shopping done in time by putting two games on Saturday in the week ahead of Christmas. That said, having a game on in the background of the holiday party you have to attend this weekend will help make your friends and family more […]

The New York Giants lost to the Washington Commanders 29-21 in Week 15 in front of a seemingly half-empty MetLife Stadium. The loss drops them to 2-11 on the season. After the game, a reporter asked Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence if it was “disheartening” to see the stands so empty, and the fan-favorite defender […]

Exactly one month from today (Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025), we will be smack in the middle of Wild Card Weekend. Until then, there is a lot to still be decided, as just nine teams are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention heading into Week 15. So, as we kick off the last month of the regular […]

As the 2025 NFL season winds down, about half the league will start thinking about the playoffs, while the other half turns its attention to the 2026 NFL Draft. Heading into Week 15, the New York Giants hold the No. 1 overall pick. But with a potential franchise quarterback in Jaxson Dart already in the […]

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Washington Commanders in Week 14 against the Minnesota Vikings in a 31-0 blowout. A short while after Jayden Daniels reinjured his arm, Vikings defensive back Jay Ward slammed into Zach Ertz while he was going up for a catch. The hit caused what looked like a […]

The Atlanta Falcons are struggling through a disappointing 4-8 2025 season as they face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14. However, the defense had been a bright spot this season, especially rookie pass rushers James Pearce Jr. and Jalon Walker. On Sunday, Pearce got yet another sack, giving him an impressive streak not seen since […]