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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 […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas set a new franchise record right in his team’s very first game of the year. In the Saints’ 20-14 win at home over the Philadelphia Eagles in a divisional-round meeting on Sunday, Thomas racked up an absurd total of 171 receiving yards to go with a touchdown on […]

While Todd Gurley is always going to be the face of the Los Angeles Rams’ ground attack, it can’t be denied that C.J. Anderson has been huge for Sean McVay’s team since being acquired by it last December. In fact, Anderson has been the Rams’ rushing leader in each of their last three games, a […]

The Cleveland Browns are having quite a busy Sunday. Apart from the news that the franchise is expected to officially name Steve Wilks as the Browns’ newest defensive coordinator, the team also reportedly just hired Todd Monken to be its next offensive coordinator, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Source: Former #Bucs OC Todd […]

The Cleveland Browns appeared to be on the verge of officially ending their search for a new defensive coordinator. According to a report by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Browns are very likely to name Wilks as their newest guru on defense as early as Monday. The #Browns are expected to hire former […]

Julian Edelman, Sony Michel and the New England Patriots made a loud statement Sunday, taking down the Los Angeles Chargers in Foxboro, 41-28, to book their seemingly annual trip to the AFC Championship Game. Among the players that played a key role for the Patriots in the victory was Edelman, who, apart from torching the […]

There will be a new Super Bowl champion this year. That’s after the New Orleans Saints doubled up on the Philadelphia Eagles this season, beating Nick Foles and company at home on Sunday to the tune of a 20-14 score. That’s also after Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore pulled off the biggest defensive play of the […]

If the New Orleans Saints are going to come back to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round, they’re going to have to do so without defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins. Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network is reporting that the Saints believe Rankins tore his Achilles tendon. #Saints DT Sheldon Rankins suffered what’s believed […]

Brandon Brooks and the Philadelphia Eagles came into today’s game against the New Orleans Saints as major underdogs. Everything changed when the Eagles went up 14-0 on the Saints early in the game, but New Orleans is continuing to fight back and there is still plenty of game left to be played. Unfortunately for the […]

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 […]

Now that the Cleveland Browns have their quarterback in Baker Mayfield, and their head coach in Freddie Kitchens. Up next is building up their defensive line. According to Matt Goul of Cleveland.com, the Cleveland Browns are one suitor who would pursue Dee Ford of the Kansas City Chiefs, if they decide not to extend him. A […]

Football or baseball? That’s the decision that Kyler Murray will have to make by Monday, the deadline to declare for the NFL draft. If the Oakland A’s have their way, it’ll be baseball. Oklahoma’s Heisman-winning quarterback, was drafted by the A’s as an outfielder with the ninth overall selection in the 2018 MLB draft. He signed a […]

Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Prince, Bruce Springsteen and Maroon 5. What do they all have in common? The Super Bowl halftime show. The band confirmed the rumors that they would headline the show with a promotion video on Twitter. The video also included rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi, who will perform with them at the Mercedes-Benz […]

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 […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has set an NFL record for most consecutive postseason passes without an interception. Brady has helped the Patriots take a commanding lead over the Los Angeles Chargers in Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round matchup, which should lead to yet another AFC title game appearance for New England. And once again, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced this past week that they will be fielding offers for their All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown. The man who graced the cover of EA’s Madden 19 has been at the forefront of a lot of drama involving the team. So much so, he didn’t even attend practice the last week of […]

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 New England Patriots held a moment of silence prior to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers to honor the passing of Brandon Mebane’s infant daughter earlier in the week. It has certainly been a difficult week for the Chargers defensive lineman, as his 7-week-old daughter, Makenna, passed away on Thursday after dealing with […]