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The Los Angeles Rams started backup quarterback John Wolford under center with Jared Goff still recovering from thumb surgery on his throwing hand. However, in the first quarterback of the Rams’ NFC Wild Card matchup with division rivals Seattle Seahawks, Wolford was knocked out of the game with a hard hit to his helmet while […]

Washington Football Team veteran quarterback Alex Smith is listed as inactive for the NFC East division champs’ Wild Card matchup with Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Backup passer Taylor Heinicke will have to start under center in Smith’s stead. And with Alex Smith inactive, that means that WFT QB […]

The Buffalo Bills haven’t had much success in the playoffs in quite some time, but they finally got the monkeys off of their back by taking down the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. With a win over the Colts, the Bills won their first playoff game in 25 years despite a chaotic ending to the Wild […]

According to a report by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, Los Angeles Rams back quarterback John Wolford will start the team’s NFC Wild Card Game against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday afternoon. Rams head coach Sean McVay told me John Wolford will be the starting quarterback today versus the Seahawks with Jared Goff backing him […]

The Buffalo Bills continue to extend their lead over the Indianapolis Colts, but the Colts refuse to go down without a fight. Following a touchdown strike from Josh Allen to Stefon Diggs, Philip Rivers found Jack Doyle for a late-game score to narrow their deficit. Rivers delivers! The @Colts pull within 3 after the two-point […]

The San Francisco 49ers are not expecting to draft a quarterback in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft to replace Jimmy Garoppolo, according to 49ers GM John Lynch. Lynch joined Tim Kawakami on The Athletic’s “The TK Show” to elaborate further: “We certainly could [select a QB], I don’t anticipate that right now, […]

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen tossed an absolute dime to wide receiver Stefon Diggs in the end zone on Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts. Allen and Diggs’s score was another example of how deadly the duo has become for Buffalo and served to provide the Bills a 14-point advantage in the AFC Wild Card Game. […]

The Los Angeles Rams face off against the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC Wild Card Game on Saturday at 1:40 p.m. PT. The big question surrounding the game is whether or not Rams starting quarterback Jared Goff will be able to suit up for the big game after the five-year veteran had surgery on his […]

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers is out of breath with little to show for it in the AFC Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills. Working against wide receiver John Brown in man-t0-man coverage in the endzone, Rodgers dove to the ground, hoping to pick off an errant pass from quarterback Josh Allen. While he […]

For the fourth straight year, the New Orleans Saints will enter the postseason looking to win the Super Bowl, and this time, they hope that their playoff run will not end in heartbreak like it did in the last three seasons. After being on the receiving end of the Minneapolis Miracle, the Saints lost in […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills were one of the hottest teams to finish the regular season and the first-time All-Pro is picking back up from where he left off. To give the Buffalo Bills an early lead, Allen made an impressive touchdown pass after first attempting to run the ball. Josh Allen said lemme […]

The Buffalo Bills have listed wide receivers Cole Beasley and Stefon Diggs as active against the Indianapolis Colts. #Bills WR Cole Beasley will be active. Gonna try to give it a go (knee). #INDvsBUF — Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) January 9, 2021 Along with fellow wide receiver Stefon Diggs, the 31-year old was previously tagged as […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster didn’t hold back as he recently fired at the Cleveland Browns ahead of their Wild Card round matchup on Sunday. He boldly claimed that their division rivals are “the same Browns team I play every year.” In response to Smith-Schuster’s comments, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett also didn’t shy […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have expressed interest in naming Urban Meyer the team’s next head coach. While the Jaguars are still considering other candidates, Meyer has been assembling a coaching staff in the event that he takes the job, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Former Ohio State HC Urban Meyer has been assembling a coaching staff, including […]

The Washington Football Team is currently in an uncertain situation as quarterback Alex Smith recently experienced soreness in his calf in the lead up to their Wild Card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He will still be evaluated for matchup but there is a growing possibility that backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke will start in […]

Hall of Famer Michael Irvin sounded off on the Deshaun Watson situation with the Houston Texans. The former wide receiver understood where Watson was coming from and validated that he had the right to be frustrated after the team blindsided him on their moves, via NFL GameDay. .@michaelirvin88 understands the frustration that @deshaunwatson is dealing […]

There is still optimism regarding the availability of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans for the team’s Wild Card round matchup against the Washington Football Team. He previously suffered a hyper-extended knee but has looked good all week long which now puts him as a game-time decision on Saturday, per NFL Network‘s James Palmer. […]

Free-agent quarterback Dwayne Haskins is looking to get a new lease on his career as he is set for a visit to the Carolina Panthers on Monday morning, per NFL‘s Ian Rapoport. The former Ohio State product previously started the 2020 season as the starting playmaker for the Washington Football Team. However, he failed to […]

There will be a homecoming of sorts for Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich when they visit the Buffalo Bills for their encounter in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. During his playing years, Reich primarily served as a back-up quarterback to Hall of Famer Jim Kelly with the Bills from 1985 to 1994. […]

The Dallas Cowboys will have a new man in charge of the defense next year. Dallas fired defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, per Jay Glazer of FOX, ending a rather unsuccessful one-year stint with the Cowboys. Breaking news the Dallas Cowboys have fired defensive coordinator Mike Nolan @NFLonFOX — Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) January 8, 2021 In […]

The Baltimore Ravens will have an opportunity to exact revenge this weekend in their wild card matchup with the Tennessee Titans. The two teams met in Week 11 of the regular season, throwing jabs for the better part of four quarters before Derrick Henry won the game with a 29-yard touchdown run in overtime. At […]

The playoffs are right around the corner, and for some players, it can’t come fast enough. That could be said for Tennessee Titans wideout A.J. Brown as he readies himself to play against the Baltimore Ravens. Let Brown himself tell it, his knee injury doesn’t outweigh the possibility of playing as he preps for Sunday’s […]

The Washington Football Team is preparing for its first matchup of the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday. If they’re successful in their efforts, Washington can advance out of the NFC Wild Card scenario and look forward towards some additional heavy competition. While that is the main plan going into Saturday, the status […]

The Houston Texans quarterback, Deshaun Watson, is coming off his best season in the NFL. And yet, Even with Bill O’Brien out of Houston, is it really a surprise that the Texans have found a way to ruin their team? Watson led the league in passing yards with 4,823 with a 70.2% completion percentage, 33 […]

Bill Belichick has never been one to say a lot when speaking to the media, but he didn’t mince words when speaking about Nick Caserio. In a statement posted on the official Twitter account of the New England Patriots, Belichick had plenty of compliments for Caserio as he leaves for the Houston Texans. Statement from […]

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair is hoping star quarterback Deshaun Watson is not ghosting the organization. McNair said Friday he has reached out to Watson after the Texans hired Nick Caserio as the new general manager, though he has yet to hear back: “I’ve reached out to Deshaun about Nick’s hire and I look forward […]

Will the New Orleans Saints’ playoff run be the final series of games of Drew Brees’ career? The longtime Saints quarterback has hinted at retirement in the past couple of seasons. There is a widespread belief Brees could hang up the cleats at the end of the 2020 NFL season. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis […]

The Associated Press announced its NFL All-Pro First Team selections on Friday, with Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce earning the highest of honors. Donald and Kelce were the only players to be unanimously selected first-team All-Pro, a pretty clear statement they were the best players […]

NFL Wild Card Weekend has finally arrived, and one of the most anticipated match-ups will take place Saturday night, as the Washington Football Team host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The NFL odds for this game are also now available, which is why we’re here. As is often the case with the 4-5 matchup, these two […]

The Chicago Bears managed to squeak into the NFL playoffs with an 8-8 record thanks to a Week 17 loss from the Arizona Cardinals, and are going up against the No. 2 seed New Orleans Saints in Wild Card weekend. The Bears finished at .500, winning three of their last four games to get them […]

When you think about the best quarterbacks of all time, who comes to mind? Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning are four guys that stand out, but what will it take before Seattle Seahawks superstar Russell Wilson starts getting mentioned in that conversation? Wilson has already established himself as one of the […]

New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara could be ready to have a huge game against the Chicago Bears this weekend. The linebacker situation for the Bears is manned by Roquan Smith, who has appeared on Chicago’s injury report this week. On the daily Locked on Saints podcast, Ross Jackson recorded a crossover episode with Lorin […]

After changing their name, finishing second-to-last overall in 2019, getting a new head coach and getting Alex Smith back on the field, the Washington Football Team are in the playoffs. Yes, they finished with a losing record at 7-9, but luckily their division was so bad that that was enough to be crowned NFC East […]

The Seattle Seahawks have battled with offensive line injuries all season long. Entering the NFL Playoffs, their front five big men are back to full strength and should be able to take on the Los Angles Rams in playoff action this weekend. On the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast, hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang […]

Former NFL wide receiver Cris Collinsworth currently serves as a broadcaster for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Apparently, the contestants on a recent episode of the iconic television program “Jeopardy!” had no clue about it when asked by legendary host Alex Trebek. Collinsworth himself caught wind of his recent “Jeopardy!” moment and the 61-year-old took to […]

The Cleveland Browns won 11 games this season, earning the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2002. But apparently, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is still not impressed. Ahead of the Browns visit to Heinz Field for the all-AFC North Wild Card matchup on Sunday night, Smith-Schuster’s comments didn’t exactly show his upcoming opponent a […]

Just a few years ago if you were asked who the best safety in the NFL was, it’s likely that Earl Thomas was in the conversation. The coverage-specialist, playmaking superstar was a game-changer on the field. Teams had to plan around him, and quarterbacks had to constantly be aware of where he was on the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to meet with Urban Meyer on Friday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport. Jacksonville is one of the six teams looking for a new head coach. The organization parted ways with Doug Marrone after Week 17, and fired general manager Dave Caldwell during the season. According to […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams will face off for the third time this season on Saturday, and in each meeting, the stakes have only gone higher. Their first game was a Week 10 clash that pitted two of the NFC West’s best teams, while their second game was a Week 16 battle that […]