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Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers missed the boat to the playoffs when they lost Sunday night to the Las Vegas Raiders on the road, 35-32.  The Bolts could have made the postseason even without winning the game, which means they only needed at least a tie to extend their season. That improbable scenario […]

The Los Angeles Rams lost their final game of the regular season as they blew a 17-point lead to division rival San Francisco 49ers. Matthew Stafford’s squad was exposed with their style of play as the opposing team capitalized on their miscues and played as the hungrier team in Week 18. Although they lost, the […]

It’s been a long and miserable season for the Chicago Bears. Although they have some exciting pieces on the roster, this franchise was unable to get going throughout the year. Now, Chicago moves into a new era after making a final decision on Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace. According to Ian Rapoport, the Bears have […]

Coming off a thrilling win against their long-time AFC South nemesis, the Tennessee Titans sealed their fate as the one seed in the AFC and earned themselves a first-round bye and homefield advantage all throughout the 2022 NFL Playoffs. Even with the Houston Texans bringing their all and doing everything in their power to deny […]

The New England Patriots had a chance to win the AFC East once again. However, they ended up losing to the Miami Dolphins in the final game of the season. For that reason, New England won’t have any home-field advantage. Mac Jones reacts to the loss as his team prepares for the playoffs. According to […]

The Minnesota Vikings are making big changes in the organization by firing general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer, per NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero. Zimmer’s ouster after eight seasons as head coach was expected. The Vikings missed the playoffs the last two seasons, going 8-9 in 2021 after beating the Chicago Bears on […]

All the Indianapolis Colts had to do was defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18. A victory would have placed Indianapolis in the playoffs and they would be preparing for Super Wild Card Weekend. Instead, Carson Wentz and his teammates enter the offseason after getting themselves back into playoff contention. According to ESPN, Carson Wentz […]

The final game of the season ended up being the game of the year. In what turned into an overtime thriller, the Los Angeles Chargers wound up losing to the Las Vegas Raiders. Of course, there was the potential of both teams tying for them to clinch a spot in the postseason. Now, Austin Ekeler […]

Now that the Denver Broncos and Vic Fangio have officially parted ways, this leaves an opening at head coach for the team, and the Mile High City will definitely have their fair share of suitors in the coming weeks. As the Broncos look to progress into a playoff contender in 2022, they’ll need to bring […]

Former NFL player and current TV analyst Bucky Brooks didn’t hold back in his criticism of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley over his decision to call a timeout late in OT against the Las Vegas Raiders. Brooks called it a “coaching malpractice” on Staley’s end, adding that there was no need to call […]

The San Francisco 49ers came into their Week 18 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams with one mission: win. They were fighting for their playoff lives, and a win would secure the final wild-card spot for them. A loss would be leaving their fate up to a different team, which is less than ideal. It […]

The Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers put on quite the NFL show in Week 18 that sent the sports world into frenzy. In fact, NBA stars like Joel Embiid, Damian Lillard, Zach LaVine, Donovan Mitchell and more couldn’t help but be amazed by the wild turn of events. When it looked like the […]

The Los Angeles Chargers lost a heartbreaker on Sunday night. With their playoff lives on the line, the Chargers needed a tie or a win against the Las Vegas Raiders to sneak into the postseason. Despite their best efforts, the Raiders took the win and the final wild card spot over the team. Despite that, […]

Fan bases of both the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders were all at the edge of their seats for the overtime finale that decided their playoff fates. But towards the end, probably nobody was more nervous than fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Anyone who watched the game should know by now that a […]

Entering Sunday Night Football, the Pittsburgh Steelers were sitting pretty to clinch the final playoff spot in the AFC. The only thing that could have kept them out would be the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers tying. Yet, in what was one of the most incredible finishes to an NFL regular season in […]

After securing a win over the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers fans likely went into the Las Vegas Raiders – Los Angeles Chargers match with high hopes. Their season was bound to continue, as the only thing preventing them from making the playoffs is a tie between those two teams. Instead, Steelers fans are currently losing […]

The New York Giants have had a rough season, that finished with another lackluster effort in a loss to the Washington Football Team, 22-7. They finished the season 4-13, having lost last six games in a row. Recent reports had Giants head coach on the hot seat with his future with the franchise in jeopardy. […]

The Washington Football Team finished the season on a high note, defeating the New York Giants. This season may not have gone as planned, as many expected Washington to make it to the playoffs, but it’s a great way to finish the year. They finished 7-10 and have a lot to build on moving forward. […]

After topping the NFC West in 2020, the Seattle Seahawks are the lone team in the division to miss the playoffs this 2021. With that, questions about Pete Carroll’s future with the franchise abound. Will the Seahawks finally move on from Carroll and look for a coach who can take them to the next level? […]

The Carolina Panthers’ once-promising season fell apart as the year progressed. They began the campaign 3-0 and had hopes of a postseason berth. Following their deflating 41-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, the Panthers finished the season at 5-12. They lost 12 of their last 14 games. A lot of that can […]

Well, that was an anticlimactic end to the New Orleans Saints’ season. Despite battling injuries throughout the entire season, the squad was still in playoff contention heading into Week 18. They needed to beat the Atlanta Falcons and hope for a Rams win over the 49ers. The squad took care of business against the lowly […]

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a comeback victory to defeat the Los Angeles Rams and make the postseason. San Francisco needed to win this game to make it to the playoffs, and their second-half intensity and effort were shown. Kyle Shanahan rallied his team, and they kept coming up with big play after big […]

The Seattle Seahawks’ season has been, uh… not great, to say the least. This team was considered to be at the very least a playoff contender. However, untimely injuries to key players and a brutal midseason slump has caused them to be at the bottom of a competitive NFC West division. Their misfortunes, unfortunately, aren’t […]

The Indianapolis Colts had what seemed like an easy task, beat the 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars, and make the playoffs. It did not go the way they had hoped, and the Colts are now eliminated from the postseason. The Jaguars not only finished off the season off with a win but kept the number one overall […]

Amid the rampant speculation surrounding his future, Matt Ryan is aiming to remain with the Atlanta Falcons for the 2022 season. During his post-game press conference following the Falcons’ Week 18 home defeat to the New Orleans Saints, Ryan did not shy away from engaging in talk about his future in Atlanta but was rather […]

The Dallas Cowboys took care of inter-divisional business on Saturday, kicking off Week 18 with a commanding 51-26 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, in a matchup between two postseason-bound teams. Coming into the game there may have been some concerns about this game not being the ideal matchup for a Saturday game, seeing as how […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took care of business in their Week 18 matchup against the Carolina Panthers with a 41-17 win. As usual, quarterback Tom Brady led the way for a Buccaneers team that has dealt with a multitude of injuries over the past couple of weeks. The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback guided the offense […]

The Seattle Seahawks had nothing to play for these past few weeks. They were eliminated from the playoffs but ended their season with two straight wins. Rashaad Penny made the most of the remainder of Seattle’s season. Penny, a 2018 first-round draft pick, had the best year of his short career. In the last five […]

In what has been an up-and-down debut campaign for quarterback Matthew Stafford with the Los Angeles Rams, he reached one notable feat in the regular season finale against the San Francisco 49ers. Stafford entered the Rams’ clash against the 49ers with 38 passing touchdowns on the season. He has built up notable chemistry with the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were thrashing the Carolina Panthers in Week 18, leaving little reason to keep the starters in ahead of the Bucs’ playoff run. Well, Tom Brady wasn’t quite satisfied with his day’s work. The veteran quarterback could be seeing refusing to take a seat on the bench in order to get back […]

The Arizona Cardinals were locked in a tight matchup with the Seattle Seahawks in Week 18 when James Conner went down with an apparent injury. The star running back going down lame was just about the last thing the Cardinals wanted to see, particularly late on in their regular-season finale. Conner went into the locker […]

The Seattle Seahawks won’t be participating in the playoffs this year, but they’ve played well against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 18. They’ve played well, but unfortunately, Seattle lost Quandre Diggs to a serious injury. According to Gregg Bell, Quandre Diggs was carted off of the field after suffering a gruesome ankle injury late in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers came up clutch in overtime over the Baltimore Ravens to keep their postseason hopes alive. Pittsburgh will now likely make the playoffs as the only thing stopping them would be a tie between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers. This scenario has been discussed all week, and it will be […]

The Green Bay Packers’ Week 18 ended in a rather shocking note, losing to the Detroit Lions and dropping to 13-4 on the season. This game didn’t affect Green Bay since they had already clinched the one seed and homefield advantage in the NFC. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers starters only played in the first […]

Even at this late stage in his career, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski simply continues to make history. Gronkowski entered the Buccaneers’ Week 18 home clash against the Carolina Panthers with 31 career games of at least 100 receiving yards recorded. The five-time Pro Bowler sat in a tie with Hall of Famer […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been at the top of the league since Tom Brady’s arrival. He hasn’t been there long, but the future Hall of Fame quarterback keeps breaking franchise records for this organization. On Sunday, Brady broke a record that was previously held by Jameis Winston. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Tom […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears 31-17 Sunday. It was a big comeback, as the Vikings had fallen behind 14-3 entering halftime. During the 2nd half, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers, helping Minnesota finish the season 8-9. After the win, Cousins spoke to the media. He was […]

The Carolina Panthers’ offense went from bad to worse this season. After averaging 21.9 points per game last season, they averaged 17.9 points per game. Without star running back Christian McCaffrey, who only appeared in seven games this season, the offense has looked terrible. Carolina started this season with Sam Darnold under center. The offseason […]

If Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker TJ Watt can’t say it, Ben Roethlisberger will: give Watt half the sack he deserves! Roethlisberger made the request right after Watt’s postgame media availability, hilariously telling the media members to “start the petition” for that. Ben Roethlisberger as T.J. Watt finishes his media avail: “Give him half a sack. Start […]